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Wanderlei: 'No event in the world can pay what The Axe Murderer is worth'

Wanderlei Silva does not intend to fight again as he believes fighters don't get treated properly and payment is not nearly enough.

Stuck with a UFC contract and facing a new suspension by the Nevada Athletic Commission, there's not much Wanderlei Silva could do to keep on fighting even if he wanted to, though that's not really a problem for the former Pride champion. He believes no organization in the world can pay him a fair amount, anyway.

So, as he told Combate during a press conference in Brazil, Wanderlei is taking a stand.