Last December, Silva and Mark Hunt, both notable Heavyweight fighters put on a clash that no one will forget. Their fight was considered by many people a top 'Fight of the Year' award contender, and their war ended in a Majority Draw.
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UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Bigfoot, also known as UFC Fight Night 33 was held at the Brisbane Entertainment Center in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
The Majority Draw was later turned into a 'No Contest' because Silva failed a post-fight drug test and was forced to give up his $50,000 in Fight of the Night bonus cash to Mark Hunt. Bigfoot was given a 9 month suspension by the UFC who regulated itself in Brisbane.
Antonio Silva will be undergoing surgery on his pituitary gland to remove a benign tumor he has had before. He had surgery to remove the tumor before, but they missed part of the tissue. His manager Alex Davis has said that when the tumor is removed, it will help even out his testosterone levels as injections have not been working. Bigfoot suffers from a condition called 'gigantism' which causes an over abundance of growth hormone in humans.
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With the 9 months coming to a close on September 7th, Silva is eyeing a September return over Josh Barnett, who is coming off of a KO loss to Travis Browne at UFC 168. This was announced on tonight's episode of the official UFC News show, UFC Tonight which airs on Wednesdays at 8:00PM ET/5:00PM PT.
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