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Antonio Silva & Gabriel Gonzaga To Face Off At BKFC 8

Former UFC stars Antonio Silva and Gabriel Gonzaga are set to fight each other on October 19, in Tampa, Florida. Interestingly though, the men will not be competing at an MMA promotion; instead, they’re taking part in David Feldman‘s Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. BKFC‘s president shared his excitement in a recent press release: “I am […]

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Former UFC stars Antonio Silva and Gabriel Gonzaga are set to fight each other on October 19, in Tampa, Florida.

Interestingly though, the men will not be competing at an MMA promotion; instead, they’re taking part in David Feldman‘s Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship.

BKFC‘s president shared his excitement in a recent press release: “I am very excited to have these two legends competing in the BKFC squared circle. They have fought and beat some of the best fighters in the world and now they will fight each other. Tampa is a great fight market and we are thrilled to be able to host another event there. The fans in Tampa love BKFC and we plan on giving them another great show.”

Antonio Silva, 39, decided to turn to kickboxing in 2017, after losing his last five consecutive fights in the UFC – four of which by knockout. He lost his GLORY kickboxing debut to Rico Verhoeven in October of the same year. Silva has not competed since but is scheduled to face off against Greg Tony at WKN World Cup 2019.

Gabriel Gonzaga, 40, was released from the UFC a year before his opponent; he took on boxing and had a victorious debut in October 2017. He then returned to MMA in May 2018, but lost to Alexander Emelianenko at RCC 2 via a TKO in the second round.

Both fighters are acquainted with each other, but Gonzaga claims they aren’t close. “I know him and he knows me, but we never trained together,” said Gonzaga, as reported by MMA Junkie.

Former UFC stars will face off in bloody Bare Knuckle Fighting 8! Who do you think will win?

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Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva Latest To Sign With BKFC

Former UFC heavyweight title challenger Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva is the latest veteran to sign with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC). The news was announced by the promotion on Thursday: “We are happy to announce the signing of ‘Bigfoot’ Silva to our roster,” BKFC president David Feldman said in a statement. “He has fought and beat […]

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Former UFC heavyweight title challenger Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva is the latest veteran to sign with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC).

The news was announced by the promotion on Thursday:

“We are happy to announce the signing of ‘Bigfoot’ Silva to our roster,” BKFC president David Feldman said in a statement. “He has fought and beat some of the best in the world. We have some intriguing matchups that we are talking about with him now. I really expect great [fights] from Antonio.”

There is no news on a potential debut date or opponent yet, but an update should be provided soon. However, a potential clash with newly-crowned BKFC heavyweight champion Chase Sherman could be in the works.

Silva was a former heavyweight title challenger in the UFC, boasting victories over the likes of Fedor Emelianenko, Alistair Overeem and Andrei Arlovski. However, he would only win once in his last 10 MMA fights. He was last seen competing in Glory Kickboxing where he suffered a second-round TKO defeat to Rico Verhoeven back in October 2017.

He joins a number of UFC veterans to have signed with BKFC such as Artem Lobov, Jason Knight and Leonard Garcia to name a few.

What do you think of Silva’s decision?

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BKFC Signs Former UFC Heavyweight Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva

Antonio Silva is making the transition to bare-knuckle boxing with his BKFC signing. Earlier today (Aug. 15), BKFC announced that “Bigfoot” Silva will be competing under their banner. Silva has competed in the UFC, Strikeforce, and EliteXC …

Antonio Silva is making the transition to bare-knuckle boxing with his BKFC signing. Earlier today (Aug. 15), BKFC announced that “Bigfoot” Silva will be competing under their banner. Silva has competed in the UFC, Strikeforce, and EliteXC but now he’s making a change in his combat sports career. Having lost his last five mixed martial […]

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Eight Incredible MMA Fights You May Have Forgotten

We broke down eight incredibly amazing MMA fights you may have forgotten about.

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.In today’s MMA world, it’s easy to get caught up in a prisoner-of-the-moment-type of thinking, especially when there are high-level fights on just about every weekend. That makes it harder and harder to keep track of the truly great fights in MMA history.

Fret not, LowkickMMA has you covered.

