The tragedy that marked Anderson Silva's life and led him to connect with a fan through a photo

Anderson Silva in boxing victory. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

The story of a father who had his daughter's photo used by an idol MMA Without knowing the reason, it moved Internet users. Guina Souza, a fan of Anderson Silva, told on his social network 'X' (formerly Twitter) how he discovered that the fighter had placed the image of his baby on his Instagram profile in 2016.

What he didn't know was that the photo had a special meaning for Anderson and his wife Dayane, who lost a newborn daughter.

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Guina reported that he was surprised and proud to see that Spider, as Anderson is known, was using the photo of his daughter, who was just a few months old at the time. He said he received a lot of comments from people suggesting he sue the wrestler for copyright infringement, but he didn't care about it. The curiosity was just to know the reason for choosing the photo.

It was then that he received a call from the Brazilian himself, who apologized for using the image and explained that she was identical to his daughter who had died shortly after being born. The former UFC fighter said he was moved when he saw Guina's photo and that she meant a lot to him and his wife. He asked if the user minded him leaving the photo on his profile, and Guina said no, that he was her idol and that he was honored by the honor.

Video by Anderson Silva

Anderson Silva, then, thanked Guina for understanding and sent a video to him and his family, where he appears with his wife. In the video, he wishes the user's daughter all the success in the world.

Guina and Spider's story went viral on social media and moved many people, who praised the fighter's attitude and his father's generosity. The report has 4 thousand likes and around 400 shares. Check it out below:

I'm going to share an extraordinary and also a little sad story of mine. On 19/07/2016 I woke up and while looking at my Instagram feed, a photo of the Anderson Silva and in his profile photo (photo below) was my daughter's photo. I turned it off and on 🧶 pic.twitter.com/B8TBoNn4Zy

— Guina Souza 🎥 (@guinasouza_) November 20, 2023

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