On this date in 2003, Rampage jackson and Wanderlei silva met in the ring inside the Pride Middleweight Grand Prix Final for the very first time.
Rampage Jackson, a UFC legend, and Wanderlei Silva have been involved in the most intense rivalry in MMA’s history. They fought each other four times during their respective careers.
In 2003, the two met for the first time in Japan at the Pride Middleweight Grand Prix championship final.
On the same night, both Silva and Jackson picked up wins in the semi final, with Jackson having knocked out Chuck Liddell and ‘The Axe Murderer’ having picked up a decision win over Hidehoko Yoshida.
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Silva brutally KO’d Rampage with 17 knees to his head
Having knocked out ‘The Iceman’ in the semi final, Rampage came into the final high on confidence, but Wanderlei was undefeated…
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