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Wanderlei 'The Axe Murderer' Silva drawing

Props: ShomanArt.com

The latest masterpiece from the ridiculously talented artist, Evan Shoman. Been wanting to get this up for awhile but just got around to it. Check out his portfolio when you have some time ... it's crazy. And yes, it is sketch -- they all are.

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Wicked!

by Syd[a.k.a. "The Negation"] on Dec 14, 2008 10:54 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

No Sean Sherk, what’s up with that !!?!?!?!?!

by Liddell-Marquardt-GSP-Sherk on Dec 14, 2008 11:45 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

You must not have gotten the memo…Sherk is boring and sucks

by --utaptout-- AKA..."The Prodigy's" 4th biggest hugger on Dec 15, 2008 7:12 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

He could make a MINT by putting his work on t-shirts! I’d like to buy some of the Kimbo Slice ones to send to fellow Maniacs as gifts for the holidays.lol

by chefdaddy on Dec 14, 2008 10:56 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

No thanks, chefdaddy……this dude loves Tito too….and the drawings are f*cking awesome

by Psyqo78®™ on Dec 14, 2008 11:02 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

You guys have a good week. I’m off to DC tomorrow for a lovely week of training at corporate. Good times!!!! (note the sarcasm)

by chefdaddy on Dec 14, 2008 11:11 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

i will drink a beer for you tomorrow!

by Psyqo78®™ on Dec 14, 2008 11:16 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

See ya cheffy

by --utaptout-- AKA..."The Prodigy's" 4th biggest hugger on Dec 15, 2008 7:12 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I wonder why anderson silva’s isnt for sale anymore??

It says “At the request of Anderson and his management this print will no longer be sold”..

by mike22 on Dec 14, 2008 11:05 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Hes not making money on it. That is the only reason.

by halljam2 on Dec 14, 2008 11:14 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Thats what i thought…. i wouldnt have figured anderson to be the type to have a problem with it… most other fighters dont

by mike22 on Dec 14, 2008 11:54 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

on the website tim sylvia, chuck liddell and rich franklin are still championsXD haha, but this guy has some sweet drawings

by Jared on Dec 14, 2008 11:07 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

lol talk about has beens

by brendan on Dec 15, 2008 12:22 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Now that’s a poster!

by SilasM on Dec 14, 2008 11:16 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

yes and the kind of wild punch that alwaya put people to sleep….. great work right there!!

by JoW on Dec 15, 2008 12:10 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

NICE!!!! Iv got a chuck liddell canvas got it on ebay,very nice for a guys room/poker room or sumthin!

Any god damn news on ufc95 yet?? this is ridiculous, I was thinking there would be some sort of statement last night????

by mo on Dec 14, 2008 11:18 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Dude its in 3 months chill out!!!

by mike22 on Dec 14, 2008 11:57 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

you your grandma signed on to fight kimbo slice, shes at -1600 betting odds

by randy murders on Dec 15, 2008 1:55 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

3 months?? Its just over 2 and no bug fights are confirmed!!!!!
Its very worrying for me atleast…..

by mo on Dec 15, 2008 12:30 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

“bug fights” they are going to announce today
praying mantis vs. madagascar roach! fir the title!

by kevin on Dec 15, 2008 12:29 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Dude your a tool!!!! There is 4 events before 95, i think they have time to get some good fighters on that card…
And if thats worrying you, youve got some problems!!!

by mike22 on Dec 15, 2008 4:05 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

…I did not know it was possible to be able to draw this good!

wow!

by xwolfmanxx on Dec 15, 2008 1:03 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

TOO BAD Penn won’t allow his drawings to be sold, because can you imagine what this guy could come up with and do for CHAMPION vs CHAMPION rematch!? Would be sick not only for a gameroom but the center of my wall above my mantle in my LIVING ROOM!
hahaha

but really tho these are AMAZING!
i can’t draw a stick figure let alone these works of art!

by SoCalStunNa on Dec 15, 2008 1:14 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

"The Spider" game for fight against Fedor or Lesnar"

UFC middleweight champion, Anderson "The Spider" Silva would love to get an opportunity to face top rated heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko according to his manager, Ed Soares.

Appearing at a signing in Canada with the middleweight champion, Soares told an MMABay source:

    "That would be an amazing fight. We would for sure do that fight if it was possible."

Soares went onto say Slva would fight anyone the UFC put infront of him, including Georges St. Pierre and UFC heavyweight champion, Brock Lesnar.

For months, the match everyone wanted to see was heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko pitted against then champion, Randy Couture. Since Couture lost the title, the new UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar is now the man many would like to see against Fedor.

But with Silva naturally walking around at 215 pounds, it is not inconceivable that the man known as "The Spider" could face Fedor in a heavyweight clash. The biggest sticking point is of course getting those "crazy Russians" to sign a UFC contract.

I’m sure every fan would love to see the top two pound for pound mma stars meet in the centre of the octagon.

By Michael Pepper.

by spiderman on Dec 15, 2008 1:16 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

Finally get to see Evans work up here. I am stoked. I have four of his drawings. I am not all buddy buddy with him, but I chat to him once in a while online. The dude is cool as hell (as long as your not stupid).

Nice work Evan, it is nice to see it recognized.

Chris Valentine

by Chris Valentine on Dec 15, 2008 2:10 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

that shit is tight

by Khaos_Warrior on Dec 15, 2008 2:22 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

Man i was loving the artwork till icame across rampage.

http://www.shomanart.com/details.php?prodId=37&category=

Seriously though that does not look right…

by Khaos_Warrior on Dec 15, 2008 2:40 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

Wow, his stuff is amazing. I definitely want that Wandy print.

by dbisco on Dec 15, 2008 6:39 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

Just ordered the Wandy print. Sucks that the Anderson Silva print isn’t for sale any longer.

by In The Clinch on Dec 15, 2008 8:29 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

He’s amazing… But isn’t he begging to be sued?? I mean, he’s using fighters’ likenesses and names to make a buck. I hope he stays out of trouble, but I think he should have done a bit more research before setting up his e-store.

by ARodOfIron on Dec 15, 2008 9:10 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

not really… it’s not like he’s selling their gear or something. He’s making money because of the art work. There might be a hand full of people in the World that can do what he does. Really all he’s doing is what those people at the mall do, taking photos, creating a collage that he likes and sketching the newly created collage. It’s a completely new work so he can’t be sued.

It’d be like saying you could sue a photographer because they took a picture of you fighting and sold it because it was such a great image.

by Anthony on Dec 15, 2008 2:59 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Dogshit.

I mean, the guy is talented. At copying a photo. But guess what is better than this.. a photo.

No originality. Just copying a couple photos and arranging it on paper.

If you’re gonna become an artist, have some originality and do something a photograph cannot do.

by danthrax on Dec 15, 2008 2:49 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Its a piece of art… A picture does not have the same feel or look these drawings do…
Your probably not an artist or are not that big into art so you cant really understand why this guy is amazing..

by mike22 on Dec 15, 2008 4:20 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

As we all know, the great artists out there take a photograph, trace it, and shade it using different gradients of pencils.

Tell me more about art, Picasso.

by danthrax on Dec 15, 2008 6:11 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

You have obviously have never heard of a portrait artist!!
So just shut up, you dont know what your talking about!

by mike22 on Dec 15, 2008 10:20 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Dum*A**

by Chris Valentine on Dec 15, 2008 4:48 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

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