Being away from the Octagon for almost four years was not the only ordeal Claudio ‘Hannibal’ Silva had to deal with at UFC Fight Night 130, in Liverpool, England. According to the welterweight fighter, his opponent, Nordine Taleb, did not take too kindly to the first-round submission loss suffered on the second main card bout of the evening.
As Silva explained to Bloody Elbow, Taleb did not want to talk with him after the match and even tried to start a brawl at the hotel, afterwards. According to Hannibal, Nordine called him names and said he would beat him again if they were ever to rematch.