Fighters Only

Issue 101

May 2013

The UFC’s giant-killing giant, we track ‘Bigfoot’ Silva as he basks in the afterglow of KO’ing highly ranked Alistair Overeem.

February 2013

Saturday 2

After cutting weight for the weigh-ins, Silva gorges on pizza before his fight and returns to his walk around weight of 281.6lb.

Sunday 3

Returns home to Florida after his stunning KO of Alistair Overeem. Thanks all of his fans for the positive energy he has received and tweets a photo of him holding Overeem like a pet crocodile.

Monday 4

Celebrates with his friends from both Brazil and America whilst back home. Martial arts must run in the family also as he watches his daughter train BJJ at his home gym, American Top Team.

Tuesday 5

Finally relaxes after his big win by playing computer games, tweeting that his favorite Xbox game is Gears of War.

Wednesday 6

Tweets a photo of himself with the legendary Royce Gracie saying: “With the legend @realroyce after my victory in @ufc 156…’much respect’”

Saturday 9

Congratulates his daughter and her volleyball team on their success. Tweets a picture of him with the team, showing how much of a giant he really is.

Monday 11

Silva reveals to the world he was screaming “Come on, get up! Respect me!” whilst standing over a knocked out Overeem at UFC 156. After taking a week off to rest, Antonio returns to the gym.

Tuesday 12

Spends most of the day tweeting pictures of his new car, given to him as a gift by his sponsor Sienna Motors. It is announced that Silva will be fighting Cain Velasquez once again but this time for the heavyweight title at UFC 160.