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Two years after failed test, ‘Bigfoot’ Silva says he has nothing to prove to anyone in Mark Hunt rematch

Antonio Silva and Mark Hunt had one of the most exciting heavyweight fights in UFC history in 2013, and they will meet again Saturday night

Almost two years after an epic 25-minute fight in Brisbane, "Bigfoot" and "Super Samoan" return to Australia to co-headline UFC 193 at Melbourne’s Etihad Stadium on Nov. 14. However, according to Silva, it wasn’t the first opponent offered following his UFC 190 win over Soa Palelei.

"At first they mentioned a possible fight against (Stefan) Struve, but days later they said it would be Hunt in Australia," Silva told MMAFighting.