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I'm starting to get at least a little bit nervous about this whole three person necrotizing facitiis epidemic going on in the southern United States. It feels like this might be the beginning of an all out zombification flesh eating destruction of the human race. I'm not even sure who can save us if this ends up being true. Maybe we need to call on the one and only Zombie Prophet to save us from our demise. We should trust in his ability to prophetize on the impending zombie invasion, just like we trust in him to deliver the best animated gifs in MMA. ZP delivered another winner of a clip this morning, with a little behind the TUF Brazil scenes footage of Anderson Silva having a candid conversation during training with Wanderlei about none other than Wand's opponent-Vitor Belfort. In the subtitled clip Anderson calls Vitor a coward and then shortly after has one of those 'OOPS!' realizations that he was on mic during the whole exchange. Enjoy and as always props to IronForgesIron.com for the clip! [source]   

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Video of a new Budweiser commercial which will air only in Brazil featuring Anderson Silva, Steven Segal and others.

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Number one contender for the UFC Middleweight title, Chael Sonnen, discussed the upcoming UFC 148 fight card, which will be headlined by the People Champ's rematch with Anderson Silva. Sonnen declared UFC 148 is the best card in UFC history, promising fans a memorable night on July 7th. Further Reading: UFC 148 picks are

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In exactly two months from now, the long awaited rematch between current Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Middleweight champion Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen will finally go down at UFC 148 on July 7, 2012, from the fight capitol of the world, Las Vegas, Nevada. Originally scheduled to take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Silva's home country, UFC officials had no option but to relocate the massive fight to "Sin City" because of the fact the promotion simply could not lock down a suitable venue in a timely manner. The news left many Brazilians disappointed at the fact that they would not have the chance to see one of their mixed martial arts (MMA) hero's step up and defend their honor, so to speak, against the man who has spent the last few years speaking out against their country and MMA superstars. "The Spider" himself was very upset at the news. So much so, that reports surfaced the UFC President Dana White spent quite a bit of time trying to convince his 185-pound champion to take the fight in Las Vegas. However, it may come as a surprise to some, that even Sonnen himself was disappointed at the chance of fighting in Brazil and feeding off the negative energy that the hostile crowd would have certainly dished out toward the "American Gangster." Appearing on today's (May 7, 2012) episode of The MMA Hour, Sonnen explained his disappointment of the change in location of his rematch with Silva, the Brazilian fans real views toward their MMA hero's, and briefly touched on the acquisition of the promotion's newest middleweight threat, Hector Lombard. Check it out: "Yeah, I would've liked to have been part of a stadium show, a record-breaker. I would've definitely enjoyed the experience of walking into a hostile environment. I like that. I really enjoy the negative energy. So we lost that, but I want to pick my words carefully. The last thing I want to do is to be put in a great situation, something that dreams are made of, and then complain that it wasn't even better. That's not the message I want to put out, but yeah, it would have been a neat experience, and I would have liked to have had it." Chael also touched on his experience in his short visit to Brazil and also explains the Brazilian fans views of a few of today's top Brazilian fighters: "As far as the people, it was great. Look, if I want to be famous in America, I've got to go to a fight. Walking around town, I'm just not. I'm not a celebrity, as you put it earlier. But in Brazil, that's, not true man. Everybody knows the sport in Brazil. Just because I had some confusions about their Country, that doesn't mean, those aren't insults. So what? I had it wrong. It turns out they have computers, I didn't know. But as far as their hero's go, I think they were pretty refreshed when I informed them of their thinking. You know you got these guys that are Brazilian when it's convenient. You got your Vitor's and your Wanderlei's and your Anderson's that are Brazilian when the can take money from the local people. But of course, they've lived in America for over a decade in gated communities on golf courses. So the Brazilian people don't like those guys. There is a major misconception with that. Those guys are looked at for what they are, which is phony's." In true Chael fashion, he goes on to say that he will destroy Anderson once and for all on Fourth of July weekend: "I am the champion, so I will always have my belt. Will Anderson bring his fake belt? Yeah, he most likely will, and I think it's embarrassing he has to do that. I think what he's doing is he's seeing the influx of new viewers the FOX deal got us, he went out to do his level best to misinform the new viewers into believing he's champion, and he went out and got himself a fake belt. I think it's embarrassing. I would never do that. I think it's shameful. I think it's disrespectful to everything that I've done and I've earned in the sport, but he continues to do it. So I'm going to destroy him once and for all, finally, on July 7, live and only on pay-per-view." Straying away from his rematch with Anderson, Sonnen briefly touched on how title shots are given and the UFC's newest threat at 185-pounds, Hector Lomard: "I don't think there should be any set architecture. You always hear the champion that doesn't want to fight the true best guy making arguments for why he shouldn't have to fight that guy. Rich Franklin did that. He was the champion. He's living the high life. He's fighting bums left and right. And Anderson comes into the company, he has one fight, and Rich is like, 'Well, I don't think he should get it after one fight.' Well, Rich you don't get to decide. Whoever the best guy is gets the shot. And if it's Hector, then Hector will get the shot. Good for him. He's on quite a roll, he won a whole bunch of fights, he's in the UFC. If he can do it, good for him. Whoever the right guy is should get the shot, and I will not deny anybody." With only 60 days remaining until UFC 148, you can bet we will hear plenty more from Sonnen in the build up to one of the, if not the most anticipated fight in recent memory. How about it Maniacs, anyone care to give some early predictions of how this fight will go down? Or how about a future showdown between Sonnen and Lombard, is that a bout that inrigue you as a fight fan?

