UFC 148: July 7, 2012

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MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view)

Champ Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen (for middleweight title)
Forrest Griffin vs. Tito Ortiz
Patrick Cote vs. Cung Le
Dong Hyun Kim vs. Demian Maia
Chad Mendes vs. Cody McKenzie
Mike Easton vs. Ivan Menjivar

PRELIMINARY CARD (FX)

Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Gleison Tibau
Fabricio Camoes vs. Melvin Guillard
Riki Fukuda vs. Constantinos Philippou
John Alessio vs. Shane Roller
Yoislandy Izquierdo vs. Rafaello Oliveira





Tito announced on twitter that he is fighting Forrest in his last fight.

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Here is the presser
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lol finally watched this, pure awesomeness from Sonnen: from the disguise to the snoring sounds on the mic, to saying Silva says the craziest stuff, and everything in between, lol, Sonnen at his best!!!

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[The TroutBum]

Dominick Cruz vs. Urijah Faber - Team Alpha Male can suck my Alpha Cock.
Rich Franklin vs. Cung Le - I hate to pick against MY BOY, but Cung Le is awesome.
Forrest Griffin vs. Tito Ortiz - WHO CARES?! DRAW
Michael Bisping vs. Tim Boetsch - I predict another Hendo-Style KO.
Renan Barao vs. Jeff Hougland

Anderson Silva vs. Chael P. Sonnen - Sorry Chael, but you're about to be exposed. I fucking hate Silva with a deep, burning passion, but you caught him on a bad day last time and you still lost. I smell a first round K.O. Book that shit.

[ace3g]

Anderson Silva vs Chael Sonnen now main event for this card:

[dbreiden83080]

The only thing that makes me sad is Chael is already 35 years old because he is the funniest and most entertaining fighter of all time in MMA.. I could listen to his pre-fight hype and watch him fight forever..

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after the presser:

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[polandprzem]

How can you go to Brazil and say the things he said on press conference.

Amazing



I just hope he will rip Anderson. But I'm afraid that something like 4th round can happen and then Sonnen is in big trouble. He still is in big trouble going into the cage with Silva, pissing him off

[dbreiden83080]

Fight Card:

Champ Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen (for middleweight title)

Champ Dominick Cruz vs. Urijah Faber (for bantamweight title)

Rich Franklin vs. Cung Le

Forrest Griffin vs. Tito Ortiz

Michael Bisping vs. Tim Boetsch


No injuries and no more changes.. What a fuckin card.. This should do 1 mil buys..

[Sir Loin]

I'll be in vegas at the time for the expo. Now i am defiantly going to the live fight. Great card and the days of seeing Silva are probably getting rare

Speaking of is anybody a member of the ultimate fight club for pre sale tickets and is willing to work out a deal?

[dbreiden83080]

I'll be in vegas at the time for the expo. Now i am defiantly going to the live fight. Great card and the days of seeing Silva are probably getting rare

Speaking of is anybody a member of the ultimate fight club for pre sale tickets and is willing to work out a deal?

Not a member but if you have not been to a live event before be careful where the seats are. You don't want to be too low because of the camera crew blocking your view. Aim for something in the middle.

[ace3g]

Not a member but if you have not been to a live event before be careful where the seats are. You don't want to be too low because of the camera crew blocking your view. Aim for something in the middle.

yeah MMA events are probably one of the few sporting events where it is better to be further away from the action.

[dbreiden83080]

Fight Card:

Champ Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen (for middleweight title)

Champ Dominick Cruz vs. Urijah Faber (for bantamweight title)

Rich Franklin vs. Cung Le

Forrest Griffin vs. Tito Ortiz

Michael Bisping vs. Tim Boetsch


No injuries and no more changes.. What a fuckin card.. This should do 1 mil buys..



Rumors are flying that Cruz tore his ACL.. Hope it's not true.. :bang

[ace3g]

yeah just saw the same thing...

[dbreiden83080]

Should be all covered on TUF this Friday...


It looks like Urijah Faber will have to wait for the chance to settle his long standing rivalry with Dominick Cruz.

The UFC's reigning bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz has been forced out of UFC 148 after suffering a knee injury in training while working at The Ultimate Fighter Live.

Sources close to the situation confirmed the news to MMAWeekly.com on Monday.

Cruz was coaching alongside his teammates from the Alliance Training Center, teaching his team of lightweights on the first ever installment of TUF on FX.

The injury occurred while Cruz was working with his team, while also training for his showdown to Faber on July 7 in Las Vegas.

Cruz being forced out of the bout now leaves Urijah Faber without an opponent for the UFC 148 card, and it's unclear at this time if there will be a replacement or if Faber will be pulled.

MMAWeekly.com will have more information on this breaking news when it becomes available.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/dominick-cruz-injured-ufc-148-190420411--mma.html

[shyne]

That sucks, I'm a big fan on Cruz. That card was loaded.

[ace3g]

Urijah Faber will fight for interim bantamweight title at UFC 148

http://mmajunkie.com/news/28616/urijah-faber-will-fight-for-interim-bantamweight-title-at-ufc-148.mma?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

The name I keep hearing to face Faber is Renan Barao , even Faber tweeted he would like to face Barao

[ace3g]

many expected it but Faber will face Renan Barao at 148, just announced on TUF Live, Barao was there at the show to square off with Faber after the annoucement

[ace3g]

Some minor news but could have potentially ruined this card if it didn't go through:

Josh Gross ‏@JoshGrossESPN

We have a fight on 7/7. Chael Sonnen received his therapeutic use exemption for testosterone replacement therapy. Rematch with Spider is on.

[dbreiden83080]

Some minor news but could have potentially ruined this card if it didn't go through:

Josh Gross ‏@JoshGrossESPN

We have a fight on 7/7. Chael Sonnen received his therapeutic use exemption for testosterone replacement therapy. Rematch with Spider is on.

I don't think that was ever in doubt. Chael made good with the commisisons a while ago..

[polandprzem]

Chael Sonnen Granted Therapeutic-Use Exemption for Testosterone in Nevada

http://www.mmafighting.com/2012/5/21/3034651/chael-sonnen-granted-therapeutic-use-exemption-for-testosterone-in

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Jeremy Botter ‏@jeremybotter

This is my not surprised face when I found out Anderson Silva hurt his knee and is heading to the doc.


Jeremy Botter ‏@jeremybotter

Silva’s knee injury is just a tweak. Sonnen bout is not in jeopardy. His title reign is, though! Bazinga!

[dbreiden83080]

Jeremy Botter ‏@jeremybotter

This is my not surprised face when I found out Anderson Silva hurt his knee and is heading to the doc.


Jeremy Botter ‏@jeremybotter

Silva’s knee injury is just a tweak. Sonnen bout is not in jeopardy. His title reign is, though! Bazinga!

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[The TroutBum]

How many people here honestly think that Sonnen is going to beat Silva. I mean, I know we ALL want him to, but deep down, how many of you actually think he will?

[dbreiden83080]

How many people here honestly think that Sonnen is going to beat Silva. I mean, I know we ALL want him to, but deep down, how many of you actually think he will?

Right here.. Silva is such a pain in the ass.. Sonnen can do this...

[angelbelow]

I'm rooting for Sonnen as well. I hated his trash talking to begin with. But I quickly realized that as an entertainer, he's quite special. As a fighter, he's respectable as well.

As far as truly believe him to win... we'll see. He doesn't need any more motivation to work ridiculously hard and/or be thorough with his strategy. If he comes in 100% prepared mentally and physically, then anything is possible.

[ace3g]

Patrick Cote returns to the UFC, replaces Rich Franklin, will fight Cung Le: http://mmajunkie.com/news/28978/cung-le-vs-patrick-cote-official-for-ufc-148-remains-on-main-card.mma?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

[dbreiden83080]

I have doubts this fight is going to happen. Silva does not want it...

[The TroutBum]

I have doubts this fight is going to happen. Silva does not want it...

I agree and have said this many times before. You nailed it, Silva just doesn't want this fight. I will eat a shit sandwich if it happens, but until then, I'm still calling bullshit. Expect a "shoulder injury" or some other nonsense in the coming weeks.

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[dbreiden83080]

I agree and have said this many times before. You nailed it, Silva just doesn't want this fight. I will eat a shit sandwich if it happens, but until then, I'm still calling bullshit. Expect a "shoulder injury" or some other nonsense in the coming weeks.


