By Guilherme Cruz

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Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva fights Daniel Cormier at Strikeforce heavyweight GP’s semifinal on September 10^th, against undefeated wrestler Daniel Cormier, and he went to Brazil last week to train along with former Pride and UFC heavyweight champion Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira.

Excited to train with his long-time friend, Silva revealed to TATAME that he’s now a Team Nogueira fighter.

“After two years without a team, I joined Team Nogueira,” Bigfoot told TATAME this Tuesday.

Team Nogueira, owned by top ranked Rodrigo Minotauro and Rogerio Minotouro, also has in its cast names such as UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva, former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Rafael Cavalcante, UFC heavyweight contender Junior dos Santos and UFC Rio’s Erick Silva, among others.