Comments on: Antonio Silva vs. Justin Eilers fight expected to be finalized this afternoon (UPDATED)

By: John

John — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 05:09:23 +0000

I love this. I always loved Eilers and thought he got a bad rap when blowing out his knee (something he couldnt control) against Arlovski and then trying to come back waaaaaay too soon to fight Vera. The dude is tough.

By: Mr. Obvious

Mr. Obvious — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:12:40 +0000

Well seeing as they work with Dream why not get Cro Cop?

By: Antonio Silva To Fight Justin Eilers At July 26 CBS Show | MMAFrenzy.com

Antonio Silva To Fight Justin Eilers At July 26 CBS Show | MMAFrenzy.com — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:01:01 +0000

[...] “Bigfoot”, though EliteXC attempted to secure various different opponents according to FiveOuncesofPain.com: “…Fighters such as IFL heavyweight champion Roy Nelson and Sergei Kharitonov had been [...]

By: bjjdenver

bjjdenver — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:16:09 +0000

Agreed. And I think EXC needs badly for him to look impressive. They have Kimbo as a draw, but Bigfoot is their only viable top 20 HW. They will probably have to cross promote with another org to get a top HW matchup, so they need Silva to make it attractive.

By: Mike Wolfe

Mike Wolfe — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:08:33 +0000

#26–bjjdenver:

I agree it was a lackluster performance and I’m looking forward to watching him fight again. Pressure’s on for this one.

By: bjjdenver

bjjdenver — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:45:01 +0000

Mike,

This is what I found on many sites, but no specifics:

“Coming off a less than impressive split decision victory over Ricco Rodriguez in February, “Bigfoot” is eager to show the fans a knee injury he sustained prior to that bout was a factor in his lack luster performance, and that he is in fact a much better fighter than he showed that night.”

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Fightlinker.com » Blog Archive » Justin fucking Eilers — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:47:06 +0000

[...] of MMA fans treat you like you’re a joke, please refer to the Antonio Silva vs Justin Eilers booking for the EliteXC heavyweight [...]

By: bjjdenver

bjjdenver — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 04:40:36 +0000

And yes, I’m pulling for bigfoot, if for no other reason, than the celebratory cartwheel exhibition, lol!!

By: bjjdenver

bjjdenver — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 04:39:40 +0000

#20 Mike,

I believe it was a torn acl, but can’t remember for sure. I’ll see what i can find later. It wasn’t widely known until after the fight, and definitely affected his performance and thus the extended layoff.

By: Antonio Silva & Justin Eilers Verbally Agreed To Fight At EliteXC ‘Unfinished Business’

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:36:46 +0000

[...] According to Five Oz., Eilers and Silva have verbally agreed to the fight and the deal is close to being finalized. EliteXC Vice President Jared Shaw revealed the news when contacted by FiveOuncesOfPain.com earlier this afternoon. [...]