I agree.. Silva is certainly under pressure to follow through with this fight because the UFC needs a big selling event but he has laid the groundwork to find a way out..

We know this..

Silva openly said time and again that Chael does not deserve a rematch with him..

Silva had to be talked into the fight heavily by Dana after it went bust in Brazil..

Silva was full of excuses for his poor performance last time (Rib injury)

Silva is laying the groundwork for a pull out or another excuse for a less than stellar showing.. Chael isn't just trolling when he says Silva does not want to fight him, the evidence is there..


I won’t really get excited about this one until the weigh ins..

[tlongII]

Silva has to fight him. If he doesn't Dana will strip him. Sonnen can beat him no question. I think Chael's in his head.

[dbreiden83080]

Silva has to fight him. If he doesn't Dana will strip him. Sonnen can beat him no question. I think Chael's in his head.

He's in his head big time.. Hopefuly pride gets Silva into the cage..

[The TroutBum]

He's in his head big time.. Hopefuly pride gets Silva into the cage..
Where Silva will proceed to KTFO blabber mouth in the first round. Fuck Sonnen. There, I said it. Fuck him.

[dbreiden83080]

Where Silva will proceed to KTFO blabber mouth in the first round. Fuck Sonnen. There, I said it. Fuck him.

So you have doubts the fight will happen because Silva doesn't want it but still think Sonnen will lose.. :lol

Please don't tell me you hate Sonnen. Mir is a fake trash talking clown.. He still comes off arrogant after JDS toyed with him for 8 min..



Sonnen is the king...

[The TroutBum]

So you have doubts the fight will happen because Silva doesn't want it but still think Sonnen will lose.. :lol

Please don't tell me you hate Sonnen. Mir is a fake trash talking clown.. He still comes off arrogant after JDS toyed with him for 8 min..



Sonnen is the king...

I have doubts the fight will happen, yes. If it does, I expect Silva to obliterate Sonnen in epic fashion. I'm tired of Cheal. I don't hate the guy, but his routine is old and tired. I HATE Silva with a burning passion, but that doesn't change the fact that he's going to face rape Sonnen.

And I'm not sure why you brought Mir into this, but whatever floats your butt hole. I must've missed something, because I haven't seen him trash talk JDS one bit. Perhaps you can post a link? I do, however, remember him acting like a pro when JDS started talking shit to him about how he's not a man, he's a quitter, etc. Good fucking call though, ass hat.

[dbreiden83080]

I have doubts the fight will happen, yes. If it does, I expect Silva to obliterate Sonnen in epic fashion. I'm tired of Cheal. I don't hate the guy, but his routine is old and tired. I HATE Silva with a burning passion, but that doesn't change the fact that he's going to face rape Sonnen.

And I'm not sure why you brought Mir into this, but whatever floats your butt hole. I must've missed something, because I haven't seen him trash talk JDS one bit. Perhaps you can post a link? I do, however, remember him acting like a pro when JDS started talking shit to him about how he's not a man, he's a quitter, etc. Good fucking call though, ass hat.

:lol

You are so touchy..

Man up and root for Chael.. It will shake up the MW division and get Silva the hell out of the spotlight..

[The TroutBum]

:lol

You are so touchy..

Man up and root for Chael.. It will shake up the MW division and get Silva the hell out of the spotlight..

Now I know how dallaskd feels when people knock Soak-A-Pooh. Fine, I'll calm down.

Trust me, I want Silva to lose. That doesn't mean I want Chael to win though.

[ace3g]

After his victory against Stann via arm triangle I predicted if Sonnen got the chance he would do the same against Silva. After that victory, up to this point, I've read from his trainers that he is evolved a lot especially in BJJ. They say he is picking up things quickly in that department: guard passes etc.

If Sonnen gets top position on Silva, watch out.

[dallaskd]

Ace, DB, or anybody else down to do a paypal bet on this fight? I got silva..

[dbreiden83080]

Tito going into the UFC HOF


http://www.5thround.com/119416/tito-ortiz-to-be-inducted-into-ufc-hall-of-fame-at-fan-expo/

[ace3g]

Sucks injuries have screwed up a bunch of cards 147, 148, 149; luckily we have this main event to look forward to...

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[polandprzem]

I might be stupid but I bought Sonnens book ....

[polandprzem]

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[ace3g]

For Tito's last fight:

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[MannyIsGod]

I was really thinking about buying this one and I still am but god damn if they didn't gut it by removing the Faber fight. I still love the top 2 events but meh.

[dbreiden83080]

I was really thinking about buying this one and I still am but god damn if they didn't gut it by removing the Faber fight. I still love the top 2 events but meh.

UFC has had a tough year overall.. Cards ruined with injuries, major stars retired or injured, Fox deal not going well..


Been rough...

[polandprzem]

Dana might be going to strong on taking over the world

I do not that big expansion and I think it is bad in a way.


I'd prefer UFC to be national sport in america - something like NBA is in bball or NHL in hockey.

They could give some shows outside but they should stay in America in general and not be doing 2 cards a week which will happen next year probably.

Id rather have 2 cards a month ...

But whatever I will watch it anyway and there will be great fights. So no matter the business just pick and choose - watch what you want

[BlairForceDejuan]

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lmao

would pay money to hear a conversation with those two

[dbreiden83080]

Dana might be going to strong on taking over the world

I do not that big expansion and I think it is bad in a way.


I'd prefer UFC to be national sport in america - something like NBA is in bball or NHL in hockey.

They could give some shows outside but they should stay in America in general and not be doing 2 cards a week which will happen next year probably.

Id rather have 2 cards a month ...

But whatever I will watch it anyway and there will be great fights. So no matter the business just pick and choose - watch what you want

Good points.. I genuinely think that the UFC is now suffering from too many cards. The UFC used to do a better job stacking them up but in the last year with injuries and the UFC also trying to save big fights they have blown it IMO. We are now getting cards with good main events and no names on the rest of the card more than ever before. They need to tweak some things in their model..

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[polandprzem]

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Heat it up a bit

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Dana White ‏@danawhite

Just did media conference call. Anderson said "I'm gonna break his face & knock all his teeth out & beat him like his parents should have"

Dana White ‏@danawhite

7 years in the UFC and I've never heard Anderson talk like this before!!!

UFC ‏@ufc

Anderson: "What I'm gonna do inside the Octagon is going to change the image of the sport," says Chael won't be able to walk out

UFC ‏@ufc

Chael responds, criticizes Anderson's style: "I treated him like an amateur the first time, he's gonna look like an amateur this time."

[polandprzem]

Wow

Look at Anderson Silva. He probably wants to use his legs more.
Let's if Chael can do anything about it.

I'm gonna watch the first fight again. The 4th round was dangerous for Chael. Damn so much adrenaline


btw. I just received Sonnens book - looks good :) :tu

[shyne]

is there not a primetime show for this fight?

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[polandprzem]

same as ^^^

[ace3g]

is there not a primetime show for this fight?

'Countdown to UFC 148' debuts July 3 on FUEL TV

http://mmajunkie.com/news/29221/countdown-to-ufc-148-debuts-july-4-on-fuel-tv.mma

[polandprzem]

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[dbreiden83080]

I am picking Chael to win this fight because i am a big fan and hate Silva HOWEVER Silva probably wins the damn fight.. Bottom line Sonnen has to win a decision he is not going to be able to take Silva out.. Just like the first fight, Sonnen can dominate this for 22, 23, 24 min but all Silva needs is an opening with a sub or strikes.. Gonna be tough but

Go Chael!!!!

[ace3g]

I'm still sticking with my original prediction, Sonnen by arm triangle.

[dbreiden83080]

I'm still sticking with my original prediction, Sonnen by arm triangle.

He'll have to choke him out.. I can't see Silva tapping out to Chael.. Too much pride.

BTW Dana said he expects over 1 mil buys and UFC 100 type buys.. Not likely.. UFC has been in a slump lately with the PPV and the card lost the Faber/Cruz Fight..

[polandprzem]

He'll have to choke him out.. I can't see Silva tapping out to Chael.. Too much pride.

BTW Dana said he expects over 1 mil buys and UFC 100 type buys.. Not likely.. UFC has been in a slump lately with the PPV and the card lost the Faber/Cruz Fight..

This card was awesomely awesome, but other then main fight there is not much hype you can bring.
3rd fight is Cung Le vs Cote ??/ wtf? I mean come on.


