LAS VEGAS (October 21, 2009) – XYIENCE, the official energy drink of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), brings legendary fighter Wanderlei Silva to New York City on Sunday, Oct. 25. Silva will sign autographs at Duane Reade, located on 1350 Broadway, near Herald Square, from noon – 2 p.m.
The Brazilian-born Silva has achieved iconic [...]

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“Master Rafael [Cordeiro is] two or three years older than me and when I started, he was already a black belt. He’s very ugly, but he was famous and had a beautiful girlfriend, so it gave me hope that I could do well one day too. He was very good in fights and Muay [...]

Yoshihiro Akiyama, a fourth-generation Japanese-born Korean who made his Zuffa debut at UFC 100, will bring a lethal dose of sexiness to the Octagon in early 2010 in hopes of dulling the blade of Brazilian “Axe Murderer” Wanderlei Silva.
“Sexyama” made the announcement earlier today during a news conference for the UFC’s “Undisputed” video game release [...]

”Man, he’s more handsome (laughs)… I said to him, ‘Wanderlei, you’re much more handsome … If you had long hair and a pretty mouth, you’d be like Angelina Jolie (laughs).’ But he’s ok, he did that surgery because of a nose problem and that’s important. The rest is rest, the guys joke with him and [...]

MMAmania.com (www.mmamania.com) has been able to confirm with sources inside the Wanderlei Silva camp that “The Axe Murderer” has recently undergone a medical procedure.
Silva is expected to make an announcement on his official Web site (www.wandfightteam.com) in the next few days to further discuss the procedure and reveal a timetable for his Octagon return.
Rumors began [...]

Michael Bisping demanded to face a “top fighter” after his devastating knockout loss to Dan Henderson at UFC 100 on July 11.
And it appeared that UFC matchmaker Joe Silva was willing to oblige, setting up a potential showdown with Wanderlei Silva at UFC 105 from the Manchester Evening News (MEN) Arena in Manchester, England, on [...]