{"id":200360,"date":"2016-08-04T13:25:10","date_gmt":"2016-08-04T20:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=200360"},"modified":"2016-08-04T13:25:10","modified_gmt":"2016-08-04T20:25:10","slug":"roy-nelson-antonio-bigfoot-silva-set-clash-heavyweight-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/roy-nelson\/roy-nelson-antonio-bigfoot-silva-set-clash-heavyweight-match\/","title":{"rendered":"Roy Nelson and Antonio &#8216;Bigfoot&#8217; Silva set to clash in heavyweight match"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC heavyweights <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/videos\/video-derrick-lewis-roy-nelson-throw-everything-ufc-fight-night-90\/\">Roy &#8220;Big County&#8221; Nelson<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/antonio-bigfoot-silva\/bigfoot-silva-says-he-will-be-back-despite-another-ko-loss\/\">Antonio &#8220;Bigfoot&#8221; Silva<\/a> are set to face one another in the Octagon at UFC Fight Night 95, which takes place in Brazil on September 24.<\/p>\n<p>The UFC announced the exciting heavyweight bout on Thursday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"pt\" dir=\"ltr\">Tem duelo de pesados confirmado para o <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFCBrasilia?src=hash\">#UFCBrasilia<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BigfootSilva\">@BigfootSilva<\/a> enfrenta <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/roynelsonmma\">@roynelsonmma<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HqkWEceCST\">https:\/\/t.co\/HqkWEceCST<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kDdrH3avAQ\">pic.twitter.com\/kDdrH3avAQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; UFC BRASIL (@ufc_brasil) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ufc_brasil\/status\/761284480682323968\">August 4, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Both fighters are 1-4 in their last five fights and will look to improve on their record.<\/p>\n<p>Nelson last fought Derrick Lewis in July and lost by a close split-decision.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Bigfoot&#8221; is coming off what many might consider his most devastating loss after being knocked out in just 16 seconds by Stefan Struve in May.<\/p>\n<p>Who are you picking to win the bout between Roy &#8220;Big County&#8221; Nelson and Antonio &#8220;Bigfoot&#8221; Silva? 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