Btw. My girlfriend wants to watch this fight /Sonnen/ with me :) :lobt:






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[dbreiden83080]

I think the card is going to do around 800 thousand buys.. I think the fans of the UFC are burnt out with too many cards.. UFC now needs to stack the main event and co main event to expect another 1 mil buy event.. Next shot at 1 mil would be GSP/Condit IF the card is stacked as well... Not stacked then no more 1 mil buyrates...

[dbreiden83080]

And BTW Silva is clearly worried about this fight with all this shit talk that is not his style.. He made Chael wait for this fight, then he demanded it be in Brazil, he used injuries as excuses etc..

Sonnen is very much in his head..

[dbreiden83080]

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[dbreiden83080]

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[dbreiden83080]

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view)

Champ Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen (for middleweight title)
My gut tells me that Silva will survive and find a way to win this fight but my heart is with Sonnen big time in this fight.. I hate Silva.. I am sick of his clownish bullshit in the cage, his ego, his asshole manager, his unbeaten streak in the UFC, i just want the guy to go the fuck away already.. Sonnen must use the same game-plan that left him 2 min away from victory at UFC 117. Chael must get in Silva's chest and force the pace, put him down and go to work. High in the guard, head up especially when passing, he got too low and was triangled last time. 25 minutes of war.. Go get em Chael....


Forrest Griffin vs. Tito Ortiz

Let me be clear i Love Tito, he got me back into MMA in 2005 but i know he is done.. This is one last pay-day for him in a once great career that is now all about age and injuries. Tito asked for this fight because it will be his last and he knows it will be exciting. Tito is just nowhere near the fighter he used to be. Forrest will get Taken down but eventully get the striking going and win a UD.. Have a nice retirement Tito...


Patrick Cote vs. Cung Le

I think Cote will be more motivated since it's a UFC return fight for him.. Tough pick though...


Dong Hyun Kim vs. Demian Maia

Maia has looked horrible of late...


Chad Mendes vs. Cody McKenzie

If Cody wins by another guillotine choke i will :lol hard...

[dbreiden83080]

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[ace3g]

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view)

Champ Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen (for middleweight title)

- For someone that has always bad mouthed BJJ, I've seen a couple of reports from various coaches and media sites that he has been training a lot to improve in that area. And ever since his victory against Stann via arm triangle, I predicted that his how he would beat Silva and I'm sticking with it. If he can get top position through his wrestling like the last fight, he will have the opportunity to do just that (something he didn't look for in the 1st fight).

Forrest Griffin vs. Tito Ortiz

Patrick Cote vs. Cung Le

- Le was looking good against Wandi until he got caught.

Dong Hyun Kim vs. Demian Maia

- None of these guys have ever impressed me, Maia by submission.

Chad Mendes vs. Cody McKenzie

- Was surprised when I first heard about this fight (Cody wasn't a injury replacement), UFC most have confidence in Cody to put him up against Mendes. Mendes should win this easily with his wrestling but if it turns into a grappling match, the "McKenzietine" could make an appearance.

[polandprzem]

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[polandprzem]

I dammnit rewatched the first fight and I cannot imagine how Sonnen can take 2nd fight ..

It was so close for sonnen to go away in the 4th ...


Anyway I will give my insight on the fight later on

[The TroutBum]

My pics:

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Lee
Maia
McKenzie

5 for 5, bitches.

[ace3g]

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[dbreiden83080]

At 37 i am hoping age finally catches up to Silva some..

[dbreiden83080]

I dammnit rewatched the first fight and I cannot imagine how Sonnen can take 2nd fight ..

It was so close for sonnen to go away in the 4th ...


Anyway I will give my insight on the fight later on

Sonnen has an amazing chin i am not worried about him eating some of Silva's heavy shots the sub is what has me worried again..

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[dbreiden83080]

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If Sonnen can pull this off it will be one of the biggest stories ever in MMA.. Silva is regarded as the best MMA fighter of all time and Sonnen is his biggest and most hated rival.. Dethroning him would be HUGE!!!

[ace3g]

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[dbreiden83080]

The dislike that top UFC middleweight contender Chael Sonnen feels toward titleholder Anderson Silva did not begin during the months leading to their first battle in August 2010.

It started much earlier.

Sonnen told ESPN.com this week the reason for his hostility toward Silva, and surprisingly, another high-profile Brazilian fighter.

“Anderson Silva and Wanderlei Silva, who have had me p---ed off for years, have gone around and tried to bully people,” Sonnen said. “That stuff doesn’t work with me.

“The buck stops here.”

Sonnen faces Silva in a 185-pound title rematch July 7 at UFC 148 in Las Vegas. In their first meeting, Sonnen dominated the action for four-plus rounds before getting caught in a triangle armbar at 3:10 of the fifth and tapping out.

Losing that title opportunity would seem to be more than enough reason to increase Sonnen’s dislike for Silva. But it was Silva’s action leading into his next title defense that took Sonnen’s anger to greater heights. Silva directed verbal insults at onetime training partner Vitor Belfort in the weeks before their Feb. 5, 2011, bout.

The biggest insult, however, occurred during their weigh-in, when Silva donned a white mask in an attempt to intimidate Belfort. Silva removed the mask during the fighter staredown.

“He wears a mask,” Belfort said at the time. “He’s a good man, but in the fight he tries to impress people and make fighters afraid of him.”

Silva would successfully defend his belt at UFC 126 with a first-round knockout of Belfort. He used a front kick on the chin to drop Belfort then finished the fight with several punches.

“I’m not Vitor Belfort,” Sonnen said. “You’re not going to stick a mask on and talk down to me and have me wilt.”

http://sports.espn.go.com/blog/mma/post/_/id/12510/sonnen-reveals-source-of-his-anger-toward-silva

[ace3g]

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[dbreiden83080]

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"I don't need anything, but i need that championship belt, I need it, i have to have it, this will all be a failure if i don't win that belt on July 7th"..

War Chael!!!:toast

This is such a huge fight..

[polandprzem]

I watched it twice already and I want to beat Anderson as much as Sonnen!

In fact I am American this week, Sonnens week. I AM SONNEN THIS WEEK !!!


I'm so into this fight that I'm obsessed with it!

[polandprzem]

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[dbreiden83080]

Neil Melanson Sonnen's head trainer said something interesting and it's the mentality Sonnen needs to bring to the fight.

"The hype around Anderson right now is probably more scary than the person himself". He is just a man, a man Sonnen was 2 min away from beating..

Just go get him Chael..

[ace3g]

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[CubanSucks]

Neil Melanson Sonnen's head trainer said something interesting and it's the mentality Sonnen needs to bring to the fight.

"The hype around Anderson right now is probably more scary than the person himself". He is just a man, a man Sonnen was 2 min away from beating..

Just go get him Chael..

this

it's as if people think Silva's like Achilles getting pissed off. Worst scenario is Sonnen gets knocked out, big deal that's just part of the sport. Anderson won't have the time and space to toy with Chael like he's done to others. He's gonna have to go for broke with his strikes or Chael will have him on his back. Unfortunately this is why I don't think Sonnen will be able to do what he did again. Silva knows he's gonna have to be aggressive. He knows he can't sit back and snipe

[The TroutBum]

this

it's as if people think Silva's like Achilles getting pissed off. Worst scenario is Sonnen gets knocked out, big deal that's just part of the sport. Anderson won't have the time and space to toy with Chael like he's done to others. He's gonna have to go for broke with his strikes or Chael will have him on his back. Unfortunately this is why I don't think Sonnen will be able to do what he did again. Silva knows he's gonna have to be aggressive. He knows he can't sit back and snipe

This.

If this goes past round 3, I'll be shocked. Also, be prepared for Anderson to get him into a triangle or other sub, but then let it go so he can continue to clown and destroy Chael.

[ace3g]

Watch the UFC 148 pre-fight press conference with Dana White, Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen live Tuesday, July 3 at 2 pm ET/11 am PT

oh and UFC has the first fight in full on their site:

http://www.ufc.com/media/ufc-117-silva-sonnen-148

[polandprzem]

This time Silva will be prepared for Sonnen and he knows how Sonnen attacks.

Get ready to see Silva side stance or lower position with hips back /like Overeem vs Lesnar/.
And he now will engage early.

As I was watching the 1st fight, Silva was so close to winning with his strikes it gives me shivers. Especially that 4th round ...

So it's hard to imagine Sonnen having the same success as he had previously with better Silva who probably trained a lot with Munoz.

The fact is Chael has to do something standing up like he did last time. He can't just go forward and take Anderson down. Anderson is too good for that.

