Antonio Silva is clearly angling for a UFC fight with fellow veteran heavyweight Josh Barnett , though it appears to be doing little good. Silva (18-5 MMA, 2-2 UFC) fired the latest salvo with a tweet earlier today. Although “Bigfoot” didn’t mention Barnett (33-7 MMA, 5-2 UFC) by name, it was obvious the message was directed at the former UFC heavyweight champion. quack quack quack!Sounds like a duck to me.Let me hand you your 2nd loss straight,and it'll free up more time for pro wrestling and podcasts— Antonio Pezao Silva (@BigfootSilva) June 24, 2014 That tweet came a half-day after Barnett, who’s dabbled in pro wrestling, posted a plug for his new podcast: Tomorrow at 9am PT the first episode of my podcast goes out on iTunes, SoundCloud, & FOXSports.com . Josh Barnett Conquers The World— Josh Barnett (@JoshLBarnett) June 24, 2014 The tweets followed a long-simmering feud between the two fighters, which first developed during their days in Strikeforce. Silva, via MMAFighting.com , recently called for a fight with Barnett, which didn’t exactly do much to persuade the “Warmaster.” “”For me, I’m not trying to help this guy out,” Barnett told the website
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Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva calls out fellow UFC heavyweight Josh Barnett – MMA Junkie