Tony
16-10-2009, 09:41
Post-op Wanderlei Silva following in some pretty ugly footsteps (http://mmamania.com/2009/10/15/post-op-wanderlei-silva-following-in-some-pretty-ugly-footsteps/)
By: Jesse Holland (http://mmamania.com/author/jesse/)
http://mmamania.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/wsilva-franklin.jpg
Props: Sherdog.com (http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/1/One-on-One-with-Wanderlei-Silva-20349)
Quoteworthy:
“Master Rafael [Cordeiro is] two or three years older than me and when I started, he was already a black belt. He’s very ugly, but he was famous and had a beautiful girlfriend, so it gave me hope that I could do well one day too. He was very good in fights and Muay Thai, then he started in jiu-jitsu and did great too, then in Karate too. He’s very talented. I never saw a guy more talented in training or leading the training. Rafael was unbelievable. On the other hand, Pelé also inspired me. He was the baddest man I every met. I never met a guy as bad as he is. We had no way of training with him. He beat you up in training and didn’t care.”
Former Pride FC Middleweight Champion Wanderlei Silva talks about the road to mixed martial arts stardom that began back in Brazil under some pretty difficult circumstances. The 34-year-old “Axe Murderer” has lost five of his last six fights, dating back to 2006. He hasn’t been fighting creampuffs; however, and banked a “Fight of the Night” bonus for his war with Rich Franklin at UFC 99. Where does he go with a win over Yoshihiro Akiyama if and when they meet in early 2010? More importantly, where does he go with a loss?
By: Jesse Holland (http://mmamania.com/author/jesse/)
http://mmamania.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/wsilva-franklin.jpg
Props: Sherdog.com (http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/1/One-on-One-with-Wanderlei-Silva-20349)
Quoteworthy:
“Master Rafael [Cordeiro is] two or three years older than me and when I started, he was already a black belt. He’s very ugly, but he was famous and had a beautiful girlfriend, so it gave me hope that I could do well one day too. He was very good in fights and Muay Thai, then he started in jiu-jitsu and did great too, then in Karate too. He’s very talented. I never saw a guy more talented in training or leading the training. Rafael was unbelievable. On the other hand, Pelé also inspired me. He was the baddest man I every met. I never met a guy as bad as he is. We had no way of training with him. He beat you up in training and didn’t care.”
Former Pride FC Middleweight Champion Wanderlei Silva talks about the road to mixed martial arts stardom that began back in Brazil under some pretty difficult circumstances. The 34-year-old “Axe Murderer” has lost five of his last six fights, dating back to 2006. He hasn’t been fighting creampuffs; however, and banked a “Fight of the Night” bonus for his war with Rich Franklin at UFC 99. Where does he go with a win over Yoshihiro Akiyama if and when they meet in early 2010? More importantly, where does he go with a loss?