Pride 33: Silva vs Henderson

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I bagged on this fight over the weekend, but I gotta admit I’m starting to get excited.

Henderson is probably more natural at 185lbs than at 205lbs but he’s incredibly strong and showed in their first fight six years ago that he can hang with Silva.

To me the key to the win for Henderson is to reclaim his native wrestling advantage. Take the fight to the ground and punish Silva while he’s on his back. Slugging it out with Wanderlei is a sucker’s game.

For Silva, it’s routine — bait Henderson into a brawl and let the inner axe-murderer out.

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Nate Wilcox

Nate Wilcox is the founding editor of BloodyElbow.com. As such he has hired every editor and writer to work for the site. Wilcox’s writing for BE is known for its emphasis on MMA history, the evolution of fighting techniques and strong opinions. Wilcox developed the SBN MMA consensus rankings which were featured in USA Today from 2009 to 2011. Before founding BE, Wilcox was a political operative working for such figures as Senators John Kerry and Mark Warner and an early political blogger. He is the co-author of Netroots Rising, a history of the political blogosphere from 2003 to 2007. Wilcox also hosts the Let It Roll podcast on music history for the Pantheon Podcast Network.