Silvia Needs A Big One

After a seven year hiatus from combatant sports Wanderlei Silvia takes one of the biggest risks as he makes his come back. This was a fight that should of been mad several years ago but for some reason it never materialized. Most average fighters would take an easy fight to get themselves back in the W circle and build anticipation for a mega fight with a rival.Silva recently relocated to the United States to focus his training for this fight, leaving behind his former team, Chute Boxe, and joining forces with Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas.

Since his last appearance in the Octagon, the UFC has undergone a cosmetic makeover that nip & tuck change included different owners and the obvious growth of the sport. It will have been just over 10 months since he last fought when he faces Liddell on Dec. 29, Silvia is 0-2 in his last two fights.The excitement and anticipation for this bout can be summed up by the statements of UFC president Dana White when he was finally able to sign Silva to a contract earlier this year, for all intents and purposes, solidifying this bout.