Anderson will be 100%, he will be pissed off as hell, he knows exactly what to expect from Sonnen /straight forward, to catch opponent with a knee .../, prepared as never before, motivated to destroy Chael Sonnen.
But again - Sonnen says he will beat Anderson this time and it will be not even close. Not many people believes him. However I assume there was even less believing him last time when he said: This is not gonna be a war ... this is gonna be one sided pounding and I'm swinging the hammer!

[ace3g]

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[CubanSucks]

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what's Walter White doing next to Chael?

[ace3g]

what's Walter White doing next to Chael?

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[polandprzem]

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[dbreiden83080]

Free Fight

Sonnen VS Stann.. This is the Chael that must show up on Sat...



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[CubanSucks]

Free Fight

Sonnen VS Stann.. This is the Chael that must show up on Sat...



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yeah, unfortunately he nearly dropped the ball against Bisping. Everyone was super disappointed in his performance in that one and that was his last fight...

lol at Silva's little bitch boy Ed Soares. I want that faggot's head pounded in more than Silva himself

[dbreiden83080]

yeah, unfortunately he nearly dropped the ball against Bisping. Everyone was super disappointed in his performance in that one and that was his last fight...

lol at Silva's little bitch boy Ed Soares. I want that faggot's head pounded in more than Silva himself

The Bisping fight was so so but there were factors that were at play. That was a last min opponent change for Chael whereas Stann he had a full camp to focus on him and smash him. I also heard rumors he had a bad weight cut for the Bisping fight. So his cut must be like it was for UFC 117 obviously.. I know Chael will bring it again, just a matter of can he win this time?

[ace3g]

Watch the UFC 148 pre-fight press conference with Dana White, Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen live Tuesday, July 3 at 2 pm ET/11 am PT

Presser starts in 15 min, can't wait for the first staredown!!!

[polandprzem]

Watch the UFC 148 pre-fight press conference with Dana White, Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen live Tuesday, July 3 at 2 pm ET/11 am PT

Presser starts in 15 min, can't wait for the first staredown!!!

2nd




Why are they so late?

[ace3g]

Chael starts off 1st question with a great opening line, a rhyme

[ace3g]

Chael "I thought if you tapped, it ended the round. I did not know that the contest itself would come to a conclusion."

[ace3g]

staredown time!!!

[ace3g]

!!!!

[polandprzem]

What A FAG ANDERSON IS !

[polandprzem]

He will not scare Chael

Toasted

[polandprzem]

He did not understood the jurnalists but when Chael was talking, Anderson was making fag faces


Give me a chance I will go and fight Anderson myself!

[ace3g]

Anderson trying to play the mind games (specifically TRT, Armstrong comments, money-laundering conviction). That doesn't work against someone like Sonnen, the master of trash talk.

Silva being over aggressive to start the fight (instead of gauging his opponent) could cost him. Fighting with emotion is tough to judge going into a fight.

Silva will land some good strikes on Sonnen early on most likely, but I still see Sonnen getting the TDs eventually because he will push forward and not allow Silva to use his length to his adv.

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[CubanSucks]

What A FAG ANDERSON IS !


He did not understood the jurnalists but when Chael was talking, Anderson was making fag faces

what did he do specifically?

[polandprzem]

1st comment with the face off
2nd he was making his fag faces

[dbreiden83080]

Anderson trying to play the mind games (specifically TRT, Armstrong comments, money-laundering conviction). That doesn't work against someone like Sonnen, the master of trash talk.

Silva being over aggressive to start the fight (instead of gauging his opponent) could cost him. Fighting with emotion is tough to judge going into a fight.

Silva will land some good strikes on Sonnen early on most likely, but I still see Sonnen getting the TDs eventually because he will push forward and not allow Silva to use his length to his adv.

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Can't wait....




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[ace3g]

"I don't promote fights I pick fights, I'm like Jon Jones, I sound like Sean Combs, And I got trombone size stones like John Holmes"
- Chael P. Sonnen

His opening line at the presser!!!

[dbreiden83080]

:lol:lol:lol:lol



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[CubanSucks]

:lol:lol:lol:lol



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:lmao I've never seen anything like this. I guess Ali was like this but I wasn't alive to see it. This is just a legendary matchup if for nothing more than the eye popping shit talking

[Rip-Hamilton32]

I'll be wearing my Chael Sonnen shirt to the bar full of Silva fans saturday night can't wait for them to leave disappointed

[Rip-Hamilton32]

I'll be wearing my Chael Sonnen shirt to the bar full of Silva fans saturday night can't wait for them to leave disappointed

[dbreiden83080]

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[dbreiden83080]

This fight truly is the definition of a grudge match...



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[ace3g]

This fight truly is the definition of a grudge match...



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Thanks for posting, couldn't watch it tonight since it was on Fuel...

[ace3g]

Interesting tweet from Kenny Florian:

Kenny Florian ‏@kennyflorian

Chael weight cut against Bisping went horrible & commission was making his life miserable all week from what I heard. If that Chael shows...

--

Someone at the presser asked Chael how his cut was going, hadn't heard anything about him having issues, so I wonder why the fan asked him that?

Of course I hadn't heard anything about that before, after the Bisping fight but it makes sense, he did look noticeably different.

So hopefully he doesn't have any cut issues for this fight and we get Silva/Stann Sonnen instead of Bisping Sonnen.

[ace3g]

Also Chael needs to consciously remember to keep Silva near the cage when on the ground, so Silva doesn't have room to operate on his back.

[CubanSucks]

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9:45-9:51 :wow nothing is off limits apparently. Silva himself, Soares, all of Brazil, AND Silva's wife! (oh, and heaven forbid someone make fun of Brazil. It's not as if the U.S. is the punching bag for the rest of the world's insults or anything :rolleyes)

Rich Franklin: just a math teacher from Ohio :lol

and once again, Ed Soares

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[dbreiden83080]

Interesting tweet from Kenny Florian:

Kenny Florian ‏@kennyflorian

Chael weight cut against Bisping went horrible & commission was making his life miserable all week from what I heard. If that Chael shows...

--

Someone at the presser asked Chael how his cut was going, hadn't heard anything about him having issues, so I wonder why the fan asked him that?

Of course I hadn't heard anything about that before, after the Bisping fight but it makes sense, he did look noticeably different.

So hopefully he doesn't have any cut issues for this fight and we get Silva/Stann Sonnen instead of Bisping Sonnen.

The commission better lay off this is the biggest fight of his career i am sure he did what he was supposed to especially in vegas. The cut has to go well that is for sure not sure why that happened with Bisping but his team better be on top of that.. Sonnen's performance against Stann was amazing because Stann is a true top 10 MW and he had a year layoff.. Rolled right through him.. Come on Chael....

[ace3g]

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[angelbelow]

Pretty pumped for the fight. Hoping Sonnen finishes the job this time!

[CubanSucks]

just wanted to push this thread to page 6 already

[polandprzem]

just wanted to push this thread to page 6 already

And you reached your goal !

:worthy:

[polandprzem]

There is presser today for the rest fighters

[CubanSucks]

And you reached your goal !

:worthy:

page 5 had so many pics/gifs/videos it made my laptop retarded every time I was in it

[dbreiden83080]

page 5 had so many pics/gifs/videos it made my laptop retarded every time I was in it

This thread is loaded with the goodies.. :lol

[ace3g]

Chael just said he is currently 20 pounds over weight on ESPN...

[polandprzem]

Chael just said he is currently 20 pounds over weight on ESPN...

WTF?

What exactly did he said?


If he will have troubles cutting weight it's over.



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[polandprzem]

With the rematch just a few days away, Silva decides to play timid once more at the press conference until the staredown which resulted in Silva getting rather close to Sonnen and apparently whispering, “You’re gonna die,” in Chael’s ear.

[polandprzem]

it's suppose to be on bj[penn.com but I cannot find it

[dbreiden83080]

Chael just said he is currently 20 pounds over weight on ESPN...

No way.. You don't wait till thursday to cut that much weight.. Guessing more like 10..

[ace3g]

No way.. You don't wait till thursday to cut that much weight.. Guessing more like 10..

I hope so but that was his exact quote.

[dbreiden83080]

I hope so but that was his exact quote.

Don't worry about it..

