Wanderlei Silva: 'After years of fighting, my body made me stop this time'
by Jesse Holland on Jun 23, 2010 9:47 AM EDT
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"I went through a very tense and difficult weekend and had a very hard decision. Two weeks ago I felt pain in my knee while I was training wrestling. I had an MRI of my knee and three doctors told me my knee was torn. I took medicine to help with the pain, and although my knee felt loose, I said 'no,' this date is very important to me and I continued training. Last Friday, during sparring, I injured my rib. It was very painful and the next day I had an x-ray and an MRI. I discovered I had three broken ribs. After years of fighting, my body made me stop this time. This is a very, very, very hard moment for me. This was a fight I really, really desired. You cannot imagine how much I wanted to fight on this card. It was my birthday, I had friends and family from Brazil and around the world coming to see me and now I cannot fight. I apologize to my opponent. I hope that I can fight with you in the future. You are an amazing fighter."
A battered and remorseful Wanderlei Silva comments on the recent injuries suffered in training camp that ultimately led to his withdrawal from the UFC 116 co-main event against Yoshihiro Akiyama on July 3. "The Axe Murderer" has enjoyed a long and successful career even prior to his run with the UFC, but are the years of abuse finally catching up to him? While he's listed as 33-years-old, he may carry double that in fight years. Are we seeing the beginning of the end? Or is this just a minor bump in the road en route to another run through the middleweight division?
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You will never meet a nicer or classier Axe Murderer.
It’s just that time. Wand/Chuck/Rampage. As the world turns.
Mark Hominik vs Josh Grispi
Winner fights Aldo. WEC is noice.
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
This is probably the most respected and loved fighter in the game….
No need for him to apologize for anything. If only everyone went as hard as Wandy… We could only be so lucky.
WAR WANDY!!!!!
’’They've done studies you know... 60% of the Time, it works every Time...’’ – Brian Fantana
no doubt
despite his crazy look and the fact that hes mean as hell in the ring, this is one of the coolest guys in the fight business. cant wait to see him come back after this.
never have any regrets, because at the time, thats all you wanted to do
All of the above.
Had the honor of meeting him, extremely nice dude and sincerely loves his fans.
I hope his time isn’t up just yet, there is still some fights i’d like to see him in( Non-title contention tho). This guy has done enough, and he will always have my respect, a true warrior.
We still love you Wandy!!! We'll all be here when you get back!!
by The5thBeatle on Jun 23, 2010 10:14 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I LOVE THIS AXE MURDERER!
I LOVE THIS AXE MURDERER!
by justbleed9999 on Jun 23, 2010 10:51 AM EDT up reply actions
Poor OD. Probably drowning his sorrows in booze and watching old Pride fights while snorting coke off a stripper's boob. Sincerity = Wand.
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
lol
HellaHectic, KOS, and Rashad gang-banged my mom.
by SouthCaliStunNa on Jun 23, 2010 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Look booze and old pride fights I can write off as a lucky guess
But how the hell did you know about the coc and the stripper?!?
"The other shape,
If shape it might be call'd, that shape had none,
Distinguishable in member, joint, or limb;
Or substance might be call'd that shadow seem'd;
For each seem'd either; black it stood as night,
Fierce as ten furies, terrible as Hell,
And shook a dreadful dart; what seem'd his head
The likeness of a kingly crown had on.
Satan was now at hand; and from his seat
The monster, moving onward, came as fast
With horrid strides; Hell trembled as he strode."
-- John Milton
by O damn he got caught on Jun 23, 2010 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions
He has a year or 2 left
He still has gas in the tank. He went the distance with Franklin and Bisping and nearly won both of those. At 185 he is top 5. Another win and Wandy would be in a number 1 continders match. With his name if he wins his next two fight he will get a shot at the gold.
I wouldn't say...
… he was Top 5 just yet, although a win over Akyama would’ve put him there in my rankings.
Gutted for him though. It’s my birthday on the 3rd too, and I was looking forward to that fight the most. I’ve been calling for it ever since Wand announced he was making the drop to 185. Was definately gonna be FotN, for sure.
Oh well. We’ll most likely be treated to Wand vs Bisping 2 at 120 in London. Not a fight I’m particularly excited for, although I’ll be going, and seeing Wand live will definately be up there with seeing Randy and Kang (one of my fave fighters) at 105 in Manchester.
Arlovski : Kang : GSP : Rampage : Lytle : Huerta : Quarry : Serra : Wandy : Pulver : Alvarez
Impossible not to forgive such a selfless fighter!
Wandy will be back sooner than probably expected, He is far from done, working hard on a more efficient ground defense, Rampages shot was a perfect landing(then a couple cheap ones) but his chin is not suspect like Chucks had become. WAR WAND another day!
