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Former UFC heavyweight title challenger Bigfoot Silva announces retirement from MMA
The MMA career of Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva has finally come to a close. The Brazilian began his career in 2005 and quickly racked up a 13-1 record, resulting in him being signed to Strikeforce. There, he picked up victories over names such as Andrei Arlovski, and former PRIDE heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko. Following the closure […]
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Bigfoot Silva set to face kickboxer with a 102-9-1 record despite being on a 10-fight losing streak
Bigfoot Silva will be returning to kickboxing and has a tough opponent in front of him. Silva, who competed in the UFC from 2012 to 2016, has struggled as of late and has been bouncing between MMA, kickboxing, boxing, and BKFC. His last win was against Soa Palelei at UFC 190 in 2015. Since then, […]
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Former UFC title challenger Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva suffers another brutal KO loss (Video)
Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva continues to suffer brutal knockout losses. Silva has accomplished a lot in his pro MMA career. He was the only EliteXC Heavyweight Champion in the promotion’s short history. He was also the Cage Warriors Super Heavyweight Champion “Bigfoot” never won gold in the UFC or Strikeforce but he picked up some huge […]
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Rashad Evans ends retirement to compete on Khabib Nurmagomedov’s Eagle FC card, Bigfoot Silva booked in the main event
Rashad Evans will be fighting again. Evans, who retired following his KO loss to Anthony Smith at UFC 225 in June of 2018, will be coming out of retirement to compete on Khabib Nurmagomedov’s Eagle FC’s U.S. debut on January 28. The news was reported by Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports, but Evans’ opponent is […]
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Video | Bigfoot Silva suffers TKO loss in return to MMA
Former UFC heavyweight title challenger Bigfoot Silva suffered a TKO loss in his return to MMA this past weekend in Serbia. Silva traveled to Sabac, Serbia to take on Quentin Domingos at Megdan Fighting 9. For Silva, this was his first MMA fight since 2017 when he was knocked out by Vitaly Minakov in Russia. […]
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Bigfoot Silva excited for MMA comeback after four years away: “Pezao from 10 years ago will return”
Former UFC heavyweight Bigfoot Silva is excited for his MMA comeback after four years away, saying “Pezao from 10 years ago will return.” Bigfoot hasn’t fought in MMA since June 2017, when he was knocked out by Vitaly Minakov in Russia. He has competed in Glory Kickboxing and Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship since then but […]
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Bigfoot Silva set to return at October MMA event in Florida
Former UFC heavyweight title challenger Bigfoot Silva will return to the cage this fall when he takes on Brett Martin at a Taura MMA event in Florida. Combate was the first to report that Bigfoot would be returning to action against Martin, one of the top heavyweight contenders in LFA. According to the report, Bigfoot […]
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Bigfoot Silva believes 2018 will be his “comeback year”
Former UFC heavyweight title challenger Antonio Bigfoot Silva, who was jettisoned by the UFC in 2016, is currently an undeniably brutal 1-8-1 in his last 10 bouts. And that’s not including a second-round knockout loss to Rico Verhoeven in the Glory ring. Despite this tough skid, however, Bigfoot isn’t ready to hang up the gloves […]
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Bigfoot Silva fires back at his critics
Yesterday morning it was annnounced that former UFC heavyweight title challenger Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva would be returning to action on October 14 in Gangzhou, China. That news alone had fans and analysts worried. After all, “Bigfoot” has suffered seven knockout losses over the course of the last four years. What made matters far worse and […]
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Bigfoot Silva Will Fight Rico Verhoeven at GLORY 46
We live in a world where Conor McGregor is about to fight the very best boxer around right now, for no other reason than McGregor can pull in an absolute truckload of cold, hard cash. With that in mind, there shouldn’t be too much that could surprise any of us involved in the combat sports […]
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PHOTO | Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva has gotten even bigger since leaving the UFC
At 6’3, and more than 265 lbs, Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva is a big, big man. Though he is far from the fighter he once was, having lost seven of his last ten fights, he remains one of the most physically imposing fighters in the game. And somehow, he still seems to be getting bigger. On […]
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Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva to battle Vitaly Minakov in Russia
