“After this fight, I’m going to invite him (Rampage) to train in my gym.” Wanderlei Silva

Published on: 23rd December, 2008

“After this fight, I’m going to invite him (Rampage) to train in my gym.” Wanderlei Silva   | read this item

"Put my name on the Fight of the Night check": Wanderlei

Wanderlei Silva and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson may be mortal enemies in the eyes of longtime MMA fans, but so was Silva and Antonio “Minotauro” Nogueira until last week when a story broke that the two former rivals were training together. Now Wanderlei Silva is saying he will invite his rival Rampage to come train with him after their bout at UFC 92 this weekend.

Silva spoke to UFC.com about their upcoming bout this weekend and spoke about how he actually did not like Rampage Jackson.

"RAPE CHOKE!!!"

“I don’t like him and he don’t like me,” said Silva. “He’s my rival for years, and for me, to fight with my rivals is much better than when opponents respect you too much. We are professionals and we fight, but it’s more better to fight with some guy you don’t like. You train more, you have more motivation, and I love to fight with my big rival.”

Wanderlei also spoke to “The Boss” Dana White and said put his name on the “Fight of the Night” bonus check.

“We’re going to put on the best show of the year for my fans again,” said the man who put on one of 2007’s best bouts in the last show of the year against Chuck Liddell. “I’m going to give my best, he’s going to give his best, and I told my boss (UFC President Dana White) to put my name on the check for Fight of The Night because I’m going to beat this guy and give the best show for my fans again.”

Silva than was asked when he and Rampage are old men if he envisioned them in rocking chairs together?

“After this fight,” said Silva. “I’m going to invite him (Jackson) to train in my gym.”

I doubt that Rampage will take the offer up, we could only imagine how those training sessions would turn out. We are now only 4 days away from UFC 92 “The Ultimate 2008″ and we will make sure we bring you every update and piece of information we can about this fight as soon as it breaks.

What do you think: Will Rampage except Wanderlei’s offer to train with him?

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