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Chael Sonnen might want to rethink his Brazilian smear campaign ... Anderson Silva is straight-up gangster. The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight kingpin, who defends his 185-pound title in the main event of UFC 148 on July 7, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada, got slapped around in his younger days by then-Chute Boxe head coach Rafael Cordeiro. Nobody slaps "The Spider." Eduardo Cruz translates an excerpt from Silva's recently-released biography, recounting a story that could have severely altered the course of mixed martial arts (MMA) history. Relive the harrowing tale, after the jump. In a certain period of financial difficulty, Anderson Silva was making his living teaching jiu-jitsu classes and Rafael Cordeiro, Chute Boxe head coach at that time, didn't want him to continue. They had a heated argument in which Anderson was slapped on the face. Afterwards, Anderson went to a place where Cordeiro was, accompanied by two guys, and held a shotgun while he was waiting for the coach to return. His two companions apparently lost their nerve and they talked Anderson out of the action, making him control himself and give up on his intent. Today Anderson and Rafael are great friends and the UFC champion even trains with the master sometimes when he is in Los Angeles. But the publication of the book created some repercussion in the past week because Anderson had never told his friend about the incident - Anderson's son didn't know either, and learned about it on the internet. Summarizing the book he explained, "The biography says the truth of everything that happened since my childhood until this moment. It documents day-to-day frustrations, what is good, what is bad, and how is bad to stay away from the family. The book tells my life." Fortunately, cooler heads prevailed. The Brazilian banger eventually went on to establish himself as the greatest middleweight fighter the UFC -- and perhaps the world -- has ever seen. And who needs guns when you can fight like he does? See Silva in action over the Fourth of July weekend in a fight that has been dragged out for months. See why right here.

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Jon Jones may be making a case for it every time out, but Dana White says his UFC middleweight champ, Anderson Silva, is still No. 1 in the world. #MMA #UFC #UFC145

