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WANDERLEI SILVA VS. MIRKO CRO COP
WANDERLEI SILVA VS. ARTUR MARIANO
WANDERLEI SILVA VS. ADRIAN SERRANO
WANDERLEI SILVA VS. TOD MEDINA
WANDERLEI SILVA VS. DAIJIRO MATSUI
WANDERLEI SILVA VS. EGIDIO DA COSTA
WANDERLEI SILVA VS. SEAN BORMET
WANDERLEI SILVA VS. EUGENE JACKSON
WANDERLEI SILVA VS. YUKI KONDO
WANDERLEI SILVA VS. DAN HENDERSON
WANDERLEI SILVA VS. SAKURABA I
WANDERLEI SILVA VS. TAMURA
WANDERLEI SILVA VS. KANEHARA
WANDERLEI SILVA VS. SAKURABA II
WANDERLEI SILVA VS. CARL MALENKO
WANDERLEI SILVA VS. IKUHISA MINOWA
WANDERLEI SILVA VS. SAKURABA
WANDERLEI SILVA VS. YOSHIDA
WANDERLEI SILVA VS. QUINTON RAMPAGE JACKSON I
WANDERLEI SILVA VS. QUINTON RAMPAGE JACKSON II
WANDERLEI SILVA VS. DAIJIRO MATSUI
WANDERLEI SILVA VS. GILBERT YVEL
WANDERLEI SILVA VS. MARK HUNT
WANDERLEI SILVA VS. GUY METZGER
WANDERLEI SILVA VS. DILSON FILHO
WANDERLEI SILVA VS. TATSUYA IWASAKI
WANDERLEI SILVA VS. SHUNGO OYAMA
WANDERLEI SILVA VS. TITO ORTIZ
WANDERLEI SILVA VS. MIRKO CROCOP II
WANDERLEI SILVA VS. DAN HENDERSON II
WANDERLEI SILVA VS. CHUCK LIDDELL
WANDERLEI SILVA VS. KEITH JARDINE
WANDERLEI SILVA VS. RICH FRANKLIN
WANDERLEI SILVA VS QUINTON JACKSON III
WANDERLEI SILVA VS. MICHAEL BISPING
**Hour long special on Wanderlei Silva, entitled "FIGHTING FOR
PRIDE"**
Wanderlei Cesar de Silva (pronounced vahn-der-LAY),
(born July 3, 1976 in Curitiba, Brazil) is a Brazilian
mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter, who has competed in
Japan's PRIDE Fighting Championships and the American
based Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He
trained under Rudimar Fedrigo at the Chute Boxe
Academy in Curitiba, Brazil. He specializes in Muay Thai
and has received a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.[1]
He holds notable wins over Kazushi Sakuraba(three
times), Ricardo Arona, Dan Henderson, Quinton
"Rampage" Jackson (twice), Kazuhiro Nakamura,
Kazuyuki Fujita, Hidehiko Yoshida, Keith Jardine, and
Yuki Kondo. He is the former IVC light heavyweight
champion, former PRIDE middleweight (205 lb)
champion, and the PRIDE 2003 Middleweight Grand Prix
champion.
Silva earned the nickname "The Axe Murderer" for his
extremely aggressive fighting style; the majority of his
fights have either ended in a knockout or referee
stoppage due to his strikes. In the ring, he is known for
engaging opponents with punches and utilizing knees in
the Muay Thai clinch.
Silva was given the nickname "Cachorro Louco" ("Mad
Dog") in Brazil, which refers to his aggressive fighting
style and of the way he stares down opponents before
his fights.
Silva's aggressive style is rooted in street brawling,
refined with elements of Muay Thai and kickboxing. As
a late teen he joined the military and was quickly
recognized for his fighting talents and rose up in the
ranks. Silva enlisted after already winning fight
tournaments in his age group in Brazil.[citation needed]
Silva's first professional MMA match was on November 1,
1996, in the Brazilian Vale Tudo Fighting organization
(BVF), where he knocked out Dilson Filho with punches
at BVF 6. He fought in one other match in BVF, BVF 10
on July 1, 1997, against Marcelao, who submitted due to
a shoulder injury.
