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Former Pride FC champion, Wanderlei “The Axe Murderer” Silva is set to move to middleweight following his devastating loss to Quinton “Rampage” Jackson last weekend, his forth in five outings.

Sources close to the aggressive Brazilian EXCLUSIVELY revealed to MMABay that he will be moving to 185 pounds after spending the last couple of years fighting bigger men and coming up short.

Often in his Pride days, Wanderlei would come in under the allotted weight, as he did last weekend at UFC 92, finding the weight cutting very easy to cope with.

This move could potentially set the middleweight division on fire with the likes of Michael Bisping, Nate Marquardt and former foe, Dan Henderson in the mix.

If successful at middleweight, “The Axe Murderer” could find himself opposite 185 pound champion, Anderson Silva which I’m sure every fan would love to see.

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MMABay is notorious for reporting rumours as news, but that would certainly make the MW division a little more interesting; although not only would I see him having trouble cutting (it'd be all muscle loss) to 185, his style would not match up well with someone like Anderson Silva.
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i seen this coming and i know dana would love to promote a silva vs silva fight after 2 or 3 victories for wandy
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I like it. Good for him.
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i think anderson silva's stand up is just too devestating for wandy....
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Wandy isn't as ridiculously cut as he was in PRIDE and there's a tad of, not pudge, but he's not like Forrest or big like Jardine.

I like this move because he is undersized against the likes of a Rampage or Jardine, but he used to be fight Yoshida and Crocop and fellas who are scary bigger than him, and didn't dominate against them like he did against a Sakuraba.

I'd love to see Wandy vs. Hendo, Franklin, Anderson Silva, but the big fight I wanna see is Couture/Wandy, so who knows.

Like the idea in theory, don't think it's too much weight to cut, just love Wandy in any weightclass.
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I atually think losing a bit of his muscle would be a good thing. He seemed to alot more agile and accurate, like the build he had when he began in pride. I think he would be great in the MW division. WAR WAND at any weight
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This is a great move if it happened.
For the fan at least.
Not as many plain scrappers at 185. Could create some exciting matches.
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rematch with Hendo....anyone?
wouldnt like that. wouldnt even get me pumped whatsoever and dammit wandy-fights are supposed to get the blood flowing.
i want a new fight. but not bisping :P
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wandy vs bisping... would love to see silva knock him the hell out
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wandy will never be the same after that ko...
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