Wanderlei Silva (31-8-1) has expressed his intentions of signing the bout agreement to fight Keith Jardine (13-3-1) at UFC 84 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Saturday May 24.
The latest announcement comes via his personal blog, which has been translated in part thanks to MMAWeekly.com.
Here’s a snip:
“I’m leaving right now to sign the Jardine fight contract and you are the first ones to know officially. I am starting to train hard again to be able to get the victory.”
It’s a victory that the “Axe Murderer” perhaps needs more than any other in his career — he’s on a three-fight losing skid.
Granted there’s nothing wrong with losses to Mirko Cro, Dan Henderson and Chuck Liddell. But if he can’t beat Jardine it is going to derail any immediate aspirations he has to challenge the top contenders in the 205-pound division.
To help him prepare for the upcoming bout Silva will enlist the services of UFC Heavyweight Champion Randy Couture and his army of dynamic trainers at the XTreme Couture gym in Las Vegas.
For his part, Jardine will continue to train in New Mexico with mastermind Greg Jackson and camp partners Rashad Evans, Nate Marquardt, Georges St. Pierre and others.
He is competing for this first time since his split-decision win over Chuck Liddell at UFC 76: “Knockout” back in September 2007.
With wins over Forrest Griffin, Liddell and possibly Silva, it’d be insane to not see Jardine challenge for the title his next time out, or at the very least fight the winner of Liddell and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua in a number one contender eliminator match.
Let’s also remember two other important bouts within the division that are upcoming: Lyoto Machida vs. Tito Ortiz and Thiago Silva vs. Rashad Evans.
Things should be very interesting going forward in the light heavyweight category going forward. And the winner of this bout between Silva and Jardine will be in the thick of that mix.
It should be a good fight and interesting to see if Jardine can handle the pressure and aggressive style of Silva. He more than likely won’t have much room to unleash those punishing kicks, which are a big reason behind his success.
For the most recent rumored UFC 84 fight card click here.
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good luck wanderlei
WWWWWWWWAANNDERLEIIIIII SSSSIIIIIIIIIIIILLLVVVVVVAAAAA
atta boy WAR WANDY!
I hope Wandy tears Jardine’s head off. Then throws it at Liddell for a gift.
If the rumor card stays as is, then I’m more excited for this card than any of the other upcoming PPVs. Including 82.
STACKED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 4 main event matches in one card. That’s what I’m talking about!! This card will dictate the LHW div for the next 2 years. Looks like a LHW tournament.
I really hope it doesn’t change. This is how cards should look like all the time.
so after jardine beats wanderlei then can he please get the winner of rampage and griffen..what more does that man have to do
well he lost
[quote comment=”326078″]so after jardine beats wanderlei then can he please get the winner of rampage and griffen..what more does that man have to do[/quote]
Well there’s the problem, beat Wandy, wont happen.
if jardine wins this, he will be remembered for many years to come - and he will see a massive - huge pay rise!
but i think wandy 2nd round
zuffa hates jardine, if wandy beats him jardine will be fighting on undercards until he signs with elitexc or someone else. Its not fair, but its true. I cant blame zuffa either. He is not marketable and has no fanbase.
I dont think Jardine will last 1 rd against a wanderlei training at extreme couture. He learned a lot about fighting in the UFC in his match vs. Chcuk. Wanderlei will blow right through Jardine, who I happen to be a big fan of as well.
Wandy has keith’s number…Wandy’s aggression will play a huge factor for Jardine. I can see this one ending right quick..>Wandy All Day!
i hope wandy kills jardine. it needs to happen, but then again if he wins then cant deny hes in line for a title shot
Couldnt be happier with the current Wandi situation. Fighting a “get back on track” fight, and staying at 205, excellent.
u people all thought over-rated chuck would beat jardine too…the one fight i would bet my house and family on is thiago silva killing that bum rashad evans,,,,who has that bum beat tito beat him but got his win stole cause dana hates him rashads best win is over jason lambert talk about a waste of space in the ufc
Awesome bill if it all comes together. And the War machine is fighting too
He is 100% entertainment
[quote comment=”326078″]so after jardine beats wanderlei then can he please get the winner of rampage and griffen..what more does that man have to do[/quote]
How about having a winning streak longer than 1? I don’t understand people talking about how Jardine deserves a title shot now, when 2 fights ago he got destroyed by an unranked Houston Alexander. A fighter should never get a title shot in the UFC off a 1 fight winning streak (if you can call 1 fight a streak) unless they A) just lost their title after holding it a while, or B) are coming into the UFC with an impressive resume elsewhere. Even if he beats Silva (which I don’t think he will), he should still have to fight a #1 contender match with Liddell, if he beats Rua (while Machida fights the winner of Jackson vs. Griffin).
