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title: "11 Wanderlei Silva Quotes by 7 authors"
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> [I want to fight Wanderlei Silva.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-tavares/i-want-to-fight-wanderlei-silva/)

[Brad Tavares](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-tavares/)

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> [Wanderlei Silva, six feet tall and 205 pounds, boy, until I met you, I didn’t know they could stack crap that high,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chael-sonnen/wanderlei-silva-six-feet-tall-and-205-pounds-boy-until-i-met-you-i/)

[Chael Sonnen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chael-sonnen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d29/chael-sonnen-3003_boys_wanderlei-silva-six-feet-tall-and-205-po_2595834.jpg)

> [I'm a big fan of Wanderlei Silva; he's a big international idol.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cris-cyborg/i-m-a-big-fan-of-wanderlei-silva-he-s-a-big-international-idol/)

[Cris Cyborg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cris-cyborg/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a52/cris-cyborg-6929_big_i-m-a-big-fan-of-wanderlei-silva-he-s-a_2960042.jpg)

> [Out of Brazil, they're always gonna have another Wanderlei Silva, another Minotauro, another Anderson Silva.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-j-penn/out-of-brazil-they-re-always-gonna-have-another-wanderlei-silva/)

[B. J. Penn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-j-penn/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a22/b-j-penn-6206_always_out-of-brazil-they-re-always-gonna-have_1990133.png)

> [When I see my opponent, I begin to shake uncontrollably. Once he hits me, I think to myself, you just hit Wanderlei…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wanderlei-silva/when-i-see-my-opponent-i-begin-to-shake-uncontrollably-once-he-hits/)

[Wanderlei Silva](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wanderlei-silva/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2dd/wanderlei-silva-4574_dare_when-i-see-my-opponent-i-begin-to-shake_1444902.jpg)

> [Imagine Chael Sonnen walking into Chute Boxe and training with Wanderlei Silva, Anderson Silva, or any of the coaches. Do you think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cris-cyborg/imagine-chael-sonnen-walking-into-chute-boxe-and-training-with/)

[Cris Cyborg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cris-cyborg/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbf/cris-cyborg-6929_anderson-silva_imagine-chael-sonnen-walking-into-chute_1890904.jpg)

> [The only guy I would not fight is Wanderlei Silva because I really have a special relationship with him that goes back…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mauricio-rua/the-only-guy-i-would-not-fight-is-wanderlei-silva-because-i-really/)

[Mauricio Rua](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mauricio-rua/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/475/mauricio-rua-5267_fight_the-only-guy-i-would-not-fight-is-wander_86585.png)

> [The UFC are promoting a lot of cards and there are a lot of fights that people even don't know that will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wanderlei-silva/the-ufc-are-promoting-a-lot-of-cards-and-there-are-a-lot-of-fights/)

[Wanderlei Silva](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wanderlei-silva/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3f/wanderlei-silva-4574_cards_the-ufc-are-promoting-a-lot-of-cards-and_2533228.jpg)

> [My return was interesting because Bellator gave me a stage that was worthy of the return of Wanderlei Silva. I was the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wanderlei-silva/my-return-was-interesting-because-bellator-gave-me-a-stage-that-was/)

[Wanderlei Silva](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wanderlei-silva/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/31d/wanderlei-silva-4574_interesting_my-return-was-interesting-because-bellat_2843135.jpg)

> [Who sees Wanderlei Silva today, with all the marketing, with a good gym and getting paid well to fight, they don't know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wanderlei-silva/who-sees-wanderlei-silva-today-with-all-the-marketing-with-a-good-gym/)

[Wanderlei Silva](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wanderlei-silva/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78f/wanderlei-silva-4574_fight_who-sees-wanderlei-silva-today-with-all_54458.jpg)

> [Take Wanderlei Silva, everybody knows we don't like each other, but if he's fighting I'm going to watch because he's a very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/quinton-jackson/take-wanderlei-silva-everybody-knows-we-don-t-like-each-other-but-if/)

[Quinton Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/quinton-jackson/)

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