MMA Fighting · Apr 25, 2015
‘Bigfoot’ Silva vs. Soa Palelei official for UFC 190
The Australian heavyweight is set to return to the Octagon at UFC 190, on Aug. 1, against former UFC title challenger Antonio Silva. The UFC announced the match-up following reports from The West and Combate.
Silva (18-7, 1 no-contest), the most experienced opponent Palelei has ever fought in MMA, has his back against the wall going into this fight. "Bigfoot" hasn’t won a fight since back-to-back TKO wins over Travis Browne and Alistair Overeem in 2012 and 2013, suffering three first-round knockouts in his past four bouts and testing positive for elevated testosterone levels after a draw with Mark Hunt.