Antonio Silva has struggled in MMA of late, so now he’s moving to kickboxing to fight one of the best in the world.

“Bigfoot” Silva (19-12-1 MMA) has signed with GLORY kickboxing and will jump right into the fray with a matchup against heavyweight champion Rico Verhoeven (51-10-1 kickboxing) in a non-title affair at GLORY 46 in October.

A GLORY official confirmed the matchup to MMAjunkie following the announcement from Silva on social media (via <a href=" GLORY 46 takes place Oct. 14 at Guangzhou Gymnasium in Guangzhou, China. Silva vs. Verhoeven headlines the SuperFight Series portion of the card, which streams on UFC Fight Pass. Silva has suffered five consecutive losses in MMA and owns just a single win in his past 10 fights dating back to May 2013. Moreover, he's suffered seven knockouts in that stretch. His most recent fight was a second-round knockout loss against former Bellator champ Vitaly Minakov at Fight Nights Global 68 in June.

Verhoeven, meanwhile, is riding a seven-fight winning streak in the kickboxing ring. GLORY’s heavyweight titleholder has defended his belt five consecutive times and is coming off a unanimous decision win over Ismael Lazaar at GLORY 41 in May.

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