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"Sorry about the delay, pushing it back an hour here, we uh, Chael and I had to fly in from the states and things didn't go the way we anticipated. " That is how Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President Dana White opened up the UFC 148 pre-fight press conference back on April, 24, 2012 from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. White says that the delay was due to the fact the he and number one middleweight contender Chael Sonnen held up the festivities due to problems in getting to the venue in a timely manner. That very well could be true, however, according to a report from Brazilian news outlet O Globo, that may not be the full story as to why the press conference to announce that the rematch between Sonnen and the UFC's 185-pound champion Anderson Silva was being moved to Las Vegas, was delayed. In fact, the report, which is translated by Fighters Only, says that a "heated" conversation between White and "The Spider" backstage is what held up the announcement. Apparently, Silva was very upset at the fact that the bout was being moved from his home country of Brazil to the fight capitol of the world, "Sin City," because he wanted to teach his bitter rival, Sonnen, a lesson in front of his fellow countrymen. Dana's smooth negotiations skill ultimately prevailed, as he convinced Silva to take the fight in Las Vegas. It didn't come easy, though, and apparently the UFC had to throw in a little extra incentives for "The Spider" to agree. Make the jump to see the translated report via Fighters Only: The talk was heated - initially Anderson refused to change the venue of what could be the rematch of the century...The upcoming confrontation was set to occur at Stadium Engenhao in Rio, and would have been the biggest show of UFC history with 80 thousand tickets to be sold. But the date coincided with international events in the city and White alleged Rio would not have the infrastructure to hold the fighting event. The champion was frustrated and insisted on fighting in Brazil. Anderson told Dana that Sonnen had been disrespectful with him, his family and all the Brazilian. "He deserves to taught a lesson here, I owe this to my people", repeated Silva. But Dana was adamant. "If there is no way to make the event in a stadium, it has to be in Las Vegas," said the company president. Dana explained that Las Vegas is a city that has structure to promote the UFC from one day to the next. The capital of betting and fights is there, remarked the boss. He reminded Silva of the appeal that the bout will have in the United States, landing as it does in the week of the celebrations for Independence Day. He spoke about the potential of the pay-per-view sales it would generate and in the end, he guaranteed a good percentage of the pay-per-view share to Anderson. As with so many things in life, money talks louder than anything. After a lot of discussion Anderson concluded by turning to White and asking "Okay, so tell me - what do you want from me?" White answered, "I want you go to Las Vegas and perform well, make it a great fight." It was then the champion formally accepted the mission. "If it has to be like this, I will beat this guy wherever. He deserves a lesson." Dana was excited with the ‘yes' of Anderson. He told him he was the "perfect UFC ambassador in Brazil" and also reaffirmed that the Brazilian "is the best fighter ever made in MMA - today everybody talks about Jon Jones but for me you are the best by far," said a smiling White... The UFC plans to invest in academies in Brazil with the brand Anderson Silva/UFC. The event recognizes in Anderson the biggest MMA talent of all time and wishes to use his image even when he retires. "Anderson knows this partnership with UFC is for life," Jorge Guimaraes told Noblat. "There are no motives to get into friction with the event, so we accepted to fight in Vegas. We don't go against the UFC, we go on the same side - after all, Anderson is their employee." In the end, it seems, money does indeed talk. And its words, are louder than any coming out of White's mouth. With a new date and place set for the biggest rematch in recent memory, expect fireworks to go down in more ways than one on Fourth of July weekend in Las Vegas. What say you, are you surprised that White has to try very hard to convince his middleweight champion to fight the man who has been in his ear for the better part of the last two years, in the fight capitol of the world? More on what went down at the UFC 148 press conference here.

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Fuel TV has been releasing a bunch of interesting clips on their youtube channel recently, and this recent one being dominant UFC champion, Anderson Silva's last title defense, a rematch Yushin Okami, who technically, is the last man who beat him. The fight happened at UFC 134, in front of his home country of Brazil. Watch the second round of their fight, which had Anderson Silva dropping his hands and landing laser accurate strikes that led to the finish: Related: UFC 134: Rio Judo Chop - Anderson Silva, Muhammad Ali, and the Anchor Punch | UFC 148: Anderson Silva Vs. Chael Sonnen 2 Official Poster Silva's next bout will be this July on UFC 148, and it will be a rematch against his rival Chael Sonnen. After the jump, check out how the first round of the fight went. Since the clip didn't show the first round, here's what happened, as detailed bout our live blog of the event: Anderson Silva vs. Yushin Okami - Round 1 - Leg kick by Silva early. Okami throws three punches and hits a lot of air. Okami lands a few short punches while Silva looks to lock up a muay thai clinch and they go back to distance. Nice right hand by Silva. Okami pushes Silva into the cage and Silva tries to lock up the clinch again. The struggle against the cage continues and Silva lands a sharp knee forcing Okami to shoot for the takedown and then back off. Silva starting to jab and now use head movement to avoid the punches from Okami. Head kick lands for Silva right before the round ends and that's enough to take the round on my card. 10-9 Silva. Round 2 - Silva comes out hard with leg kicks and punches and he stands in front of Okami with his hands down, avoids a punch and drops Okami with a right hand. He tells Okami to stand up and starts again with the hands down and countering. Now Okami is afraid to throw punches at a guy standing in front of him with his hands down. Silva does it again and drops him with a punch. Silva follows up with some ground and pound to get the stoppage. Anderson Silva is so far above the rest of the middleweights in the world, it's not even funny. Right hand dropped Okami for that finishing flurry. Anderson Silva wins by TKO (punches), round 2.

