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Antonio Silva

Nickname Bigfoot Birthdate 9/14/1979
Height / Weight 6'4" - 265 Place of Birth Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil

Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva is a powerful striker and gifted grappler. He is a jiu-jitsu black belt and trains out of American Top Team (ATT) in Coconut Creek, Florida. His biggest win came against Fedor Emelianenko in Strikeforce's heavyweight tournament. He lost to Daniel Cormier in the semi-finals.

Bigfoot Silva also holds notable wins over former UFC heavyweight champions Andrei Arlovski and Ricco Rodriguez. He has notable losses to Strikeforce heavyweight Fabricio Werdum and Eric Pele.

Silva suffers from Acromegaly, which causes enlargement of facial and body features.

Antonio Silva is currently ranked 10th among mixed martial arts (MMA) heavyweights according to the USA TODAY/SB Nation Consensus MMA Rankings.

Bigfoot Silva objects to 'early' stoppage, believes referees should be penalized for bad calls

UFC 160 main-event loser Antonio Silva believes the fight was called too quickly, that Cain Velasquez hit him with illegal strikes to the back of the neck, and that referees should face penalties for bad calls.

UFC 160 results: Bigfoot Silva calls Cain Velasquez finish illegal, says heavyweight title fight was stopped early

Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva is not a happy camper after he was knocked out by Cain Velasquez in the main event of UFC 160 last night (Sat., May 25, 2013) in Las Vegas, Nevada. He's not mad about losing, necessarily, but he's pissed at the way he lost.

Antonio Silva says stoppage was due to illegal strikes, calls for ref suspensions

Antonio Silva is unhappy with the his TKO loss to Cain Velasquez at UFC 160, but not for the reasons you might think.

Cain Velasquez vs. Bigfoot Silva 2 full fight video highlights from UFC 160

Cain Velasquez took care of business against Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva once again, knocking him out in the first round of their heavyweight title showdown at UFC 160 last night (May 25, 2013) in Las Vegas. Check out the highlights here.

UFC 160 Results: Why Junior dos Santos vs. Cain Velasquez 3 is the fight to make

Junior dos Santos and Cain Velasquez were both victorious at UFC 160, which took place on May 25, 2013 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. "Cigano" disposed of Mark Hunt while Velasquez smashed "Bigfoot" Silva. Bring on the trilogy!

UFC 160 results: Cain Velasquez knocks out Antonio Silva again

The rematch went much like the original, with Cain Velasquez knocking out Antonio Silva in the first round.

UFC 160: Velasquez vs Bigfoot results and post-fight analysis

A look at the action from UFC 160, including Cain Velasquez's knockout of Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva.

UFC 160 results: Cain Velasquez knocks out Bigfoot Silva ... again

Cain Velasquez needed even less time in the rematch to finish off Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva in the main event of UFC 160: "Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2" tonight (May 25, 2013) in Las Vegas, Nevada, winning by TKO in the first round.

UFC 160 results: Cain Velasquez knocks out Antonio Silva

As expected, Cain Velasquez earned his first title defence when he TKO'd Silva in round 1 of the UFC 160 main event.

UFC 160 post-fight press conference live stream video online for 'Velasquez vs Bigfoot 2' in Las Vegas

Watch UFC 160 post-fight press conference live online video stream from MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, featuring Cain Velasquez, Bigfoot Silva, Junior dos Santos, Mark Hunt and more, with fight night bonus-bearing UFC President Dana White.

Cain Velasquez vs. Bigfoot Silva 2 fight results UFC 160, Round 1

Get the results and a comprehensive breakdown of the first round of the UFC 160 main event bout pitting Cain Velasquez vs. Antonio Silva on Sat., May 25, 2013, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

UFC 160 Live Blog: Cain Velasquez vs. Bigfoot Silva

Keep up with the Cain Velasquez vs. Bigfoot Silva fight at UFC 160 on Saturday night in Las Vegas.

Velasquez vs Bigfoot Silva 2 results: Full UFC 160 fight updates, LIVE online round-by-round stream from Las Vegas

Cain Velasquez vs. Antonio Silva full fight results online stream from UFC 160 main event on May 25, 2013, at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, featuring round-by-round LIVE updates blog for heavyweight title MMA rematch.

UFC 160 results: Junior dos Santos knocks out Mark Hunt with spinning back kick

Junior dos Santos and Mark Hunt had themselves one hell of a heavyweight scrap in the co-main event of UFC 160: "Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2" tonight (May 25, 2013) in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ultimately, "JDS" knocked Hunt out with a spinning back kick.

UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2 Results

Check out UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2 results for recaps of all the UFC 160 action Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

UFC 160 Play-by-Play

Check out UFC 160 play-by-play for all the UFC 160 live blogs for Saturday night's UFC event from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

Bad Boy Presents Bloody Elbow Radio - Episode 266: UFC 160 Results Review

Bloody Elbow Radio, presented by Bad Boy, was live Sunday morning following the conclusion of UFC 160 with Matt Bishop and Brian Hemminger to review the show.

UFC 160 fight night: Top Twitter reactions to ‘Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2' in Las Vegas

Keep up with the top Twitter reactions from tonight's (May 25, 2013) UFC 160: "Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2" event that airs on pay-per-view (PPV) from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Live stream UFC 160 'Velasquez vs Bigfoot 2' results, recaps, videos and more online from Las Vegas

Official UFC results online LIVE for UFC 160 Cain Velasquez vs Bigfoot Silva 2-led MMA event TONIGHT (May 25, 2013) from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, with post-fight analysis, live streams, winners, losers, recaps, videos and more.

Cain Velasquez vs Antonio Silva 2: UFC 160 'Last Words'

With UFC 160 just hours away from going down at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, Cain Velasquez and Antonio Silva provided some final thoughts on their title bout set to go down tonight (May 25, 2013).
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