Wanderlei Silva calls for Team USA vs. Team Brazil format for upcoming TUF season against Chael Sonnen Its time to step up and represent your country! Thats according to Wanderlei Silva, who says now that he and bitter rival Chael Sonnen have been pegged as coaches on season three of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) Brazil, he wants it to be a country vs. country format, not his fellow Brazilians against one another like the previous two seasons. The Axe Murderer took to his Facebook page to lay down the challenge, asking Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President Dana White to pick the best mixed martial arts (MMA) prospects he can find in America and hell do the same in home country for the upcoming season. Silva also asked fans to blow up Whites Twitter account in order to convince him to consider changing things up. Now its official, I will be responsible for representing our country, and yes I will make him pay for everything he said about us, I really need help and support you in this our new battle yesterday asked Dana to do a show USA BRAZIL you, he chooses the fighters he thinks are the best of the best uses I choose here in Brazil, it makes no sense to be Coach of fighters here, + I want to pick the fighters here, lets make a pressure boss there, blow a Twitter asking him to be so, and once again count on you brother (a) their fans, their strength, thank you for always and in all situations youre with me!! If Silva gets his wish, it wont be the first time TUF has featured a country vs. country format. In 2009, Team USA vs. Team UK went toe-to-toe inside the Octagon during season nine of the reality TV show with Dan Henderson and Michael Bisping serving as coaches. Three years later, during season 18, it was George Sotiropoulos and Ross Pearson leading Team Australia and Team UK during TUF Smashes. Furthermore, the upcoming season of TUF Nations -- which is scheduled to air in 2014 -- will feature Team Canada battling Team Australia with Patrick Cote and Kyle Noke pegged as rival coaches. As Silva looks to get his much-desired revenge (for real this time) on Sonnen for belittling him and badmouthing his country every chance he gets, Wanderlei would love nothing more than to show Brazilians can top the best American fighters out there, as well. Its actually not a bad idea. After all, while some Brazilian fans and fighters dont mind all of Sonnens offensive chatter, its safe to assume the majority of them wouldnt want to be coached by him if they had a choice. Itd make for an interesting season for sure; of course, thats if the coaches actually make it to the show.
Posted on: Fri, 25 Oct 2013 02:54:52 +0000
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