Wanderlei: “I wanna fight the best”

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Former Pride champion and one of the biggest names in the MMA history, Wandelei Silva still wants to fight the best. Visiting the champion’s house in Las Vegas, TATAME Magazine spoke with The Axe Murderer about his new phase, leading a camp in theUnited States. In the exclusive interview, that you can read in TATAME’s September edition, Wanderlei spoke about his desire to keep fighting, even after two losses in a row.

“I wanna fight the best, even because for what they pay me they won’t put me against anybody. I wanna fight every time better, fight the best, teach my training method, help the Brazilians that need to come to the US. I wanna create champions”, said Wanderlei, revealing the desire of becoming a coach in the future. “I’m very happy that I can teach my students the philosophy of victory that I received from my master Rudimar all my life”.

In the exclusive report produced for TATAME #164, we traveled all around the United States to understand why Vitor Belfort, Anderson Silva and Rodrigo Minotauro decided to follow Wanderlei Silva and move to theUnited States, creating a base for his fights in the UFC in Uncle Sam lands. Click here and read what TATAME Magazine #164 brings to you.