Wanderlei Silva Question??

giguer · 03-25-2008, 01:09 AM

Here one question. I love this fighter a lot. But after is lost against Chuck. We see him train with Couture and now people start to say, is gonna be better and learn the cage.

But I just watch the UFC All Access with im and he's sparring with Shawn Tompkins and he a part of Team Xtreme Couture.

So my question is. Wand was training with Couture before is fight with Chuck or only after ?

And train only with Shawn Tompkins ?.

Thx

Rumbin · 03-25-2008, 01:15 AM

I think he was working wrestling at Couture, I remember reading a column about him and Forrest sparring a few weeks back. Who knows, its awesome thou

GeorgeXVX · 03-25-2008, 02:10 AM

before the chuck fight he was just using randy's gym and claims to have only trained with him once before randy left for africa to shoot his movie. that when he brought shawn tompkins in.. after his lose... maybe a week or so he started going to xtreme couture's fight team gym practices claiming he was still just working on opening his on gym... then a week after that he said he has a lot to learn and is looking forward to being on coutures team.

giguer · 03-25-2008, 02:22 AM

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Originally Posted by GeorgeXVX

before the chuck fight he was just using randy's gym and claims to have only trained with him once before randy left for africa to shoot his movie. that when he brought shawn tompkins in.. after his lose... maybe a week or so he started going to xtreme couture's fight team gym practices claiming he was still just working on opening his on gym... then a week after that he said he has a lot to learn and is looking forward to being on coutures team.

Oh wow, thx

trucrymz · 05-26-2008, 09:47 AM

what happened to chute boxe?

SmashingMachine · 05-26-2008, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by giguer

Here one question. I love this fighter a lot. But after is lost against Chuck. We see him train with Couture and now people start to say, is gonna be better and learn the cage.

But I just watch the UFC All Access with im and he's sparring with Shawn Tompkins and he a part of Team Xtreme Couture.

So my question is. Wand was training with Couture before is fight with Chuck or only after ?

And train only with Shawn Tompkins ?.

Thx

He trained some with Randy before the Chuck fight.

subgenius · 05-26-2008, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by trucrymz

what happened to chute boxe?

It's still there in Brazil. Wanderlei Silva has moved to the US to live in the US. He wants to train close to where he will fight. I think a few Chute Boxe guys came with Silva. And, we saw at the last PPV that Thompkins is a good coach and a good cornerman.

Gooner · 05-26-2008, 10:23 AM

Chute Boxe just keeps losing guys.

First their big stars, Wandy and the Rua brothers.
And now that Thiago Silva is on the brink of stardom, he jumps ship as well.

trucrymz · 05-26-2008, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Gooner

Chute Boxe just keeps losing guys.

First their big stars, Wandy and the Rua brothers.
And now that Thiago Silva is on the brink of stardom, he jumps ship as well.

do they even have anyone fighting in the UFC? is Anderson Silva still with them?

Drewplata · 05-26-2008, 10:53 AM

Spider Silva and Big Nog are opening a new gym (Iron House?) in Miami. Look for it to compete with Xtreme Couture and ATT very soon for best MMA gym in the US.

trucrymz · 05-26-2008, 11:04 AM

Now that would be an awesome combination of skills, Anderson Silva's striking with Nog's ground game .... sort of like the Shamrock/Smith Alliance in the early days

BTW Silva vs St Pierre would be awesome!! Silva use to fight at 170 and GSP is a big WW that could probably do well even at 185 so its not impossible

trucrymz · 05-26-2008, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Drewplata

Spider Silva and Big Nog are opening a new gym (Iron House?) in Miami. Look for it to compete with Xtreme Couture and ATT very soon for best MMA gym in the US.

So I assume Nogs' no longer with Brazilian TopTeam? sorry havnt been keeping up with the scene (no time busy watching all the fights)

Drewplata · 05-26-2008, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by trucrymz

So I assume Nogs' no longer with Brazilian TopTeam? sorry havnt been keeping up with the scene (no time busy watching all the fights)

I assume the same. I don't think (but I could be wrong) that their gym has any relationship with either of the ATT camps in Florida, which leads me to believe that he has branched off. You would think that if he wanted an ATT branded gym, he would have one. I haven't read anything about a falling out with Bustamante or anything like that, but it is easy to imagine that they might steal some Brazillian talent that might otherwise go up to Coconut Creek.

giguer · 05-26-2008, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Drewplata

Spider Silva and Big Nog are opening a new gym (Iron House?) in Miami. Look for it to compete with Xtreme Couture and ATT very soon for best MMA gym in the US.

Maybe they will train here in Canada at the new Xtreme Couture gym