Originally Posted by Mikeb85

The first time Chuck was supposed to fight Silva, he entered the Pride OWGP (2003 I think?), made it to the semis, but lost to Quinton Jackson.

Chuck and Liddell were supposed to fight this November, however since Silva got knocked out by Mirko Cro Cop, he got a 90 day suspension on his fighting license in Nevada, thus preventing the fight. Had he won the OWGP we'd be seeing him and Chuck in November.

Also, most Americans now know Wanderlei Silva as the guy who got knocked out by Vitor Belfort, Mirko Filipovic, and who lost to Tito...

This latest affair is nothing more than PRIDE posturing to the U.S. fans, trying to steal the spotlight from the UFC, when really the reason the fight hasn't happened is because Cro Cop knocked him out...

Wanderlei is a good fighter, but I'd much rather see some of PRIDE's heavyweights fight in the U.S. (Cro Cop, Hunt, Fedor)