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Great lengths: The 12 longest reaches in UFC history

BAD MMA News — Fri, 08 Mar 2024 14:06:47 +0000

As much as skill and technique play into how MMA fights unfold, intangibles can present insurmountable obstacles for even the most well-equipped combatant. Long reaches, and how a fighter utilizes them, can pose a myriad of problems for opponents when they struggled to get inside.

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Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva to fight fellow UFC alum in double un-retirement fight

BAD MMA News — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 20:17:36 +0000

“Bigfoot” is back – again. A former UFC heavyweight title challenger, Antonio Silva hasn’t had much, if any, success in recent combat sports outings but the desire to compete continues to outweigh thoughts of retirement. Silva (19-15) retired in June after 11 consecutive combat losses (including nine by knockout), but the retirement only lasted eight days before he publicly changed his mind. Silva, 44, now has booked a fight against another UFC alum who is coming out of retirement, “TUF 28” heavyweight winner Juan Espino (10-2). Both fighters recently announced the fight on their Instagram pages. The bout takes place March 23 at Gran Canaria Arena in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain

Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva to fight fellow UFC alum in double un-retirement fight – MMA Junkie

The 5 greatest heavyweight wars in MMA history, ranked

BAD MMA News — Fri, 29 Sep 2023 22:22:23 +0000

The heavyweight division, as defined by the unified rules of MMA via the Association of Boxing Commissions , consists of fighters who are between 206 and 265 pounds. Prior to the New Jersey State Athletic Control Board conceiving a set of rules and weight classes in 2000 that became the base of operations we are now familiar with today, MMA was essentially the Wild West when it started out in the 1990s. From open-weight matches to one-night tournaments, heavyweight fighters and classifications were a common occurrence in MMA’s early days. However, since the early 2000s, the heavyweight classification has largely stayed consistent across major promotions (despite some disarray amongst the lower weight classes).

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Jon Anik thinks Mark Hunt vs. Antonio Silva should enter UFC Hall of Fame: ‘One of the greatest heavyweight fights’

BAD MMA News — Thu, 06 Jul 2023 13:06:33 +0000

Jon Anik would like to see a memorable heavyweight war enter the UFC Hall of Fame. On Friday, the UFC will induct the eighth bout into the Fight Wing of its Hall of Fame: Robbie Lawler’s title-fight barnburner with Rory MacDonald at UFC 189 in 2015. When asked which fight he’d induct next, Anik picked Mark Hunt ’s majority draw vs. Antonio Silva , which headlined a UFC Fight Night in Brisbane, Australia in 2013.

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Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva announces comeback eight days after retirement

BAD MMA News — Sun, 18 Jun 2023 21:42:36 +0000

There have been some short retirements throughout mixed martial arts history, but Antonio Silva is likely toward the top of the list. Sunday, “Bigfoot” Silva (19-4) revealed in an Instagram post he intends to fight again. The “comeback” comes just eight days after he announced his retirement following an 11th-straight combat sports defeat.

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Former UFC title challenger Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva retires after 11th straight loss

BAD MMA News — Sun, 11 Jun 2023 00:17:29 +0000

Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva says he is hanging up the gloves – for real, this time. A former UFC heavyweight title challenger, Silva (19-14), competed Saturday at Kingdom Fighting 1 in Grenoble, France, where he lost a unanimous decision to Salim El Oussaidi (6-1).

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UFC veterans in MMA action June 8-10

BAD MMA News — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 13:02:10 +0000

This week, the UFC is back on pay-per-view for UFC 289 in Vancouver, Canada. The event features a women’s bantamweight championship fight between two-division champion Amanda Nunes and first-time title challenger Irene Aldana. Elsewhere, many other combat sports events are taking place that feature a number of familiar names that have competed under the UFC banner. This week, there are a total of 13 veterans of the global MMA leader competing in MMA this week from June 8-10.

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Farewell, fighters: A list of former UFC champs and more MMA notables who retired in 2022

BAD MMA News — Wed, 04 Jan 2023 19:56:12 +0000

MMA is a constantly evolving sport with a revolving door of athletes entering and exiting. Currently fighters from the era that helped make the sport so popular are beginning to trickle away from competition and hang up their gloves to move on to the next chapters in their lives. If there’s one thing that’s well known about combat sports retirements, though, it’s that they often don’t last long.

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Winless since 2015, former UFC title challenger ‘Bigfoot’ Silva meets Haim Gozali at Brave CF

BAD MMA News — Tue, 27 Dec 2022 20:18:20 +0000

( EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was updated at 3:20 p.m. ET on Dec. 27 to clarify that Silva vs. Gozali will serve as a grappling match rather than an MMA bout) In the midst of a massive losing streak, Antonio Silva is back for another contest. The former UFC title challenger has booked a return against ex-Bellator fighter Haim Gozali in a grappling match at a Brave CF event on March 9 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Both fighters confirmed the matchup online, but the promotion has yet to make an official announcement

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Former UFC title challenger ‘Bigfoot’ Silva booked for next fight – against 102-9-1 kickboxer

BAD MMA News — Wed, 27 Jul 2022 00:24:13 +0000

It continues to be a busy year of competition for former UFC heavyweight title challenger Antonio Silva despite his woes to return into the win column. Knocked out twice since June 13, “Bigfoot” Silva has been booked again – this time for Oct. 9 against Azerbaijani kickboxing and muay thai standout Zabit Samedov, who holds a record of 102-9-1

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