10 UFC Stars Who Lived Up To Their Nicknames

Fan favourite fighter Wanderlei Silva was well-known for his ferocity and aggressive determination to seal a knock-out. Silva honed his feral skills as a young fighter in his native Brazil. These fights had a tendency to be, let’s say, a little more slack in the rule department. As such, Silva developed an extremely high threshold for punishment and an impressive arsenal of punishing skills of his own.

Silva earned his terrifying nickname of The Axe Murderer due to his brutal style, most notably due to several knockouts with swift knee hits to his opponent. Over his many memorable years in the organisation, many an opponent was chopped down to size by the monstrous Wanderlei Silva.

There are few fighters that were as committed to hacking opponents down and finishing them with relentless brutality as The Axe Murderer. This brutal efficiency and his vicious penchant for swift, chopping strikes have earned Wanderlei a place as one of the most-beloved fighters to compete in the UFC, along with his memorable nickname.