Antonio 'Bigfoot' Silva training for Alistair Overeem, waiting for Strikeforce confirmation
by Eduardo Cruz on Aug 12, 2010 3:49 PM EDT
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"I know what you already know. Strikeforce hasn't been in touch with my manager Alex Davis yet to make the fight 100-percent confirmed. Anyway, I'm already training for it."
Antonio Silva today tells MMAmania.com that he may indeed face Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion Alistair Overeem later this year. The former American Top Team (ATT) athlete made it clear that the promotion has yet to confirm the potential match-up, but that hasn't stopped "Bigfoot" from getting a leg up inside the gym. With Fedor still under negotiations and Werdum sidelined until 2011, is this the only heavyweight match-up Strikeforce has left? And do you give the Brazilian a fighting chance against "Demolition Man?"
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Serioysly. Who cares.
He’ll get wrecked anyways.
by PetrozellisJab on Aug 12, 2010 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions
it makes sense
Werdum is out from injuries and fedor just lost. Bigtfoot is a big dude with great bjj and very heavy hands. He can most definitely win.
very heavy hands??
He could’nt even KO Arlovski and he hit him plenty of times, though I do agree i just thought I would make that crack, but we should’nt complain about the Strikeforce heavyweight division not making sense, when they start making sense is when im gonna gonna be comfused..
For what profit is it to man if he gains the world , and loses his own soul?
- Matthew 16:26
cerealy
Mongol General: What is best in life?
Conan: To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women.
by O damn he got caught on Aug 12, 2010 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions
seerhyeslee.
"Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
He is just super sereal guys. Dam Man Bear Pig.
I've got something to say; it better to burn in hell than to fade away!!!
Nobody wants any part of this shit...........
"Matt Hughes is the greatest welter weight of all time; I would lick the sweat off his hairy chest after a grueling work out if I could. The only person I look up to more than Matt Hughes is Jay; he’s trying patiently to teach me about MMA, being as I don’t know shit about the sport. Thanks Jay, you are my hero and one hell of a Canadian."
its up to us
the brockness monster grinds up teenagers and puts them in his protein shakes..and uses razor blades to chop toddlers up into lines to snort like meth...the reason no one can find bigfoot is because the brockness monster found him years ago and now has him in numerous ziplock bags in the back of his freezer...
by HellaHectic on Aug 12, 2010 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions
ManBearPig must be stopped...........
"Matt Hughes is the greatest welter weight of all time; I would lick the sweat off his hairy chest after a grueling work out if I could. The only person I look up to more than Matt Hughes is Jay; he’s trying patiently to teach me about MMA, being as I don’t know shit about the sport. Thanks Jay, you are my hero and one hell of a Canadian."
a face only a mother could love.
I'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. Glory favors the bold. Chance favors the prepared mind. Luck, well i have that too. University of Utah goes to the Pac-12 conference in 2011. I expect them to compete immediately for the conference CG. Brock Lesnar will defeat Cain Velasquez. Womens MMA, the next big thing in sports. 3 weeks till the first game of college football. UTAH vs Pitt. September 2nd 2010.
by wolfmanshowlforever on Aug 12, 2010 4:05 PM EDT reply actions
was it the the lady or man who poked holes in the condom?
I'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. Glory favors the bold. Chance favors the prepared mind. Luck, well i have that too. University of Utah goes to the Pac-12 conference in 2011. I expect them to compete immediately for the conference CG. Brock Lesnar will defeat Cain Velasquez. Womens MMA, the next big thing in sports. 3 weeks till the first game of college football. UTAH vs Pitt. September 2nd 2010.
by wolfmanshowlforever on Aug 12, 2010 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions
HisTrue Identity
he’s the Nog’s 3rd disabled brother they kept in the basement and fed scraps
Meh, I'm not gonna complain about a possible slug fest between Overeem and Bigfoot
Both like to go for the KO, both big dudes, it could be worse.
Mongol General: What is best in life?
Conan: To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women.
by O damn he got caught on Aug 12, 2010 4:12 PM EDT reply actions
I just wish
they actually follow some sort of sense in regards to their contenders.
"We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again."
Well Werdum's out and Fedor just lost
So it’s either this or hold up the belt. Or just give Fedor the title shot and watch everybody bitch about how another SF contender is coming in to fight for a belt off a loss.
