Idag nås vi av den sorgliga nyheten att Wanderlei Silvas pappa, Holando Pinheiro da Silva, har gått bort efter en bilolycka hemma i Brasilien.
”The father of MMA fighter Wanderlei Silva, Holando Pinheiro da Silva, died in a car accident this afternoon. The accident occurred in the region of Castro, where his father lived fighter. The body was taken to the Forensic Institute of Ponta Grossa, in the Campos Gerais region. According to relatives, Wanderlei Silva is in Las Vegas, United States, and was told of the accident by phone. The fighter comes to Paraná tomorrow.”, rapporterar Bandnews FM Curatiba (via Google Translate).
Wanderlei Silva har själv uttryckt följande via twitter (via Google Translate).
”Thank you for the strength my brothers please pray for our family time and more difficult still as well that we have the support of God”.
Våra tankar går ut till hela familjen Silva.