Bang the virgins, and defeat the Cults...
i would have hated to see him fight with a screwed up knee. he’s definitely been on the down side of his career lately, he doesn’t need any health issues.
I'm old school hating Lesnar, I've been hating Lesnar since '08
I'm going to start being the BE or KidNate of commenters, I'm just going to copy and paste your comments and say "I agree & Dana White sucks!"
He wanted to take part of it badly. I know how he feels for not fighting. This is his life and he knows it’s going to the likely the event of the year. Wand took the right decision. There’s time to recover, get healthy and come back to the game well trained and at a full swing. Get over these injuries and come stronger, champion.
"No one wants to be defeated" Michael Jackson on MMA fights
WANDY!!! WANDY!!! WANDY!!!
But a true champion, face to face with his darkest hour, will do whatever it takes to rise above. A man fights, and fights, and then fights some more. Because surrender is death, and death is for pussies. - Kenny Powers
This is why you should love this guy, oh and he hits pretty hard too.
"We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again."
One of the GREATS
You won’t meet a finer person than Wand. He would have fought on the bad knee, i’ve broken my ribs before and you can’t even breathe. He’ll be back, and back bringing the fight not looking for a way to take home an easy win.
by MasterWhiteTiger on Jun 23, 2010 10:39 AM EDT reply actions
Quality
This is what a true champion should be like…take notice!!
by the real mo on Jun 23, 2010 10:58 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Get well soon Wand
Glad he’s not fighting injured. It’s not worth it. He will be back and has a lot of good fights left in him. I’m so glad he learned some English so we can see what his personality is like. Wand has got to be the nicest guy in the sport.
Yur still the man Wand!!!
Hope he’s not out long! I wanted 2 see this fight more than anything >:(
by d*locc on Jun 23, 2010 12:02 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
awww...*tear* (no homo)
Wand for president
On being champion - "The best thing that’s come out of me being champ is I got a chance to meet Beyonce, so I’m happy about that. That was my lucky day, 7/7/07." - Quinton "Rampage" Jackson
+1
Psalm 144:1 Thank the LORD, my rock, who trained my hands to fight and my fingers to do battle,
by the chubbster on Jun 23, 2010 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Love Wand
"Right Leg Hospital, Left Leg Cemetery " ~ Cro Cop.
"One time my wrist watch stopped from fear". ~ Cro Cop.
was a joke btw…Just thought I’d try to make the thread a little more interesting but I think everyone left =P.
i cant belive this...
daymmm :[ i was the happiest man alive….finally got my ufc 116 tickets to see me favorite fighter brawl on his birthday…and now this :O wow such a horrible news man dam it! i dont even want to go anymore :/ WAND!!! u were the only reason why i was going!! this was going to be a crazy stand up brawl!
by Wanderlei Silva #1 Fan on Jun 23, 2010 2:00 PM EDT reply actions
Get some rest Wand; and best wishes to a speedy and 100% recovery.
-Wand’s REAL #1 Fan
ODHGC
"The other shape,
If shape it might be call'd, that shape had none,
Distinguishable in member, joint, or limb;
Or substance might be call'd that shadow seem'd;
For each seem'd either; black it stood as night,
Fierce as ten furies, terrible as Hell,
And shook a dreadful dart; what seem'd his head
The likeness of a kingly crown had on.
Satan was now at hand; and from his seat
The monster, moving onward, came as fast
With horrid strides; Hell trembled as he strode."
-- John Milton
by O damn he got caught on Jun 23, 2010 2:32 PM EDT reply actions
lol
yup you are the real #1 fan im the imposter
by Wanderlei Silva #1 Fan on Jun 23, 2010 2:45 PM EDT reply actions
The Wand war wagon is always packed but there's always plenty of room =P
"The other shape,
If shape it might be call'd, that shape had none,
Distinguishable in member, joint, or limb;
Or substance might be call'd that shadow seem'd;
For each seem'd either; black it stood as night,
Fierce as ten furies, terrible as Hell,
And shook a dreadful dart; what seem'd his head
The likeness of a kingly crown had on.
Satan was now at hand; and from his seat
The monster, moving onward, came as fast
With horrid strides; Hell trembled as he strode."
-- John Milton
by O damn he got caught on Jun 23, 2010 6:10 PM EDT up reply actions
he be back
Wand looks great at the lighter weight… I think healing up & taking off some time will be good for him. He’s gonna be around a lot longer than most would guess at this point, I believe.
That's a fucking shame
I wanted to see this fight BAAAAD. One thing I ask about this though…How fucking hard are they training? Fuck me…3 broken ribs?
Yeah makes you wonder about the training a little
You can see a knee injury being somewhat common in training but broken ribs sounds like over the top sparring maybe and when that affects your big payday…..doesn’t sound like smart training. But what do I know…. Always gotta love that guy’s heart and output.
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