The 2001 K-1 WGP champion Mark Hunt entered this fight with a professional mma record of 10-10-1 (70% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.9 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Fabricio Werdum) while his opponent, the black belt in karate, judo and Bjj Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva, has an official record of 19-7-1 (89% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.11 in the same weight class. Both fighters have won just one out of their last five bouts: Hunt beat Roy Nelson in 2014 (=Hunt vs Nelson) but then he lost to Fabricio Werdum (=Werdum vs Hunt) and Stipe Miocic (=Hunt vs Miocic) while ‘Bigfoot’ Silva came back to win in his last bout, against Soa Palelei in August 2015 (=Silva vs Palelei) but he had lost to Frank Mir in February (=Silva vs Mir). The first fight between Hunt and ‘Pezao’ Silva ended in a draw but it was one of the best mma fights of 2013 (=Silva vs Hunt I); this second fight is on the undercard of Ronda Rousey vs Holly Holm – UFC 193. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Event: UFC 193: Rousey vs Holm
Date: 2015-11-15
Where: Etihad Stadium, Melbourne, Australia
Division: heavyweight (265 lbs, 120 kg)
UFC 193 fight card (main card):
Ronda Rousey vs Holly Holm
Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs Valerie Letourneau
Mark Hunt vs Antonio Silva 2
Uriah Hall vs Robert Whittaker
Stefan Struve vs Jared Rosholt
Hunt’s previous fight: Mark Hunt vs Stipe Miocic
Silva’s previous fight: Antonio Silva vs Soa Palelei
Hunt’s next fight: Mark Hunt vs Frank Mir
Silva’s next fight: Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva vs Stefan Struve
Official video:
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(Alternative free embeddable highlights video hosted on Youtube)