Before what most consider to be the biggest fight of his life, Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva is remarkably calm. That’s what happens when you’ve presumably hit bottom in your career, destined to be a gatekeeper or, even worse, a journeyman propped up for hot prospects to feast on.That’s the state of sports these days. One loss is bad. Two is catastrophic. Two in a row? Even worse. So if you asked anyone in the mixed martial arts world if Silva was going to be getting a shot at the UFC heavyweight title just a year after getting stopped in a single round by Cain Velasquez, a loss that followed a 2011 … Read the Full Article Here
Antonio Silva: Comeback of the Year
Before what most consider to be the biggest fight of his life, Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva is remarkably calm. That’s what happens when you’ve presumably hit bottom in your career, destined to be a gatekeeper or, even worse, a journeyman propped up for hot prospects to feast on.That’s the state of sports these days. One loss is bad. Two is catastrophic. Two in a row? Even worse. So if you asked anyone in the mixed martial arts world if Silva was going to be getting a shot at the UFC heavyweight title just a year after getting stopped in a single round by Cain Velasquez, a loss that followed a 2011 … Read the Full Article Here