UFC Results - Wanderlei Silva

Wanderlei Silva at Middleweight?

nospam@example.com (Johnny MMA) — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:44:23 -0700

Yes, you read correctly, the Pride fighting long time 205 pound champion would consider a move down to middleweight in order to avenge his loss to Dan Henderson, or even challenge Anderson Silva for the 185 lb belt. This is according to his weblog.

Silva also hinted that he has at least one more fight at 205 being talked about, a matchup with top contender Keith Jardine. Jardine most recently defeated Chuck Liddell while Silva most recently lost to Liddell. Thye rumor is perhaps UFC 84

Silva says that his move down is mostly because of his height (5'11") which is shorter than most at the 205 lb weight class. The lack of reach reallly seemed to affect Wandy in his outing against Chuck where Wanderlei just couldn't get inside to mount an offence.

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Chuck Liddell vs Wanderlei Silva is official

nospam@example.com (Johnny MMA) — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 12:54:00 -0700

Dana White has finally announced that Chuck Liddell will fight Wanderlei Silva on December 29th at UFC 79. Of course many in the MMA community found this out when Direct TV slipped up with some early advertising for the fight.

Still, it's nice to hear that the fight I've been waiting so long to see is finally official. I'll be writing a breakdown of the keys to victory for each fighter soon, so check back for that.

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Rashad Evans vs Michael Bisping
While many fans aren't really that excited about this fight, remember that both fighters are undefeated and this might put one of them into title contention.

Houston Alexander vs Thiago Silva
Houston Alexander is on the fast track to the top of the UFC 205lb division. Another decisive showing in this fight and he will also be in title contention.

UFC 79 Ice Man vs Axe Murderer

nospam@example.com (Johnny MMA) — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 08:25:23 -0700

One of the most anticipated fights in the short history of mixed martial arts is Chuck Liddell versus Wanderlei Silva. Since 2003 this on again, off again match up has teased fans of both the UFC and Pride fighting championships, but now it looks like the fight may be on again.

UFC 79 on December 29th, 2007 is the rumored date for the fight to take place. The venue is in Las Vegas and the anticipation could not be any higher. It's true that both Wanderlei and Chuck are coming off back to back losses, but when you look at those losses and the quality of opposition it's clear that both of these guys are still at the top of their game

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Wanderlei Silva on Randy Couture

nospam@example.com (Johnny MMA) — Tue, 2 Oct 2007 03:51:37 -0700

When Wanderlei Silva asked if he would still be fighting at 44 years of age like Randy Couture is, he replied.

“Maybe if I fought someone the same age and the rounds were one or two minutes,” he laughs, “but five minutes as a professional, I think only he could do it. He’s Superman.”

Silva is training with Couture to get ready for his re-entrance to the Octagon on December 29th.

It's Official, Wanderlei Silva's in the UFC

nospam@example.com (Johnny MMA) — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 19:54:51 -0700

UFC.com has announced that Wanderlei Silva has signed to fight in the UFC and will fight in December. They have not announced his opponent, but it has been widely speculated that he will fight Chuck Liddell in a match that MMA fans have wanted to see for years.