After Datsik backed Bigfoot into a corner, he landed punishing blows until Silva was out on his feet. The referee stepped in, stopped the action and walked Big Foot back to his corner.

In 2017 Silva was TKO’d by Vitaly Minakov at Fight Nights Global and Rico Verhoeven in Glory kickboxing. In 2019 he lost to Gabriel Gonzaga, by TKO, at Bare Knuckle Fighting Championships.

The Brazilian known as “Bigfoot” announced his decision in an interview with Canal Encarada. Silva, who turned 43 this past September, exits the sport with a 19-14-1 career mark.

In a heavyweight bout between Fabricio Werdum and Antonio "Big Foot" Silva, Werdum outlasted the big man on Strikeforce's first ever bout on CBS. All three judges scored it 29-28 for Fabricio Werdum.

Silva last tasted victory in 2010 when he finished, the now retired, Soa Palelei at UFC 190. All seven of his UFC losses have come by way of KO/TKO and since his last victory Silva has been ...