Issue 152
March 2017
1: MILITARY MAN
A young Wanderlei enrolled himself into the army to stay out of trouble and avoid jail.
2: INFAMOUS ALIAS
His nickname ‘The Axe Murderer’ was given to him by the UFC.
3: BARK AND BITE!
In his early days, Silva was also known as ‘Cachorro Louco’ – ‘Mad Dog’.
4: PRIDE ICON
He has the most wins, knockouts and title defenses in Pride FC history.
5: IRON CHIN
During his Pride run he took on heavyweight Mark Hunt on two days’ notice.
6: STORM COMING
He always walks to the cage accompanied by Sandstorm by Finnish dance DJ Darude.
7: SUPER SIX
During his nine-fight UFC tenure he won six performance bonuses.
8: FAN FAVORITE
His son is named Thor, after the famous Asgardian Marvel comic book superhero.
9: US CITIZEN
He founded Wand Fight Team in Las Vegas in 2009 and became a US citizen in 2016.
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