Wand is free from his UFC contract. Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC
Since he started flirting with Rizin, a Japanese event that is called “New PRIDE”, Wanderlei Silva There has been speculation about a fight against the legendary Russian heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko. The Brazilian himself instigated the fans regarding responsibility. But, as far as Wand is concerned, that shouldn't happen anytime soon.
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Without fighting professionally since 2013, the Brazilian believes that it would not be ideal to face the Russian in the fight that would mark his return. For the following fights, however, the idea is better accepted.
“It's an opponent I would really like to face, not just for talk, but not for the first time, right? Now that I've been out of action for two years, I'm not going to take on the guy straight away... I'm going to do a few fights first, get the rhythm and, when the event decides and I think I'm in a good rhythm, I'll definitely want to test myself against him. ”, said the Brazilian, in an interview with the website of the “Combate” channel.
Just like Wanderlei, Fedor was one of the biggest names in PRIDE history, which leaves the Brazilian surprised by the fact that the fight had never been speculated on before. “I don't know how this fight wasn't done at that time when I was undefeated and so was he. I was thinking about it these days… This fight was never proposed to me. No one can say that I denied this fight, because it was never proposed. At that time, this fight had to have been done”, he highlighted.
Despite the rumors, Wanderlei has not yet signed a contract to officially return to MMA. He is suspended until May 2017 for refusing to take a surprise drug test during his UFC days, although the suspension does not apply to events held in Japan.
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