I'll never understand how this man stood out so clearly for his violence when the entire sport is BASED around violence!

@markwrigley4632

Жыл бұрын

I think he was just all out didn't care about getting hit

@chrislane3228

Жыл бұрын

Been watching this stuff since UFC 1... I never liked him, but to me, Wanderlei Silva was always the most dangerous man to step into the ring. Say what you want, but this man could always beat anyone.

@dougmedic4442

Жыл бұрын

All those Chute Box guys from that time had that hyper aggressive style. Imagine the wars everyday in that gym before we see the final product.

@wewatchmovies4446

Жыл бұрын

Fair point. Maybe it has something to do with him being the axe murderer.....which makes me think that he murdered axes now that I think of it

@bobsaget9931

Жыл бұрын

Not sure you watched the highlight, there are a number of things I could point out. Firstly, he started in Brazil in Vale Tudo (No Rules.) Number #2 he fought in Pride FC and has some of the most vicious knockouts ever over Rampage Jackson in their second fight. You only have to watch the Brian Stann fight to see that this man, when he got in the ring/cage, was committed to pure violence in there.

It is a miracle Wanderlei never killed anyone in Pride. He was a merciless savage with the stomps and soccer kicks.

@emiliobelez4255

4 ай бұрын

Truly a miracle

What I like most about Wandi is that he was willing to risk getting knocked out to knock you out. True spirit of a warrior. You see so many times fighters are content with holding on and losing my decision. You never saw Silva holding on waiting for the bell. He fought with everything and win or lose he left it all out there every time he fought. True legend, spirit of the samurai.

The Axe Murderer, my all time favorite.

@IIExhibitAII

Жыл бұрын

Same here! When Bruce used to announce his name it used to give me goosebumps..

@karlweaver7601

11 ай бұрын

Same!

What he did to rampage Jackson was nuts

@jefft7705

Жыл бұрын

Yh the Rampage ko was brutal, but his most violent finish was Yuki kondo imo. Literally stomped dude unconscious

@thealarmclock9307

Жыл бұрын

Page slept him twice too

@thatheat1914

Жыл бұрын

He knocked him out through his 👃

@scottielevias4556

Жыл бұрын

He was roided to the gills

@Matty.Hill_87

Жыл бұрын

@@scottielevias4556 oh really? That would explain a lot 😂😂

wanderlei silva is one of the most violent fighter back in PRIDE days that cro cop kick really change him forever

@jay-dee5.562

Жыл бұрын

I agree bro. It took something out of him.

@muriloninja

Жыл бұрын

I always say it was by the end of 2004 where he had a phenomenal performance against Hunt, 2005 was a bad year of injuries and he was simply slower and not the same.....his prime really ended in December 2004. From then on was hit/miss.

@bmo5082

Жыл бұрын

It did. Maybe it was just getting older too, or a combination of both.

@maythefuhrerofunderstandin9624

Жыл бұрын

@@muriloninja those were my thoughts as well watching it live at the time. The NYE match up against Hunt was the last we saw prime Wanderlei. That one fight against Hunt + years of cumulative damage at the chute boxe training camps caught up with him.

@kornelijuskortkiss1243

Жыл бұрын

Yes cro cop, fr. Croatia

Thos PRIDE rules were awesome. Should introduce many of them into UFC rules.

@MikeJones-jh5ih

Жыл бұрын

And get rid of all of the skinny divisions and all chick fighting.

Wanderley Silva, orgulho Brasileiro 🇧🇷

The matchmaking in Pride was insane. The first 2 Wand/Saku fights happened like 8 months apart.

2:00 joseph rogaine smoking crack. "Thats a bad stoppage"

@jaredgilmore5792

Жыл бұрын

Cung le was made of metal, but even he couldn’t take anymore. I thought it could’ve been stopped even earlier tbh. Joe just wanted to see some more blood I guess lmao

Silva in his prime was the best well rounded MMA fighter out there. Plus he was crazy.

I remember watching pride while I got introduced to MMA and remembering this guy as my nightmare! That hand gestures before the fight just cold out murderer waiting to pounce on you!

4:29 Those stomps are nasty Jesus!

@splitsecond6792

Жыл бұрын

They should bring those back to the UFC along with soccer kicks to the head. These grappling heavy fighters will be forced to improve their striking.

@thealarmclock9307

Жыл бұрын

@@splitsecond6792 I KNOW RIGHT.. THESE GUYS LIKE COLBY COVINGTON AND EVEN KHABIB would have to bring a whole new dynamic. I get so mad when people act like Colby is some warrior .. he wins contest that have rules.. all that shyt don't work in a real fight..

This video doesn't contain his vale tudo fights at all.

Still my all time favorite fighter, he shouldnt have fought Cro-Cop, he was never the same after.

@mariorodriguezjunior

Жыл бұрын

It's why Hendo knocked him out

Greatest fighter ever👍🏽🍺

We cant let him get close

Wanderlei, Belfort, Crocop and Fedor were all incredibly special in their peak form. Another fight i love that i followed from his start is Michael Bisping. I want to say he started around 225 and predominantly relied upon ground n pound. However over the years as he stepped down in weight class he developed a really technical boxing game. I enjoyed his fighting style at 205/185. He was never a genetic freak he was a blue collar fighter. Got there with a solid work ethic.