[dbreiden83080]

Here is the ESPN Clip Chael is full on in character for this..


http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=8132759

[ace3g]

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[ace3g]

I updated the sig for this fight

[dbreiden83080]

Did a little digging on this and Sonnen is working with Mike Dolce who is regarded as probably the best nutrition expert for MMA and getting guys weight down without killing them in the cage.. Sonnen is trolling for sure about his weight IMO...


https://twitter.com/TheDolceDiet

[CubanSucks]

Sonnen is trolling for sure about his weight IMO...

definitely

there's no doubt in my mind

[dbreiden83080]

definitely

there's no doubt in my mind

Okay either Dolce is in on the troll job or he's got this down.. Whatever not worried either way..


War Chael!!!

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[ace3g]

Either way I know he will still push forward in the fight, just threw me off with that statement. Of course, Sonnen can say anything with a straight face and you wouldn't know if he was telling the truth or not.

Maybe he wants Silva to think he is having the same weight cut issues he had during the Bisping fight.


The reason why Sonnen is such a great trash talker because he is a smart individual (you can't come up with material like that if you weren't), so I'm sure there was something behind making those comments on a popular TV station like ESPN.

[ace3g]

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[ace3g]

Watch out, Seagal taught Silva "special moves" for this fight...


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[CubanSucks]

Watch out, Seagal taught Silva "special moves" for this fight...


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Is he on drugs or just trolling? This dude's delusional. Didn't he have another interview fairly recently similar to this?

[polandprzem]

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[polandprzem]

Why Seagal is full of shit?

Just like Anderson

We are gonna see if Steve again predicted the future and will not accuse Chael of taking roids ...

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If we are gonna see Sonnen full of energy on the weigh-ins it's :tu

[The TroutBum]

Alright, it's official. I hate Sonnen.

I am very excited to see Silva break his neck.

[polandprzem]

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[dbreiden83080]

Alright, it's official. I hate Sonnen.

I am very excited to see Silva break his neck.

:rolleyes

You actually want to see Silva keep winning. He will be MW champ for another 3 years if Chael loses.. Bisping/Silva oh yeah that's exciting.. :rolleyes

[ace3g]

Weigh Ins today at 7 PM EST / 4 PM PST

[Cant_Be_Faded]

I might check this one out.

Can't believe silva still hasn't been beat

[ace3g]

Interesting, was watching a vid of Sonnen's open workout yesterday and he was working on elbow attacks and using them to set up TDs and vice versa. Also did some Muay Thai clinch work with elbows and knees.

Not sure if he will use this in the fight, but could be an added element to throw at Silva instead of just boxing and wrestling.

http://cdn2.cagepotato.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ChaelSonnen_MediumRare.jpg

[polandprzem]

Anderson is a piece of shit !

[polandprzem]

Now he speaks English and do not respect Sonnen ...


This fight is something more

[dbreiden83080]

Anderson is a piece of shit !

http://i.minus.com/i8qceztDCa6fG.gif


This is reminiscent of Tyson/Lewis with the antics from Silva.. Tyson played those games because he had doubts.. Silva knows what Chael has and is clearly worried..

[polandprzem]

ok I just woke up for weigh ins as I was waiting for it I fall asleep

Hmm I mean I was waiting but fall asleep and woke up for the last two fights!



Gonna go and check the rest 2morrow, with all the comments.



Sonnen needs to do it for the mma world!

[ace3g]

honestly if that escalated, I'd take Dolce over Seagal...

[polandprzem]

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[ace3g]

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[ace3g]

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[ace3g]

"You cannot retire from a sport. Unless you win a world championship, you only quit"

-35-year-old @sonnench on his future in MMA

[dbreiden83080]

Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen will soon have no one to separate fist from face.

Silva -- his middleweight title reign at 2,092 days and counting -- clocked in at 184 pounds for his long-awaited rematch with Sonnen (185) in the UFC 148 main event on Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The 10 other men on the six-fight main card, including co-headliners Tito Ortiz (204) and Forrest Griffin (204), also met their mandatory weight requirements at Friday’s official weigh-in.

Silva and Sonnen met for the first time at UFC 117 in August 2010, when the challenger controlled and largely dominated the champion for the better part of five rounds. However, Silva snatched a triangle armbar for the submission in the fifth, as he authored one of the most dramatic finishes in UFC history and kept his stranglehold on the middleweight division.

One of the sport’s most celebrated competitors, Silva has won 15 consecutive fights -- a record 14 of them inside the Octagon, nine of them middleweight title defenses. The 37-year-old Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt last appeared at UFC 134 in August, when he thrashed Yushin Okami en route to a second-round technical knockout. A lethal finisher, Silva has delivered 24 of his 31 career victories by knockout, technical knockout or submission, 17 of them inside one round. Wins over onetime UFC champions Rich Franklin (twice) and Vitor Belfort, former two-division Pride Fighting Championships titleholder Dan Henderson and ex-middleweight King of Pancrase Nate Marquardt anchor his stellar resume.

Sonnen has rattled off back-to-back wins since his loss to Silva. The 35-year-old Team Quest representative last fought at UFC on FX 2 in January, when he took a unanimous verdict from “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 3 winner Michael Bisping at the United Center in Chicago. Sonnen, who wrestled collegiately at the University of Oregon, has made a career out a grinding style heavy on takedowns and ground-and-pound. He owns a 16-1-1 mark in fights that go the distance and has not lost a decision in nearly eight years.

UFC 148 “Silva vs. Sonnen 2” -- which airs live on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT -- will also feature a middleweight tilt matching former Strikeforce champion Cung Le (185) with Patrick Cote (185), a welterweight duel pitting 2007 Abu Dhabi Combat Club Submission Wrestling World Championships gold medalist Demian Maia (170) against Dong Hyun Kim (170), a featherweight scrap pairing Team Alpha Male’s Chad Mendes (146) with Cody McKenzie (145) and a bantamweight bout between Tristar Gym representative Ivan Menjivar (136) and Mike Easton (135).

Two hours prior, the FX network will carry four preliminary matchups: Gleison Tibau (155) vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov (155), Melvin Guillard (155) vs. Fabricio Camoes (156), Constantinos Philippou (186) vs. Riki Fukuda (185) and Shane Roller (155) vs. John Alessio (156). The remaining bout will stream live to the UFC’s Facebook page, as AMA Fight Club’s Rafaello Oliveira (156) locks horns with Yoislandy Izquierdo (156).


UFC 148 “Silva vs. Sonnen 2” Weigh-In Results

Anderson Silva (184) vs. Chael Sonnen (185)
Tito Ortiz (204) vs. Forrest Griffin (204)
Cung Le (185) vs. Patrick Cote (185)
Demian Maia (170) vs. Dong Hyun Kim (170)
Chad Mendes (146) vs. Cody McKenzie (145)
Ivan Menjivar (136) vs. Mike Easton (135)
Gleison Tibau (155) vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov (155)
Melvin Guillard (155) vs. Fabricio Camoes (156)
Constantinos Philippou (186) vs. Riki Fukuda (185)
Shane Roller (155) vs. John Alessio (156)
Rafaello Oliveira (156) vs. Yoislandy Izquierdo (156)

http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Anderson-Silva-Chael-Sonnen-on-Target-for-UFC-148-Rematch-43987

[Cry Havoc]

Can't wait to see this. Sonnen is a monster.

[8ballMonkey]

Hey guys..I've been a long time lurker but check out my Spurs and the MMA fans here. I live up here in Las Vegas now and can't agree more about Silva being a dipshit. I actually cover the major events here in Las Vegas and have been going to each event this week. I am definitely pulling for Chael. The open workout reminded me of Rocky 3 where Rocky is training with all the media and gets kisses from the girls and shit. Silva usually does not have elaborate open workouts but this last one, he basically had a class and other crap which is out of the norm. There is no doubt that Sonnen is in his head. I'll be at the MGM tomorrow covering it. For now here is one of my favorite clips of the week and we will be getting more. Oh and I love how Tito Ortiz totally dissed Ariel Helwani at the press conference on Thursday. Helwani got shitted on..:lol...:lol

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[ace3g]

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[polandprzem]

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view)

Champ Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen (for middleweight title)

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Forrest Griffin vs. Tito Ortiz
Patrick Cote vs. Cung Le
Dong Hyun Kim vs. Demian Maia
Chad Mendes vs. Cody McKenzie
Mike Easton vs. Ivan Menjivar

PRELIMINARY CARD (FX)

Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Gleison Tibau
Fabricio Camoes vs. Melvin Guillard
Riki Fukuda vs. Constantinos Philippou

[dbreiden83080]

Heard some pretty extensive coverage of this fight on ESPN radio today when i was out running errands and a lot of press not usually interested in MMA are covering this.. No doubt this is a huge fight.. It's going to be important that nomatter what happens the fight is exciting so the new fans and media showing up don't leave pissed off... This has become an important fight for the growth of MMA..

