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Tito Ortiz has said he’s not done with MMA yet, as he’s told TMZ he’ll be coming out of retirement and fighting again this year…
Tito Ortiz has said he’s not done with MMA yet, as he’s told TMZ he’ll be coming out of retirement and fighting again this year…
After hearing Wanderlei Silva’s recent claims regarding concussion-like symptoms, the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) is prepared to follow up with the Brazilian. CSAC Executive Director Andy Foster spoke to MMA Junkie and said the co…
After hearing Wanderlei Silva’s recent claims regarding concussion-like symptoms, the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) is prepared to follow up with the Brazilian. CSAC Executive Director Andy Foster spoke to MMA Junkie and said the commission is taking Silva’s comments “very, very seriously”. Foster said the commission will make sure Silva is neurologically fit to compete: “We’re going to have to […]
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Wanderlei Silva has been feeling the negative effects of a 51-fight career. Silva has been in some wars as a professional mixed martial artist. Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) color commentator Joe Rogan has referred to him as a “berserker.&…
Wanderlei Silva has been feeling the negative effects of a 51-fight career. Silva has been in some wars as a professional mixed martial artist. Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) color commentator Joe Rogan has referred to him as a “berserker.” Silva has been known for his aggressive style, always moving forward and throwing bombs until he […]
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Wanderlei Silva’s long MMA career has left him with several concussion-like symptoms according to “The Axe Murderer.” Silva has caused more damage than he has endured over a combat sports career that has spanned nearly three decades. The stories from the old Chute Boxe Academy are incredible. And let’s not forget Silva’s early days fighting […]
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Wanderlei Silva’s long MMA career has left him with several concussion-like symptoms according to “The Axe Murderer.”
Silva has caused more damage than he has endured over a combat sports career that has spanned nearly three decades. The stories from the old Chute Boxe Academy are incredible. And let’s not forget Silva’s early days fighting Vale Tudo.
But now he’s realized the damage he’s taken began to take a toll on him.
“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.”
Silva has grown quite fond of the research. So much so that the former Pride Grand Prix champion will donate his brain to researching concussions when he dies.
“I thought a lot about it and even tried to contact people to make this donation,” Silva said. “I have the most interested in donating since I won’t be using it anyway [laughs]. This area is very important.”
A notoriously hard trainer in his earlier days with the aforementioned Chute Boxe team, Silva no longer believes in some of the hard sparring that dominated so much of his youth.
“I, for example, believed that the more you got punched, the more you could take it. And it’s the opposite: the more you get, the less you can take in a fight,” Silva said. “If I could leave a tip for the young guys, it would be don’t hit yourselves every day. If you have a young student, don’t let him take too many punches to the head. There’s the right moment to do
Despite all the concussion talk, Silva hasn’t retired just yet. As a matter of fact, the 42-year-old is hoping that Vitor Belfort signs with Bellator so that he can even a score with “The Phenom” from a loss more than 20 years ago.
“I can fight him twice if he wants, no problem at all,” Silva said. “I’m fine, I’m healthy, I’m training, and at this point of (our) careers would be great for everyone. … I can’t end my career without this fight.”
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Wanderlei Silva came up short in his political aspirations in his home country of Brazil. Just over a week after being defeated by Quinton “Rampage” Jackson at Bellator 206, Silva failed in his run for Brazilian Congress in the 2018 electio…
Wanderlei Silva came up short in his political aspirations in his home country of Brazil. Just over a week after being defeated by Quinton “Rampage” Jackson at Bellator 206, Silva failed in his run for Brazilian Congress in the 2018 elections. Silva ran representing his home state of Parana. He received only 13,753 votes, making it 0.24% […]
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These two MMA legends could be fighting for a fifth and final time.
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Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Wanderlei Silva’s mixed martial arts (MMA) rivalry isn’t going anywhere.
The two heavy hitters have been a staple in the sport for the past few decades. Initially, the pair squared off for the first time ever under the Pride banner. The Brazilian finished Jackson via first round TKO. One year later, Jackson sought redemption when he met Silva again in Pride. Unfortunately, the result was the same, with Jackson losing via second-round knockout.
Four years later, both Jackson and Silva would find their way into the UFC. They were booked for a third fight at UFC 92 in December of 2008. “Rampage” finally extracted his revenge. He brutally knocked out “The Axe Murderer” in the first round.
A decade later, both men are now inked to deals with Bellator MMA. They co-main evented this past weekend’s (Sat. September 29, 2018) Bellator 206 pay-per-view (PPV) card. In the fourth meeting of a series that was in favor of Silva 2-1, Jackson evened the odds.
Jackson picked up his first win since 2016 by finishing Silva in the second round via TKO. Despite the series sitting at a 2-2, with both men in their 40s, their desire for a fifth fight is mutual. Silva said in the post-fight press conference that real rivalries don’t exist in MMA anymore. He and Jackson’s is one of the last ones (via MMA Junkie):
“Real rivals don’t exist anymore,” Silva said. “This is one of the last ones. Four fights, never go to the points. Now we have to have the fifth fight.
“I accept already. I hope he accept too because he beat me two times, I beat him two times and now have to have fifth fight to decide. … Next time I’m going to cut your head.”
Jackson wasn’t expecting a fifth fight to even be a discussion. Now that it is, “Rampage” is game:
“Honestly I wasn’t thinking about a fifth fight because last time I beat Wanderlei he dropped weight classes,” Jackson said. “It’s a dream come true that he comes up to heavyweight because I’m like, ‘Damn, I’m too fat to fight Wanderlei now.’ But he came up to heavyweight, which means he’s a true soldier.
“He came up after the fight and said, ‘You know, we’re 2-2. Somebody’s got to be the victor.’ He said it, so it surprised the hell out of me. I’m down with a fifth fight, but I don’t know if (Bellator President) Scott (Coker) is down with a fifth fight. But I’m down for the fifth fight.”
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