Silva fought six matches in four different IVC events,
IVC 2, IVC 6, IVC 9 and IVC 10, from 1997 to 1999. He
won five of these matches by KO/TKO, with his lone
loss being the result of a cut stoppage against Artur
Mariano in the IVC 2 show on September 15, 1997. The
cut was above his right eyelid and opened back up
several times, partially because Silva continued to use
the cut side of his head to inflict many head butts on
Mariano over the course of the match.[citation needed]
The doctor observed the cut several times before the
fight was ended.[citation needed]
Silva culminated his IVC career by winning the
promotion's light heavyweight belt with a submission
win over Eugene Jackson in the IVC 10 show on April
27th, 1999.
Silva participated in one Meca World Vale Tudo event,
Meca 2 on August 12, 2000, where he knocked out Todd
Medina with knees.
Silva entered the Ultimate Fighting Championship on
October 16, 1998, at UFC Brazil: Ultimate Brazil, in a
match against Vitor Belfort. The match has arguably
been Silva's worst defeat in his career, lasting only 44
seconds and ending with Silva being knocked down by
Belfort's punches then being stopped by the referee.
Silva won his next UFC match on May 7, 1999, at UFC 20
where he knocked out Tony Petarra with knees. On
April 14, 2000, Silva was given a chance to fight for the
UFC middleweight championship, but lost via decision
to Tito Ortiz at UFC 25: Ultimate Japan 3.
Silva debuted in PRIDE at the PRIDE 7 event on
September 12, 1999, winning against Carl Malenko by
decision. From 1999 to 2004, Silva won eighteen-
straight fights in PRIDE, excluding a draw against Mirko
"Cro Cop" Filipović (under slightly modified rules) and a
no contest against Gilbert Yvel (Silva accidentally
kicked Yvel in the groin), giving him a twenty-fight
unbeaten streak. Silva's reputation as a formidable MMA
fighter grew as he developed a successful record in
PRIDE.
Silva fought Japanese superstar Kazushi Sakuraba for
the first time at PRIDE 13: Collision Course on March 25,
2001. Silva won via TKO (strikes) at 1:38 into the first
round. At PRIDE 17: Championship Chaos on November
3, 2001, Silva won the PRIDE middleweight (205 lb)
championship when he defeated Sakuraba for the
second time. Sakuraba suffered a broken clavicle and
withdrew after the first round, giving Silva a TKO win
via doctor's stoppage. The two fought for a third time
on August 10, 2003 at PRIDE Total Elimination 2003, part
of PRIDE's middleweight tournament. Silva knocked out
Sakuraba with a two punch combination at 5:01 into the
first round.
Silva faced Quinton "Rampage" Jackson at PRIDE Final
Conflict 2003 on November 9, 2003. Silva won by TKO
due to referee's stoppage after delivering seventeen
consecutive knees to Jackson. Silva became PRIDE's
2003 tournament champion with the win. When the two
fought again on October 31, 2004 at PRIDE 28: High
Octane, Silva knocked out Jackson in the second round
with knees in a clinch after nearly being knocked out
himself near the end of the first round.
Silva's other notable wins in PRIDE include Guy Mezger
(2001, KO), Dan Henderson (2001, decision), Hidehiko
Yoshida (2003 and 2005, via decisions), and Yuki Kondo
(2004, KO) among others. In Japan, Silva additionally
gained his reputation as a fighter who has never been
defeated by any Japanese opponent, resulting in a trend
of various Japanese fighters being arranged by PRIDE to
face him.
Silva's undefeated streak in PRIDE was broken by Mark
Hunt, a K-1 champion on December 31, 2004 at the
PRIDE Shockwave 2004 event. Hunt won the non-title
match by split decision. The decision was controversial
because some who felt that Hunt's weight of 280 lb (125
kg), over 80 lb more than Silva, as well as Silva's
performance in rounds two and three, had not been
sufficiently considered by the judges in their decision;
Randy Couture and Bas Rutten, both being
commentators at the event, expressed disagreement
with the judges decision.
