Just how good was Wanderlei Silva?

[CrimsonFan]

Got fight pass, someone on here recommended me to go watch pride stuff, so I watched a documentary on pride and man that wanderlei Silva looked vicious! His staredowns alone looked scary af! Almost on the same level as mike Tyson! No one really mentions this guy in the goat talk but just how good was he, was he a level just below the goat status or something

Plus pride itself looked insane, some of the fights, Damn!

I consider him the best LHW ever.

 

[CrimsonFan]

He was very very good, but got through with his toughness and aggression as opposed to his technical skill

Honestly that shit matters alot more than skill.
He was mean and aggressive and not to be fucked with.

 

[Gilday]

Honestly that shit matters alot more than skill.
He was mean and aggressive and not to be fucked with.

Oh for sure it matters, but the issue comes when you're dealing with people who are also tough and aggressive but more skilled than you

And when your chin gets cracked that toughness works against you, Chuck Liddell being another example of that

 

[Mike]

I consider him the best LHW ever.

Lol. I love wand but..... no.

 

[lolsnar]

You should snag the entire DVD library of PRIDE events, you won't regret it.

I just had to rewatch that brawl. Not the most technical but probably the most heart displayed by 2 fighters. Apart from shogun vs hendo imo

 

[Cherry]

Wanderlei had an insane run in Pride but with many runs in Pride there are quite a few opponents of lesser quality in there. He was also insanely active. Was Saku's nightmare.

 

[FWRGeorgie]

Got fight pass, someone on here recommended me to go watch pride stuff, so I watched a documentary on pride and man that wanderlei Silva looked vicious! His staredowns alone looked scary af! Almost on the same level as mike Tyson! No one really mentions this guy in the goat talk but just how good was he, was he a level just below the goat status or something

Plus pride itself looked insane, some of the fights, Damn!

What's the doc called?

 

[houjebek]

His record in Pride is legendary.

• Most wins in PRIDE FC history (22)
• Longest undefeated streak in PRIDE FC history (20)
• Most knockouts in PRIDE FC history (15)
• Tied (Mirko Cro Cop) for most finishes in PRIDE FC history (16)

He was a killer, period.
I saw most of his fights and the comparison with Tyson is on point. Wanderlei just as Tyson is just all out crazy aggression, but his takedown defense & overall defense is so good that he can get away with that.
He overwhelms his opponents and puts pressure on them until they crumble.
Only a few could stand his agression...

 

[Gladiator24]

What's the doc called?

Can’t remember what it’s called. But it’s about 2 hours long. Type in pride in search box on fight pass

 

[snaportap21]

Wand is one of those guys who've become underrated on here because most posters weren't even watching MMA when Wand was considered the consensus #1 205er in the world for nearly half a decade. Dude was a natural MW who took fights at HW and held his own

he was not a natural mw he was definitely a LHW. he weighed more than cro cop for their fight.

 

[UL]

goat

 

[yeguiza]

shit he was scary

 

[Glove]

One of the greatest LHW fighters of all time. Excellent striking, some of the best.

When he was a middleweight he was willing to fight heavyweights.

 

[613]

Had his chance in a tournament where both were in and wanderlei won that tournament comfortably.

Lol did you see the bracket Wandy was in? Pride STACKED the one bracket with all the killers and gave Wandy the easy path to the finals.

 

[613]

Hugh mistake by silva to bulk up as he lost his speed and was on the silde in 2006. The first fight with cro cop he was around 205 and matched mirko for speed and won that fight imo.

You are just going to lie about his weight now eh lol

 

[ReadWrite]

He was past his prime when he arrived at the UFC, where he went 5-5. He had some good fights (Chuck), but no notable wins, unless you count prime Bisping, whom he narrowly defeated. His most memorable wins were the 36-second destruction of Jardine and the plum-knee KO+face plant of Rampage, left to hang in the ropes.

Wandy was a glorified brawler, a MW/LHW version of Matt Brown.

 

[DynaMike]

Atomic butt drop...

This is all

 

[Rod Farva]

His aggression is unmatched. You probably wouldn’t learn his style in a gym but it was as entertain as it comes

 

[fedoriswar37]

He was good. Very good. But he was also extremley flawed and beatable.

 

[Wicked_1]

He was the baddest man around at his weight.. 205..which he was a natural 185er at best. He took on everyone. He had balls of steel and was feared by many. Roids or not.. It doesn't matter because he wasnt cheating. When Belfort beat him in the ufs prior to pride vitor was juiced to the max in the ufc. Wandy is an all time great no doubt. Watch his old vale tudo fights. He's an animal with that great line... I promise violence...