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Known for his heavy hands, Vitor Belfort proved Saturday that his feet are also worthy of fear. \u00a0The UFC veteran destroyed newcomer, and former Strikeforce Champion, Luke Rockhold with a brutal spinning heel kick in the first round of Saturday’s UFC on FX 8.<\/p>\n

Sure to find itself on UFC highlight reels, the kick–and subsequent ground-and-pound–put Rockhold out and put the Brazilian crowd on its feet.<\/p>\n

Whether Belfort’s win earns him another shot at Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva remains to be seen, but if an impressive victory were the prerequisite for a crack at Silva, there is nothing more Belfort could have done.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, Belfort himself did not push for a title shot following his victory, noting that his job is only to accept the fights put in front of him.<\/p>\n

Earlier in the show, Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza, whose last defeat came at the hands of Rockhold, put on a clinic against late replacement Chris Camozzi. \u00a0The Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu ace put Camozzi to sleep with a picture-perfect arm triangle.<\/p>\n

Full results of UFC on FX 8 follow:<\/p>\n

Vitor Belfort b. Luke Rockhold via KO (kick and punches) at 2:32 of Round One
\nJacare b. Chris Camozzi via technical submission (arm triangle) at 3:37 of Round One
\nRafael dos Anjos b. Evan Dunham via UD (29-28×3)
\nRafael Natal b.\u00a0Joao Zeferino via UD (30-27, 29-28×2)<\/p>\n

Nik Lentz b. Hacran Dias via UD (29-28×2, 28-27)
\nFrancisco Trinaldo b. Mike Rio via submission (arm triangle) at 3:08 of Round One
\nGleison Tibau b. John Cholish via submission (guillotine) at 2:34 of Round Two
\nPaulo Thiago b.\u00a0Michel Prazeres via UD (29-28×3)
\nYuri Alcantara b.\u00a0Iliarde Santos via TKO (punches) at 2:31 of Round One
\nFabio Maldonado b. Roger Hollett via UD (29-27×2, 29-28,)<\/p>\n

John Lineker b.\u00a0Azamat Gashimov via TKO (punches) at 1:07 of Round Two
\nJussier Formiga b. Chris Cariaso via UD (29-28×3)
\nLucas Martins b. Jeremy Larsen via KO (punch) at :13 of Round Three<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[7,8],"tags":[176,298,297,187,296],"adace-sponsor":[],"yoast_head":"\nVitor Belfort Crushes Luke Rockhold With Spinning Heel Kick; UFC on FX Results<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Vitor Belfort destroys Luke Rockhold with a vicious spinning heel kick. 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