About Antonio Silva
A professional mixed martial artist and kickboxer from Brazil, Antônio Carlos “Bigfoot” Silva was born on September 14, 1979. His estimated net worth is $2 million. Since 2005, Antonio Silva has competed professionally in mixed martial arts, most notably in the UFC.
Many believed that Antonio Silva was ready to be destroyed as he prepared to face the legendary Fedor Emelianenko at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva on February 12, 2011. After all, Fedor was regarded as the greatest MMA heavyweight of all time, and after losing to Fabricio Werdum, let’s just say that most assumed he would be motivated to make amends.
People saw something else instead of an Emelianenko coming-out party. They witnessed what occurs when a big man with talent performs at his best. To learn more about the man they name Bigfoot, continue reading.
Silva has acromegaly, a disease that results in expansion of his body and facial characteristics as a result of a tumor in his pituitary gland. His manager, Alex Davis, asserted that his illness was caused by testing positive for the anabolic drug Boldenone after defeating Justin Eilers to win the EliteXC Heavyweight title in 2008. More precisely, it was mentioned that Silva takes Novadex, a drug that raises testosterone to compensate for low testosterone levels brought on by acromegaly.
The California State Athletic Commission fined Silva $250,000 for the test and suspended him for a year.
At Michael Bisping’s training facility, Wolfslair MMA Academy, Silva began his MMA training in 2005. In actuality, he defeated Tengiz Tedoradze by TKO at UKMMAC 10 in 2005 to claim his first MMA victory. After that, he won six consecutive fights, including two straight for the K-1 company, before falling to Eric Pele at BodogFight on December 2, 2006. Wolfslair requested him to leave following his debut in the midst of all of this, and he complied. Wolfslair asserted that Silva owed them money, while Silva argued that it was actually the other way around. He soon switched to working for American Top Team, though.
Silva is a powerful and large fighter. Despite this, he doesn’t really care about size. Instead, he has proficient Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, strong technical striking, and developing wrestling abilities. He is an extremely skilled fighter who, if the chance arises, can take the fight to you.
He is not an especially swift or athletic fighter. However, given his size, that’s a difficult request.
Silva earned his black belt in karate at the age of 12. Antonio Silva’s net worth is projected to reach $2 million as of 2023. Since 2002, he has worked professionally.