Despite being a tough 1-6-1 in his last 8 fights, former UFC heavyweight title challenger Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva shows no signs of slowing down. Some five months removed from his corruption filled loss to Ivan Shtyrkov in Russia’s Titov Boxing Promotion, the Brazilian heavyweight will once again fight in the country, this time against former […]
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Despite loss, Bigfoot Silva banks massive payday in Russia, will fight again
In 2016, in the midst of a 3-fight losing streak that had seen him go just 1-4 in his last five, the UFC released heavyweight MMA veteran Bigfoot Silva. It took just two months for Silva to sign a new contract, and step into the ring in Russia to square off with Ivan Shtyrkov under […]
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Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva loses corruption-filled fight for shadowy Russian promotion
In September of this year, Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva was knocked out by Roy Nelson. The knockout marked Silva’s fifth strike-induced loss in six fights which, unsurprisingly, prompted his release from the UFC. Just days after his release from the UFC, news broke that Bigfoot had signed on for a fight in Russia, with the same […]
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Bigfoot Silva set to fight undefeated Russian prospect following UFC release
Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva may have been released from the UFC last week, but he won’t be out of work for very long. The former heavyweight title challenger will be heading to Russia to take on Ivan Shtyrkov (4-0), an undefeated prospect who’s ended all four of his victories by first-round finish. “We are very excited […]
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Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva Has Been Released from the UFC
Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva‘s time in the Octagon has come to an end, as the Brazilian heavyweight and the UFC have mutually agreed not to renew his contract. Silva’s contract ran its course after a KO loss to Roy Nelson in September. With this loss, Bigfoot fell to a brutal 1-6-1 in his last seven fights. […]
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Rizin FF interested in signing Bigfoot Silva
UFC heavyweight Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva is undoubtably one of the most recognizable heavyweights in MMA. With over 11 years of experience as a professional, and notable wins over MMA icon Fedor Emelianenko, former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski, and MMA veteran Alistair Overeem to name just a few, Bigfoot is a very well known fighter […]
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‘Bigfoot’ Silva is the 2nd most knocked down fighter in Zuffa history
Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva has earned the unwanted distinction of being the second most knocked down fighter in history, according to Fightnomics. The Brazilian heavyweight has been on a downward slide ever since his knockout wins over Travis Browne and Alistair Overeem almost four years ago. ‘Bigfoot’ (19-9) has been knocked out five times since 2013, with […]
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Bigfoot Silva blasts critics following TKO loss
In the co-main event of ‘UFC Fight Night: Rotterdam’, Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva was TKOd in just 16 seconds by Stefan Struve. The loss to Struve made it 2 straight for Bigfoot, who is just 1-4 in his last 5 fights. Following the loss, Bigfoot took to social media to blast his critics in Portuguese. MMAFighting […]
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Bigfoot Silva says he will “be back” despite suffering another KO loss
Former UFC heavyweight title challenger Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva suffered his second consecutive knockout loss in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 87 at the hands and elbows of Stefan Struve. The setback served as Silva’s fifth loss in his past seven octagon appearances, with all five of those losses coming by form of TKO/KO. […]
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VIDEO | Bigfoot Silva reveals shocking fact ahead of ‘UFC: Rotterdam’
https://youtu.be/fQmNftofphA On Sunday in Rotterdam, Netherlands, Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva will fight Stefan Struve in a pivotal heavyweight matchup. Silva is coming off a 1st round TKO loss to Mark Hunt, dropping him to just 1-3-1 in his last 5 fights. Struve on the other hand is coming off unanimous decision loss to Jared Rosholt which […]
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Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva and Stefan Struve booked for UFC Fight Night Netherlands card
An exciting heavyweight match has been announced for the UFC Fight Night Netherlands card. MMA Fighting reports that Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva and Stefan Struve are set to go to battle against one another. Dutch heavyweight Stefan Struve is looking to get back in the winner’s bracket after winning just one of his four last bouts. […]