{"id":118748,"date":"2014-11-11T14:37:02","date_gmt":"2014-11-11T22:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/?p=118748"},"modified":"2022-02-04T20:10:38","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T04:10:38","slug":"no-you-cant-wanderlei-pulled-from-bellator-appearances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/bellator\/no-you-cant-wanderlei-pulled-from-bellator-appearances\/","title":{"rendered":"NO YOU CAN&#8217;T! Wanderlei Pulled From Bellator Appearance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/no-you-cant-wanderlei-pulled-from-bellator-appearance\/wanderlei-silva-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-118749\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-118749\" src=\"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Wanderlei-Silva.jpg\" alt=\"Wanderlei Silva\" width=\"550\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Wanderlei-Silva.jpg 550w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Wanderlei-Silva-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Wanderlei-Silva-361x250.jpg 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, we learned that, <a href=\"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/wanderlei-silva-helping-bellator-promote-upcoming-show-attends-bellator-131-fan-activities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wanderlei Silva had joined the anti-UFC brigade<\/a>, over at Bellator, and planned an appearance, in San Diego, as part of the Bellator 131 pre-fight build up.<\/p>\n<p>That can&#8217;t happen.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>Due to prior contractual obligations, Wanderlei Silva will not be able to participate in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bellator131?src=hash\">#Bellator131<\/a>&#8216;s pre-promotion this week<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bellator MMA (@BellatorMMA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BellatorMMA\/status\/532296239866343424\">November 11, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Bellator promotion is determined to blur the lines between what is UFC and what is MMA as a whole.<\/p>\n<p>This weekend&#8217;s Bellator 131 event is evidence of that model, as it has two UFC hall-of-famers headlining the event, which has been heavily promoted with the assistance of Royce Gracie, the original UFC champion.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"http:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2014\/11\/ufc-contractual-obligations-pull-wanderlei-silva-from-bellator-appearance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a report from MMAJunkie.com<\/a>, Bellator opted against using the MMA Legend when it was learned he was still under UFC contract. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this week, we learned that, Wanderlei Silva had joined the anti-UFC brigade, over at Bellator, and planned an appearance, in San Diego, as part of the Bellator 131 pre-fight build up. 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