Adriano Moraes remembers watching Wanderlei Silva clutching his hands together and rolling his wrists in his signature “Axe Murderer” motions. He recalls Kazushi Sakuraba knocking off Brazilian after Brazilian and still gets a kick out of Anderson Silva’s iconic Michael Jackson entrance. PRIDE had an impact on Moraes (21-5), who used to watch video tapes of the Japanese promotion before hitting the gym.
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Adriano Moraes feeling all the PRIDE nostalgia ahead of ONE 172 at Saitama Super Arena – MMA Junkie