[spyder]

this should be a great fight..hope it lives up to the hype like the last one..Im pulling for Sonnen..even though i do like Silva, but rather see Sonnen win:ihit

[tlongII]

Anyone have a link?

[dbreiden83080]

Anyone have a link?

I ordered the PPV. If you have sopcast try the MMA channel. Changes all the time just google it..

[dbreiden83080]

Patrick Cote vs. Cung Le

Gut Feeling gonna make this change.. What the hell.. :lol

[MannyIsGod]

WTF was Forest doing?

[MannyIsGod]

LOL this is awesome.

[resistanze]

:lmao WTF is going on.

[MannyIsGod]

I fucking love Tito and Forest.

[MannyIsGod]

:lmao WTF is going on.

LOL I have no idea but it was awesome.

[resistanze]

Sonnen beating, wow.

[MannyIsGod]

Domination in round one.

[resistanze]

And silva finishes it, wow

[MannyIsGod]

Wow. Was that knee to Chael when he was downed?

[MannyIsGod]

That knee was the game changer. When I first saw it I thought it was to his head and I was like WTF?!?!??! Crazy striking.

God I hate Anderson so much. He keeps winning though. Fuck why did Chael have to slip. Why throw a spinning backfist?!?!?! SMH

[Sense]

If you want to beat Silva you can't do what Sonnen did for 5 rounds.. there's just no way. Sooner or later you're going to make a mistake and he's going to capitalize, just like he did there.


That's why I just don't see anyone beating him, maybe GSP.

[shyne]

If you want to beat Silva you can't do what Sonnen did for 5 rounds.. there's just no way. Sooner or later you're going to make a mistake and he's going to capitalize, just like he did there.


That's why I just don't see anyone beating him, maybe GSP.

Only dude with a shot is Jon Jones.

[Rip-Hamilton32]

Jones, Shogun, MAchida or Evans no more of these shitty middle weights

[benefactor]

Dammit Chael...what the hell was that? Spinning back fist? You don't try to get cute in a fight like this. Anything risky against Silva is suicide...as we all just saw.

[tlongII]

Jon Jones would destroy Silva. Silva's not dumb enough to fight him though.

[Creepn]

Seemed like every failed takedown took alot out of him then Chael started to stand up with him in the end and it cost him.

[dbreiden83080]

Well fuck....

That fight sums up Sonnens whole career in big spots.. He's doing well everything is going fine and then suddenly when things are not going according to plan he panics and loses the fight. Round 1 was just like most RDS at UFC 117. Rd 2 Silva stepped up the TD defense but Chael panicked when he didn't have too gving Silva the opening.. Sonnen rushed everything so much he screwed himself in this fight.. Very Very dissapointing..

[MannyIsGod]

Yeah, I'm more of an Anderson hater than a Chael fan but he fucking kills me because he gives you hope then does something stupid to take it away.

[shyne]

Jon Jones would destroy Silva. Silva's not dumb enough to fight him though.

Jones vs. Spider would bring in so much cash, he might not be able to turn it down.

[Creepn]

He has that big charismatic mouth that's why. Obviously not a man of his word so I guess he's not leaving the UFC forever?

[ace3g]

Interesting, was watching a vid of Sonnen's open workout yesterday and he was working on elbow attacks and spinning elbows and using them to set up TDs and vice versa. Also did some Muay Thai clinch work with elbows and knees.

Not sure if he will use this in the fight, but could be an added element to throw at Silva instead of just boxing and wrestling.


I blame myself for the loss, lol, had to mention that he was working on spinning elbows in open workout...foreshadowing...

[dbreiden83080]

Yeah, I'm more of an Anderson hater than a Chael fan but he fucking kills me because he gives you hope then does something stupid to take it away.

Chael used a few different techniques to get it down and could not in RD 2.. Okay so step back and reset youself, you got it down in RD 1 and dominated you know what to do.. He panicked and threw that wild spinning backfist WTF??? I don't get it with him..

They have fought 6 plus RDS and Chael has dominated 99% of it yet he is 0-2...

[elemento]

Haters gonna hate

Nobody will beat him in the MW division. The only guy that could beat him in this division has huge drug problems right now (Paulo Filho).

Jon Jones probably has the best arsenal to beat him since he can take down anyone and he can fight for 2 hours without gassing but i doubt Silva moves up to the LHW divison considering his age.

[shyne]

Haters gonna hate

Nobody will beat him in the MW division. The only guy that could beat him in this division has huge drug problems right now (Paulo Filho).

Jon Jones probably has the best arsenal to beat him since he can take down anyone and he can fight for 2 hours without gassing but i doubt Silva moves up to the LHW divison considering his age.

meet at 195, take this shit to Jerrys World snf give the world what they wanna see.

[dbreiden83080]

BTW Silva cheated his ass off in this fight..

He was greased up and had to be wiped down
Held the shorts to stop the TD
Hit Sonnen with a right hand while holding the shorts..

Yves Lavine did one lousy job tonight...

[Stringer_Bell]

Chael LOST that fight, Silva didn't win the fight... /end troll

Jon Jones shook Silva's hand before the fight, and he's basically made it known he idolizes him so I doubt that fight ever happens even though I feel it would be amazing and everything the fans want to see.

Pissed off that Chael tried to get cute, he looked like he was doing damn good then he shit the bed.

[shyne]

Jones fought Rashad he would fight Andersom

[shyne]

Who does Chael fight now? Belfort, Bisping, Lombard. I wish he would move up a class

[dbreiden83080]

Chael LOST that fight, Silva didn't win the fight... /end troll

Jon Jones shook Silva's hand before the fight, and he's basically made it known he idolizes him so I doubt that fight ever happens even though I feel it would be amazing and everything the fans want to see.

Pissed off that Chael tried to get cute, he looked like he was doing damn good then he shit the bed.

35 years old this was it for Chael.. Sucks but he blew it..

[dbreiden83080]

Who does Chael fight now? Belfort, Bisping, Lombard. I wish he would move up a class

Vitor is a good fight for him at 85 but no more title shots for him with Silva holding the belt.. He would lose at 205 to a handful of guys..

[dbreiden83080]

BTW this was the most depressing 55 bucks i ever spent on a UFC PPV

Fuck..... :bang:bang:bang

[shyne]

I wanna see Sonnen vs Rashad and Bones vs Silva

[dbreiden83080]

I wanna see Sonnen vs Rashad and Bones vs Silva

Jones won't fight Silva they are friendly and Jones loves the guy.. Jones just wants to build his legacy at 205 for a while.. I really think he admires the hell out of Silva..

[shyne]

Boring then ain't nobody doing shit to bones at 205.

[ace3g]

Bisping, Belcher, Munoz, Weidman, Boetsch, Lombard, Shields is all that is left and some of those names are really stretching it

[dbreiden83080]

How does Chael get a few TD's stuffed and throws a spinning backfist?? Seriously...

[dbreiden83080]

Bisping, Belcher, Munoz, Weidman, Boetsch, Lombard, Shields is all that is left and some of those names are really stretching it

None of them can beat Silva.. Sonnen had all the tools to do it but mentally he could not get himself there....

[dbreiden83080]

http://h9.abload.de/img/untitled-8n7yn5.gif

Looking at this i don't even know what the fuck Sonnen is doing here? He misses a left so he follows it up with a spinning back fist or elbow.. WTF are you doing??????? Since when does flashy nonsense and not technique win you fights Chael?

[polandprzem]

I am devastated !


Sonnen losing like this - he is probably killing himself .. / I will watch press conf in a moment/


When I saw Rosethal checking on Sonnen b4 he went into the cage I was wondering who will be the ref and when Lavigne show up I was like - fuck! But whatever. Unfortunately not whatever.


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I don't know if I will watch UFC live again.

[LakerHater]

I missed it but I im guessing that, that GIF was the end result?

[LakerHater]

DAMMMMMMIT!!
Jus saw the fight!!

[polandprzem]

There still lives a hope for me that Alan can do this but now he will face Bisping in a tough matchup.

With no opponents for Silva there is a chance Shad now gets the shot.




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Still I'm a Sonnen fan , but that's it. A big failure and he will not get another chance. Too late. Too late.