finally they annouced it, should be a awesome fight i don’t see wandy losing 4 in a row
i hope jardin get knock out like houston knock him out people dont for get that ko
Wanderlei via KO/TKO first round, i expect Wanderlei to come in like he does when he has fought all his lesser opponents and just bullrush and KO Jardine. Jardine aint bad but he aint on Wanderlei’s lvl if Chuck had been aggressive he couldve KO’d Jardine.
Wanderlei vs Rampage coming up soon as well as Rua vs Thiago(unless they dont wanna fight each other, i think they will doh) Chuck rematch vs Jardine or he will fight Machida.
Wanderlei >jardine
Rua>Chuck
Rampage>Forrest
Thiago>Rashad
MAchida>tito
if this fight does happen jardine is going to take it. look none thought he would beat liddell or griffin. but he did then he fought houston and none thought houston would win but he did. so if most of u think silva will win that is when jardine is at his best. so u keep saying silva will win and he’ll lose. silva needs to drop 2 middleweight and take on the champ. silva vs silva or silva vs henderson 3. either way it would b a great fight.
Wanderlie training and working with Randy will result in some big wins for him.
[quote comment=”326345″]Wanderlie training and working with Randy will result in some big wins for him.[/quote]
wishful thinking but he needs 2 move down a weight class.
agree 100% that jardines leg kicks are a huge part of his succcess, take away his ability to kick and he loses really his only strength because his striking and foot work is medeoker at best.
those punishing leg kicks is what allowed him to enjoy victory over lidell. Chuck wasnt even really checking the those kicks just pretty much absorbing them. Which basically took away his knockout power because of the damage to his lead leg.
I’m not sure if this is common knowledge by now, but Wandy has enlisted none other than Randy Couture to train him for this fight. Jardine is dead.
good fight wandy is goin to win though
[quote comment=”326426″]I’m not sure if this is common knowledge by now, but Wandy has enlisted none other than Randy Couture to train him for this fight. Jardine is dead.[/quote]
jardine loves 2 b the under dog. jardine is going 2 make silva realize he needs 2 move down a weight class. big deal he trains with randy. if training with randy means u win ever fight then why did henderson loss 2 jackson.
[quote comment=”326164″]u people all thought over-rated chuck would beat jardine too…the one fight i would bet my house and family on is thiago silva killing that bum rashad evans,,,,who has that bum beat tito beat him but got his win stole cause dana hates him rashads best win is over jason lambert talk about a waste of space in the ufc[/quote]
Only a man who thinks chuck is overrated would wage his family on an MMA match. Nice one.
[quote comment=”326049″]I hope Wandy tears Jardine’s head off. Then throws it at Liddell for a gift.[/quote]
LOL… absolutely wicked’
sounds good,but no matter what,please dont give LIddel another shot at the title unless Jackson is out first. I cant stand to see him beat up again.
[quote comment=”326671″][quote comment=”326164″]u people all thought over-rated chuck would beat jardine too…the one fight i would bet my house and family on is thiago silva killing that bum rashad evans,,,,who has that bum beat tito beat him but got his win stole cause dana hates him rashads best win is over jason lambert talk about a waste of space in the ufc[/quote]
Only a man who thinks chuck is overrated would wage his family on an MMA match. Nice one.[/quote]
Good putdown! Very right.
Jardine = Clever fighter who sticks to fight plans.
Wandy = Meathead.
I could see jardine working his leg strikes and using his reach advantage to take a decision.
I am pulling for Wanderlia, not just because i am a huge silva but also, Jardine has problems with guy that like to get on the inside and then maul there oppents kind of like how he got distroyed by Huston. Beside Jardine dosent have to punchin power to put silva out and if u dont have that power to at least keep him at bay wanderlia is just goin to run right though him.
so Silva break a leg,
Infact back both, a arm, and his back u need to win this one
there is gonna be a size difference guys, jardine is a big man and i think his size will give wandy problems, just keep an eye open for that.