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Today Chael Sonnen had some more choice words to fuel the fire leading up to his hyped rematch with Anderson Silva in Las Vegas July 7. In an interview with tatame.com, he explained the exact nature of his rivalry with UFC Middleweight champion Silva, and answered why he has been bad-mouthing Brazil. When asked why he says the things he does about Brazil, Sonnen replied: “Why don’t you ask Anderson why he let me say those things about you guys for so long? Why don’t you guys ask Anderson

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In the barrage of news coverage that surfaced after UFC 145, the inevitable debate of who is the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world gained a lot of steam with Jon Jones' victory over number one contender Rashad Evans. Many believe Jones has overtaken Anderson Silva as the pound-for-pound king due to the sheer volume of top-level opponents that he has bested in the last year. However many also believe that Anderson Silva and his UFC-record winning streak are enough to keep him at the top of the

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Chael Sonnen will still receive another crack at Anderson Silva, only not June 23 in Rio de Janeiro.

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Logistical problems with a planned UFC 147 show in a Rio soccer stadium have forced the move of the Anderson Silva-Chael Sonnen rematch to UFC 148 in Las Vegas.

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Just when you thought there wasn't any other type of promo that Chael Sonnen could deliver to his rival Anderson Silva, the No. 1 middleweight contender outdid himself prior to the UFC 145 weigh-ins last Friday. Sonnen threw out his usual barbs toward the UFC Middleweight Champion and then broke into song. Without missing a beat, the man influenced by pro wrestling promos did his best Honky Tonk Man impression to the crowd's delight. One particular highlight from the video below: "So get in the gym and work on your sprawl/I just talked to Uncle Dana and it's winner take all/I'm going to leave you with some string and a whole bunch of welts/You're going to need it Anderson because I'm taking your belt." <A href="http://msn.foxsports.com/video?videoid=88859ee0-9404-472f-bbff-261586bdf96d&src=v5:embed:syndication:&from=shareembed-syndication" mce_href="http://msn.foxsports.com/video?videoid=88859ee0-9404-472f-bbff-261586bdf96d&src=v5:embed:syndication:&from=shareembed-syndication" target="_new" title="Sonnen sings to Silva">Video: Sonnen sings to Silva</A> Read more great Sonnen quotes from the session after the jump. "I love easy fights. That's why I've been pining for Anderson and then Vitor. I want to feather my nest with bums." "I'm not a martial artist. I'm a gangster from the streets of West Linn, Oregon." "When I was young, they called me the foreman...not because I was in charge, but I did the work of four men." At 10 AM EST, fans will find out whether Silva vs. Sonnen II will take place in Brazil in June, in Las Vegas in July or a potential surprise location later on this summer. Tim Burke will bring you all the latest here on BE when the press conference starts.

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Be like water, my friend. Or be like one of the thousands of moviegoers who will hit theaters to catch the premiere of the upcoming Anderson Silva documentary, which will hit the big screen, and Video on Demand, on June 1, 2012. Directed by Pablo Croce and produced by Jared Freedman, the mixed martial arts documentary chronicles UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva's preparation and training for his UFC 117: "Silva vs. Sonnen" title fight that went down last August at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California. Check out the official trailer after the jump.

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@FrontRowBrian Major story breaking in Atlanta. Anderson Silva has told Dana White he NOT fight Chael Sonnen unless it's in Brazil. UFC147 presser in Rio on 4 Tues. Anderson will be present. Dana will announce date change to Vegas. Dana will fire AS if he declines fight Should Anderson be fired, Sonnen v. @Bisping II is the back up plan for July 7 for the belt Uncle Dana is beyond frustrated with Anderson. Let's see if he can convince Anderson to fight in Vegas. Dana playing hardball This dude has broken some legit stories before but this one is a bit much. submitted by Bootpolish [link] [5 comments]

