Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-10-19, pretty good finish between Antonio Bigfoot Silva and Gabriel Gonzaga: but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
The black belt in judo, karate and Brazilian jiu-jitsu Antonio Bigfoot Silva entered this fight with a pro mma record of 19-12-0 (89% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since June 2, 2017 when he was defeated by Vitaly Minakov (Vitaly Minakov vs Antonio Bigfoot Silva); after this bout he has faced Rico Verhoeven in a kickboxing fight losing it (Rico Verhoeven vs Antonio Bigfoot Silva).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj Gabriel Gonzaga, has an official record of 17-12-0 (94% finishing rate) and he is also not ranked as he hasn’t fought since May 5, 2018 when he was defeated by Aleksander Emelianenko (Aleksander Emelianenko vs Gabriel Gonzaga). He fought also once as a professional boxer, beating Alejandro Esquilin Santiago in 2017. Bigfoot Silva vs Gonzaga is the main event of BKFC 8 (Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, organization in which “fighters are not allowed to wrap their hands to within one-inch of the knuckle”). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-10-14, disappointing fight between Rico Verhoeven and Antonio Silva: it gets two stars.
The Glory Hw champion Rico Verhoeven entered this fight with a pro kickboxing record of 51-10-1 (14 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 heavyweight in the world. He lost to Andrei Herasimchuk in 2015 (=Verhoeven vs Herasimchuk) but then he has won seven consecutive fights beating Anderson Braddock Silva (= Verhoeven vs Silva), Badr hari (=Verhoeven vs Hari) and Ismael Lazaar in his last three (=Verhoeven vs Lazaar).
His opponent, the black belt in judo, karate and Brazilian jiu-jitsu Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva, is at his professional kickboxing debut but he has a mma record of 19-12-0 (89% finishing rate). He entered as the No.37 in the mma heavyweight division but he comes off five consecutive losses, the last one with Vitaly Minakov (=Minakov vs Bigfoot Silva). Verhoeven vs Silva is on the undercard of Simon Marcus vs Alex Pereira – Glory 46. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-06-02, pretty good finish between Vitaly Minakov and Antonio Silva but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
The undefeated black belt in judo, former Bellator and world combat sambo champion Vitaly Minakov entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 19-0-0 (89% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.19 heavyweight in the world. He fought just once last year beating Peter Graham (=Minakov vs Graham) and then he has defeated DJ Linderman in 2017 (=Minakov vs Linderman).
His opponent, the black belt in judo, karate and Brazilian jiu-jitsu Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva, has a record of 19-11-1 (89% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.35 in the same weight class but he won just one out of his last nine bouts, against Soa Palelei in 2015 (=Silva vs Palelei). After this fight he lost four fights, the last one with Ivan Shtyrkov (=Bigfoot vs Shtyrkov). Vitaly Minakov vs Antonio Bigfoot Silva is on the undercard of Sergey Pavlovich vs Mikhail Mokhnatkin – FNG 68. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-11-18, exciting back and forth fight between Antonio Silva and Ivan Shtyrkov: it is close to get four stars!
The black belt in judo, karate and Brazilian jiu-jitsu Antonio Bigfoot Silva entered this fight with a professional mma record of 19-10-1 (89% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.28 heavyweight in the world while his opponent, the undefeated Ivan Shtyrkov, has an official record of 4-0-0 (100% finishing rate). Both fighters have fought twice in 2016: ‘Pezao’ Silva has lost twice, against Stefan Struve (=Silva vs Struve) and Roy Nelson (=Nelson vs Silva), while Shtyrkov has beat Jeff Monson and Georgy Sakaev. Silva vs Shtyrkov is the main event of “Titov Boxing Promotion Silva vs Shtyrkov”. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-09-24, good finish between Roy Nelson and Antonio Silva: it gets three stars.
