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Wanderlei Silva poses in Bellator gloves for 1st time

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FIRST LOOK at the 'Axe Murderer' @wandfc in #BellatorMMA gloves! #BellatorNYC 📸: @lucasnoonan

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For the first time in almost a decade, Wanderlei Silva is flying a different flag.

"The Axe Murderer" signed with Bellator MMA last March following an ugly divorce from the UFC, and he's finally booked to make his debut on June 24 vs. Chael Sonnen at Madison Square Garden.

Prior to making the move to Bellator, the 40-year-old Silva had competed inside the Octagon since December 2007.

Silva's next fight will be his first in four years, and if this shot is any indication, he at least looks like he's still capable of dishing out plenty of violence.

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