FIGHTER: Wanderlei Silva
August 25th, 2008 by Paul
Posted in Fighters |
Wanderlei Cesar de Silva (pronounced vahn-der-LAY), (born July 3, 1976 in Curitiba, Brazil) is a Brazilian mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter, who has competed in Japan’s PRIDE Fighting Championships and the American based Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He trained under Rudimar Fedrigo at the Chute Boxe Academy in Curitiba, Brazil. He specializes in Muay Thai and has received a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He is the former IVC light heavyweight champion, former PRIDE middleweight (205 lb) champion, and the PRIDE 2003 Middleweight Grand Prix champion.
Silva earned the nickname “The Axe Murderer” for his extremely aggressive fighting style; the majority of his fights have either ended in a knockout or referee stoppage due to his strikes. In the ring, he is known for engaging opponents with punches and utilizing knees in the Muay Thai clinch.
Silva was given the nickname “Cachorro Louco” (”Mad Dog”) in Brazil, which refers to his aggressive fighting style and of the way he stares down opponents before his fights.
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August 25th, 2008 at 7:23 pm
Wanderlei is awesome. That KO on Keith Jardine was sweet.
August 27th, 2008 at 11:34 pm
I saw the fight when he went against Chuck Liddell. It was pretty sweet. The best round was definitely the second when they were just swinging widely at each other. It was a shame though that Silva didn’t do more kicks or get in there for the Muay Thai knees to the face. That would have really helped against Liddell who pretty much kept him at arms length the whole match.
September 2nd, 2008 at 1:26 pm
I’ve been tryign to find the fight against Liddell, do you know if it’s on a DVD?