Depending on Vitor Belfort's recovery time, it's possible he could still face Yoshihiro Akiyama in August at UFC 133.Former UFC light heavyweight champion Vitor “The Phenom†Belfort has contracted hepatitis A according to a post on his Twitter account Monday afternoon:
“I have hepatitis a. This thing hurt so bad I pray that God will take care of me . Don’t forget to pray for me.â€
Belfort (19-9) is scheduled to fight Yoshihiro Akiyama at UFC 133 on Aug. 6 in Pennsylvania. And if all goes well with his recovery he could still compete against Akiyama in August. That seems to be the Brazilian’s plans.
In fact,*Belfort says he should be back in the gym training in two weeks:
“Guys I just want to let u know that this hepatitis A is easy to treat so don’t worry guys in 2 weeks I am back in the gym 08/6 ready to [fight].â€
Hepatitis A should not be confused with the much more serious hepatitis B. A description of the virus is found in the Gale Encyclopedia of Children’s Health via Answers.com:
“Hepatitis A is a form of viral hepatitis also known as infectious hepatitis, due to its ability to be spread through personal contact. Hepatitis A is a milder liver disease than hepatitis B, and asymptomatic infections are very common, especially in children. Hepatitis A does not cause a carrier state or chronic liver disease. Once the infection ends, there is no lasting phase of illness. However, it is not uncommon to have a second episode of symptoms about a month after the first; this is called a relapse.â€
Belfort, 34, was on a five fight win streak before losing to Anderson Silva via front kick knockout in a middleweight title fight at UFC 126 back in February.
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