[quote comment=”327142″][quote comment=”326671″][quote comment=”326164″]u people all thought over-rated chuck would beat jardine too…the one fight i would bet my house and family on is thiago silva killing that bum rashad evans,,,,who has that bum beat tito beat him but got his win stole cause dana hates him rashads best win is over jason lambert talk about a waste of space in the ufc[/quote]
Only a man who thinks chuck is overrated would wage his family on an MMA match. Nice one.[/quote]
Good putdown! Very right.[/quote]
yeah what an artard
I’m putting money on Jardine to win by KO. Same with Forrset over Rampage. Then In Jarine-Griffen2 I say Jardine takes the decision for the title.
[quote comment=”327495″]I’m putting money on Jardine to win by KO. Same with Forrset over Rampage. Then In Jarine-Griffen2 I say Jardine takes the decision for the title.[/quote]
PS IMO Jardine will lose his title in his first defense against Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida
Machida ahould have been fighting Jardine, and they should have given Wandi to Tito. I really belive the UFC are trying to knock Jardine out of title by putting against Silva. I have never seen anyone have such a huge massive win like Jardine did and then have then the UFC gave them fight somone who lost there last fight. They know that Silva is dangerous for Jardine, and more than capable of taking Jardine out. Chucks style is to counter punch and he likes to take time to pick his punches. This style was made for Jardine as it gives him plenty of time to set up his devastating leg kicks. I believed Jardine would beat Chuck. Silva is completely different, he will not give Jardine a chance to set up his kicks, he is reckless, wild and relentless and we saw how strong his chin was against Chuck. The UFC are hoping that Silva will get take Jardine out of the picture and this is the main reason that I am rooting for Jardine because it will piss off the UFC Dana if he wins. If all else fails for them they can maybe get rid of him for wearing a t shirt they are not happy with like they did with Matt Lindland. Wankers.
[quote comment=”327228″]there is gonna be a size difference guys, jardine is a big man and i think his size will give wandy problems, just keep an eye open for that.[/quote]
U do realize that Wanderlei destroyed Rampage twice….right?
Rampage is a huge LHW fighter and wanderlei had no problems against him. A 3 inch size advantage isnt a very good reason to pick 1 fighter over another, IMO!!!
Jardine is only like 6′1
Wanderlei is 5′10
Not that big of a size difference, not to mention Jardine’s kicks wont work when wanderlei is all up in his face the whole time.
Wanderlei will win this fight!
[quote comment=”327553″][quote comment=”327228″]there is gonna be a size difference guys, jardine is a big man and i think his size will give wandy problems, just keep an eye open for that.[/quote]
U do realize that Wanderlei destroyed Rampage twice….right?
Rampage is a huge LHW fighter and wanderlei had no problems against him. A 3 inch size advantage isnt a very good reason to pick 1 fighter over another, IMO!!!
Jardine is only like 6′1
Wanderlei is 5′10
Not that big of a size difference, not to mention Jardine’s kicks wont work when wanderlei is all up in his face the whole time.
Wanderlei will win this fight![/quote]
Agree with everything John. Jardine’s somewhat methodical stratagy only works from beyond the outside, like on Liddell, who’m Jardine couldnt really damage, Wandi is gonna be so inside it’s not even funny. Like someone already aluded to, his kicks and punches were rendered ineffective when Houstan rushed him, Wandi is gonna come at him very similarly.
This could potentially be fight of the night and a 3 round war similar to the chuck vs silva fight at 79. Both are tough dudes that bring it so looking forward to this one. UFC always feeds jardine to the wolves and he seems to do alright so It’s a toss up and could go either way but i’ll pick Jardine to pull off the win here.
[quote comment=”327531″]Machida ahould have been fighting Jardine, and they should have given Wandi to Tito. I really belive the UFC are trying to knock Jardine out of title by putting against Silva. I have never seen anyone have such a huge massive win like Jardine did and then have then the UFC gave them fight somone who lost there last fight. They know that Silva is dangerous for Jardine, and more than capable of taking Jardine out. Chucks style is to counter punch and he likes to take time to pick his punches. This style was made for Jardine as it gives him plenty of time to set up his devastating leg kicks. I believed Jardine would beat Chuck. Silva is completely different, he will not give Jardine a chance to set up his kicks, he is reckless, wild and relentless and we saw how strong his chin was against Chuck. The UFC are hoping that Silva will get take Jardine out of the picture and this is the main reason that I am rooting for Jardine because it will piss off the UFC Dana if he wins. If all else fails for them they can maybe get rid of him for wearing a t shirt they are not happy with like they did with Matt Lindland. Wankers.[/quote]
well if thats what u think thats what u think. jardine is going 2 kick his ass and then its jardine vs liddell 2.