Silva's former status as PRIDE's middleweight champion
first came under debate and criticism with his loss to
Ricardo Arona (who subsequently lost the tournament to
Silva's team-mate, Mauricio "Shogun" Rua) on August 28,
2005 at PRIDE Final Conflict 2005. The loss, by
unanimous decision in the tournament's semi-finals, was
Silva's first defeat in a middleweight match in PRIDE;
however, since it was not a title fight and held under
special rules due to the grand prix format (2 rounds
instead of 3), Silva was still recognized as the
middleweight champion. A rematch between Arona and
Silva took place at the PRIDE Shockwave 2005 event on
December 31, 2005, with Silva winning by split decision.
On May 18, 2006, PRIDE's parent company, Dream Stage
Entertainment (DSE), announced that Silva would
replace PRIDE heavyweight champion Fedor
Emelianenko in the Open-Weight Grand Prix.
Emelianenko's doctors stated that his hand, which had
recently undergone surgery, would not be in good
enough shape to fight because the metal implant would
still be present. Because Silva was also a champion, he
received a first round bye and fought in the second
round at PRIDE Critical Countdown Absolute, which took
place on July 1st, 2006. Silva moved to the semi-finals
of the OpenWeight Grand Prix after defeating Kazuyuki
Fujita by TKO (strikes) at 9:21 of round one.
On July 8, 2006 at UFC 61: Bitter Rivals, UFC president
Dana White announced Silva would face Chuck Liddell
in a UFC event held in November, provided Liddell beat
Renato "Babalu" Sobral at UFC 62. Liddell did end up
winning that fight. However, talks dwindled and the
fight as advertised did not happen.
On September 10, 2006 at PRIDE Final Conflict Absolute,
Wanderlei Silva was knocked out by Mirko "Cro Cop"
Filipović in the Open-Weight Grand Prix semi-finals.
After a brief stoppage to tend to a swollen eye on Silva,
"Cro Cop" struck Silva in the head with a left kick,
knocking him out. On October 21, 2006 at PRIDE 32: The
Real Deal, Wanderlei issued his challenge to Chuck
Liddell to a fight inside a PRIDE ring in February, when
the promotion returned to Las Vegas, Nevada, however
Dana White stated that the fight would not be
happening, citing Silva's recent loss to Mirko Filipović.
Silva put his PRIDE middleweight title on the line
against Dan Henderson, PRIDE's welterweight (183 lb)
champion at PRIDE 33: The Second Coming, held on
February 24, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada. [2] In a night of
upsets, Henderson knocked out Silva in the third round
with a left hook to the head to become the new
middleweight champion. Silva was denied the ability to
participate in PRIDE 34 due to medical suspension by
the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC).[3]
At the post-UFC 71 press conference Dana White was
asked about Liddell's future in the UFC to which he
answered, "That's what we will probably do, Chuck
versus Wanderlei" [4]. According to the Boston Herald
on June 8, 2007, Liddell confirmed Silva as his next
opponent.
On July 11, 2007 Dana White confirmed in an interview
with Yahoo! Sports that the bout between Wanderlei
Silva and Chuck Liddell has been canceled indefinitely.
Silva and Liddell were supposed to be the main bout for
UFC 76 in Anaheim, California. [5]
Silva responded with a video posted on his website to
the allegations that he turned down a fight with Chuck
Liddell for UFC 76 in September.
In the video Silva stated, "I never said that I wouldn't
fight Chuck. I've wanted this fight for a long time."
The former PRIDE champion continued, "I received a
contract with two options, I could fight in September
or November. I have chose to make this fight in
November. I was the first to want this fight, but they
kept avoiding this fight. Now there's a lot of people
saying that I have ducked Chuck. This is not true." and
then he said "I am Brazilian."
According to Silva, the timing for the fight to take
place in September did not work for him. He explained,
"I am in a moment of transition in my life. I'm going to
move to the U.S. in a few weeks. I'm going to live in
the U.S. and there's a lot of things happening, and I'm
not focused on training the way I want to be. I always
fought at the time the promoters wanted. Sometimes I
did things I should not have done, but this time I won't
do that anymore."
Denying he ever turned down a fight with Chuck
Liddell, Silva said, "I want to fight Chuck in November
and make a huge show, and make it the biggest show
ever...I have no doubts it's the most important fight of
my life. I know Chuck is a great name in the U.S., we'll
do a great fight. I think I must be in my best shape, so I
want this time to train better to be in my best shape
ever."
