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UFC/PRIDE VETERAN WANDERLEI SILVA RETIRES

By David Tees on 9/20/2014 6:09 PM

Longtime UFC and PRIDE veteran Wanderlei Silva has announced his retirement from MMA, his record was 35-12-1-1NC. Silva has been in hot water with the Nevada State Athletic Commission after running away from a surprise drug test prior to his scheduled bout with Chael Sonnen at UFC 175. During his eighteen year MMA career, Silva fought a lot of top names like Vitor Belfort, Tito Ortiz, Guy Metzger, Gilbert Yvel, Dan Henderson, Kazushi Sakuraba, Mirko Cro Cop, Quinton Jackson, Mark Hunt, Chuck Liddell, Rich Franklin, Michael Bisping, Chris Leben, Cung Le and Brian Stann. Silva last competed at UFC On Fuel TV VIII in March 2013, where he defeated Brian Stann via second round knockout.