According to Fighters Only, Wanderlei Silva has agreed to take on “Sexyama” Yoshihiro Akiyama at UFC 116 on July 3rd at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.
The two were expected to fight at UFC 110 in Sydney, but the UFC changed its mind and decided to pair the Axe Murderer with Michal Bisping instead.
It is also rumored that Brock Lesnar will return to fighting at UFC 116, taking on the winner of Frank Mir and Shane Carwin.
“The Axe Murder” Wanderlei Silva his next fight against Yoshihiro Akiyama UFC 111 on February 21st in Sydney, Australia. The show will be the first UFC show in the land down under.
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Yoshihiro Akiyama (13-1) spilled the beans at a press conference Tuesday in Japan. He will be fighting Wanderlei “The Axe Murder” Silva (32-10-1) in February, possibly in the main event at UFC 111 in Sydney, Australia.
Akiyama aka “Sexyama” made his UFC debut at UFC 100, winning a controversial split decision against Alan Belcher. The fight earned him a 100k “Fight of the Night” bonus for his performance.
Fan favorite Wanderlei Silva will look to get back on track after going 1-6 in his last seven fights.
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