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Wanderlei Silva vs. Dan Henderson 'possible' for soccer stadium in Brazil for PRIDE middleweight belt

That's according to Silva, who seems unfazed by this recent deadline.

Esther Lin

Wanderlei Silva is either incredibly dense, in complete denial, or has the best poker face in the business.

I'm not sure how else to explain his cavalier attitude in the wake of his drug test fiasco with Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC), especially considering it recently filed a formal complain against "The Axe Murderer" for skipping out on a mandatory drug test.

Silva told Lance Net (via MMA Fighting) his primary focus is his next fight.

"I want to be back soon for my 50th fight. I would like it to be in a special event. It's not new that I would like to face Belfort or Sonnen, but another guy that I would like to fight is Dan Henderson, and this fight is quite possible. We're tied 1-1 and a rubber match would be cool. In my last fight at PRIDE, I lost my belt and never had the chance to rematch. If this fight happens now, I would even ask him to take the belt and the winner would keep it. I think that Wanderlei vs. Dan Henderson could happen anywhere. If it's in Brazil, it would be beautiful if it happens in a soccer stadium in Curitiba, which is my home. UFC does a lot of cards and sometimes you don't even know who's fighting, but when they look Wanderlei Silva and Dan Henderson, it sells well. A fight between champions has to be considered in a big show."

Perhaps it's time to create a UFC "Legends" division?

Silva is expected to get "buried" by NSAC (according to this guy) for his role in the UFC 175 drug test sting and could be out of action for an undetermined amount of time. That's in addition to whatever monetary penalties are levied against the Brazilian.

"Hendo," ever the good sport, is up for it either way.

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