 After being dominated by arguably the #1 heavyweight kickboxer of the time, Silva was knocked down by a headkick in the second round.The referee stopped the fight less than a minute later officially ruling the match a TKO win for Verhoeven.Silva was scheduled to challenge Greg Tony  for World Kickboxing Network Super Heavyweight title  at the final day of WKN World Cup 2019 on November 30, 2019 in Auckland, New Zealand.