In his prime, Wanderlei Silva was known for his blitzing style and for one night at least, his son followed in his footsteps.
Thor Silva, the teenage son of “The Axe Murderer,” made a successful amateur Muay Thai debut over the weekend in Brazil, needing just 30 seconds to pick up a TKO victory.
Wanderlei SilvaQuando lutei pela primeira vez na vida , ganhei por KO aos mesmos 30 seg de luta , exatamente como meu filho fez hoje ! Parabéns filho @thorsiilva mostrou um profissionalismo ímpar na preparação pra essa luta ! Parabéns aos Miguel seu adv pela valentia de vir pra Curitiba luta contra o filho do Wanderlei Silva , continue treinando tenho certeza q essa bravura vai te levar muito longe no nosso esporte, quero agradecer ao apoio de todos vcs meus queridos amigos , e peço q sigam o agora “lutador” @thorsiilva ! Q orgulhoso estou hoje obrigado filho te amo ❤️! Deixe um comentário pro filho por favor queridos Amigos
In October, Thor told MMA Fighting’s Guilherme Cruz that the plan wasn’t always to compete, but eventually he realized it made sense to take a fight given that he’s been training in training in jiu-jitsu, wrestling, and Muay Thai since childhood.
“I’m always training, and then one day I thought to myself, ‘Why am I training? Oh, I want to fight, I want to be like my father,’” Silva said. “My dad inspired me to fight.”
Thor is trained by Wanderlei’s longtime coach Andre Dida and has expressed an interest in trying his hand at MMA in the future.
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