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To show his affection and emotions toward his nemesis, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva, number one division contender, Chael Sonnen, today (April 20, 212) sang two songs he wrote for the Brazilian at the UFC 145 Q&A session (watch whole video here). The two songs also include some of Silva's close friends such as Lyoto Machida and Wanderlei Silva, as well as long-time manager Ed Soares. In a bout that's currently in limbo, meaning that as of right now don't clearly now whether it will happen in Brazil or Las Vegas, Sonnen is doing his best to create even more buzz for the highly anticipated showdown between the self- proclaimed "American Gangster" and "The Spider". What became evident throughout the whole Q&A was that Sonnen was playing to the crowd in a fashion more resembling that of a stand up comedian than a mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter. And for the most part, the crowd in Atlanta, Ga., totally enjoyed the show. So here you are, please listen, enjoy and give your honest opinion about the songs coming from the fighter who should be considered a one man hype machine: : For everything you need to know about the upcoming rematch between Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen click here.

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It is often said that UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva is the best mixed martial artist in the world. He's 14-0 in the UFC, and has defended his belt a record nine times. Basically, he's not someone you want to mess with. But in a Globo article that discusses an interview Anderson did with Istoe Gente, the great champion states that he's - a metrosexual? The article is in Portuguese, but here's how google translated it: The magazine "People Istoé" this week joined the top Izabel Goulart and fighter Anderson Silva. But much more than perfect bodies, the publication found that the two have more in common. "I like to look after myself. I'm kinda metrosexual. I like the cream of Victoria's Secret. So I do the eyebrows from time to time. And also do waxing. It has nothing to do with the fight. I just do not really like the, you know? Do not think it's cool, "said the fighter for the magazine. Elizabeth, one of the Angels brand of creams Anderson, also chimes when it comes to body care. "I was super consumerist creams. He had several, but died of laziness to pass. I got this obsession in French pharmacies. I only started buying so much and did not. My toilet bag was monstrous, but had no result. Then I stopped and saw that it was wrong. I decided to go to the dermatologist. It was the best thing I did, "he says. The article includes the picture above, along with two others. Silva's next bout will see him rematching Chael Sonnen, though the date and location haven't been finalized as of yet.

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Pic: Naked UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva admits that he is a metrosexual, according to Globo. Chael Sonnen's joke vault just increased 1000 percent instantly.

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Last weekend, several X-Gym fighters were running in the sands of Barra da Tijuca beach, including UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva.

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Ed Soares, the manager for UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva, made a plea to the Brazilian faithful during a recent interview with Portal Do Vale Tudo. Hopefully, people will understand that they shouldn’t do anything against Chael, just boo him. Let Anderson settle this with him in the Octagon. It will be very bad for [...]

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Everyone will have to excuse me as I'm doing this essentially backwards. In any other TopX list you'll see the absolutely tp guy at the top. But I don't agree with that. We all know who the indisputable top guys in the sport are and that last post will turn in to a ridiculous discussion about who deserves to be at 3 instead of four or 2 instead of 1. Instead of that, I'm going to lead off with the easy picks first: Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} 1. Fedor Emelianenko - This one should be obvious. He is, without a doubt the greatest HW of all time. His unbeaten streak at Heavyweight against the highest level of competition in the division is absolutely unheard of. 2. Anderson Silva – Again, another gimme. Anderson has made much of his competition look absolutely foolish for trying to compete with him. 3. Georges St. Pierre – With the exception of Anderson (depending on your side of the debate) he is the most dominant champion the UFC has ever seen. It took Jake Shields about two dozen eye pokes to even the playing field. 4. BJ Penn – Penn has oft been criticized for his ability to rise to the occasion or come from behind in a fight. However, during his Lightweight reign he was an incredibly dominant champion. Additionally he was incredibly influential in the success of the division for the UFC. 5. Jon Jones – It amazes that at this point in his career that Jones still receives the amount of hate he does. His run throughout 2011 is almost unmatched in the history of MMA. He’s an incredibly talented fighter and I don’t see him slowing down any time soon.