We delved through the MMA universe to bring you the eight of the most incredible fights you probably forgot about.

The list starts here. Check out eight incredible MMA fights you probably forgot about:

Mark Hunt vs. Antônio Silva 1

We waste no time getting this list going with this heavyweight war. Did you forget about this fight already?

Mark Hunt and Antônio Silva collided at UFC Fight Night 33 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The two heavyweights fought tooth and nail in this back-and-forth five-round war that ultimately ended in a draw. These two would meet up again just about two years later but the “Super Samoan” would easily knock out the injury-laden “Bigfoot” in that meeting.

Hunt has given MMA fans some of the most thrilling knockouts the sport has ever seen. Although he was unable to land the walk-off shot on Silva in their first meeting, the Australian fans were left with one of the greatest heavyweight fights the sport has ever seen.

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Video: Rico Verhoeven Hands ‘Bigfoot’ Another TKO Loss

In a bout that most felt was completely unnecessary, Glory heavyweight champion Rico Verhoeven met rapidly fading MMA veteran Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva at today’s (Sat., Oct. 14, 2017) Glory 46 from Guangzhou, China. And as most expected him to, Verhoeven stopped the hulking Brazilian, although it did take him two rounds to do so. Early […]

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In a bout that most felt was completely unnecessary, Glory heavyweight champion Rico Verhoeven met rapidly fading MMA veteran Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva at today’s (Sat., Oct. 14, 2017) Glory 46 from Guangzhou, China.

And as most expected him to, Verhoeven stopped the hulking Brazilian, although it did take him two rounds to do so. Early on, Verhoeven used brutal low kicks to batter ‘Bigfoot’ before going upstairs in the second round to knock Silva down with a head kick. The finishing sequence came soon thereafter, as Verhoeven unloaded a spinning wheel kick and a flurry of punches that forced the ref to stop the fight.

The finishing sequence came soon thereafter, as Verhoeven unloaded a spinning wheel kick and a flurry of punches that forced the ref to stop the fight. It sent Silva to his sixth straight loss overall, with five of those coming by some form of knockout, leaving his fighting future, and unfortunately, his long-term health, in question.

Watch the stoppage here:

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12 UFC Fighters Who Didn’t Deserve Their Title Shots

It’s every MMA fighter’s dream to fight for a UFC title, but for many that golden opportunity to prove that they are the best of the best will never materialize. Those who do have usually run the gauntlet in the Octagon to reach that pivotal moment in their careers, gradually working their way of the

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It’s every MMA fighter’s dream to fight for a UFC title, but for many that golden opportunity to prove that they are the best of the best will never materialize.

Those who do have usually run the gauntlet in the Octagon to reach that pivotal moment in their careers, gradually working their way of the ladder against increasingly challenging opposition, and in some extreme cases even racking up as many as eight or nine UFC wins in a row to prove their worth.

On the other hand, over the years there have been a number of fighters who have bypassed that process altogether and been granted a title shot without having gone to the same lengths to prove themselves, often at the expense of far more deserving fighters.

In this article we’ll take a closer look at 12 classic examples of fighters who were handed undeserved title shots in the UFC and explore the reasons why they were able to skip to the head of the queue.

Ronda Rousey

Bethe Correia

Brash Brazilian bantamweight Bethe Correia managed to trash-talk her way into an unwarranted title shot against Ronda Rousey in 2015.

Correia’s 9-0 MMA record at the time flattered to deceive, with her three-fight winning streak in the Octagon having come against opponents with a combined UFC record of just 1-7.

The key to Correia getting the title shot was the fact that she had begun to call out and taunt Rousey after her victories, with the added spice being that two of her Octagon wins were against members of Rousey’s own ‘Four Horsewomen’ fight team, Jessamyn Duke and Shayna Baszler.

The fight still made no sense given that she was only ranked No.7 in the division at the time and had yet to face anyone remotely close to the top 10, but the UFC liked the hype the Brazilian had generated and booked the fight anyway.

Correia instigated a nasty trash-talking campaign in the build-up to the bout at UFC 190, but was found out to have more bark than bite when Rousey knocked her out in just 34 seconds.

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