Wagnney Fabiano
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| Born | Wagnney Silva Fabiano-Santos July 14, 1975 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Other names | The Silencer |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Weight | 145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st) |
| Division |
Featherweight (2006-2009, 2012-present) Bantamweight (2010) Lightweight (2002-2004) |
| Reach | 69 in (180 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Team | Nova União |
| Rank | 5th degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Years active | 2000-present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 20 |
| Wins | 16 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 9 |
| By decision | 5 |
| Losses | 4 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Wagnney Silva Fabiano-Santos (born July 14, 1975) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He is best known for fighting in the WEC, which was owned by Zuffa – the previous owner of the UFC. He used to fight for the Toronto Dragons of the International Fight League and is the former IFL Featherweight Champion.
Wagnney’s mix of his proficient striking ability and solid ground game is helping him grow into a well rounded and accomplished mixed martial artist. Wagnney has trained in Brazil with teammates under Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira and has been linked to Renzo Gracie’s Academy. He is also known to have coached Georges St-Pierre in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
On October 14 of 2006, Fabiano stepped in to face off against Jeff Curran. Both fighters seemed overly tentative on the feet, and the fight largely consisted of grappling. Fabiano landed a few takedowns but offered little offence on the ground, being unable to improve his position. Curran came out firing in the third as he landed some good shots before they hit the canvas again. Even with Curran's third round, it appeared Fabiano would be ahead on takedowns on the scorecards. However the decision was announced, contentiously, in favor of Jeff Curran by split decision.
After losing for the first time in his career via controversial split decision to Jeff Curran, Fabiano ventured into the International Fight League. In his career there, he enjoyed four straight wins showcasing notable submission offence by ending each fight via submission in the first round. He then fought LC Davis and became IFL Featherweight Champion with a submission victory by armbar near the close of the first round. This was after dropping down to 145-pounds after defeating John Gunderson at 155-pounds in his previous IFL World Grand Prix fight. The victory over Gunderson was supposed to set up Fabiano for a match with the previously unbeaten Chris Horodecki, but Fabiano dropped down to 145-pounds in order to fight for the Featherweight Championship.
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