[quote comment=”327579″][quote comment=”327553″][quote comment=”327228″]there is gonna be a size difference guys, jardine is a big man and i think his size will give wandy problems, just keep an eye open for that.[/quote]
U do realize that Wanderlei destroyed Rampage twice….right?
Rampage is a huge LHW fighter and wanderlei had no problems against him. A 3 inch size advantage isnt a very good reason to pick 1 fighter over another, IMO!!!
Jardine is only like 6′1
Wanderlei is 5′10
Not that big of a size difference, not to mention Jardine’s kicks wont work when wanderlei is all up in his face the whole time.
Wanderlei will win this fight![/quote]
Agree with everything John. Jardine’s somewhat methodical stratagy only works from beyond the outside, like on Liddell, who’m Jardine couldnt really damage, Wandi is gonna be so inside it’s not even funny. Like someone already aluded to, his kicks and punches were rendered ineffective when Houstan rushed him, Wandi is gonna come at him very similarly.[/quote]
what about the griffin vs jardine fight? or did u forget about that? jardine loves it when u think he is going 2 lose. he likes 2 prove people wrong and he’s going 2 do it again.
i’m sorry but whoever brought up that w.silva bet jackson in pride u r funny. jackson was training with new-comers 2 the mma world when they took place. so those fights r out the window. henderson KO’ed silva over there so why couldn’t he bet jackson in the ufc then. uh duh because those fight don’t matter anymore. jackson is learning from someone who is much much much much smarter then the 1 who was training him in japan. so get a brain and start thinking. jackson hits way harder then jardine and griffin couldn’t take his power so griffin is going down like he so good at get ready 2 see him cry again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[quote comment=”327919″]i’m sorry but whoever brought up that w.silva bet jackson in pride u r funny. jackson was training with new-comers 2 the mma world when they took place. so those fights r out the window. henderson KO’ed silva over there so why couldn’t he bet jackson in the ufc then. uh duh because those fight don’t matter anymore. jackson is learning from someone who is much much much much smarter then the 1 who was training him in japan. so get a brain and start thinking. jackson hits way harder then jardine and griffin couldn’t take his power so griffin is going down like he so good at get ready 2 see him cry again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![/quote]
No.
oh com’on man he knocked him twice. he grabed the back of his head and kneed him in the face. when wand fought henderson steped in like on idiot and got hit. but don’t he’s a better fighter then wand and i don’t see rampage holding the belt for very long
Wandy wins this one enough said
machida wins his
wandy and machida fight
chuck wins
beats forrest for the title
machida and wandy is a toss up
one of those will fall victim to liddell and his
because liddell drink brawndo
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the thirst mutalator
yes i know i cant spell even if i did spell these names and words right i wouldnt know… lucky guess you could say.
cheers and beers
if anybody (including keith) thinks jardine should get a title shot after ufc 76, you’re on crack. i honestly dont think tim sylvia should have been fighting for the title at 81 either. you need more than 1 win for a title shot, not even forrest really deserves the title shot over a guy like machida or thiago silva. babaloo had to get 10 wins in a row before he got his 2nd shot at the title against chuck.
and all you jardine fans, i got bad news: keith is goin down. no way he beats wandy. jardine beat chuck in the worst performance of liddells life, and wandy took a beating against the best chuck ive ever seen (and even knocked chuck down twice if i remember correctly). houston alexander kicked jardine’s ass in the clinch, and wandy’s clinch is 350% what alexanders is.
wandy wins by KO
Wanderlei Silva , I will be at ring side viewing your victory
I think it will be a good fight but no match for Wanderlei.
Jardine’s getting has as kicked.
