Antonio Silva Wants A Rematch With Rico Verhoeven

In an interview with MMA Junkie, Antonio Silva (19-12-1 MMA)’s manager Alex Davis said Bigfoot’s hoping to have a rematch with Rico Verhoeven (52-10-1 kickboxing). The two fought today at the GLORY 46 SuperFight Series event in Guangzhou, China. Silva was defeated in the second round. It was Silva’s kickboxing debut.

Davis said: “Antonio went out there and did his first kickboxing fight against the current GLORY champ and legend, Rico Verhoeven. And not even himself expected to win. But he fought like a lion. Nothing to be ashamed of. And nor was it the manslaughter everyone predicted. Now, Antonio thinks that it is Verhoeven’s turn to debut in MMA. And since he took the first challenge, he now respectfully invites Rico to do the same in MMA. Bigfoot would be more than happy to welcome him.”

Meanwhile, Silva himself wrote about the experience on Instagram.

No excuses… this was my first kickboxing fight, I knew the risks of fighting against @ricoverhoeven because he is the champion of @glorykickboxing and he has more than 61 fights in he’s carrier. It was a honor the be in the ring with him. I hope to have more opportunities to fight in Glory events again…. 👊🏼👊🏼 Sem desculpas nessa hora pois essa foi minha primeira luta de kickboxing, eu sabia de todos os riscos e desafios q eu teria pela frente pois aceitei lutar com o campeão do evento onde ele tem mais de 60 lutas de kickboxing, foi uma grande experiência e um enorme prazer dividir o ringue com uma pessoa como o Rico, um cara super respeitador mesmo sendo o campeão e lutando com um lutador que nunca lutou em sua área…. Obrigado Rico q Deus te abençoe e espero voltar a lutar aqui no Glory novamente. #glorykickboxing #china #rkt #thugkickboxing #brasilia

A post shared by Antonio Silva (@bigfootsilva) on Oct 14, 2017 at 7:12am PDT