[dbreiden83080]

There still lives a hope for me that Alan can do this but now he will face Bisping in a tough matchup.

With no opponents for Silva there is a chance Shad now gets the shot.




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Still I'm a Sonnen fan , but that's it. A big failure and he will not get another chance. Too late. Too late.

I rewatched it last night before erasing it from the TIVO forerver.. I have to say that Lavine did a horrible job last night. Not only did Silva hold the shorts to avoid a TD in the 2nd rd but he blatantly grabbed the shorts and hit Sonnen with a right hand. All Lavine did was yell at him to let go, that is supposed to be a stoppage of action and a warning or PT deduction.

That said Sonnen just fought stupid.. I can't believe after 2 years to game-plan and compose himself after a dominant first RD when everything wasn't going perfect in RD 2 he just handed Silva the opening he needed like that.. Sonnnen can't handle the pressure which seems to go against his nature which always appears to be cool and calm..

Fuck... :pctoss

[ace3g]

Hadn't really noticed it before, I thought he just lost his balance after the spin, but he tripped on Silva's leg

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[Creepn]

Sonnen would've lost no matter how well the ref officiated. Silva had him figured out and would've picked at him the rest of the way.

[Stringer_Bell]

I still don't know how people can cheer for Silva so genuinely. Did they not see him holding Chael's shorts to avoid a takedown, then hold them again for an extended period of time and THROW A PUNCH? Yves Lavigne, in one night, made himself look worse than Steve Mazzagatti's worst. He should have paused and warned Silva because of his BLATANT attempt to stall his opponent unfairly.

I also don't know how people think Chael missing a spinning backfist and tripping onto the canvas shows how the first fight was a fluke. THIS fight was Chael being stupid. had nothing to do with Silva doing anything spectacular other than capatilizing on the ref's lack of discipline and being lucky his knee didn't hit Chael's head. Disgusting shit.

[dbreiden83080]

I still don't know how people can cheer for Silva so genuinely. Did they not see him holding Chael's shorts to avoid a takedown, then hold them again for an extended period of time and THROW A PUNCH? Yves Lavigne, in one night, made himself look worse than Steve Mazzagatti's worst. He should have paused and warned Silva because of his BLATANT attempt to stall his opponent unfairly.

I also don't know how people think Chael missing a spinning backfist and tripping onto the canvas shows how the first fight was a fluke. THIS fight was Chael being stupid. had nothing to do with Silva doing anything spectacular other than capatilizing on the ref's lack of discipline and being lucky his knee didn't hit Chael's head. Disgusting shit.

I can see why Chael would be frustrated as Silva did stuff one TD really wonderfully that Chael put everything into but he just over-reacted. Dude you dominated round 1 just like you did at UFC 117 most of the night.. You have hit a speedbump in round 2, take a step back, take a deep breath and reset yourself.. What Chael did last night was pure panic.. Something goes wrong, rush your way through, something else goes wrong rush even faster.. For the rest of my life i will never know what was going through his head when he threw that spinning back-elbow after he missed a left jab..

He mentally collapsed last night..

[polandprzem]

Chael after he tripped was looking surprised and put himself in the worst position possible in the cage. Sitting on his ass with his back to the fence ...

I believe Kos would do more of the knee then Chael did :)


I'm trying to forget the whole thing but I was looking for the rematch every day after the first fight. We would be after 3rd fight probably if not for Sonnens problems with TRT /commission/ and laundry...


Fucking Silva

1st he hit Sonnen on weight ins / cheap shot/ [I understand if he pushed Sonnen like Wand did to Rampage but hitting like this?]

2nd Vaseline

3rd Holding on trunks

4th Knee - lucky it was bit lower


Being dominated again in the opening round he said on press conf that he knew he will finish in the second because he was not injured like in UFC 117 :wtf:
And of course he would like to fight his clone and is a friend of Jones


Truth to be told - Sonnen saved his /Silvas/ career

[polandprzem]

I can see why Chael would be frustrated as Silva did stuff one TD really wonderfully that Chael put everything into but he just over-reacted. Dude you dominated round 1 just like you did at UFC 117 most of the night.. You have hit a speedbump in round 2, take a step back, take a deep breath and reset yourself.. What Chael did last night was pure panic.. Something goes wrong, rush your way through, something else goes wrong rush even faster.. For the rest of my life i will never know what was going through his head when he threw that spinning back-elbow after he missed a left jab..

He mentally collapsed last night..

The thing is he wanted to go forward all the time not to give Anderson any room to set up.
He was too much in the heat, and that was a bad ending.
Fuck that - Chael looked better on the ground. Went to half guard and then mounted Silva.
Stupid fight :pctoss

[dbreiden83080]

Chael after he tripped was looking surprised and put himself in the worst position possible in the cage. Sitting on his ass with his back to the fence ...

I believe Kos would do more of the knee then Chael did :)


I'm trying to forget the whole thing but I was looking for the rematch every day after the first fight. We would be after 3rd fight probably if not for Sonnens problems with TRT /commission/ and laundry...


Fucking Silva

1st he hit Sonnen on weight ins / cheap shot/ [I understand if he pushed Sonnen like Wand did to Rampage but hitting like this?]

2nd Vaseline

3rd Holding on trunks

4th Knee - lucky it was bit lower


Being dominated again in the opening round he said on press conf that he knew he will finish in the second because he was not injured like in UFC 117 :wtf:
And of course he would like to fight his clone and is a friend of Jones


Truth to be told - Sonnen saved his /Silvas/ career

He said that clone bullshit again at the presser.. :lol How anyone can root for Silva is beyond me? Skills are unquestioned but what a fake ass-clown.. And because he will not go back up to 205 and take a risk he will keep thumping the waterded down field at 85 for a while longer.. Sonnnen was our last hope..

[polandprzem]

What a year for me


The spurs losing the way they lost
Chael losing the way he lost
me losing job the way I lost it


:grim:






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I do agree dbreiden ... :(

[dbreiden83080]

What a year for me


The spurs losing the way they lost
Chael losing the way he lost
me losing job the way I lost it

:grim:






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I do agree dbreiden ... :(

I'm Sorry Poland...


Yeah not a fun night..

[The TroutBum]

Blaming Yves? Really? Wow.

Face it guys, Sonnen never had a chance to beat Silva. He had his one and only hope, when Silva was not even close to 100%, and blew it like the bitch he is. I absolutely LOVED all that shit about "If I don't win the title, this will all be for nothing" or some shit like that. Complete, absolute, and utter fail. After ALL that shit talking, failed.


“Before you decide my fate, know this: You can send me that way or you can send me through that same door I just walked in, but as a public service I will get rid of Anderson Silva. I will get rid of Lyota Machida. I will take out the Nogueira Brothers in the same night. I will personally BURN BLACK HOUSE DOWN. And they said ‘Mr. Sonnen, not guilty’, brought the gavel down, and I went on about my way.”

You know, now knowing what an unbelievable loser and douchebag Chael is, it just makes most of these quotes seem... well, even funnier. What a fucking bitch. http://chaelsonnensaidso.com/

Anyhow, the good news is is that Silva is two or three years away from either getting his ass destroyed or retiring. You can see it in his last two fights, he's wearing down and is just a tiny bit slower than he used to be. This is a wonderful thing, because as much as I hate Sonnen, Silva is right behind him.

[ace3g]

Blaming Yves? Really? Wow.

Face it guys, Sonnen never had a chance to beat Silva. He had his one and only hope, when Silva was not even close to 100%, and blew it like the bitch he is. I absolutely LOVED all that shit about "If I don't win the title, this will all be for nothing" or some shit like that. Complete, absolute, and utter fail. After ALL that shit talking, failed.



You know, now knowing what an unbelievable loser and douchebag Chael is, it just makes most of these quotes seem... well, even funnier. What a fucking bitch. .

So what was Silva's excuse in the 1st round of the fight last night if he was 100%? Silva's weakness will always be elite wrestling. Sonnen was going to do that all night long if he doesn't slip on that spinning elbow in the 2nd round. Sure he might have panicked going for that, but it is something he was working on during open workouts, so it isn't something he just decided to do on the spot.

Also Seagal shut your F'n mouth, all part of the plan my ass...

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[The TroutBum]

So what was Silva's excuse in the 1st round of the fight last night if he was 100%? Silva's weakness will always be elite wrestling. Sonnen was going to do that all night long if he doesn't slip on that spinning elbow in the 2nd round. Sure he might have panicked going for that, but it is something he was working on during open workouts, so it isn't something he just decided to do on the spot.

