Tag: Wanderlei

Wanderlei Silva: The Axe Murderer by Numbers

One of the first fights I ever witnessed was Wanderlei Silva stomping on someone. In short, I was hooked.   I rank Silva as my second-favorite fighter, next to Forrest Griffin. Wanderlei just has something about him that pulls fans out of their se…

One of the first fights I ever witnessed was Wanderlei Silva stomping on someone. In short, I was hooked.   I rank Silva as my second-favorite fighter, next to Forrest Griffin. Wanderlei just has something about him that pulls fans out of their seats before he even throws the first punch. It’s his stare down. […]

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Wanderlei Silva: The Axe Murderer by Numbers

Dana White: Chris Leben Staying Active, Wanderlei Silva Fight Not Likely

After collecting the biggest win of his career at UFC 116 , Chris Leben immediately called for his next opponent . Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like Wanderlei Silva will be in the cards for “The Crippler.”
“We talked about tha…

After collecting the biggest win of his career at UFC 116 , Chris Leben immediately called for his next opponent . Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like Wanderlei Silva will be in the cards for “The Crippler.”
“We talked about that, the problem is Wanderlei’s knee surgery. He’s going to be out for a while. [Leben] will […]

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Dana White: Chris Leben Staying Active, Wanderlei Silva Fight Not Likely

UFC 116 Results: Leban Chokes Out Akiyama, Calls Out Wanderlei Silva

Just two weeks removed from his second round TKO stoppage of Aaron Simpson, Chris Leban got the call to do the quick turn around and take on Yoshihiro Akiyama in place of the injured Wanderlei Silva. 
Fighting for the first time since UFC 100, &#8…

Just two weeks removed from his second round TKO stoppage of Aaron Simpson, Chris Leban got the call to do the quick turn around and take on Yoshihiro Akiyama in place of the injured Wanderlei Silva. 
Fighting for the first time since UFC 100, “Sexyama” was still over a 2-1 favorite coming into the bout against […]

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UFC 116 Results: Leban Chokes Out Akiyama, Calls Out Wanderlei Silva

UFC 116: Wanderlei Silva out, Chris Leben in Against Yoshihiro Akiyama

A major change occurred today to the UFC  116 card, which features the main event heavyweight championship bout between Brock Lesnar and Shane Carwin.
The co-main event for 116 was originally scheduled to be Wanderlei Silva versus Yoshihiro Aki…

A major change occurred today to the UFC  116 card, which features the main event heavyweight championship bout between Brock Lesnar and Shane Carwin.
The co-main event for 116 was originally scheduled to be Wanderlei Silva versus Yoshihiro Akiyama (13-1).
However, as Ariel Helwani of MMAFighting.com  first reported, Silva has been forced […]

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UFC 116: Wanderlei Silva out, Chris Leben in Against Yoshihiro Akiyama