The black belt in Bjj and former Tuf Hw tournament winner Roy Nelson entered this fight with a pro record of 21-13-0 (86% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.18 heavyweight in the world while his opponent, the black belt in Judo, karate and Bjj Antonio Bigfoot Silva, has an official mma record of 19-9-1 (89% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.23 in the same weight class. Both fighters have won just one out of their last five bouts: Nelson has beat Jared Rosholt (=Nelson vs Rosholt) but then he lost to Derrick Lewis (=Nelson vs Lewis) while Silva had won over Soa Palelei in 2015 (=Silva vs Palelei) but then he was defeated by Mark Hunt (=Hunt vs Silva 2) and Stefan Struve (=Silva vs Struve). Nelson vs Bigfoot Silva is on the undercard of Cris Cyborg Justino vs Lina Lansberg – UFC Fight Night 95. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-05-08, fight not particularly exciting between Antonio Silva and Stefan Struve: it gets two stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
The black belt in karate, judo and Bjj Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva entered this fight with a pro mma record of 19-8-1 (89% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.11 heavyweight in the world but he won just one out of his last four bouts, against Soa Palelei (=Silva vs Palelei); after this fight he lost the rematch with Mark Hunt (=Hunt vs Silva 2).
His opponent, Stefan Struve, has a record of 26-8-0 (89% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.32 in the same weight class. He also lost three out of his last four bouts but last year he beat Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (=Nogueira vs Struve), then he was defeated by Jared Rosholt (=Struve vs Rosholt). ‘Pezao’ Silva vs Struve is on the undercard of Alistair Overeem vs Andrei Arlovski – UFC Fight Night 87. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-11-15, some good single shots but it is not enough to get three stars: Mark Hunt vs Antonio Silva 2 gets two.
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!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-08-01, disappointing fight between Antonio Silva and Soa Palelei: it gets two stars.
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!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-02-22, Antonio Silva vs Frank Mir gets three stars thanks to a good finish (UFC Performance of the Night).
The black belt in karate, judo and Bjj Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva entered this fight with a professional mma record of 18-6-1 (89% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.6 heavyweight in the world but the last time he won was in 2013 when he faced Alistair Overeem (=Overeem vs Bigfoot). After this bout he was defeated by #1 Ufc Hw champion Cain Velasquez in their rematch (=Velasquez vs Silva 2), then he drew against Mark Hunt in one of the best mma fights of 2013 (bout overturned in no-contest after Bigfoot tested positive for elevated levels of testosterone, Bigfoot vs Hunt) and he lost again in his last fight against Andrei Arlovski (=Silva vs Arlovski 2).
His opponent, the balck belt in karate and Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Ufc Hw champion (in 2004) Frank Mir, has an official record of 16-9-0 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.55 in the same weight class; the last time he won was in 2011 when he faced Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (=Mir vs Nogueira 2), since then he has lost four consecutive bouts: against Junior dos Santos (=Dos Santos vs Mir), Daniel Cormier (=Cormier vs Mir), Josh Barnett (=Mir vs Barnett) and Alistair Overeem (=Overeem vs Mir). ‘Pezao’ Silva vs Mir is the main event of UFC Fight Night 61. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-09-13, pretty good finish between Antonio Silva and Andrei Arlovski: their second fight gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). The black belt in shotokan karate, judo and Bjj Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva entered this fight with a professional mma record of 18-5-1 (89% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 heavyweight in the world, he fought three times last year beating Alistair Overeem (=Overeem vs Silva), then he was defeated by #1 Cain Velasquez (=Velasquez vs Silva 2) and he drew against Mark Hunt in one of the most exciting fights of 2013 (=Silva vs Hunt).
His opponent, the former Ufc Hw champion (from 2005 to 2006) Andrei Arlovski, has an official record of 22-10-0 (82% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.14 in the same weight class, he suffered his last defeat in 2013 when he faced Anthony Johnson at Wsof 2 (=Arlovski vs Johnson) but after that bout he won three consecutive fights, just the last one in the Ufc, against Brendan Schaub (=Schaub vs Arlovski). In their first fight ‘Bigfoot’ Silva defeated Arlovski by unanimous decision (May 15, 2010); this second fight is the main event of UFC Fight Night 51 (UFC Fight Night Brasilia). Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-10-19, pretty good finish between Antonio Bigfoot Silva and Gabriel Gonzaga: but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
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