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The UFC's tallest man has revealed how he plans to defeat another giant at UFC Rotterdam.

Dutchman Stefan 'Skyscraper' Struve will take on Antonio 'Bigfoot' Silva in a clash of two of the UFC's biggest men when Fight Night 87 takes place in May.

Standing at 7ft tall, Struve is the tallest man in the UFC and is used to towering over his opponents.

However, Bigfoot is 6ft 4in and brings his own daunting physique to the Octagon.

"He's a big powerful dude so you don't want him to hit you of course," Struve told Mirror Sport.

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"I need to stay on the outside, use my speed to pick him apart and land my shots. His top game is dangerous but I'm not too worried about that.

"I worked on my wrestling tremendously last year and I feel like I'm just a better fighter. If I fight my fight there is no way he wins."

Struve revealed that being on the first ever UFC show to come to Holland was something he has always dreamed of and was one of his career ambitions.

"This is always one of the things I wanted to do with the UFC - to fight in my home country," said Struve.

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"Martial arts hasn't always had a great name here in the Netherlands. It's great people now accept it and can want to experience it.

"You will always have some people that don't like the UFC and don't accept it but it's a really big thing for me to be fighting here and throw down in front of my friends and family.

"I just can't wait to walk out into the red, white and blue arena."

One of the biggest changes in the last year to the UFC has been the introduction of a new stringent drug testing programme that is administrated by United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA).

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Since its introduction, some of the fighters have been vocal about some of the changing physiques and performances of their fellow athletes. Struve wasn't shy about giving his own point of view on PED usage in the UFC.

"There are so many guys in the UFC that have used PEDs, or are on them now and have to get off them," said Struve.

"Now USADA can show up any day of the week it's a big change and I like it a lot because I've never used anything to enhance my performance or anything like that. Let see how it pans out but I'm really enjoying it"

Struve's recent career has been blighted by medical problems that first came to light in 2013 after his fight with Mark Hunt.

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"After my fight with Mark Hunt, which I lost because I got severe early fatigue, I found out a few months later I had a bicuspid aortic valve which means my aortic valve has only two leaflets instead of three," revealed Struve.

"It was causing some regurgitation into my heart with every heart beat and it turned out I only had 60 per cent output. They've now fixed that with medication and it's been really successful.

"The regurgitation has gone back tremendously and I feel a lot better. My heart has shrunk as there is no longer extra blood flowing into the left chamber after every heartbeat so I function much better now."

Because of his previous medical issues, Struve and the UFC ensure he is fit to compete with regular medical tests.

He continued: "I get checked by a top cardiologist every three months and I that is just to see how it's progressing.

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"My heart is healthy with 40 beats per minute and it's done just so we can see how it's progressing and make sure things are going well so I have no worries at all about me competing."

With all his is medical problems now in the past, Struve believes now is the time to showcase his best performances and eventually make his way to the UFC heavyweight title.

"The best is yet to come," said Struve confidently.

"I think people have seen glimpses of what I can do but when I had the problem with my heart it was tough to show my best performances.

"I know what I can do though and if I bring my best performances into the cage like I've been doing in training and sparring then he's going to take a nap on May 8th."