The black belt in karate, judo and Bjj Antonio Bigfoot Silva entered this fight with a mma record of 18-7-1 (89% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.11 heavyweight in the world but he comes off two consecutive losses, against Andrei Arlovski (=Silva vs Arlovski 2) and Frank Mir (=Silva vs Mir).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Soa Palelei, has an official record of 22-4-0 (100% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.32 in the same weight class. He lost to Jared Rosholt last year (=Palelei vs Rosholt) but then he came back to win beating Walt Harris (=Palelei vs Harris). ‘Pezao’ Silva vs Palelei is on the undercard of Ronda Rousey vs Bethe Correia – UFC 190. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Event: UFC 190: Rousey vs Correia
Date: 2015-08-01
Where: HSBC Arena, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Division: heavyweight (265 lbs, 120 kg)
UFC 190 fight card (main card):
Ronda Rousey vs Bethe Correia
Mauricio Shogun Rua vs Antonio Rogerio Nogueira 2
Fernando Bruno vs Glaico Franca Moreira
Reginaldo Vieira vs Dileno Lopes
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs Stefan Struve
Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva vs Soa Palelei
Jessica Aguilar vs Claudia Gadelha
Silva’s previous fight: Antonio Silva vs Frank Mir
Palelei’s previous fight: Soa Palelei vs Walt Harris
Hunt’s next fight: Mark Hunt vs Antonio Silva 2
Video:
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