Winless since 2015, former UFC title challenger ‘Bigfoot’ Silva meets Haim Gozali at Brave CF

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Winless since 2015, former UFC title challenger ‘Bigfoot’ Silva meets Haim Gozali at Brave CF

In the midst of a massive losing streak, Antonio Silva is back for another fight.

The former UFC title challenger has booked a return against ex-Bellator fighter Haim Gozali at a Brave CF event on March 9 in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Both fighters confirmed the matchup online, but the promotion has yet to make an official announcement.

Neither competitor revealed details on the weight class. Silva (19-14) has competed all his career at heavyweight, and Gozali (15-6) has been fighting at welterweight and most recently middleweight.

Silva hasn’t won a fight since stopping Soa Palelei at UFC 190 in 2015. The Brazilian has competed 10 times since – six in MMA and once each in kickboxing, boxing, and bareknuckle boxing – and has lost all 10 bouts by stoppage. The 43-year-old is 1-12 in his past 13 combat sports competitions.

Gozali, 49, on the other hand, has not suffered a loss since his Bellator career came to an end when he dropped a decision to Ryan Couture at Bellator 209 in 2018. Gozali has won seven consecutive MMA bouts by submission and one bare-knuckle boxing bout by stoppage under the BKFC banner in 2021.

Winless since 2015, former UFC title challenger ‘Bigfoot’ Silva meets Haim Gozali at Brave CF