Wanderlei Silva has choice words for Chael Sonnen
Wanderlei Silva would like nothing more than to face Chael Sonnen inside the Octagon. However, Sonnen is currently the middleweight division’s #1 contender and is set to face Anderson Silva for the title meaning Silva-Sonnen aren’t likely to mix it up anytime soon. Though there’s no doubt of Sonnen’s skill, much of his ability to do work inside the Octagon has been overshadowed... [Read More...]
Rich Franklin returns at UFC 148 against Cung Le
UFC officials have announced a middleweight battle between Rich Franklin and Cung Le at UFC 148. The event is scheduled for July 7 from Las Vegas and expected to feature bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz clashing with rival Urijah Faber in the main event. The two are currently coaching opposite one another on the Ultimate Fighter 15. Franklin has been out of action since early in 2011 when he was... [Read More...]
Wanderlei Silva addresses fellow fighters in preview for TUF Brasil
With the Ultimate Fighter 15 set to debut with a new “real time” format in less than two weeks it’s been easy to forget another version of the groundbreaking reality show is already in the process of taping episodes for an upcoming season. The UFC offered a nice reminder of that very fact with a recent video previewing TUF Brasil, the first international adaptation of the Ultimate Fighter featuring... [Read More...]
Wanderlei Silva: “This is one fight I really, really want to do before I retire.”
Wanderlei Silva has competed against some of the elite fighters in MMA history. One bout, however, still haunts him to this day; a 44-second knockout loss to Vitor Belfort. Now, thanks to Brazil’s inclusion in the Ultimate Fighter family, Silva will have a chance to meet Belfort again, as the two will square off later in 2012 after coaching on the realty show. “The Axe Murderer” earned... [Read More...]
TUF Brasil finals, Vitor Belfort-Wanderlei Silva headed to summer PPV
While much of the UFC’s focus may be on this weekend’s lineup at UFC 142, the organization is also looking ahead a few months to TUF Brasil where coaches Wanderlei Silva and Vitor Belfort will each lead a team composed of featherweights/middleweights hoping to become Brazil’s first Ultimate Fighter champion. At the end of the season Silva-Belfort will face off as well. However, according to the... [Read More...]
Cameras go behind the scenes with Wanderlei Silva during TUF Brasil announcement
The Ultimate Fighter started in 2005 on Spike TV. In 2012, the show will move to a live format on FX. That’s not the only change made to the program that put the UFC on the map as TUF will go international for the first time in the show’s history with TUF Brasil debuting in March on Globo. Serving as coaches on the show will be Brazilian and MMA legends Wanderlei Silva and Vitor Belfort,... [Read More...]
Wanderlei Silva has ended beef with Vitor Belfort
Wanderlei Silva and Vitor Belfort will make history in 2012 when they coach opposite each other on the first international season of The Ultimate Fighter. The two coaches will meet after the season in a rematch, as Belfort won the first meeting by knockout. Silva is coming off a convincing victory over Cung Le in his last Octagon debut, while Belfort will face Anthony Johnson in the co-main event of... [Read More...]
Vitor Belfort, Wanderlei Silva to face off as coaches on TUF: Brasil
After speculation on names, not nationalities, UFC President Dana White announced the coaches for the UFC’s upcoming season of TUF in Brazil during a press conference related to UFC 142, naming fan-favorites Vitor Belfort and Wanderlei Silva to the position. Also revealed was the UFC’s plan to have Belfort and Silva, who met at UFC 17.5 several years ago, square off this summer at the conclusion... [Read More...]
Wanderlei Silva offers glimpse of UFC 139 training in sparring session against Fabricio Werdum
Many great battles that the MMA public will never see go down in training camps and workout sessions. Fans imagine the wars waged behind closed doors they may have witnessed if they had access to some of the top gyms in the sport. Now a video has surfaced featuring two two competitors in fine form despite a significant difference in size, as Wanderlei Silva, while preparing for his fight with Cung... [Read More...]
Emotional Wanderlei Silva discusses win over Cung Le moments after UFC 139 bout
For longtime fans of Mixed Martial Arts this past Saturday night was special for reasons beyond the incredible main event. While there’s little question Dan Henderson’s dance with Mauricio Rua was as good a fight as the last few years have produced, it was the bout preceding the headliner bringing true satisfaction for many after Wanderlei Silva came away with a convincing win over Cung Le in a... [Read More...]
