Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva Seeking Fresh Start Against Frank Mir at Fight Night 61

Mixed martial arts is a sport where growth and the progression of skills is required in order to find continued success. It is also one where the ability to adapt and change can be just as crucial. Former UFC heavyweight title challenger Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva knows the latter all too well, and he has gone […]

Mixed martial arts is a sport where growth and the progression of skills is required in order to find continued success. It is also one where the ability to adapt and change can be just as crucial. Former UFC heavyweight title challenger Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva knows the latter all too well, and he has gone […]

Frank Mir vs. Antonio Silva: A Full Head-to-Toe Breakdown

UFC Fight Night 61 will be headlined by a Top 15 heavyweight battle. No. 8-ranked Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva takes on No. 13-ranked Frank Mir. The two potential contenders are a combined 0-6 with one no-contest in their past seven fights combined. Even with their recent performances, this main event has significant meaning in the division. Mir […]

UFC Fight Night 61 will be headlined by a Top 15 heavyweight battle. No. 8-ranked Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva takes on No. 13-ranked Frank Mir. The two potential contenders are a combined 0-6 with one no-contest in their past seven fights combined. Even with their recent performances, this main event has significant meaning in the division. Mir […]

Anderson Silva Pulled off ‘TUF: Brazil 4,’ Replaced by Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

The news that Anderson Silva failed a pre-fight drug test due to the anabolic steroids Drostanolone and Androstane shook MMA to its core. While the court of public opinion can be swift in its judgment, the UFC, at least for a little while, stood behind its embattled former middleweight champion. No more, it seems. The […]

The news that Anderson Silva failed a pre-fight drug test due to the anabolic steroids Drostanolone and Androstane shook MMA to its core. While the court of public opinion can be swift in its judgment, the UFC, at least for a little while, stood behind its embattled former middleweight champion. No more, it seems. The […]

UFC Fight Night 61 Loses Glover Teixeira, Adds Frank Mir vs. Antonio Silva

A Glover Teixeira knee injury has resulted in some shuffling and a new UFC Fight Night 61 main event. On Wednesday, MMAFighting.com reported that Teixeira has been forced to withdraw from his scheduled bout with Rashad Evans, which was expected to headline UFC Fight Night 61 in Porto Alegre, Brazil. To ease the blow to […]

A Glover Teixeira knee injury has resulted in some shuffling and a new UFC Fight Night 61 main event. On Wednesday, MMAFighting.com reported that Teixeira has been forced to withdraw from his scheduled bout with Rashad Evans, which was expected to headline UFC Fight Night 61 in Porto Alegre, Brazil. To ease the blow to […]

Frank Mir vs. Antonio Silva Slated for UFC 184 in February

UFC 184 on February 28, 2015, continues to get better and better. On Wednesday evening, the UFC announced the addition of a top-15 heavyweight battle between Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva (18-6-1) and Frank Mir (16-9). Eighth-ranked Silva will be coming off a knockout loss to Andrei Arlovski, and he is winless in his last three outings. […]

UFC 184 on February 28, 2015, continues to get better and better. On Wednesday evening, the UFC announced the addition of a top-15 heavyweight battle between Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva (18-6-1) and Frank Mir (16-9). Eighth-ranked Silva will be coming off a knockout loss to Andrei Arlovski, and he is winless in his last three outings. […]

Andrei Arlovski vs. Antonio Silva: What We Learned from Heavyweight Tilt

More than four years after Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva outlasted Andrei Arlovski in their first bout, the 35-year-old Belarusian exacted his revenge Saturday in the Octagon in Bigfoot’s home country of Brazil. Arlovski needed just two minutes, 59 seconds to dispose of the hulking Brazilian with a brutal knockout in the main event of UFC Fight Night […]

More than four years after Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva outlasted Andrei Arlovski in their first bout, the 35-year-old Belarusian exacted his revenge Saturday in the Octagon in Bigfoot’s home country of Brazil. Arlovski needed just two minutes, 59 seconds to dispose of the hulking Brazilian with a brutal knockout in the main event of UFC Fight Night […]