Vitor Belfort confronts sickness

Vitor Belfort recently tweeted about getting Hepatitis A.

Vitor is still scheduled to fight in UFC 133. Belfort will however have to take 3 -4 weeks off of training while fighting Hepatitis A.

UFC 133 is in August and this should have little effect on the outcome or scheduling of Vitor Belfort vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama.

The Mayo Clinic describes Hepatitis A as: A highly contagious liver infection caused by the hepatitis A virus. Hepatitis A is one of several types of hepatitis viruses that cause inflammation that affects your liver’s ability to function.


You’re most likely to contract hepatitis A from contaminated food or water or from close contact with someone who’s already infected. Mild cases of hepatitis A don’t require treatment, and most people who are infected recover completely with no permanent liver damage.