Mongol General: What is best in life?
Conan: To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women.
by O damn he got caught on Aug 12, 2010 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions
injury I believe
Mongol General: What is best in life?
Conan: To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women.
by O damn he got caught on Aug 12, 2010 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions
I think Fedor has one fight left on the contract and they could set it up
If M-1 isn’t trying to duck Overeem
Mongol General: What is best in life?
Conan: To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women.
by O damn he got caught on Aug 12, 2010 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions
it is absolutely amazing to me
that their “best” fighter has this many fights under his belt with them and still hasn’t sniffed a title shot.
"We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again."
Well what completely baffled me was seeing Fedor beat Rogers,
Rogers go on to a title shot and Fedor go on to fight Werdum. I hate to accuse a fighter of ducking another fighter but that’s a real wierd arrangement..
Mongol General: What is best in life?
Conan: To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women.
by O damn he got caught on Aug 12, 2010 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions
That's just called not having the balls to make your own fights,
Coker has some blame in this shit.
BJ Penn is the #1 P4P fighter in the world without question!
tbh
im sure hes gonna give fedor that 1 fight against some can then hell use hey you can re-sign with us and fight werdum again to avenge your loss either way i dont think fedor will ever sign with zuffa so i can see him coming back to sf and retiring there.
all sensible thoughts
It still effing sucks though. GD.
"We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again."
well
im sure absolute cans and rematches with other guys he just beat in recent years either way i think hes totally content with retiring in sf and securing his legacy as “undefeated”…
I put up my fictional list of possibilities
The HW division is SF is very weak. They can barely scrape together new fights for him, and even then, you are looking at Hershel Walker and others.
"We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again."
I’m looking for SF to hit the bottom of the barrel and bring Barnett back for a Fedor fight. At this point though, unless Fedor beats Overeem something awful, he will continue to drop in ranking and his mystique is all but out the window.
the fedor curse
yeah i remember an article quite awhile back about any org fedor goes to usually goes under after awhile strikeforce is going to be added to the list pretty soon
I put a poll up a few weeks back
I was in the minority in thinking they will be done soon. JH says they are financially sound. Don’t know how much longer that will last though.
"We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again."
I’m with you, just can’t see them being around too much longer without marquee fighters, especially paying Fedor top dollar and not doing PPV’s. But, who knows how much that CBS/Showtime contract is worth.
its tough
they were a good promotion for a lot of years. They weren’t trying to beat the world, weren’t trying to really compete with Dana. But, with Bellator gobbling up fighters, their isn’t much left. The only intriguing thing left about SF is their co-promotion with Dream.
"We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again."
I'm just wondering...
when the fuck is Shamrock going to lose the braces? I mean it’s been like 4 yrs now, and quite honestly, I’m getting tired of hearing his tongue get caught in those rubber bands when he talks.
I dono
but he is another example of a SF fail. They should co-promote with announcers and bring Bas over. That would make things at least 43% better.
"We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again."
Bas is the man.
"Matt Hughes is the greatest welter weight of all time; I would lick the sweat off his hairy chest after a grueling work out if I could. The only person I look up to more than Matt Hughes is Jay; he’s trying patiently to teach me about MMA, being as I don’t know shit about the sport. Thanks Jay, you are my hero and one hell of a Canadian."
yep
then I wouldn’t have to watch SF with my mute on all the time. Had the same problem with Frank in WEC.
"We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again."
You ever watch Inside MMA??
That Kenny guy is the worst thing in mma, period………
"Matt Hughes is the greatest welter weight of all time; I would lick the sweat off his hairy chest after a grueling work out if I could. The only person I look up to more than Matt Hughes is Jay; he’s trying patiently to teach me about MMA, being as I don’t know shit about the sport. Thanks Jay, you are my hero and one hell of a Canadian."
He really hurts the show imo......
Almost unwatchable, thank god bas in on there……….
"Matt Hughes is the greatest welter weight of all time; I would lick the sweat off his hairy chest after a grueling work out if I could. The only person I look up to more than Matt Hughes is Jay; he’s trying patiently to teach me about MMA, being as I don’t know shit about the sport. Thanks Jay, you are my hero and one hell of a Canadian."