Wanderlei Silva hoping to fight in Brazil and Japan again before retiring
Wanderlei Silva is treated like a rock star by MMA fans, as “The Axe Murderer” built up a cult-like following while delivering devastating knockouts as a PRIDE superstar. While his UFC career hasn’t gone quite as planned, fans still want to see Silva in actio, and will this weekend when he meets Cung Le in the co-main event of UFC 139 from San Jose, California. Silva, who went undefeated for... [Read More...]
Wanderlei Silva reflects on past, looks at present in revealing video
Wanderlei Silva knows how important his bout Saturday night with Cung Le at UFC 139 is for his career. “The Axe Murderer” has lost three of his last four fights inside the Octagon, including two by way of knockout. Sitting at 33-11-1 in his career, and having not won since 2008, Silva has put in plenty of effort to prepare himself for a war with Le. Silva recently allowed UFC cameras to follow... [Read More...]
Wanderlei Silva expecting to knock Cung Le out at UFC 139
Wanderlei Silva has felt the wrath of the knockouts as of late, falling victim to brutal defeats at the hands of – literally – Chris Leben and Quinton Jackson since entering the UFC after a storied career in PRIDE. For “The Axe Murderer,” however, his upcoming bout at UFC 139 with Cung Le presents a great opportunity to right himself and get back on the winning track. Silva... [Read More...]
Wanderlei Silva takes spot of injured Vitor Belfort at UFC 139
When the UFC recently announced Cung Le would make his Octagon debut on November 19 at UFC 139 against Vitor Belfort, the salivary glands of most fans immediately started working overtime at the thought of how things would unfold given their arsenal of stand-up weaponry. Unfortunately, according to Belfort as well as his bosses at Zuffa, “The Phenom” has been forced to withdraw from the bout due... [Read More...]
Wanderlei Silva set for scrap with Chris Leben over July 4th Weekend
There are few guarantees in a sport as unpredictable as Mixed Martial Arts. However, the promise of a stand-up war and a highlight-reel knockout were essentially guaranteed Monday evening when the UFC announced Wanderlei Silva and Chris Leben have been booked to battle on July 2 at UFC 132. Both middleweights have earned a reputation for fistic fireworks based on well-documented instances of fearlessness... [Read More...]
Wanderlei Silva vs. Brian Stann not taking place at UFC 130 after all
Fans excited about the prospect of ferocious striker Wanderlei Silva crossing paths with rapidly-improving Marine hero Brian Stann on Memorial Day Weekend at UFC 130 had their hearts broken on Friday when it came to light “The Axe Murderer” will not be healthy enough to fight on the card as originally scheduled. Silva has been out with broken ribs and a knee injury sustained while training and... [Read More...]
UFC targeting Wanderlei Silva vs. Brian Stann for early 2011
Wishes are typically thought of in terms of acquiring wealth, prolonging health, finding love, or bringing about a similarly positive outcome in one’s life. However, when asked what he wanted on the heels of his knockout win over Chris Leben at UFC 125, Brian Stann responded by expressing his desire to face a MMA legend with a reputation for leaving opponents face down on the mat – Wanderlei Silva. It... [Read More...]
5 Oz. MMA Link Club
Welcome back to another edition of “MMA Link Club”, Five Ounces of Pain‘s weekly smorgasbord of offerings from our brothers and sisters in the MMA community. Enjoy… Gray Maynard Talks Frank Edgar and More (FIGHT! Magazine) Jason Miller Talks About Diaz Pulling a “Nick-Tuck” in Relation to Their Fight (MMAFighting.com) WEC 53′s Ratings Not in Company’s “Top 5″... [Read More...]
5 Oz. MMA Link Club
Welcome back to another edition of “MMA Link Club”, Five Ounces of Pain‘s weekly smorgasbord of offerings from our brothers and sisters in the MMA community. Enjoy… GSP Takes Time to Teach Self-Defense…to Mascots (MMAScraps.com) “Behind the Lens” Featuring Josh Koscheck (FIGHT! Magazine) Highlights from the UFC 124 Open Workout (HeavyMMA.com) A Look at the Growing Rivalry... [Read More...]
Vitor Belfort: “If you have a mouth you can say whatever you want, and Wanderlei has a big mouth.”
By the time Vitor Belfort steps into the Octagon to face UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva at UFC 126 it will have been nearly a year-and-a-half since his last outing. However, the challenge created by the layoff doesn’t appear to concern Belfort, perhaps due an appreciation of life’s lows and highs brought on by the personal triumphs and tragedies he’s endured. A previous UFC light heavyweight... [Read More...]