Silva asserted, "This fight is on, if Chuck doesn't hide
behind this mess."
[edit] Return to the UFC
On August 17, 2007, the UFC announced that they had
signed Wanderlei Silva to compete in the organization
and that he would return to the Octagon on December
29, 2007 at UFC 79: Nemesis.[1][2] After months of
speculation about Silva's opponent, UFC President Dana
White announced Chuck Liddell would be Silva's
opponent for his return match[3]. The long-awaited
match happened on December 29, with Wanderlei Silva
losing to Chuck Liddell by unanimous decision. After the
fight Silva said "win or lose I like to give the emotion
for my fans"[citation needed]. He also added that he
gave his best and promises that next time he will
deliver a win. Keeping to his promise, on May 24, 2008
at UFC 84, he earned a decisive knockout win against
Keith Jardine in the first round at the 36 second mark
by referee stoppage, giving him his first win in the UFC
in nearly 9 years. Rumors have been circulating that
Wanderlei's next bout could be either a title shot or a
highly anticipated match between either rising stars
Lyoto Machida or Thiago Silva.
Wanderlei is married and has a 9-year-old daughter and
a 4-year-old son named Thor.[4]
(born July 3, 1976 in Curitiba, Brazil) is a Brazilian
mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter, who has competed in
Japan's PRIDE Fighting Championships and the American
based Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He
trained under Rudimar Fedrigo at the Chute Boxe
Academy in Curitiba, Brazil. He specializes in Muay Thai
and has received a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.[1]
He holds notable wins over Kazushi Sakuraba(three
times), Ricardo Arona, Dan Henderson, Quinton
"Rampage" Jackson (twice), Kazuhiro Nakamura,
Kazuyuki Fujita, Hidehiko Yoshida, Keith Jardine, and
Yuki Kondo. He is the former IVC light heavyweight
champion, former PRIDE middleweight (205 lb)
champion, and the PRIDE 2003 Middleweight Grand Prix
champion.
Silva earned the nickname "The Axe Murderer" for his
extremely aggressive fighting style; the majority of his
fights have either ended in a knockout or referee
stoppage due to his strikes. In the ring, he is known for
engaging opponents with punches and utilizing knees in
the Muay Thai clinch.
Silva was given the nickname "Cachorro Louco" ("Mad
Dog") in Brazil, which refers to his aggressive fighting
style and of the way he stares down opponents before
his fights.
Silva's aggressive style is rooted in street brawling,
refined with elements of Muay Thai and kickboxing. As
a late teen he joined the military and was quickly
recognized for his fighting talents and rose up in the
ranks. Silva enlisted after already winning fight
tournaments in his age group in Brazil.[citation needed]
Silva's first professional MMA match was on November 1,
1996, in the Brazilian Vale Tudo Fighting organization
(BVF), where he knocked out Dilson Filho with punches
at BVF 6. He fought in one other match in BVF, BVF 10
on July 1, 1997, against Marcelao, who submitted due to
a shoulder injury.
Silva fought six matches in four different IVC events,
IVC 2, IVC 6, IVC 9 and IVC 10, from 1997 to 1999. He
won five of these matches by KO/TKO, with his lone
loss being the result of a cut stoppage against Artur
Mariano in the IVC 2 show on September 15, 1997. The
cut was above his right eyelid and opened back up
several times, partially because Silva continued to use
the cut side of his head to inflict many head butts on
Mariano over the course of the match.[citation needed]
The doctor observed the cut several times before the
fight was ended.[citation needed]
Silva culminated his IVC career by winning the
promotion's light heavyweight belt with a submission
win over Eugene Jackson in the IVC 10 show on April
27th, 1999.
Silva participated in one Meca World Vale Tudo event,
Meca 2 on August 12, 2000, where he knocked out Todd
Medina with knees.
Silva entered the Ultimate Fighting Championship on
October 16, 1998, at UFC Brazil: Ultimate Brazil, in a
match against Vitor Belfort. The match has arguably
been Silva's worst defeat in his career, lasting only 44
seconds and ending with Silva being knocked down by
Belfort's punches then being stopped by the referee.