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After a solid run at 205-pounds Rich Franklin has returned to the division where he made a name for himself as a UFC champion, remaining one of the most dominant forces at 185 until running into current title-holder Anderson Silva. Two fights with the Brazilian resulted in a pair of one-sided losses and ultimately Franklin’s decision to give light heavyweight a go. Now that he’s back at middleweight, the slim possibility of a third encounter with “The Spider” has arisen and, believe it or not, Franklin likes the idea. “If I was able to put another title run together and the UFC wanted to do another fight with Anderson, I would be willing to do another fight with Anderson,” explained the 37-year old to MMACanada when asked about a final crack at solving the Silva mystery before dropping a bombshell. “And I believe – and this is just because of the champion mentality in my head – but I believe that given another shot, I could win that fight.” However, just because Franklin is open to the bout doesn’t mean he’s looking past UFC 148 opponent Cung Le or even seeking another shot at Silva unless fate dictates the necessity. “I’m not moving down to 185 and saying my sights are set on Anderson,” said Franklin. “That’s not what I’m doing here and I don’t want him to get that impression either because I’m not shooting for him. Heck, who knows, between now and then…I don’t know how many fights I’ve got before I would actually make it to the title anyway and a lot of things can happen.” The first step to even sniffing UFC gold again will come on July 7 when the 28-6 Franklin meets Le. The fight will be the first for “Ace” since losing to Forrest Griffin at UFC 126 more than a year ago due to a shoulder injury keeping him out of action. PHOTO CREDIT – UFC

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Former Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight champion Rich Franklin will return to the 185 pound division, to face Sanshou standout Cung Le at UFC 148. After getting bested twice by current middleweight champion Anderson Silva, Franklin decided to give the light-heavyweight...

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Call it an athlete’s competitive spirit or a fighter’s rattled brain, but former UFC middleweight champ Rich Franklin recently relayed his thoughts on a third fight with current title-holder Anderson Silva and, surprisingly, stated he was certain he could squash “The Spider” if given another chance. Silva decimated Franklin in both of their previous encounters with one resulting in a completely rearranged face for “Ace” thanks to some well-placed knees. The 28-6 Franklin is returning 185 pounds for an upcoming fight with Cung Le after a short stint at light heavyweight, possibly setting up an interesting situation if able to produce a decent winning streak. “If I was able to put another title run together and the UFC wanted to do another fight with Anderson, I would be willing to do another fight with Anderson,” said Franklin in an interview with MMACanada. “And I believe – and this is just because of the champion mentality in my head – but I believe that given another shot, I could win that fight.” “I’m not moving down to 185 and saying my sights are set on Anderson,” Franklin quickly clarified. “That’s not what I’m doing here and I don’t want him to get that impression either because I’m not shooting for him. Heck, who knows, between now and then…I don’t know how many fights I’ve got before I would actually make it to the title anyway and a lot of things can happen.” Franklin Wants to Finish Career Out in Style Le-Franklin is set for UFC 148 in July on a stacked card also featuring Dominick Cruz defending his bantamweight title against rival Urijah Faber in addition to Tito Ortiz vs. Forrest Griffin and Michael Bisping vs. Tim Boetsch. PHOTO CREDIT – UFC Tweet

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Freddie Roach knows boxing, and he knows Anderson Silva and Georges St. Pierre. Roach has spent time with both men, trying to aid in refining their boxing technique. The other thing that Freddie knows is superfights that don't come together, being one of the central players in the ongoing Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather, Jr. drama. Those are just a few reasons to listen to Roach's reasoning for why he feels Georges St. Pierre vs. Anderson Silva is never going to happen: Quote (transcribed by MMA Mania): Anderson Silva hits harder (than Georges St. Pierre) because he's a lot bigger. But Georges is also a good puncher also. But the thing is, size wise, I think Anderson's a little more fluent at this point. He's a lot bigger than Georges, of course. That's why I don't think that fight, they've been talking about that fight happening, I don't think it will happen. I've talked to Georges about it and (Silva is) just way too big.

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UFC veteran and former Middleweight Champion, Rich Franklin, who will meet Cung Le at UFC 148, discusses his opponent, as well as his future at 185-pounds. Franklin says that he is not opposed to a third encounter with division kingpin Anderson Silva, and reveals that, if given another opportunity, he believes he could dethrone "The Spider."

