Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva To Return At Sengoku’s Tenth Battle Event

Posted by Larry Csonka on 06.30.2009

And maybe in the US next year…

According to manager Alex Davis, who appeared on MMA Junkie Radio today, former EliteXC heavyweight champion Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva (12-1) will appear at the unannounced Sengoku Tenth Battle event. He also discussed his desire to return to the US…

"I think that probably by next year you'll see him back in the U.S. I'd like him back in the States; that's our goal. Right now we still have a contract with Sengoku. He's probably going to fight in September. If that goes well, possibly for a Sengoku title at the end of the year. You're going to see him back in the very near future. I think we're past that problem with the commission. It was very unfortunate.

Once we get him [Silva] in the picture, and once he's feasible again, we're open. Who knows? It could be UFC, could be Strikeforce, could be Affliction – wherever he has good fights that make sense. Antonio needs to fight the big names. Antonio is capable of being the best heavyweight in the world. It's not because I manage him. It's because I know the guy. I've seen him grapple with the Nogueira brothers. Everybody has seen his striking, which he just learned in the last three years. The guy is a phenomenal athlete. He could give Fedor the fight of his life, I'm absolutely sure of that. We just need to get him against those big names again so he can prove it."