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One of the biggest storylines to emerge from Rizin Fighting Federation\u2019s latest card, which went down on September 25 in Saitama, Japan, was the reemergence of an age-old beef between \u201cFelony\u201d Charles Bennett and the much larger Wanderlei Silva.<\/p>\n

Bennett and Silva\u2019s beef stems from an infamous 2005 locker room brawl. Footage of this brawl, which shows Bennett being choked out by Silva compatriot Cristiano Marcello, has been surfacing and resurfacing on the Internet for years. According to Bennett, however, the real reason for this beef is what occurred in the un-filmed portions of the incident. If the legends are to be believed, Bennett was able to knock Silva unconscious when the cameras weren\u2019t rolling.<\/p>\n

Whether you believe Bennett\u2019s side of this story or not, it\u2019s clear that Silva still holds quite a grudge against him. For proof of this, look no further than the footage of Bennett and Silva\u2019s latest run-in<\/a>, which shows the pair in a heated war of words in the lobby of the Rizin fighter\u2019s hotel<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In an exclusive interview with BJPenn.com, Bennett offered up his take on this infamous beef, and on the multiple encounters<\/a> he had with Silva over the course of his recent visit to Japan.<\/p>\n

According to Bennett, the incident that gave birth to his beef with Silva wasn\u2019t so much a fight as it was a single punch.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was me hitting him and him hitting the floor,\u201d Bennett explained to BJPenn.com. \u201cI don\u2019t consider that a fight. That’s not a fight.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He also explained that he didn\u2019t expect to be able to drop his much larger opponent with a single punch.<\/p>\n

\u201cI surprised the f**k outta myself,\u201d he explained. \u201cWhen I saw that guy fall to the ground I was like \u2018oh shit, that was a perfect punch.\u2019\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Despite the way that Bennett claims this infamous encounter went down, he says he was under the impression that Silva had probably let their beef go. Their locker room run-in was, after all, more than a decade ago. Given this, he was surprised by the way Silva reacted when they cross paths in Japan last month.<\/p>\n

\"rizin<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cMan honestly, I be on the internet a lot, so I really thought this guy had let that shit go you know what I mean?\u201d Bennett said. \u201cLike that shit\u2019s so old, you know what I mean? If you go to sleep with malice in your heart because of a n***a, then something\u2019s wrong. That could be why he\u2019s aging like that. I mean f**k, the dude\u2019s only 40 years old and looks like he\u2019s about 50. But that could be the steroids too.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In the days after this much-discussed hotel standoff, Silva made the decision to corner Bennett\u2019s upcoming Rizin opponent, Minoru Kimura. While this was an obvious attempt to stir the pot, Bennett said he wasn’t particularly perturbed by the move. Given that he knocked Kimura out in just seven seconds, its hard to argue that Silva\u2019s presence didn\u2019t effect him much.<\/p>\n

\"Charles<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/strong>Look at the f**kin fight,\u201d Bennett said. \u201cLook at the fight from beginning to end, my n***a, and that will tell you a lot about how I felt about it. I was so chill that the whole time, I wasn’t looking at my opponent. Guess who I was looking at? Candy-lei [Bennett\u2019s new nickname for Silva].\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

After the fight, Bennett was quick to make a memorable callout<\/a> of Silva\u2014a decision he says was off the cuff.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m a spontaneous guy,\u201d he explained. \u201cI interact to how I feel. I don’t play that shit. I go off of how I feel. I\u2019ve lived a f**ked up life. No matter how much you read about it, no one knows about the f**ked up life I\u2019ve lived. It’s crazy out here.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Bennett then explained that the reason he\u2019s interested in a fight with Silva is not because he\u2019s interested in defending his honor or settling their beef. Instead, he\u2019s simply after a big money fight, and he believes a fight with Silva would be just that.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s where the money is, n***a,\u201d Bennett explained. \u201cF**k all this \u201cpride, warrior\u201d shit. What I mean about \u201cpride, warrior\u201d shit is that I was on [Silva\u2019s] feed when I got back to the states and I seen he was on there like \u2018fighting is about pride and [being a] warrior<\/a>, and this and that, and blah, blah, blah,’ and \u2018the UFC is just about money, blah, blah, blah.\u2019 I was like \u2018yeah, that\u2019s why I want to fight you right now. It\u2019s not the fact that you feel that I didn’t knock you out in the locker room. Its the fact that I can make a lot of money for fighting you.\u2019\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Bennett also explained that this potential grudge match is one that Rizin would be interested in, despite the fact that he and Silva have always competed several weight classes apart.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey would be very interested in booking a fight with me and Candy-lei. I am going to go to the mall today to get a shirt made that says \u201cthere lies Candy-lei. You heard it here first, mother***er.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

While he believes Rizin would be interested in this fight, however, Bennett doesn\u2019t believe Silva will bite. Instead, he\u2019s under the impression that the Brazilian legend is scared.<\/p>\n

\"Charles<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re scared,\u201d he said, of Silva. \u201cYou know that I got the power to knock you out, you know that I posses that power.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I got into that locker room shit [in 2005], that shit was crazy cause I was the only guy in there. There was a team of Brazilian fighters in there and just me. I feel like hey, you owe me that much respect. I went into the lions den and came out alive. That says a lot.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Despite Bennett\u2019s desire for a fight with Silva, however, Silva\u2019s next opponent is expected to be fellow Pride legend and UFC veteran Mirko \u201cCro Cop\u201d Filipovic. Unsurprisingly, Bennett isn\u2019t giving Silva much of a chance against the legendary Croatian kicker.<\/p>\n

\u201cMan, I\u2019m a big Cro Cop fan,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m looking at Cro Cop catching him with one of those f**kin\u2019 high kicks, yo, and then I can finish him off with one of these leaping right hooks. Man that shit is pretty n***a.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Despite the chaos created by his renewed beef with Silva, Bennett also added that it felt great to fight in Japan again, as it had been more than a decade since he last competed in the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a feeling that I can\u2019t even explain,\u201d he said. \u201cLike man, this is where I wanna be, you know what I mean? Like man, I\u2019m back over here [in the United States] considering all the bullshit that happened in a n***a\u2019s life, so to be able to go back [to Japan] and to be welcomed in their country makes me feel special.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Do you think Bennett will get his fight with Wanderlei Silva, and if he does, does he have a shot at beating the hulking Brazilian? Sound off, PENN nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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