‘Bigfoot’ Silva on Stefan Struve: ‘I see a lot of openings in his game’

Antonio Silva desperately needs a win, and he expects to get it quickly at UFC Fight Night 87.

The one-time heavyweight contender faces Stefan Struve in the co-main event of Sunday’s card in Rotterdam, Netherlands, and celebrates the fact that he’s 100 percent healthy for his 10th UFC fight.

“I had a great camp at American Top Team,” Silva told MMA Fighting. “I’m 100 percent, no injuries. For the first time, I’m going to a fight with no injuries. I did a great camp and I’m ready for three great rounds.”

Struve looks to rebound from a lackluster loss to Jared Rosholt in November, three months after defeating Silva’s friend Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira in Brazil, and “Bigfoot” is confident he knows how to beat the Dutch heavyweight in front of his countrymen.

“I saw a lot of openings in his game,” said the Brazilian. “He has many qualities, but also does some mistakes, and we’ll explore that. The most important is that I’m physically and mentally well. I will explore those mistakes and try to finish the fight as fast as possible.

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