Vitor Belfort (photo via UFC)

By FCF Staff

After Uriah Hall was forced to withdraw from UFC Fight Night 124, as a result of feinting while attempting to make weight, Vitor Belfort has extended his best wishes to the middleweight.

Belfort was scheduled to fight Hall in the co-main event of tonight’s event, but, as a result of the medical incident outlined above, the latter was hospitalized. The bout was expected to be Belfort’s retirement fight. According to a report from MMA Fighting, Hall was awake and communicating with people on Saturday night.

Since Hall’s withdrawal, Belfort posted the following statement on Instagram:

Pessoal, dediquei dois meses da minha vida para esse training camp. Passei esse tempo todo longe da minha família e todos sabem como isso é difícil para mim… Contratei os melhores profissionais q pude, minha equipe se dedicou intensamente mesmo durante as festas de final de ano. Cumpri todas minhas obrigações na semana da luta, cortei peso e subi na balança com o peso q tenho q bater para lutar… Infelizmente meu oponente teve algum problema durante o corte de peso. Torço para sua breve recuperação. Agora só quero voltar para casa e ver minha família… Muito obrigado por todo apoio e carinho de todos os q me acompanham. I dedicated 2 months for this training camp. Stayed away from my family and who knows me knows how hard this is for me. I spent all necessary to have the best structure to achieve my goal. My team had an intense dedication even during the holidays. I did all my fight week obligations, cut the weight and made the fight weight. Unfortunately my opponent had a problem during his weight cut, I wish him a soon recovery @uriahhall .Now I just want to go back home and see my family. Thanks for all the support along this training camp.Love you all!!

A post shared by Vitor "The Phenom" Belfort (@vitorbelfort) on Jan 13, 2018 at 10:13am PST