Wand (right) and Sonnen (left) rivalry seems to be in the past. Photo: UFC
The announcement of the retirement of Wanderlei Silva last Friday (19) after the release of a long video outburst, in which the Brazilian detonates the UFC, mobilized the MMA community. In addition to the support of thousands of fans, the former PRIDE champion also received messages of encouragement from even his biggest enemies. Wand's great rival in the final stretch of his career, the loudmouth Chael Sonnen used your profile on Twitter to comment on the news.
“My respect to Wanderlei Silva for a career worthy of a Hall of Fame”, wrote the American. Sonnen's message quickly spread across the microblog network, with several replications and responses from fans. Many bet on humor and asked the loudmouth if he felt well. Several others praised Chael for his attitude, even after such a troubled history between Wand and him.
Rivals declared for a long time, Chael Sonnen e Wanderlei Silva their relationship came to a head during the recording of the reality show The Ultimate Fighter Brazil 3, when they came to blows after an argument. The two would face each other on July 5th, but Wanderlei ended up being cut from the duel for evading a surprise anti-doping test in order to fight. A few weeks later, it was Sonnen's turn to leave the event after being caught using illegal substances in a test. Given the facts, the North American announced his retirement.
If the UFC decides to ignore the raids with Wanderlei Silva, especially after the content of the criticism presented in your video outburst, follow the advice of Chael Sonnen and include it in Hall of Fame, the Brazilian would join 12 other names: Royce gracie, Ken Shamrock, Dan Severn, Randy Couture, Mark Coleman, Chuck Liddell, Charles Lewis Jr. (one of the founders of the “Tapout” brand, killed in a car accident in 2009 and the only non-fighter to appear on the list), Matt hugs, Tito Ortiz, Forrest griffin, Stephan bonnar and Pat Miletitch.
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