Kelly Slater trains boxing with Vitor Belfort

August 18, 2009 | Surfing

Nine-time world surfing champion, Kelly Slater came by the VA Sport Center to get some training tips from Vitor “The Phenom” Belfort and PM Tenore.

Vitor Belfort is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, who has fought in Japan and the USA.

He competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and he is the current Cage Rage light heavyweight champion.

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