Actually, this would be possible. They would only need to make the fight for a “superfight title” and it could be five rounds.

THere needs to be a freaking National Holiday dubbed, Wanderlei Silva Day! what a great person. I dont recall ever seeing a fighter make a video blog with the sole intention of thanking his bosses, trainers and especially his fans! This guy truly cares about our support…and he deserves every ounce of support that he gets! I am honestly speechless after watching that 1st video. I would honestly DONATE a kidney to wanderlei if he needed it…tHIs guy puts OUR enjoyment OVER EVERYTHING else, including winning, and I have to respect and thank him for all the memorable moments in his AMAZING career!

I honestly dont think he is even close to being done. LIke he said, he is presently evolving to become successful in the new era of mma….and I really think that he is going to put it all together VERY SOON and go on a tear at middleweight!

I hope to one day get the opportunity to see him fight live! He deserves to have me screaming for him at the top of my lungs from the time he is introduced til the time his fight ends! I really wish we could figure out a way to give back to wanderlei for litteraly shedding BLOOD for US!!! THis guy along with Nogueira are IMO the 2 greatest WARRIORS to have ever put on a pair of mma gloves. tHey might not go down in history as the very Best fighter, but they will be up there for sure, and NO one in the sport has shown more heart than those 2!

This site should figure out a way to give back to wanderlei and show him our appreciation! at the very least…Mania you should do anything in your power to get an interview with wanderlie, and tell him to sign onto this site 3 hours after his interview is posted so he could see the love and support that we feel for him…..THere isnt a fighter alive that deserves our support more, and there probably isnt a fighter alive that would appreciate it as much as Wanderlei!

Win or Lose, I will always dish out $45 to watch and support wanderlei Silva! Wandy, you are always in my heart and you will go down in history as a legend, and generations to come will all know of the legend of wanderlie!

MOthaFOCKING WAR Wanderlei!

Great post john!

yeah 5 rounders for superfights! It’s like playing 5-sets in the grand slams in tennis… they’re at the top of the sport and should be ready for that!
I would have loved if Tito fought Machida in a 5 rounder..

Great post John, and I like your idea of doing something for Wand to show our fan support. The guy really is in it for the fans; I don’t see how anyone could root against Wandi in a fight, he’s a true warrior and a great person in and outside of the cage. I love the fact that he wants to fight more often and I can’t wait for his MW debut. For all the Wandi fans out there like myself, there is still more to look forward to, Wandi is far from done!

thanks alpha and Odamn, and I completely agree O Damn!

I really believe that he is very close to going on a TEAR! Middleweights need to watch out! Very little doubt in my mind that wanderlei will be fighting for the middleweight title, by the end of 2010!

I think wanderlie should start off with a top 11-20 middleweight, then fight a top 10-7 middleweight…assuming he wins those fights, then its time for the rubber match between Hendo and Wanderlie…if he beats Hendo…time for a title shot!

john there’s been fighters with as much heart as Wanderlei, fighting without defense is stupid and nothing to be seen as something good… I like and respect how you guys support him, but man he looked just the same in this fight as in all of his other fights, only reason he didn’t get knocked out is because Franklin didn’t dare to go for it and he didn’t have to anyways!

Rob your blind, you act like Rich dominated the fight and completely destroyed Wand; which is definatley not the case. Rich won a decision and a very close one at that; there’s no shame in losing to a guy thats only been beaten by A. Silva, Lyoto Machida and Dan Henderson.

“he looked just the same in this fight as in all of his other fights”

Thats a pretty bad assessment of the fight;

There was definatley a difference in how he approached the fight, he came in patient, picking his shots, got a nice TD and tried to work some GnP from top position. He is definatley moving in the right direction and I liked what I saw out of him Saturday night. The only thing that he was lacking was maybe the cardio, and that could have been the over training or the weight cut, or maybe both. But thats nothing that can’t be fixed.

“fighting without defense is stupid and nothing to be seen as something good”

Horrid quote, you completely misunderstand the reason people love Wand. Its cause he gets after another fighter and tries to finish them. He genuinly does not want to settle for a decision win. He does not fight without defense, he fights aggressivly and it’s just common sense when you throw a punch wether it lands or not, there’s always an opening for your opponent to counter.

Don’t understand how you can knock this guy at all; he went up against a world class former champ and took him to very tough decision; rocking him and almost putting him away in the process. To say that he doesn’t have a future at MW or to imply that he’s “stupid” because of his style of fighting is pretty ignorant considering the guys resume. Only time will tell but my guess is by the end of ‘09 you’ll be eating crow.

I completely disagree, Rob. Wanderlei chose his spots to attack in this fight; he wasn’t as reckless as before. (Actually, in this fight, it may have helped him if he were more aggressive.)

Obviously he’s not suddenly going to be a completely different fighter. Like Wanderlei said in the video, he’s transitioning to a style that is better suited for MMA today. With his work ethic, I think we’ll see an improved Wanderlei make a run at the MW title.

Good post A.T. I got one in moderation that should be up soon; but yours pretty much sums up a lot of what I had to say.

Wanderlei cut 12 lbs the day before the fight or weighins? Something like that’, he gassed a little IMO because of it. I also think he’s going to have a tough time competing against Xtreme Couture’s Gym, he’s got a big leg up on Wanderlei’s Gym.

I know why people love Wanderlei it’s because he’s a “killer” and I noticed that he was more patient this time but when he finally came in i saw his hands go down and the punches were wide left-right-left-rights, I mean atleast i would want to see some changes even if this was a step in the right direction by not getting ko’d and taking it to a decision..

he just reminds me of Chuck Liddell alot, but we’ll see maybe MW is the right weightclass for him..

Yeah,yeah!We know nobody,can be as good,than Tito in the striking department RoB!

lol, come on Alpha; Tito couldn’t punch his way out of a wet paper bag

Odamn and AT: those were two Fantastic and accurate posts!

rob: I love you buddy, but some times I am baffled by you. Sometimes you write some of the best posts and then other times you sound like that idiot JV lol!

yOU know why we love wanderlei…because he GENUINELY cares that we get our money’s worth when we all pay money to see him fight. He cares more about your entertainment then he does of winning. when he promises and exciting fight he DELIVERS IT!!!

YOU really confuse me at times. He love Tito, yet all he does is waste your money. he promises the most entertaining fights, and NEVER delivers half of the hype….Yet wand backs up everything he says, and thats not good enough for you?

Everyone is entitled to an opinion. But this isnt even a matter of opinion. Its a FACT that wanderlie is one of the most entertaining fighters to ever lace up a pair of gloves and the sport has NEVER seen more of a WARRIOR!!!!

Hold up John! It’s more than good enough for me to get to see Wand perform, I’m only talking about what’s best for him and what he should do better..
Me personally care more about who the person is than what he does or how he fights, and that’s why i love Tito, Rampage, Diego and those kinda guys i like Wand too how could you not if ur a fan of the sport..

Alpha: I know you were joking Wand is clearly more dangerous than Tito is in the standup! but Tito does have pretty tight defense and that’s something that shouldn’t be overlooked when it comes to striking..

If i ever said that Wand was boring, I’d let you punch me in the face as hard as you could John..

bryant is as douchey as his uncle kobe…