Silva won his next UFC match on May 7, 1999, at UFC 20
where he knocked out Tony Petarra with knees. On
April 14, 2000, Silva was given a chance to fight for the
UFC middleweight championship, but lost via decision
to Tito Ortiz at UFC 25: Ultimate Japan 3.
Silva debuted in PRIDE at the PRIDE 7 event on
September 12, 1999, winning against Carl Malenko by
decision. From 1999 to 2004, Silva won eighteen-
straight fights in PRIDE, excluding a draw against Mirko
"Cro Cop" Filipović (under slightly modified rules) and a
no contest against Gilbert Yvel (Silva accidentally
kicked Yvel in the groin), giving him a twenty-fight
unbeaten streak. Silva's reputation as a formidable MMA
fighter grew as he developed a successful record in
PRIDE.
Silva fought Japanese superstar Kazushi Sakuraba for
the first time at PRIDE 13: Collision Course on March 25,
2001. Silva won via TKO (strikes) at 1:38 into the first
round. At PRIDE 17: Championship Chaos on November
3, 2001, Silva won the PRIDE middleweight (205 lb)
championship when he defeated Sakuraba for the
second time. Sakuraba suffered a broken clavicle and
withdrew after the first round, giving Silva a TKO win
via doctor's stoppage. The two fought for a third time
on August 10, 2003 at PRIDE Total Elimination 2003, part
of PRIDE's middleweight tournament. Silva knocked out
Sakuraba with a two punch combination at 5:01 into the
first round.
Silva faced Quinton "Rampage" Jackson at PRIDE Final
Conflict 2003 on November 9, 2003. Silva won by TKO
due to referee's stoppage after delivering seventeen
consecutive knees to Jackson. Silva became PRIDE's
2003 tournament champion with the win. When the two
fought again on October 31, 2004 at PRIDE 28: High
Octane, Silva knocked out Jackson in the second round
with knees in a clinch after nearly being knocked out
himself near the end of the first round.
Silva's other notable wins in PRIDE include Guy Mezger
(2001, KO), Dan Henderson (2001, decision), Hidehiko
Yoshida (2003 and 2005, via decisions), and Yuki Kondo
(2004, KO) among others. In Japan, Silva additionally
gained his reputation as a fighter who has never been
defeated by any Japanese opponent, resulting in a trend
of various Japanese fighters being arranged by PRIDE to
face him.
Silva's undefeated streak in PRIDE was broken by Mark
Hunt, a K-1 champion on December 31, 2004 at the
PRIDE Shockwave 2004 event. Hunt won the non-title
match by split decision. The decision was controversial
because some who felt that Hunt's weight of 280 lb (125
kg), over 80 lb more than Silva, as well as Silva's
performance in rounds two and three, had not been
sufficiently considered by the judges in their decision;
Randy Couture and Bas Rutten, both being
commentators at the event, expressed disagreement
with the judges decision.
Silva's former status as PRIDE's middleweight champion
first came under debate and criticism with his loss to
Ricardo Arona (who subsequently lost the tournament to
Silva's team-mate, Mauricio "Shogun" Rua) on August 28,
2005 at PRIDE Final Conflict 2005. The loss, by
unanimous decision in the tournament's semi-finals, was
Silva's first defeat in a middleweight match in PRIDE;
however, since it was not a title fight and held under
special rules due to the grand prix format (2 rounds
instead of 3), Silva was still recognized as the
middleweight champion. A rematch between Arona and
Silva took place at the PRIDE Shockwave 2005 event on
December 31, 2005, with Silva winning by split decision.
On May 18, 2006, PRIDE's parent company, Dream Stage
Entertainment (DSE), announced that Silva would
replace PRIDE heavyweight champion Fedor
Emelianenko in the Open-Weight Grand Prix.
Emelianenko's doctors stated that his hand, which had
recently undergone surgery, would not be in good
enough shape to fight because the metal implant would
still be present. Because Silva was also a champion, he
received a first round bye and fought in the second
round at PRIDE Critical Countdown Absolute, which took
place on July 1st, 2006. Silva moved to the semi-finals
of the OpenWeight Grand Prix after defeating Kazuyuki
Fujita by TKO (strikes) at 9:21 of round one.
