UFC 79 : Nemesis

**Monkeyhead** · December 30th, 2007, 12:48 AM

Nope, there have been a few pre-arranged fights but almost all are real. Most were done years ago.

**SWVA-Football** · December 30th, 2007, 01:00 AM

Wanderlei is simply way past his prime .. nothing at all like he used to be. Chuck pretty much swarmed all over him and rarely let up despite the two slips. Great fight overall, though. Definitely worth the wait IMO.

**Monkeyhead** · December 30th, 2007, 01:02 AM

Chuck by Dec.

**Gotch** · December 30th, 2007, 01:10 AM

Silva isn't like the "Pride" Silva because the UFC tests for steroids and Pride didn't. I predicted long ago that not being about to roid up would make Wandy very mortal.....

**SWVA-Football** · December 30th, 2007, 01:14 AM

Hey Gotch, is it just me or was Wanderlei much less aggressive tonight compared to in the past?

I have several Pride DVD's and I've also seen many of his fights online as well, and tonight he didn't seem the same at all.

In his PRIDE fights he would always press forward and just absolutely crush anyone in his path regardless of how big/tough/aggressive they were. It's as if he was fearless, but in this fight he seemed much more cautious which was unusual for him.

Also, whatever happened to his signature "scary staredown" in which his eyes look absolutely horrifying? Even that element of his style is gone.

It was like seeing a completely different person tonight. Don't get me wrong, he ate some huge shots and even pressed forward a few times when he was being pounded on, but even then he seemed completely different. I guess you could be right about the "steroids" thing because "back then" he was like a monster, but would steroids completely change his personality as well?