7:35 the ref willingly put himself in the missionary position.

That lunging delayed right hook was also used by Tyson.

Rampage Jackson's face.." I have yo fight him"😂

At the time he was ahead of his time 💯

@matais90

Жыл бұрын

By being on steroids?

@jdamsel8212

Жыл бұрын

@@matais90 Everyone was on steroids in early UFC/Pride. Its not really unique to Wanderlei.

@Okrainskie_peremoXi

Жыл бұрын

@@matais90 another clown❗

Top 15 pound for pound of all time, easy. Casual fans don’t know what this man accomplished in Pride.

this isn't all of his finishes.

One of the best rivalries. Jackson vs silva

Can u please do every gegard mousasi finish,that would be so long video ✌

@Matty.Hill_87

Жыл бұрын

I'd like to see that, he's a straight up killer

Silva has 27 knockouts, its not every.

He the reason ufc handicapped strikers and wanderlei easily exposed wrestlers as being fake

was not a silva fan back in the pride days! especially hated how he held the ropes and was never DQ for doing so, he can't be taken off balance when he's stomping when he holds the ropes plus it adds more damage/leverage! Definitely one of the best finishers though! WAR Wandy

A real beast

It sounds like Stann is commentating on his own knockout.

Prá mim o cachorro louco e o rei do pride, porque ele batia e espancava até lutadores fora do seu peso! Eu curto muito às lutas do Wanderley porque eu sei que ele é chegado num baseado assim como eu 👊💥🤯⚰️

Just vicious

Real life Baraka

@selig7

9 ай бұрын

Ha ha, that’s perfect.

You're missing all of his early stuff.

Pride is the reason Dana white doesn't want crosspromotion fights. The UFC was humiliated when Rampage destroyed Chuck Lidell

Back when streetfighting with a ref was cool.

@piotrd7355

Жыл бұрын

Mostly it was muay thai. Except for elbow strikes to the head. They were illegal in Pride.

What ever steroids he took. They were grade A...ferocious!

LI vs Wand was not a bad stoppage Joe. Joe's the man, but you are wrong in this sir

@kyleschlitt6460

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking the exact same thing

@sjisjsissk

Жыл бұрын

He was literally ducking dead

Man I miss the Pride days when everybody was on steroids and you were allowed to kick a downed opponent.

12:09 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Mister Pride

Ref was trying to get Rampage killed but Oyama the hometown boy had to go home alive

from wikipedia "In 2018, Silva admitted that he has been bearing symptoms consistent with chronic traumatic encephalopathy, and has expressed a wish to donate his brain for research."

And then he ran in the buzzsaw that was Cro Cop

@marcoaureliorodriguesdevas135

Жыл бұрын

He clearly won the first fight tough. The draw only happened couse of the special rules demanded by Cro Cop team.

@H.K.5

Ай бұрын

Wanderlei was past his prime when he rematched Cro Cop though.

My dream match would be wanderlei vs Frank shamrock.

6:50 REALLY bad stoppage. Fixed 😓

I love the stomps... old man was more realistic...

Hm...cro cop

Justin Gaethje is the LW Wanderlei

Without roids he’s never have been above 180lbs. That being said he’d have been amazing to watch at 185 or 170 and no doubt would have been just as dominant if not more.

@whodatking26

Жыл бұрын

I think he fought at 185 for alot of his fights

Those knees and kicks while on the ground make me feel sick.

Pride was way more brutal than UFC Pride judging was fair and honest UFC has a bunch of wussy rules And very corrupt judging

Cuing lee is gone too far if you follow him

Missing silva vs Jackson 2

@chrissan2044

Жыл бұрын

Nah

@frankthetank1779

Жыл бұрын

They showed Silva finish Jackson twice.

Koed sakuraba stiff

Don’t know why this video hasn’t got so many like is cause of the absolute stupid music

Yea roids and ped's will do that

A LOT of TRT victims here, with Wanderlei Silva considered a PURE CHEAT. Not that others aren't guilty, but we need to invalidate TRT wins.

@jasonrick6148

Жыл бұрын

So let’s invalidate Anderson Silva and Jon Jones’ wins as well.

@ButtonLicker

Жыл бұрын

@@jasonrick6148 Jon Jones YES, but I'm unaware of Anderson Silva's Testosterone cheats. If you make the punishment painful enough (delegitimization), it corrects immoral behavior. Lets not forget that cheating in this sport can cause permanent brain damage that otherwise would not happen.

@arthurdaffos1490

Жыл бұрын

@@ButtonLicker they were all juiced up in pride. The exceptions were few and far between

@ivanvee1258

Жыл бұрын

Which fighters do you think were clean during the pioneer era of MMA?

@arthurdaffos1490

Жыл бұрын

@@ivanvee1258 maybe fedor and sakuraba, the others i wouldnt place any bet

There Will Never be athlete Like Wanderlei silva🪓 🇧🇷🪓

Silva vs Cung Le was such a good flight. Kickboxing vs muai thai.

@H.K.5

27 күн бұрын

“Sanda vs Muay Thai”

@theunderweartaker4349

27 күн бұрын

@@H.K.5 Ah yes, that's the name of the style Cung Le mastered. I can't think of a more exciting fight of striking styles. One of the best fights I've ever seen. I wish Cung would have won.