Wanderlei Silva vs Chuck Liddell

I'm sure I'll write many more articles on this fight before the event happens in December, but all I have to say right now is: finally.

Like many longtime MMA fans, I've been waiting for a Wanderlei Silva vs Chuck Liddell supermatchup to occur for a long time. I didn't just off the bandwagon when they lost their titles, because it's not a fight that's just about being on top, it's about a matchup that is, stylistically, awesome. To quote Dana White, this is "fucking unreal."

Chuck Liddell was on top of the UFC lightheavyweight division for over a year after he beat Randy Couture in their rematch to take the title back, and Wanderlei ran PRIDE's 205 pound weight class with an iron fist (and lots of knees).

While many fans believe that these two fighters aren't in their prime, we can't forget that these are two of the greatest strikers at 205 pounds ever, and both are known for their ability to leave their opponents wondering what the hell just happened to them.

Still, it's not just the fact that both of these guys hit like a ton of bricks, it's also the way that they attack opponents.

Wanderlei has always been known as the most aggressive, viceral striker in the sport, period. They call him the Axe-Murderer because he doesn't come to matches to beat you, he comes to hurt you. He wants to use his shins, his knees and his knuckles to bash someone like they were talking about his mama, and that's what makes him so fun to watch.

Chuck Liddell is almost the complete opposite. While he moves and attacks as hard as Wanderlei, he lets his opponents come to him, and then he lays them out with one of his classic haymaker punches.

Wanderlei has incredibly orthodox style, keeping everything tight, fast and furious. He comes from Chute Boxe Vale Tudo academy, which is one of the best Muay Thai schools in the world, and he brings all of that to the table every time he fights.

Chuck Liddell is unorthodox and fights with a Kempo style that is unique. No one else carries their hands as wide as Chuck or moves their head like Chuck, and he has been criticized by alot of professional boxers for not being "technically sound." Still, you can't argue with results, and Chuck has plenty of them.

Both fighters have lost their last two fights, and they've been tough losses. Wanderlei lost his semi-final match in the PRIDE open weight grand prix to Mirko "CroCop" Filipovic and then lost his lightheavyweight title to "Dangerous" Dan Henderson. Chuck lost his title to Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and dropped a decision to Keith "The Dean of Mean" Jardine.

While many people are going to say that they'd wished this would have happened at the height of the game for these two fighters, this is a matchup I'm very excited to see.