Tag: Wanderlei

Wanderlei Silva vs Rich Franklin: What’s Next for Silva?

Wanderlei Silva has fallen on tough times. Following his UFC 147 loss to Rich Franklin, the former Pride middleweight champ is at a crossroads in his legendary career. Is it time for him to retire and search for a life outside fighting, or can he learn…

Wanderlei Silva has fallen on tough times. Following his UFC 147 loss to Rich Franklin, the former Pride middleweight champ is at a crossroads in his legendary career. Is it time for him to retire and search for a life outside fighting, or can he learn from his mistakes and bounce back? Judging from recent […]

Wanderlei Silva Wants to Prove That He Can Still Fight, but I’m Skeptical

It’s hard to believe that Wanderlei Silva is just 35 years old. That doesn’t seem right. Silva, after all, has been around since 1996, when he scored his first professional win in his debut fight against Dilson Filho. He was one of the bigg…

It’s hard to believe that Wanderlei Silva is just 35 years old. That doesn’t seem right. Silva, after all, has been around since 1996, when he scored his first professional win in his debut fight against Dilson Filho. He was one of the biggest stars in the MMA world during his run in PRIDE’s heyday, […]

UFC 147: Rich Franklin Talks Upcoming Wanderlei Silva Bout

Originally slated to face off against Cung Le at UFC 148, middleweight, light heavyweight and catchweight UFC veteran Rich Franklin has agreed to slide into UFC 147′s main event and rematch Brazilian legend Wanderlei Silva, according to ESPN. Fra…

Originally slated to face off against Cung Le at UFC 148, middleweight, light heavyweight and catchweight UFC veteran Rich Franklin has agreed to slide into UFC 147′s main event and rematch Brazilian legend Wanderlei Silva, according to ESPN. Franklin and Silva first faced off back in June of 2009 when Franklin earned the nod from […]

UFC 147: Rich Franklin to Face Wanderlei Silva After Vitor Belfort is Sidelined by Injury

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Vitor Belfort’s Wife Predicts ‘Chicken’ Wanderlei Silva Gets KO’d in 19 Seconds

Hell has no fury like a woman scorned. Vitor Belfort’s wife, Joana Prado Belfort, has plenty to be upset about following Wanderlei Silva‘s recent comments about her husband. Silva, who was fired up about Belfort pulling out of their schedul…

Hell has no fury like a woman scorned. Vitor Belfort’s wife, Joana Prado Belfort, has plenty to be upset about following Wanderlei Silva‘s recent comments about her husband. Silva, who was fired up about Belfort pulling out of their scheduled UFC 147 bout, took to Twitter to call out his longtime rival for being a […]

Rich Franklin Steps in to Fight Wanderlei Silva at UFC 147

Following UFC 146 this past Saturday night, UFC President Dana White announced that Vitor Belfort had suffered a broken hand in training and was forced to pull out of his UFC 147 bout against Wanderlei Silva. The two had spent time as opposing coaches …

Following UFC 146 this past Saturday night, UFC President Dana White announced that Vitor Belfort had suffered a broken hand in training and was forced to pull out of his UFC 147 bout against Wanderlei Silva. The two had spent time as opposing coaches on the first season of The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil. UFC 147 […]