Wand hopes to ‘stomp faces’ in RIZIN tournament
Wanderlei Silva: “Stay ready, Wanderlei Silva is here. I will stomp the face of those who try to fight me, I will knock everyone out in this tournament.”
The “New PRIDE” RIZIN Fighting Federation is planning an openweight MMA tournament in 2016, and Wanderlei Silva wants in. Under suspension in North American until 2017 for running from a PED test, literally running, Wand was released by the UFC, and now fights in areas without regulation..
“I feel honored to represent Rizin,” said Silva at a recent press conference in Japan, as transcribed by Guilherme Cruz for MMA Fighting. “I’d like to ask for an openweight division, to give the chance for every fighter in the world who believes they can come here and defeat Wanderlei Silva to try it. We have the most aggressive rules in the world, and under those rules I can fight anyone.
“Stay ready, Wanderlei Silva is here. I will stomp the face of those who try to fight me, I will knock everyone out in this tournament. At openweight, I’m ready to face anyone, from any weight.”
“We will soon become the biggest promotion in the world. We have the best fighters, we have the best promoter, and will become the biggest promotion in the world soon.”
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