[quote comment=”333485″]if anybody (including keith) thinks jardine should get a title shot after ufc 76, you’re on crack. i honestly dont think tim sylvia should have been fighting for the title at 81 either. you need more than 1 win for a title shot, not even forrest really deserves the title shot over a guy like machida or thiago silva. babaloo had to get 10 wins in a row before he got his 2nd shot at the title against chuck.
and all you jardine fans, i got bad news: keith is goin down. no way he beats wandy. jardine beat chuck in the worst performance of liddells life, and wandy took a beating against the best chuck ive ever seen (and even knocked chuck down twice if i remember correctly). houston alexander kicked jardine’s ass in the clinch, and wandy’s clinch is 350% what alexanders is.
wandy wins by KO[/quote]
I still think jardine has a shot. Wandy has lost 3 fights in a row (albeit against top contenders), that’s got disturb your mindset, and when you do that you can make mistakes. Look how timid Liddell was against Jardine. Jardine came in with a plan, and execute it. He beat forrest and liddell (who are both top guys), give some credit where it’s due. If Jardine fought Alexander again, he’d win 4/5 times. The UFC tried to sacrifice Jardine to Liddell, but it didn’t happen. If he can win against Wandy, he should get a shot at the winner of Chuck vs Rua. Give the man some credit.
No way that Keith will win.
never ever will that happen. Wandy will kick his ass, because he has to, after that sad performance against Chuck. No knees, just one kick, no agressivity when Chuck was on the ground, he let him stand up, instead of kicking his ass and stomp him in the face incredible.
That was not the real Axe Murderer… the real one is hungry!!!
Ummmmmmmmmm, its kinda sad people thinks Jardine has a shot at beating Wanderlei silva. A pride chapmion with i think like 15-19 title defences. He is a tyrant. Chuck could beat him because chuck had reach and power, but what does jardine have. Takedowns, wont work, Wanderlei is great at getting up, clinch, DEFENETLY not with Wanderleis BJJ, standup, ummmmm yea, another no. Jardine took chuck on a bad night. Wanderlei is ogna rape Jardine.
jardine is tuff, no doubt. and of course he has a chance to win. more than likely tho, wandy will win by KO. ppl give less credit to jardine than is due, but some give too much. i would be shocked if he beat silva.
[quote comment=”333485″]if anybody (including keith) thinks jardine should get a title shot after ufc 76, you’re on crack. i honestly dont think tim sylvia should have been fighting for the title at 81 either. you need more than 1 win for a title shot, not even forrest really deserves the title shot over a guy like machida or thiago silva. babaloo had to get 10 wins in a row before he got his 2nd shot at the title against chuck.
and all you jardine fans, i got bad news: keith is goin down. no way he beats wandy. jardine beat chuck in the worst performance of liddells life, and wandy took a beating against the best chuck ive ever seen (and even knocked chuck down twice if i remember correctly). houston alexander kicked jardine’s ass in the clinch, and wandy’s clinch is 350% what alexanders is.
wandy wins by KO[/quote]
Wanderlei did not knock Chuck down. Chuck was off balance when he hit him. Once from a left, right combo and once from a kick.
I see a lot of posts like “no way Jardine will win” and “this will be an easy one for the axe murderer”. It’s cool to voice opinions but it’s also fair to give credit if they don’t hold true. If Keith holds his own and beats Silva, do the man a favor and throw some support his way. He has beaten some good names fair and square and if he adds Silva to that list he deserves a title shot.
Guys lets think about this. Jardine is going against a legend. A guy who DESTROYED Rampage TWICE. A man who was a pride champion for 5 years. Hes going against the Axe Murderer. Jardine beat Forrest, good for him, he did a good job. He beat Chuck on chucks worst performance and only by Split decision. Im sorry but Jardines walking into the hornets nest. When he steps into the octogon at UFC 84, theres gona be a hurricane waiting, hes gona get destroyed and lost fighting it.
i cant wait for this event.. My favorite figher in Wanderlei and i hope he wins.. i have respect for jardne too.. hes a good fighter.. this is going to be a reallyy good match .i cant wait for it =D
Saying “Keith beat Chuck because Chuck had a bad day” is as invalid as saying “Alexander beat Keith because Keith had a bad day”. The truth is we don’t know. It is what it is. I mean, how can a man ever get any credit if when he wins it’s perceived as luck and when he looses it’s perceived as opponent’s skill? If the man beats Silva he deserves a title shot. If he looses, he doesn’t…it’s as simple as that.
GO JARDINE …hes a friend of mine and he rocks ..kick sum ass meanjardine
Thats awesome because now I know my boy Chuck Liddell will beat Jardine if they ever meet up again because he sure as hell tore Silva a new asshole.