{"id":113158,"date":"2014-09-22T05:06:51","date_gmt":"2014-09-22T12:06:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/?p=113158"},"modified":"2022-02-04T20:25:00","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T04:25:00","slug":"photos-fans-and-fighters-show-their-appreciation-for-wanderlei-silva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/photos-fans-and-fighters-show-their-appreciation-for-wanderlei-silva\/","title":{"rendered":"PHOTOS | Fans And Fighters Show Their Appreciation For Wanderlei Silva"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/war-wand.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/war-wand.png\" alt=\"war wand\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-113159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/war-wand.png 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/war-wand-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/war-wand-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, Wanderlei Silva announced his retirement from MMA, saying that the UFC tried to turn his fans against him.  <\/p>\n<p>Following his announcement, fans showed their support for Wanderlei by posting photos of themselves holding signs saying &#8220;#together&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/instagram.com\/p\/tOExOnkqzW\/embed\/\" width=\"612\" height=\"710\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowtransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/instagram.com\/p\/tMpJOukq-a\/embed\/\" width=\"612\" height=\"710\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowtransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/instagram.com\/p\/tLjbzgkq3t\/embed\/\" width=\"612\" height=\"710\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowtransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/instagram.com\/p\/tLeY32kq83\/embed\/\" width=\"612\" height=\"710\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowtransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/instagram.com\/p\/tLX6lSEq--\/embed\/\" width=\"612\" height=\"710\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowtransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/instagram.com\/p\/tLI7hYkq-U\/embed\/\" width=\"612\" height=\"710\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowtransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this week, Wanderlei Silva announced his retirement from MMA, saying that the UFC tried to turn his fans against him. 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