On Tuesday evening, it was announced that Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva had signed with Titov Boxing Promotions to fight on November 18 in Ekaterinburg, Russia. Given Bigfoot’s downward career trajectory, the decision to sign the Brazilian came as a surprise until it was evidently clear that the long time UFC heavyweight is set to compete for the same promotion that took advantage of Jeff Monson several months ago.
Back in May, Monson was scheduled to complete against Ivan Shtyrkov, the same undefeated opponent now scheduled to face Silva. However, Monson tore his right bicep several weeks before the scheduled bout and attempted to withdraw from the event.