Though Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva being a popular talent on the Russian MMA circuit, Fedor Emelianenko is not particularly interested in a rematch with the Brazilian heavyweight.
Six years removed from the first meeting in Strikeforce, a fight that resulted in a TKO loss for the Stary Oskol native, Russian promotion Fight Nights Global showed interest in scheduling a rematch between Silva and the Last Emperor in 2017. Bigfoot, who recently signed a three-fight contract with Fight Nights and is expected to face Vitaly Minakov in his first fight, seemed open to the fight. However, Fedor sees little reason to avenge his loss to the Brazilian.