Also Seagal shut your F'n mouth, all part of the plan my ass...

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I'm not going to pick apart the fight, as that's worthless and you know it. He said, she said, a whole hell of a lot of "What If's" -- pointless. The fact is, Silva won, twice. I don't think there has ever been a bigger loser in all of sports, and that is really saying something. What a travesty.

[dbreiden83080]

So what was Silva's excuse in the 1st round of the fight last night if he was 100%? Silva's weakness will always be elite wrestling. Sonnen was going to do that all night long if he doesn't slip on that spinning elbow in the 2nd round. Sure he might have panicked going for that, but it is something he was working on during open workouts, so it isn't something he just decided to do on the spot.

Also Seagal shut your F'n mouth, all part of the plan my ass...

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Ariel Helwani has turned into a joke of a reporter when he used to be legit.. Sensei Seagal STFU Ariel...

And Ace this loss is a bitch right now but Sonnen should not give up on the title. It will be very tough to get another crack at Silva but he is better now than he ever has been and he can still get right back into contention with a win over someone like Vitor in a few months... Maybe Silva will get bored and retire within a year or so... He's never fighting Jones, this i am sure of..

[ace3g]

I talked to my friend about this last night, Sonnen might be the MW version of Faber, in that there probably isn't anyone else in the division that can beat him besides Silva, and he could very well get back into title contention in 2-3 fights (and I'm not advocating a rematch with Silva right away).

Maybe if Sonnen gets another shot, he will learn from this fight and go back to just boxing and pressure. Although he could go for some short elbows (he also worked on those in the open workouts, which would have been the safer route if he wanted to throw something new at Silva in the stand up...).

Some people complained that he didn't do enough in the 1st round when he was on top but I think he focused most of his time on some sort of submission, he kept going for one of Silva's arms as if setting up a kimura or some variation.

The biggest thing is how Sonnen reacts in his next fight, how he acts in and outside of the cage.

[CubanSucks]

a shame Silva and Jones have no interest in fighting. Would be far and away the biggest fight the entire sport has ever seen. Pretty shitty of both of them tbh, but moreso for Jones. I don't wanna hear that idolizing bullshit. Your job is to fight people

[shyne]

a shame Silva and Jones have no interest in fighting. Would be far and away the biggest fight the entire sport has ever seen. Pretty shitty of both of them tbh, but moreso for Jones. I don't wanna hear that idolizing bullshit. Your job is to fight people

No shit they both need to stop being bitches. You never know though that payday might be to much to pass up.

[Rip-Hamilton32]

I can't stand the fact that they even think about standing a fight up, Silva starts every round with an advantage to begin with, let's say Silva isn't striking when they are standing for a certain period of time they don't put the fight on the ground its just ridiculous ( yes i know this fight wasn't stood up, but it shouldn't be in any case IMO)

[dbreiden83080]

Some people complained that he didn't do enough in the 1st round when he was on top but I think he focused most of his time on some sort of submission, he kept going for one of Silva's arms as if setting up a kimura or some variation.

The biggest thing is how Sonnen reacts in his next fight, how he acts in and outside of the cage.

I rewatched it one last time and i really feel like Sonnnen didn't get a fair shake in the fight thanks to the worst reffing i have ever seen by Lavine. He grabbed Chael's shorts for a good 20 seconds in RD 2, first to avoid the TD then to lead him into a right hand. Basically Silva after 6 rounds of being underneath Sonnen getting beat up, decided to cheat this time and see how far they would allow him to push the rules? They allowed quite a bit..

[ace3g]

yeah and Silva knew Lavine was behind him and at the wrong angle because when he finally decided to get to the other side to see if Silva was holding the shorts, Silva let go...

Sucks because it was so blatant...

NSAC's Keith Kizer 'Very Unhappy' With Anderson Silva Following UFC 148

http://www.mmafighting.com/2012/7/9/3148053/nsacs-keith-kizer-wont-mind-if-future-anderson-silva-fights-wont

[Stand]

So what was Silva's excuse in the 1st round of the fight last night if he was 100%? Silva's weakness will always be elite wrestling. Sonnen was going to do that all night long if he doesn't slip on that spinning elbow in the 2nd round. Sure he might have panicked going for that, but it is something he was working on during open workouts, so it isn't something he just decided to do on the spot.

Also Seagal shut your F'n mouth, all part of the plan my ass...

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Uh I think it was pretty obvious Silva had his full mobility this fight and that translated into him taking little to no damage in the round, even while mounted. Now if Chael is some sort of point fighter who was playing a position game then I guess he could be happy with that round, but I doubt that was the case.

And while Seagal might be a bit of a clown shoe he isn't wrong.

[Stand]

And I love the irony of Chael fans crying about cheating. Here you are rooting for the guys who got busted juicing in the first fight and you are going to bring up cheating? hahaha Chael asked for everything he got in that fight, and that is probably a large part of why he didn't cry about it after the fact. But if it makes you feel any better his trainer is trying to cry about it for you.

[dbreiden83080]

Silva's full mobility resulted in no difference between UFC 117 and UFC 148 in round 1. Chael was looking for more submissions in that round than damage this time.. He stuffed one great TD from Chael in round 2 then he started cheating horribly.. All i ask for is a fair shake in the cage.. Look at the fight Chael did not get one... If i grab your shorts for 20 seconds than sock you with a right hand, you are gonna be pretty mad at the ref..

[CubanSucks]

And I love the irony of Chael fans crying about cheating. Here you are rooting for the guys who got busted juicing in the first fight and you are going to bring up cheating?

I could've sworn it was just a lack of communication between Chael and the California Athletic Board, or whatever the hell they're called, regarding his MEDICATION hormones. Pretty sure you don't know what you're talking about but I apologize in advance if you're able to prove me wrong

[ace3g]

yes there was a mix up with his TRT treatment (not steroids) which is legal by the commission.

[Stand]

I could've sworn it was just a lack of communication between Chael and the California Athletic Board, or whatever the hell they're called, regarding his MEDICATION hormones. Pretty sure you don't know what you're talking about but I apologize in advance if you're able to prove me wrong

And you would be wrong. His levels were well outside of what the commission allows. Nice try though.

[Stand]

Silva's full mobility resulted in no difference between UFC 117 and UFC 148 in round 1. Chael was looking for more submissions in that round than damage this time.. He stuffed one great TD from Chael in round 2 then he started cheating horribly.. All i ask for is a fair shake in the cage.. Look at the fight Chael did not get one... If i grab your shorts for 20 seconds than sock you with a right hand, you are gonna be pretty mad at the ref..

Yeah you completely missed out on what was actually happening in that first round. Chael was being overly cautious because of the threat of the submissions from the bottom. Which definitely had to do with Silvas movement and his breaking down of Chael's posture. Chael tried to threaten some half hearted submission attempts, but it is laughable to think he was going to be able to get anything without softening up Silva first. You can probably make an argument that Chael was trying to pace himself, but I have my doubts he could have won with that strategy.

[dbreiden83080]

Yeah you completely missed out on what was actually happening in that first round. Chael was being overly cautious because of the threat of the submissions from the bottom.

I didn't miss anything at all.. Chael looked to control an arm, Chael worked him towards the cage, he did land some hard right hands from close in the guard and overall was looking to win round 1 while laying the groundwork for RD 2 and beyond. Chael was tired in round 5 at UFC 117 he probably wanted to save some gas for the later rounds when in round 1 at UFC 117 he tried hard to hurt Silva...




You can probably make an argument that Chael was trying to pace himself, but I have my doubts he could have won with that strategy.

If Silva had not grabbed the trunks for dear life to avoid another 5 min on the bottom from Sonnen who knows??

And all that said, Sonnen did fight stupid and over-react to Silva's TDD.. 50% of the blame lies with him.. I'll give 5% to Silva's cheating, 5% to Lavine's reffing and 40% to Silva being just that good..

[ace3g]

was on YT and one of the suggested vids on the sidebar to watch was Seagal training with Machida and his go to move must be "this is illegal but this is legal shit". That is all he was emphasizing with Machida... He must think he is the guru of all the grey areas of striking that would be allowed, lol,


Oh and during that Ariel vid I posted where he said he taught Silva 3 or 4 new moves in the stand up, well he also mention he taught Silva how not to get taken down, so I guess his lessons were grease yourself up and hold the shorts...