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PRIDE ALERT! PRIDE ALERT! Former Middleweight Champion Rich Franklin believes if he was given another crack at current 185-pound kingpin, Anderson Silva, he could actually win. This despite two embarrassing losses to "The Spider" that say otherwise. MMACanada.net got the word straight from the "Ace's" mouth: "If I was able to put another title run together and the UFC wanted to do another fight with Anderson, I would be willing to do another fight with Anderson. And I believe -- and this is just because of the champion mentality in my head -- but I believe that given another shot, I could win that fight." Silva first destroyed Franklin back in Oct. 2006 to win the middleweight title. It was just the second fight under the UFC banner for the Brazilian badass, but he hasn't lost since. That includes stomping Franklin again in the rematch at UFC 77 in Oct. 2007. Now, five years later, does anyone believe -- even a little bit -- that "Ace" would have a shot at winning a third fight?

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I just got done watching Like Water which focuses heavily on the first fight between Chael and Anderson. What the documentary failed to fully capture for me was the incredible emotional response I had to that fight. I remember leading up to it I had very low expectations because A.) Anderson was likely going to walk through Chael viciously or put one of his new "I'm bored and you don't deserve to fight me" displays and B.) Chael had quality wins but also several losses, including to the previous title challenger at the time. It was a perfect storm of perceptions about the fighters that made it such a shocking spectacle to observe. There is a short list of fights I was so utterly drawn in to emotionally, but above other matchups of that ilk, the fact that it was a battle seeing the first chink in Anderson’s armor during his reign of terror at middleweight was the most surreal fight i’ve watched. Anderson’s career is pretty unprecedented in MMA and represents that highest of accolades, the “best pound for pound fighter” title unlike anyone before him, aside from perhaps Fedor during his glorious prime. The fight itself, Chael’s dominance and Anderson’s hail mary triangle, was such a roller coaster. Is he going to do it? By the 4th round you could feel the energy in the arena, the anticipation of Bruce Buffer howling “And NEW middleweight champion!” So, with that fight still resonant in the minds of the MMA community, I have a question or two. What do you think will happen, and what do you want to happen? The beauty of their first match was getting to see Anderson’s humanity, but not having his prestige stolen away. He weathered the storm and went for broke. Chael will forever be the man who almost beat anderson, which in its own right, is a huge accomplishment. Both fighters won in many ways because of that 5th round, for a variety of reasons. It is a legendary fight. I know that the questions are huge with this fight, but I cannot help but feel that I kind of don’t want them answered. I want to believe Chael was honestly that good that night (of course we can't ignore his failed post fight drug test, but I still haven't let that dismiss the performance), and Anderson is mortal. I don’t want to see either of them lose this fight for fear of stealing the memory of the original. A first round knockout for Anderson would simply be 1 of many, filing their first match into the obscurity of a fluke. Chael totally dominating the fight would result in the end of Anderson’s epic, seemingly invincible run. It has to happen eventually, but a part of me doesn’t want to let go of the guy who for so long has been without a doubt the best fighter alive. Seeing him beat up badly by Chael again would totally dismiss the broken rib theory from the first fight, and would ultimately make his last minute submission of Chael seen as pure luck. What do you think r/mma? I think this fight is a big deal, especially considering that Anderson is coming off of a serious injury and may be gradually heading towards the autumn of his career. There are plenty of amazing fighter in the p4p list these days, but we might not get another Anderson Silva for a long time (time will tell of course). submitted by bacon_baron [link] [6 comments]

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Steven Seagal and his slimming black jacket were on Jimmy Kimmel a few days ago and he once again reiterated his claim that he passes on super secret deadly stuff to Anderson Silva and Lyoto Machida: "I am teaching Anderson Silva, Lyoto Machida. I show them, you know, a lot. Not everything I know [WHAT SECRET DEATH STRIKES IS SEAGAL KEEPING FOR HIMSELF???], but I show them punches and what we call Ashi Sabaki, which means how you move with your feet, how you enter, hand angles ... joints, but mostly I'm teaching them kicks and punches. There is a signature kick that I've taught them that they've knocked champions out with and won world championships with." Even though Anderson Silva has been throwing those front kicks to the face for years, I say we let Seagal have this one. The poor bastard is so fat he needs a body double for any movie scene involving running, jumping, or standing sideways. If Silva and Machida-Kun wanna throw a little cred his way, who are we to fight against that? I personally think the world of MMA is a much more fascinating place with crackpots like Seagall involved. read more

