Former UFC heavyweight title challenger Antonio Silva is retiring from mixed martial arts following a 34-fight professional career that began in 2005.
Advertisement. Silva, who turned 43 this past September, exits the sport with a 19-14-1 career mark. He lost his last seven MMA appearances dating back to 2015 — with all but one of those defeats coming via knockout or technical knockout. His most recent bout came this past June, when he suffered a second-round KO defeat to“I fought the best, I beat the best and also lost to the best,” Silva said .
The 6-foot-4 Silva was a force early in his tenure, as he competed for organizations such as EliteXC, Sengoku and Strikeforce before moving on to the UFC. During his peak years, “Bigfoot” earned triumphs against the likes of
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