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Wanderlei Silva Hit by Car While Riding Bike in Brazil, Fractures Foot

Longtime Ultimate Fighting Championship and Pride Fighting Championships legend Wanderlei Silva has been injured after getting hit by a car.

On Thursday morning, Sherdog learned that Silva was struck by while riding his bike in Curitiba, Brazil. This is not the first time that Silva has been hit by a car on his bike, as a similar occurrence took place in 2016.

“My life was saved by the helmet for the second time,” Silva told Sherdog. “I suffered a similar accident in 2016 but this time at least the car driver didn’t run away.