Today’s Colin Timberlake Training Inspiration is a man who has developed possibly the most fervent and loyal following of any mixed martial arts fighter, due primarily to his refusal to ever exhibit fear or give anything less than 100% in the cage or the ring, regardless of the minute or the round.

Wanderlei “The Axe Murder” Silva first rocked to stardom in Japan’s Pride fighting championships, where he put together the vast majority of an 18-fight run without a loss. During this period, he defeated the legendary Kazushi Sakuraba three times, and twice knocked out eventual UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson.

Silva also secured victories over Dan Henderson, Guy Mezger, Ricardo Arona and Kazuyuki Fujita.

Silva has sinced moved to the UFC, where he has earned a victory over light heavyweight contender Keith Jardine, and while he has not always been victorious, it is Silva’s aggressive style and fearlessness that have earned him his fan base, not his guarantee of victory.

He has shown his willingness to face anybody by also squaring off against Chuck Liddell, Rich Franklin, Mirko Cro Cop, Mark Hunt, Tito Ortiz, Gilbert Yvel and Vitor Belfort.

HAMMERING THE ANVIL…

Day off. Gonna throw in a very cursory ab workout just because I’ve been totally neglecting them. But this barely even qualifies as an ab routine.

TODAY: ABS

45 DEGREE INCLINE SIT UPS (3 sets)
x 20
x 16
x 14

45 DEGREE INCLINE TWISTING CRUNCHES (3 sets)
x 16
x 16
x 10

TRAINING NOTES

Total Sets (Abs): 6

INSPIRATIONAL CLIP

The inspirational effect Wanderlei Silva has had on his fans (aka friends) over the years can be seen pretty clearly in the following clip, put together in advance of his UFC 110 match against British MMA star Michael Bisping.

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