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Wanderlei Silva’s Son Wins Muay Thai Debut With Nasty Body Kick (Video)

Former PRIDE and UFC veteran Wanderlei Silva was known for winning his fights in violent fashion. And it looks like his son is following suit. Thor Silva made his amateur Muay Thai debut in Brazil over the weekend and needed just 30 seconds to pick up the TKO victory with a brutal body kick. Silva […]

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Former PRIDE and UFC veteran Wanderlei Silva was known for winning his fights in violent fashion. And it looks like his son is following suit.

Thor Silva made his amateur Muay Thai debut in Brazil over the weekend and needed just 30 seconds to pick up the TKO victory with a brutal body kick.

Silva posted the footage of his son’s win on Instagram. You can watch it below:

“I’m always training, and then one day I thought to myself, ‘Why am I training? Oh, I want to fight, I want to be like my father,’” the younger Silva told MMA Fighting in October. “My dad inspired me to fight.”

It’s still early days but Thor looks well on his way to emulating his father. And being trained by Wanderlei’s longtime coach, Andre Dida, Thor has also expressed an interest in venturing into the world of mixed martial arts in the future.

Maybe we will see him compete in the UFC one day.

What did you think of Thor Silva’s Muay Thai debut?

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Wanderlei Silva Calls Out Vitor Belfort To Bare-Knuckle Boxing Fight

43-year-old mixed martial arts (MMA) legend Wanderlei Silva recently inked a deal with Bare-Knuckle FC (BKFC). Silva’s first fight is expected to be announced at the promotion’s next event. However, he already has an idea of who he’d like to fight. Speaking to AG Fight about his recent signing with BKFC, Silva called out fellow […]

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43-year-old mixed martial arts (MMA) legend Wanderlei Silva recently inked a deal with Bare-Knuckle FC (BKFC).

Silva’s first fight is expected to be announced at the promotion’s next event. However, he already has an idea of who he’d like to fight. Speaking to AG Fight about his recent signing with BKFC, Silva called out fellow former UFC star Vitor Belfort for a bare-knuckle brawl.

“I think I have finally found the perfect stage to settle all my beefs in the sport,” Silva said. “You can only use your hands in bare-knuckle boxing. I sent one of the promoters an audio clip, they’re offering quite the amount, an impressive amount of cash, more than what I’m making.

“I told them I really wanted to fight, but against a particular guy. I would accept if I could face Vitor Belfort. Bare knuckles, five two-minute rounds, only boxing. I want to see if he’s a man or if he’ll run. We found the right place to settle one of the sport’s oldest rivalries. What’s up, Vitor? Are you in or are you going to run?”

That fight likely won’t be happening anytime soon, as Belfort is inked to a deal with ONE Championship. Although he signed with the promotion several months ago, he has yet to have a fight announced as of this writing.

What do you think about Silva calling out Belfort to a bare-knuckle boxing bout?

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Wanderlei Silva Wants Vitor Belfort Rematch In Bare Knuckle

Wanderlei Silva has reportedly signed with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championships. He now has his first opponent in mind in Vitor Belfort. Silva was interviewed by AgFight.com and wants to rematch Belfort. “Regarding Bare Knuckle, I was invited to make an…

Wanderlei Silva has reportedly signed with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championships. He now has his first opponent in mind in Vitor Belfort. Silva was interviewed by AgFight.com and wants to rematch Belfort. “Regarding Bare Knuckle, I was invited to make an appearance there,” Silva said. “I was invited to watch [Antonio Bigfoot Silva’s] fight against [Gabriel […]

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Wanderlei Silva Inks Deal With BKFC

Mixed martial arts (MMA) legend Wanderlei Silva’s fighting days aren’t over just yet. Silva will put down his gloves and instead fight bare-knuckle moving forward. FanSided reports that the 43-year-old has signed a contract with the Bare-Knuckle FC (BKFC) promotion. No opponent or date for Silva’s BKFC debut has been revealed, but an announcement is […]

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Mixed martial arts (MMA) legend Wanderlei Silva’s fighting days aren’t over just yet. Silva will put down his gloves and instead fight bare-knuckle moving forward.

FanSided reports that the 43-year-old has signed a contract with the Bare-Knuckle FC (BKFC) promotion. No opponent or date for Silva’s BKFC debut has been revealed, but an announcement is expected during their next event. Silva holds an MMA record of 35-14-1 and hasn’t fought since September of last year where he suffered a second-round TKO loss to Quinton “Rampage” Jackson at Bellator 206.

Currently on a two-fight losing streak in MMA, Silva hasn’t tasted victory since his 2013 win over Brian Stann, who he knocked out in the second round of their UFC on Fuel TV meeting. Venturing into bare-knuckle boxing is an odd decision from Silva, considering he recently suggested he’s suffering from several signs of CTE.

“I was in a lecture about concussion and of the 10 symptoms the guy mentioned, I had eight,” Silva said in a recent interview with the Brazilian website PVT (h/t MMA Fighting). “The symptoms would be, for example, mood swings, getting angry very fast, forgetting some things, having difficulty sleeping.”

What do you think about Silva taking part in bare-knuckle boxing?

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Wanderlei Silva Signs With Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship

Wanderlei Silva will keep on fighting as he has signed with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. Fansided MMA was first to report the news late Friday night. They report he has signed his contract and the signing will be announced during the Oct. 19, &#…

Wanderlei Silva will keep on fighting as he has signed with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. Fansided MMA was first to report the news late Friday night. They report he has signed his contract and the signing will be announced during the Oct. 19, ‘Bigfoot’ Silva vs. Gabriel Gonzaga card. Wanderlei Silva last fought back at […]

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Melvin Manhoef Wants To Fight A ‘Legend’ In Fedor Emelianenko or Wanderlei Silva For Final Fight

43-year-old, Melvin Manhoef fought in a combat sports fight for the 100th time on Saturday. There, the veteran beat Kent Kauppinen by decision to get back into the win column. Now, Manhoef says he has only one fight in MMA left, and he wants to fight a…

43-year-old, Melvin Manhoef fought in a combat sports fight for the 100th time on Saturday. There, the veteran beat Kent Kauppinen by decision to get back into the win column. Now, Manhoef says he has only one fight in MMA left, and he wants to fight a legend in his final fight. The Dutchman is […]

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