The father of former PRIDE champion and UFC standout Wanderlei Silva on Sunday was killed in a car accident in Brazil.
Holando Pinheiro da Silva, according to the website for BandNews FM in Curitiba, Silva’s hometown, died in a head-on collision on Sunday.
Silva, who trains in Las Vegas, where he runs the Wand Fight Team gym, reportedly left Monday to be with family in Brazil for funeral services.