Wanderlei Silva dropped a bomb on the MMA world on Friday, releasing a video announcing his retirement. It’s not that many were that surprised that Silva retired, but more so the manner in which he did it, going on a several-minutes-long tirade trashing the UFC for its treatment of him and other fighters, saying they took his desire to fight.
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In the aftermath, other fighters and industry insiders took to Twitter to react…
VIDEO: Wand Silva Announces Retirement, Claims @ufc Took His Desire to Fight, Blames Treatment of Fighters http://t.co/Ki2rC4foZr @wandfc
— MMAWeekly.com (@MMAWeeklycom) September 19, 2014
Even tho we were enemies in the ring.. i was your fan 1st. I’m with u,and I’m going threw the same pain. #WarWand pic.twitter.com/o52kOf8oYz
— Quinton Jackson (@Rampage4real) September 20, 2014
You’re a legend with legendary performances. Thank you @wandfc for the inspiration -The Crusher pic.twitter.com/yOYl0ldLjX
— Court McGee (@Court_McGee) September 20, 2014
My RESPECT to @wandfc for a Hall of Fame CAREER
— chael sonnen (@sonnench) September 20, 2014
Fans need 2watch @wandfc video.It’s from the heart.We have been at the fight game 4a long time.The BULLYING need 2stop. #Time4Fans2Fight4Us
— Tito Ortiz (@titoortiz) September 20, 2014
Pretty amazing video here from #WanderleiSilva, a lot to talk about here…Wand’s full ‘GoodBye’ video… http://t.co/OHEBl6sBWE #WarWand — Benson Henderson (@BensonHenderson) September 20, 2014
Too bad Wanderlei Silva and Chael Sonnen are rivals. Sonnen could have given him some evasion tips to try and keep his career going. #UFC
— Danny Acosta (@AcostaIsLegend) September 19, 2014
@wandfc @JayTWarsh @SugaRashadEvans @SHOWNOLOVE_MMA god bless you WANDERLEI. You did it your way. Much love & respect pic.twitter.com/iHvJ4mRUee
— KEN SHAMROCK (@ShamrockKen) September 20, 2014
No matter how @wandfc career ended, he’ll still go down as one of the baddest, most feared s.o.b’s in the game. Loved watching his fights
— TJ Grant (@TJ_Grant) September 20, 2014
Respect to @wandfc You’re right the fans pay to watch the fighters not these greedy promoters. Thanks for the great fights.
— Cesar Gracie (@CesarGracieBJJ) September 20, 2014
Crazy that we’ll be at Saitama today, where 19 months ago both @wandfc and @BrianStann fought for the final time. Had we only known.
— John Morgan (@MMAjunkieJohn) September 19, 2014
EVERY FAN AND FIGHTER SHOULD WATCH THIS VIDEO https://t.co/hPdokZpWGQ #WARWAND
— MAYHEM (@mayhemmiller) September 20, 2014
Honored to have represented @wandfc. Love & respect, brother. #WarWand
— Robert Cardenas (@RobCardenasEsq) September 20, 2014
“@kings_mma: #tbt “Pride Never Dies”, do you remember that? Quem lembra dessa? @wandfc shogunoficial… http://t.co/e3rweHi2SD”boa mestre
— Wanderlei Silva (@wandfc) September 19, 2014
@wandfc proudly respect pic.twitter.com/aMXoZzWcuv
— Babalu’s Iron Gym (@BabalusIronGym) September 20, 2014