On July 8, 2006 at UFC 61: Bitter Rivals, UFC president
Dana White announced Silva would face Chuck Liddell
in a UFC event held in November, provided Liddell beat
Renato "Babalu" Sobral at UFC 62. Liddell did end up
winning that fight. However, talks dwindled and the
fight as advertised did not happen.
On September 10, 2006 at PRIDE Final Conflict Absolute,
Wanderlei Silva was knocked out by Mirko "Cro Cop"
Filipović in the Open-Weight Grand Prix semi-finals.
After a brief stoppage to tend to a swollen eye on Silva,
"Cro Cop" struck Silva in the head with a left kick,
knocking him out. On October 21, 2006 at PRIDE 32: The
Real Deal, Wanderlei issued his challenge to Chuck
Liddell to a fight inside a PRIDE ring in February, when
the promotion returned to Las Vegas, Nevada, however
Dana White stated that the fight would not be
happening, citing Silva's recent loss to Mirko Filipović.
Silva put his PRIDE middleweight title on the line
against Dan Henderson, PRIDE's welterweight (183 lb)
champion at PRIDE 33: The Second Coming, held on
February 24, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada. [2] In a night of
upsets, Henderson knocked out Silva in the third round
with a left hook to the head to become the new
middleweight champion. Silva was denied the ability to
participate in PRIDE 34 due to medical suspension by
the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC).[3]
At the post-UFC 71 press conference Dana White was
asked about Liddell's future in the UFC to which he
answered, "That's what we will probably do, Chuck
versus Wanderlei" [4]. According to the Boston Herald
on June 8, 2007, Liddell confirmed Silva as his next
opponent.
On July 11, 2007 Dana White confirmed in an interview
with Yahoo! Sports that the bout between Wanderlei
Silva and Chuck Liddell has been canceled indefinitely.
Silva and Liddell were supposed to be the main bout for
UFC 76 in Anaheim, California. [5]
Silva responded with a video posted on his website to
the allegations that he turned down a fight with Chuck
Liddell for UFC 76 in September.
In the video Silva stated, "I never said that I wouldn't
fight Chuck. I've wanted this fight for a long time."
The former PRIDE champion continued, "I received a
contract with two options, I could fight in September
or November. I have chose to make this fight in
November. I was the first to want this fight, but they
kept avoiding this fight. Now there's a lot of people
saying that I have ducked Chuck. This is not true." and
then he said "I am Brazilian."
According to Silva, the timing for the fight to take
place in September did not work for him. He explained,
"I am in a moment of transition in my life. I'm going to
move to the U.S. in a few weeks. I'm going to live in
the U.S. and there's a lot of things happening, and I'm
not focused on training the way I want to be. I always
fought at the time the promoters wanted. Sometimes I
did things I should not have done, but this time I won't
do that anymore."
Denying he ever turned down a fight with Chuck
Liddell, Silva said, "I want to fight Chuck in November
and make a huge show, and make it the biggest show
ever...I have no doubts it's the most important fight of
my life. I know Chuck is a great name in the U.S., we'll
do a great fight. I think I must be in my best shape, so I
want this time to train better to be in my best shape
ever."
Silva asserted, "This fight is on, if Chuck doesn't hide
behind this mess."
[edit] Return to the UFC
On August 17, 2007, the UFC announced that they had
signed Wanderlei Silva to compete in the organization
and that he would return to the Octagon on December
29, 2007 at UFC 79: Nemesis.[1][2] After months of
speculation about Silva's opponent, UFC President Dana
White announced Chuck Liddell would be Silva's
opponent for his return match[3]. The long-awaited
match happened on December 29, with Wanderlei Silva
losing to Chuck Liddell by unanimous decision. After the
fight Silva said "win or lose I like to give the emotion
for my fans"[citation needed]. He also added that he
gave his best and promises that next time he will
deliver a win. Keeping to his promise, on May 24, 2008
at UFC 84, he earned a decisive knockout win against
Keith Jardine in the first round at the 36 second mark
by referee stoppage, giving him his first win in the UFC
in nearly 9 years. Rumors have been circulating that
Wanderlei's next bout could be either a title shot or a
highly anticipated match between either rising stars
Lyoto Machida or Thiago Silva.
Wanderlei is married and has a 9-year-old daughter and
a 4-year-old son named Thor.[4]