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Ex-UFC title challenger Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva books fight against TUF 28 winner Juan Espino on March 23

Antonio Bigfoot SilvaAntonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva is making a comeback. The former UFC heavyweight title contender squared off with some of the…

Antonio Bigfoot Silva

Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva is making a comeback.

The former UFC heavyweight title contender squared off with some of the biggest names in MMA history, including former world champions Fabricio Werdum, Andrei Arlovski, Daniel Cormier, Frank Mir, and Fedor Emelianenko. However, ‘Bigfoot’ has struggled to find the win column in recent years, losing 11 straight fights — nine by way of knockout — before finally deciding to hang up his gloves for good.

Eight days later, Silva canceled his retirement, declaring that he was once again looking for a fight.

As announced on his Instagram, ‘Bigfoot’ is scheduled to return against TUF 28 heavyweight winner Juan Espino on March 23 at Gran Canaria Arena in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain. No further details regarding the bout have been released.

Silva’s lone UFC heavyweight title opportunity came against Cain Velasquez at UFC 160 in May 2013. He suffered a first-round KO 81 seconds into the bout. He went on to lose five of his next six inside the Octagon before receiving his release from the promotion. ‘Bigfoot’ has primarily fought in Russia since then, but his last outing came under the Kingdom Fighting banner in Grenoble, France.

Silva, 44, went 3-7 during his UFC tenure and currently sits with an overall record of 19-15.

Espino has fared better in his MMA career, amassing a solid 10-2 record since making his pro debut in 2009. His scheduled scrap with Silva will be his first fight since a controversial technical split decision loss to Alexandr Romanov in 2021. ‘El Guapo’ went 2-1 in the Octagon after winning The Ultimate Fighter, but ultimately walked away from the sport due to injuries.

“I couldn’t allow injuries to keep me from saying goodbye to mine the way I like best,” Espino wrote in Spanish on Instagram.

Five Biggest Takeaways From UFC Fight Night 87

Fight Night Rotterdam was a huge success after the UFC’s first event in the Netherlands came to a conclusion yesterday afternoon. It was a successful night for the Dutch, as all three hometown fighters emerged victorious in their respective bouts. Dutch stars such as Germaine de Randamie, Stefan Struve, and No.3-ranked heavyweight Alistair Overeem made

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Fight Night Rotterdam was a huge success after the UFC’s first event in the Netherlands came to a conclusion yesterday afternoon. It was a successful night for the Dutch, as all three hometown fighters emerged victorious in their respective bouts.

Dutch stars such as Germaine de Randamie, Stefan Struve, and No.3-ranked heavyweight Alistair Overeem made the Dutch’s presence known in the MMA world with some spectacular performances.

It wasn’t just the Dutch who made a statement however, with eight of the 11 total bouts ending in finishes, UFC Fight Night 87 proved to be a huge night for many fighters in Rotterdam Sunday afternoon.

Title contenders emerged, legends fell, and hometown hero prevailed. Let’s take a look at the 5 biggest takeaways from Rotterdam’s inaugural event.

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UFC Fight Night 61 Results: Winners, Scorecards from Bigfoot vs. Mir Fight Card

UFC Fight Night 61 could be recapped with one word: upsets.  According to the final odds posted by Odds Shark, nine straight winners were considered underdogs when the final odds posted. Of course that meant Frank Mir had his hand raised in the final match of the evening.  Despite four straight losses, a layoff that […]

UFC Fight Night 61 could be recapped with one word: upsets.  According to the final odds posted by Odds Shark, nine straight winners were considered underdogs when the final odds posted. Of course that meant Frank Mir had his hand raised in the final match of the evening.  Despite four straight losses, a layoff that […]

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UFC Fight Night 61 Results: Real Winners and Losers from Bigfoot vs. Mir

The UFC’s first trip to Brazil in 2015 will be remembered as a night of memorable upsets. Underdogs made statements with notable upsets in every fight but the night’s first at UFC Fight Night 61: Bigfoot vs. Mir, including 37-year-old Marion Reneau, who submitted 10th-ranked women’s featherweight Jessica Andrade on Sunday. In the same vein, […]

The UFC’s first trip to Brazil in 2015 will be remembered as a night of memorable upsets. Underdogs made statements with notable upsets in every fight but the night’s first at UFC Fight Night 61: Bigfoot vs. Mir, including 37-year-old Marion Reneau, who submitted 10th-ranked women’s featherweight Jessica Andrade on Sunday. In the same vein, […]

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UFC Fight Night: Should Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva Call It a Career?

One of the storylines leading into UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. Mir was whether Frank Mir should consider retirement. But once the evening was over, that conversation changed. Mir needed less than two minutes to dispatch Antonio Silva, and he did so in brutal fashion. It was Silva’s second straight loss, and he has not had […]

One of the storylines leading into UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. Mir was whether Frank Mir should consider retirement. But once the evening was over, that conversation changed. Mir needed less than two minutes to dispatch Antonio Silva, and he did so in brutal fashion. It was Silva’s second straight loss, and he has not had […]

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Frank Mir Overcomes the Odds Yet Again with Knockout of Bigfoot Silva

Frank Mir, after spending over 380 days on the sidelines, returned to the Octagon in Brazil on Sunday night to try to put a stop to a four-fight losing streak. It is surprising that he returned at all. He is well spoken and could have a future as a broadcaster, though the UFC has kept […]

Frank Mir, after spending over 380 days on the sidelines, returned to the Octagon in Brazil on Sunday night to try to put a stop to a four-fight losing streak. It is surprising that he returned at all. He is well spoken and could have a future as a broadcaster, though the UFC has kept […]

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