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VIDEO | Wanderlei Silva and Charles 'Krazy Horse' Bennett nearly get into fight in Japanese hotel lobby

Russell Ess - September 22, 2016

It appears as if the bad blood between Wanderlei Silva and Charles ‘Krazy Horse’ Bennett is still boiling.

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Wanderlei Silva challenges Chael Sonnen to a fight

Chris Taylor - May 28, 2016

Former UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen was a recent guest on The MMA Hour where he told Ariel Helwani that he personally saved ‘TUF Brazil 3’ by showing opposing coach Wanderlei Silva his bank account. “The Axe Murderer” denied Sonnen’s recent claims in a video posted to Facebook, where he credited his coach Rafael Cordeiro as being the individual who convinced him to return to the TUF gym. Here is what Silva had to say (as transcribed by Guilherme Cruz of MMAFighting):

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Wanderlei Silva reveals frightening details regarding being hit by car

bjpenndotcom - May 13, 2016

News emerged earlier this week that former MMA legend and former PRIDE FC champion Wanderlei Silva had been hit by a car while riding his bike. A statement was released through Silva’s official Facebook page, which requested that fans pray for the legend, as would need to undergo shoulder surgery. Now, in a new post, Wanderlei revealed that he will also need knee surgery, and could have died as a result of the accident. His post translates to:

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Wanderlei Silva hit by car, will undergo surgery

bjpenndotcom - May 11, 2016

Tragic news surfaced Wednesday afternoon that former PRIDE FC champion Wanderlei Silva had been hit by a car on his way home from the gym and would need to undergo surgery. While details weren’t given as to the nature of the injury to Silva’s shoulder, it was asked that fans pray for Silva as he underwent surgery.

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Wanderlei Silva has "good news" about his return to the ring

bjpenndotcom - February 19, 2016

MMA veteran Wanderlei Silva has been out of action since his March 2013 KO win over Brian Stann in Saitama Japan. Silva was handed a lifetime suspension from the NSAC after evading a drug test. Silva then accused the UFC of fixing fights which subsequently resulted in them freezing his contract.

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Wanderlei "The Axe Murderer" Silva gets 3 years from NSAC

bjpenndotcom - February 17, 2016

The infamous running of Wanderlei Silva from drug testing officials handed Silva a three year suspension down from a lifetime ban in the re-hearing with NSAC officials today. The original decision would of saw the end of “The Axe Murderer” career, however, his push for a fight with Fedor “The Last Emperor” Emelianenko won’t materialize this year due to the ban.