I don’t enjoy any of their commentators, Maurio or whatever his name is, is such a robot. I realize Goldie is the same, but Rogan and him have good chemistry. I also can’t stand the sparklers and fire when a fighter comes out. Just something about it drives me insance, makes it corny in so many ways.
You can get a lot worse than Goldie
I like Joe Rogan, but no one holds a candle to Bas.
"We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again."
schiavello!
i always thought it was the funniest thing when he almost did a backflip when hari beat ubereem
Well what completely baffled me was seeing Fedor beat Rogers,
Rogers go on to a title shot and Fedor go on to fight Werdum. I hate to accuse a fighter of ducking another fighter but that’s a real wierd arrangement..
Mongol General: What is best in life?
Conan: To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women.
by O damn he got caught on Aug 12, 2010 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Seriously...
Someone please explain why SF wouldn’t use Fedor’s last contract fight against Overeem? Unbelievable. I suppose Fedor fights…let’s see…Lashley, Bautista, Hogan? What a joke
Because fedor could win the belt then piss off to another org as SF champ and never defend the belt.
Makes sense if you ask me. And the guy just lost to a UFC cast off too which devalues fighting their champ a bit too straight after a loss.
Just google Fabricio Werdum injury
Should come up with an elbow injury article
Mongol General: What is best in life?
Conan: To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women.
by O damn he got caught on Aug 12, 2010 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions
it could be worse.
don’t worry it will, it’s Strikefarce after all.
BJ Penn is the #1 P4P fighter in the world without question!
jesus
they might as well sign bob sapp and get his lard ass in there to fight reem what the hell what a rediculous match up strikeforce what the hell…
disregard
This was supposed to be a reply.
by PetrozellisJab on Aug 12, 2010 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions
I got Butterbean via epic leg kicks.
"Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
man
someone book this as a “leg kick only” fight. I would pay top dollar for that. Highly entertaining stuff right there.
"We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again."
HamboWeeny? hahahahahaha
You are going to fit right in round here.
"We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again."
he's earned it from a Strikforce stand point.
and that is the big guy from that shitty get smart remake right?
Ride the Tiger!
by doonerthesooner on Aug 12, 2010 4:20 PM EDT reply actions
no
Mongol General: What is best in life?
Conan: To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women.
by O damn he got caught on Aug 12, 2010 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions
i do not want to see this fight happen
I want to see overeem smash k1 guys.
Only if it was against werdum (wich makes more sense as for a title shot) or fedor (wich makes no sense but a “must see” fight)
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2. Anthony ''Showtime'' Pettis
3. Phil ''Mr. Wonderful'' Davis
4. Terry Etim
5. Patricio ''Pitbull'' Freire
by robinhorobson on Aug 12, 2010 4:46 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
I'm actually surprised by this match-up
Didn’t Big foot just win his last fight? I thought you had to lose a fight to get a title shot at SF?
"Right Leg Hospital, Left Leg Cemetery " ~ Cro Cop.
"One time my wrist watch stopped from fear". ~ Cro Cop.
Ha!
Nice one.
"Matt Hughes is the greatest welter weight of all time; I would lick the sweat off his hairy chest after a grueling work out if I could. The only person I look up to more than Matt Hughes is Jay; he’s trying patiently to teach me about MMA, being as I don’t know shit about the sport. Thanks Jay, you are my hero and one hell of a Canadian."
Yea but their #1 contender coming off a loss doesn't want a piece of Overeem
Mongol General: What is best in life?
Conan: To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women.
by O damn he got caught on Aug 12, 2010 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Off topic ****breaking news*****
Curran out and Huerta in vs Alvarez in Philly
Doc: You know what they say: People in glass houses sink sh-sh-ships.
Rocco: Doc, I gotta buy you, like, a proverb book or something. This mix'n'match shit's gotta go.
Doc: What?
Connor: A penny saved is worth two in the bush, isn't it?
Murphy: And don't cross the road if you can't get out of the kitchen.
by Onemansyn on Aug 12, 2010 8:38 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
I like that.
I want to see what Huerta can do in a SANCTIONED fight.
Do you know why Curran is out?
The next Heavyweight Champion of the UFC(therefore the world), Junior Dos Santos.
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