Nobody wants to fight Wanderlei

[KBE6EKCTAH_CCP]

Is what Bas and that other commentator said during Wand vs Otsuka during Pride 18. Allegedly because other fighters were afraid physically but also because of that Wand glare.

Is this merely BS commentators say to make the fight interesting or were fighters really scared of Wand like that?

I think that version of Wand was possibly the most violent fighter we have ever seen, but I wonder if pro fighters actually get scared of other fighters like that.

 

[GoodBadHBK]

Bas himself was coming out of retirement to fight Wand at one point

 

[Rampage_Jackson]

Bas himself was coming out of retirement to fight Wand at one point

under k1 rules. Bas was going to kill him

 

[Luthien]

He is 48 years of age, enough already

 

[LEWIS540]

I mean he was fighting 4-5 times a year at the time so................

 

[Shane-O-Mac]

Wanderlei Silva juiced out of his mind yeah I wouldn't want to fight him either

 

[Chagaev]

If you were a japanese can fed by Pride to top tier fighters, like they used to do here and there, Wanderlay was one of the worst matchups.

The guy wansn't content to KTFO these guys, he liked to stomp and soccer kick their limp bodies.

 

[TheBulge]

Think of the backstage footage in Pride after the brawl in the ring with Coleman, Rua, Wand etc. Mark who was a raging HW could have hulk smashed Wand but he looked intimidated talking to an angry Wanderlei backstage.

 

[2432sj]

It says a lot about today’s MMA that so many posts are about fighters who no longer fight.

 

[ultra321]

 

[ricains_cretins]

Wanderlei Silva juiced out of his mind yeah I wouldn't want to fight him either

What are you talking about, Pride was known to have one of the best anti-doping policy !

 

[LowTierLord]

Think of the backstage footage in Pride after the brawl in the ring with Coleman, Rua, Wand etc. Mark who was a raging HW could have hulk smashed Wand but he looked intimidated talking to an angry Wanderlei backstage.

Could you link the footage? I'm a new-ish MMA fan, but I've really come to love the Pride era. I gotta see that.

 

[jeff7b9]

What are you talking about, Pride was known to have one of the best anti-doping policy !

It was actually anti anti doping.

You gotta read the fine print

 

[r-harper-1]

I’m sure the 180 lbs Japanese pro wrestlers were a bit timid …..Arona , Rampage and Henderson were likely aware of the dangers, but not scared shitless lol

 

[stinkynecklace]

Rampage recently said the reason Wand hated him so much was because he wasn’t afraid of him. I take it he meant most others were.

 

[Uber_Noober]

There is one man…

 

[RichardHarrow]

under k1 rules. Bas was going to kill him

Yea not true at all. Mirkos first fight in Pride was against Wanderlei and he asked for K1 rules with a further condition that if there wasn’t a KO it would be a draw. Had it gone to the judges Wanderlei would have gotten the nod.

A fresh out of K1 Mirko couldn’t do it , Bas would have had his lights out.

 

[RichardHarrow]

Is what Bas and that other commentator said during Wand vs Otsuka during Pride 18. Allegedly because other fighters were afraid physically but also because of that Wand glare.

Is this merely BS commentators say to make the fight interesting or were fighters really scared of Wand like that?

I think that version of Wand was possibly the most violent fighter we have ever seen, but I wonder if pro fighters actually get scared of other fighters like that.

 

[rear naked ankle pick]

There is one man…
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I cant let you get close

 

[tat2man5k]

Think of the backstage footage in Pride after the brawl in the ring with Coleman, Rua, Wand etc. Mark who was a raging HW could have hulk smashed Wand but he looked intimidated talking to an angry Wanderlei backstage.

I agree that Coleman would've killed Wand but man i would've loved to have seen Wand vs Baroni