Is Wand losing his desire to fight?

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  1. Mamba

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    Reports are that Dana White wants him to fight Vitor Belfort, but Wand wants to fight Leben. It seems that Wand is hell bent on fighting Leben right now. He's already turned down a fight against Stann and now possibly against Belfort?
     
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    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

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    Seven fights in the last five years--he has been picking his opponents for a while. He is near the end and is just going after fights he wants. Can't really blame him, considering.
     
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    Can't blame him, its just a damn shame seeing him like this. I kind of wish he would just hang it up.
     
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    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

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    He fights for the fans. He knows what kind of fight him and Leben could put on. Got to respect that.
     
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    Would be a great co-main event to a Rampage/Shogun main event. ;]
     
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    Agreed. A Rampage/Shogun rematch would be great. I don't know how much either fighter wants it, though.
     
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    Didn't Rampage talk some shit a few months back about wanting a rematch? It'll be a lucrative pay day for both.

    I hope to see Wand fight Leben. I've got no interest in him fighting Belfort (too technical for Wand) and none what so ever in him fighting Chael.
     
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    That's if they both have clauses in their contracts that give them a slice of the PPV revenue, it seems like only a few guys in the UFC have clauses like that (very possible that both Rampage and Shogun have them though). If they don't have that clause they'd make the same money taking on easier fights.
     

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