
Wanderlei Silva
Biography
Wanderlei César da Silva ( VAN-dər-lay, Brazilian Portuguese: [vɐ̃deʁˈlej ˈsɛzɐʁ dɐ ˈsiwvɐ], Japanese: [bandaɾeː ɕi.ɯba]; born 3 July 1976) is a Brazilian former mixed martial artist who competed in Japan's Pride Fighting Championships and the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He holds the record for the most wins, knockouts, title defenses and longest winning streak in PRIDE history. He is the former PRIDE Middleweight Champion and the 2003 PRIDE Middleweight Grand Prix Tournament Champion. He most recently competed for Bellator MMA in the light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions. In February 2024, Silva was announced as the next inductee in the "pioneer wing" of the UFC Hall of Fame.
Bio from Wikipedia
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Credited work
75 releases · 23 albums · active 1982–2014
- Performance · 126
- Other credits · 29
Studios: Nas Nuvens · Estúdio Transamérica · The Hit Factory · Impressão Digital
Frequent collaborators
- Milton Nascimento
- Paula Lima
- Various
- Banda Black Rio
- Robertinho Silva
- Leo Gandelman
- Flávio Venturini
- Gal Costa



