UFC legend Wanderlei Silva suffering CTE symptoms in frightening health update: ‘depression, mood swings, and irritability’

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Wanderlei Silva is among the most completed fighters of all time.

“The Ax Assassin” rose to prominence as an absolute drive within the PRIDE ring, placing collectively the longest unbeaten streak within the promotion’s historical past and stomping his solution to 4 title defenses. The legendary bruiser joined the UFC roster in 2007 along with his finest years behind him, however he nonetheless managed to defeat some high quality opposition like Michael Bisping and Brian Stann in his six years on the roster. Earlier this yr, the 48-year-old Brazilian was just lately inducted into the UFC Corridor of Fame regardless of having beforehand been banned by Dana White.

He walked away from preventing in 2018 and formally retired in 2022.

Sadly, Silva is struggling critical well being considerations after his fight sports activities profession. He took a variety of injury in each step of that preventing profession, getting knocked out by the likes of Mirko Crocop and Quinton Jackson. The UFC antitrust case, which just lately reached a second settlement to the tune of $375 million, has revealed a daunting well being from Silva. In accordance with the Brazilian, he’s struggling CTE signs that embrace psychological well being struggles and desperately wants the cash from the settlement.

A key a part of Silva’s declaration reads, “Whereas preventing for the UFC, I suffered many important accidents, together with concussions. I worry that in my profession I’ve suffered traumatic mind harm (TBI) and am noticing signs frequent with TBI and CTE together with despair, temper swings, and irritability. So far, no therapy for CTE has been discovered. I undergo from sleep apnea and have issue sleeping and respiratory. That I can recall, I’ve had 4 surgical procedures on my nostril, 1 on my face, 2 on my left knee, 1 on my proper knee and 1 on my elbow.”

Silva desperately requests approval of the settlement in order that he can afford crucial well being care and preserve his dwelling. Silva’s assertion may be very upsetting however hardly distinctive. John Nash’s full thread on X is price studying if within the lawsuit, and it’s full of accounts of damaged UFC veterans struggling to make ends meet.

The brand new settlement remains to be awaiting approval from the presiding choose, who struck down the primary settlement supply as a result of he didn’t really feel it was a big sufficient sum.

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