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MMAjunkie looks at MMA History Today: Wanderlei Silva vs. Brian Stann

BAD MMA News — Tue, 03 Mar 2015 21:53:49 +0000

Wanderlei Silva and Brian Stann Two years ago today, two heavy hitters stepped on to hallowed ground at Saitama Super Arena. No one knew it at the time, but it was likely the last time either would step foot in the octagon. It was March 3, 2013, and the UFC was visiting Japan’s Saitama Super Arena for “UFC on FUEL TV 8: Silva vs. Stann.” Wanderlei Silva and Brian Stann In the main event, MMA legend Wanderlei Silva (34-9-1 MMA, 4-6 UFC at the time) returned to the site of some of his greatest triumphs for a light-heavyweight matchup with former WEC champion Brian Stann (12-5 MMA, 6-4 UFC at the time)

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Wanderlei Silva recounts ‘Fight of the Year’ candidate bout against Brian Stann

BAD MMA News — Mon, 16 Dec 2013 22:44:45 +0000

There have been a lot of memorable UFC fights in the past few months, but few stick out more than the UFC on FUEL TV 8 slugfest between Wanderlei Silva and Brian Stann in March. The storybook tail of “The Axe Murderer” returning to Japan, where he flourished into an elite fighter, to face off against the hard-nosed American was a major plot surrounding the matchup. It was a gunfight for all nine minutes and four seconds of action, and even several months later, Silva still claims people tell him it was the best fight in a phenomenal year of action.

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