In a surprising turn of events, Rizin Fighting Federation set up a trilogy bout between Wanderlei Silva and Mirko Cro Cop for the promotion’s openweight tournament quarterfinal on Dec. 29, and the Brazilian vows to teach young fighters a lesson in this fight.
During a press conference after Sunday’s Rizin FF event in Japan, a disappointed Silva criticized some of the fighters who competed on the event the day before.
"Some of you fought well yesterday, but some of you young fighters disappointed me," Silva said. "You embarrassed me. Fighters scared to go into each other, two or three minutes without action.