This seems to be the new thing to do, call out Wanderlei Silva. I can't even name the entire list of people who have called out Wand in the last six months, but I know Nate Marquardt, Akiyama, Michael Bisping, Chael Sonnen, Chris Leben have, and now I just heard Brian Stann say he wants a shot at the Axe Murderer.
You're all fucking delusional if you think you can make a name for yourself by beating Wanderlei. Have some respect for a legend who's currently injured, but I can guarantee, will have no problem coming back into the octagon and "Jardine-ing" some of these kids.
Except for Chael Sonnen. After what Sonnen has said about Wand, including this week on MMA Live, he better check every single van he rides in, because whether it's in the cage, hotel lobby, or mens room, Wand would take him out without hesistation.
nyhcloyalty - This seems to be the new thing to do, call out Wanderlei Silva. I can't even name the entire list of people who have called out Wand in the last six months, but I know Nate Marquardt, Akiyama, Michael Bisping, Chael Sonnen, Chris Leben have, and now I just heard Brian Stann say he wants a shot at the Axe Murderer.
You're all fucking delusional if you think you can make a name for yourself by beating Wanderlei. Have some respect for a legend who's currently injured, but I can guarantee, will have no problem coming back into the octagon and "Jardine-ing" some of these kids.
Except for Chael Sonnen. After what Sonnen has said about Wand, including this week on MMA Live, he better check every single van he rides in, because whether it's in the cage, hotel lobby, or mens room, Wand would take him out without hesistation.
this
Sonnen is the worst matchup for Wand of those mentioned. Wand vs Nate or Stann would be fun.
the truth is Wandy is half of the fighter he was back in his PRIDE prime.
So now he's a big name who isn't as good as he used to be, therefore guys are lining up to fight him. Sad but true. (Wandy is 2-5 in his last seven fights)
You think any of these guys would want to fight Wandy back in 2003? No way!
Carl Weathers - Everyone thinks he is shot and he has a big name, so they all want to get in early before the talk of retiring him starts
There should be a law that says if you call out Wanderlei, the fight must happen under pride rules.
Bet fucking hacks like Leben and stann wouldnt be calling him out if they knew soccer kicks and all that good shit was coming there way!
I am getting sick and tired of seeing there fringe guys try to make there name of a legend on the obvious downfall of his career!
To be fair I can remember Silva in Pride calling out a long retired Rickson Gracie repeatedly along with Bas, Ruas and damn near everyone else.
Circle of life.
pretty sure Alan Belcher called Wand out as well.
Just like Hughes, the B/C levelers see someone with an A++ name that is now beatable, and they want to make their name off of him.
Carl Weathers - Everyone thinks he is shot and he has a big name, so they all want to get in early before the talk of retiring him starts
This.
ChokeEmOut - Wanderlei never called Rickson out. Bad however did right in front of Rickson. Rickson made comments about Wanderlei and Wanderlei responded. Nice try though
Rickson should fight Stann next then
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They also want to fight Wand coming off a 14 to 16 month layoff due to multiple injuries and surgeries.
They don't want to be second or third in line after he shakes off any ring rust.
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But since guys like you always need "proof" here is an article from Tatame magazine which should be reputable enough for you:
Submitted by: Team TATAME
Posted On 07/07/2005
by Marcelo Alonso/Team Tatame
'Rickson if you think Vale-Tudo is at a low technical lthe evel nowadays why don't you came fight me on Pride? I challenge you to fight me for middleweight belt on December 31st'. This explosive statement was made last week in Japan by Pride Middleweight Champion Wanderlei Silva, after reading the last edition of Tatame Magazine that had Rickson Gracie on the cover. In the 7 page interview the Gracie family's head honcho summarized his career, telling for the first time about his Vale Tudo debut on the Rio de Janeiro streets and impressed the fans with controversial statements like: 'I´m cheering for Ricardo Arona in this Pride GP'. Rickson also promised to fight once or twice before retirement: 'I don't have any proposal right now but that's my plan. I really would like to do one or two fights before I stop', said the Gracie. But the most controversial part of the interview was undoubtfully when he said Minotauro's guard for Vale-Tudo is weak and also that he considers all Vale-Tudo fighters nowadays at a low technical level: 'Sometimes I'd rather see a beautiful K-1 fight than one of those bad Vale-Tudo fights', said Gracie in a statement that turned into the main subject of all brazilian fighters encounters in Tokyo in the days before Pride GP.
Considered the no1 rival of Rickson in Brazil during 80's, Marco Ruas (who came to Japan to support his students Pedro Rizzo) also complained about the part of the interview when Rickson told of day that he invaded Luta-Livre HQ to challenge Luta-Livre people. 'He said he challenged me and I asked four months to train. That was not true because I was 100% ready that day, but he said he was looking for Luta-Livre guys, not me. Everybody in Brazil always dreamed of seeing this fight. I think we finally could make it. We are about the same age. It would be a great pleasure for me to make a retirement fight against Rickson', said Ruas.
Is that enough for you?
Sheesh, no wonder people avoid this forum. You try and say something and someone is quick to jump up and call you a liar because they didn't personally see it happen on a ufc card.
Yeah, it's ridiculous.
To be fair I can remember Silva in Pride calling out a long retired Rickson Gracie repeatedly along with Bas, Ruas and damn near everyone else.
One guy calling out a lot of guys isn't the same as everyone calling out one guy, who is not even the champ or anything.
orcus - Yeah, it's ridiculous.
To be fair I can remember Silva in Pride calling out a long retired Rickson Gracie repeatedly along with Bas, Ruas and damn near everyone else.
One guy calling out a lot of guys isn't the same as everyone calling out one guy, who is not even the champ or anything.
This is exactly what I'm saying.
nyhcloyalty - This seems to be the new thing to do, call out Wanderlei Silva. I can't even name the entire list of people who have called out Wand in the last six months, but I know Nate Marquardt, Akiyama, Michael Bisping, Chael Sonnen, Chris Leben have, and now I just heard Brian Stann say he wants a shot at the Axe Murderer.
You're all fucking delusional if you think you can make a name for yourself by beating Wanderlei. Have some respect for a legend who's currently injured, but I can guarantee, will have no problem coming back into the octagon and "Jardine-ing" some of these kids.
Except for Chael Sonnen. After what Sonnen has said about Wand, including this week on MMA Live, he better check every single van he rides in, because whether it's in the cage, hotel lobby, or mens room, Wand would take him out without hesistation.
Wand is like Fedor in that they have both been living off their laurels since 04-05.
Calling out Wand, or rather, fighting Wand is a good move for anyone. He still carries his A-level status even as a B level fighter.
orcus - Yeah, it's ridiculous.Think you mixed up my point. Silva was part of the group of guys like Bas, Sakuraba, Ruas, Kerr, etc. calling out an older Rickson Gracie who wasn't the champ of anything, because they wanted to be the ones to defeat him and get that name value win. Now Wand is older and there is a group of guys calling him out and trying to cash in on his name value the same way.
To be fair I can remember Silva in Pride calling out a long retired Rickson Gracie repeatedly along with Bas, Ruas and damn near everyone else.
One guy calling out a lot of guys isn't the same as everyone calling out one guy, who is not even the champ or anything.
Make sense now?
Sgt Peppers - Wand has the best Risk/Benefit ratio of any fighter in the UFC.
it's no surprise, really..
No he doesn't...You never know Wand might come out and kill you or be slow you never really know
Stann was legit outta respect the others I think just want to cause they think they're bad-asses. Oh and I forgot about big mouth Chael I wish Wand would smash him