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The future of UFC middleweight Wanderlei Silva is all in the hands of the legendary mixed martial artist. Despite calls from UFC president Dana White for him to call it a day, Silva has yet to make a definitive announcement. Read More >>

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Wanderlei Silva returned to the Octagon for the first time in 16 months to face Chris Leben at UFC 132 in July. He was KO’d in just 27 seconds. Is he ready to call it quits? He talked about his future in UFC 132 Fightline. Read More >>

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Wanderlei Silva has had one of the most storied careers in mixed martial arts history, but is it time for him to hang up the gloves and call it a career? Read More >>

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Chris Leben (22-7 MMA, 12-6 UFC) has mellowed out considerably as his octagon career has stretched past the…

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Tito Ortiz not only brought his career back online with his win at UFC 132, he also topped the $1.277 million fighter payroll for the event.  Read More >>

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Main card fighters and MMA legends Tito Ortiz and Wanderlei Silva were the top earners at this past weekend’s UFC 132 event.

Both competitors earned disclosed flat-rate paydays. Ortiz netted $450,000 for his upset victory over Ryan Bader, and Silva scored $200,000 in a disappointing first-round loss to Chris Leben. The two fighters combined to secure 50.9 percent of the $1,277,000 total disclosed payroll for the event.

MMAjunkie.com today requested and received the list of disclosed paydays from the Nevada State Athletic Commission.

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Chris Leben has mellowed out considerably as his
octagon career has stretched past the five-year mark. He has more fights
than any active UFC middleweight with 18 appearances to his credit.

The cage is old hat by now.

But even after so many fights, Leben got fired up at an unexpected time
when Wanderlei Silva – his longtime hero – walked
into the octagon to the bouncy techno for which he’s become known.

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UFC president Dana White says that he feels its time for Wanderlei Silva to call it a career, even if he has to sit down and “Chuck Liddell” him into retiring. Read More >>

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LAS VEGAS – If it’s up to UFC president Dana White, MMA legend Wanderlei Silva is done competing in the octagon.

After Silva was brutally defeated in just 27 seconds by Chris Leben at
Saturday night’s UFC 132 event in Las Vegas, White said “The Axe
Murderer” would be best served by putting an end to his 15-year career
as a professional fighter.

“People love him so much because of the way he fights and his style and
the type of person he is,” White said. “But yeah, (it’s) probably the
end of the road for Wanderlei.”

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MMA legend Wanderlei Silva may have seen his last days in the Octagon following a knockout loss to Chris Leben at UFC 132.  Read More >>

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