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"I am teaching Anderson Silva, Lyoto Machida. I show them, you know, a lot. Not everything I know, but I show them punches and what we call Ashi Sabaki, which means how you move with your feet, how you enter, hand angles, joints, but mostly I'm teaching them kicks and punches. There is a signature kick that I've taught them that they've knocked champions out with and won world championships with. I'm asking them to kick to the face and the head with that kick. I don't think it hurts because you're asleep. It might hurt when you wake up." It's asylum day here at MMAmania, as I've worked hard to bring you consecutive posts from delusional fighters who may have suffered one too many blows to the head. That includes aging Aikido master Steven Seagal, who recently told Jimmy Kimmel Live he's still training Brazilian butt-kickers Anderson Silva and Lyoto Machida. While both "The Spider" and "The Dragon" have famous front kicks on their resumes (Vitor Belfort and Randy Couture, respectively), neither fighter has secured the gold using Seagal's secret kick. Nevertheless, it hasn't stopped him from getting some more mileage out of his association with Blackhouse MMA, but it will be interesting to see if he makes an appearance at UFC 147 for Silva's title defense against Chael Sonnen on June 23 in Brazil.

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While the UFC has officially announced Silva vs Sonnen 2, Chael sonnen would like you to know he hasn't actually signed his contract yet: “My demand has not been met,” said Sonnen to MMAFighting, adding he’d signed nothing and would let the world know his terms in the immediate future. Who knows if this is referring to his challenge at UFC 136 where he laid down the gauntlet and said "If I beat you, you leave the Middleweight division. If you beat me, I'll leave the UFC forever" or something else. Maybe he's cooked up some fresh pro wrestling angle he's trying to weave into the fight. Winner gets his steak cooked by Anderson's wife however he likes it. Loser has to stick his face in Roy Nelson's sweaty gunt. Stuff like that.Barring Chael not signing his contract (yeah, sure), you should now be prepared for three months of what I'm sure will be non-stop sh*t talking. Let's get it started with the above video: Anderson said I need to stop talking and start training and my response simply would be: why? Why is it that I would do that? And by the way, Anderson, if I want you opinion I will beat it out of you. Don’t walk around handing out free advice, why don’t you grab a sharpie and draw Steve Segal’s widow peak on him. His hairline is about as authentic as his fighting abilities. So, you go sing to your hamburgers and dance on stage with Justin Bieber and I’ll handle the heavy work in this company live I have done for the past 5 years in your absence. You don’t matter, Anderson, and when you talk to me and talk down on me – don’t talk down on me, don’t talk to me like you’re my equal cause you’re not, I stomped you before and I’ll stomp you again. You are a nuisance to me and to everybody else, you ducked me for 6 years, then you ducked me for 2 years after that. There’s nothing I can do more than pick a fight. You put every stipulation you could on this thing that you could think of and I answered them all, including coming to Brazil like that’s some kind of a big deal. What’s the difference? It’s a plane ride somewhere. I’m not fighting you in Brazil, I’m not fighting you in Chicago, I’m not fighting you in Florida; I’m fighting you in the octagon and you when you get there and I get in there, I’m going to stomp you this time the same as I did last time. You can complain about your rib, I’m sure your rib did hurt, your rib is inside of a coward, that’s the problem your rib’s got. It’s got the same problem your hands and feet have, they’re attached to you dummy. I’m going to be attached to you to for 25 minutes or until you give up.

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UFC middleweight number one contender, Chael Sonnen, is never short of words. And he took a few more shots at his arch nemesis, Anderson Silva, in a recent interview . Even though he'll be facing Silva in a few months (in front of 80,000 Brazilian MMA fans, who are not exactly...

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If Anderson Silva turned into a supervillian, the Earth's only option to destroy him would be to strategically set explosive devices in every country and ignite the planet. The alternative would be to lure him into an iron factory and throw him in a vat of molten steel, Terminator 2 style. You can also take the DC comics approach of destroying a supervillian and trap him in time and space in order to let entropy win, like they did to Doomsday after he killed Superman. The truth is, Anderson Silva is immortal and he's been kicking a variety of ass ever since the dinosaurs roamed the earth. The dude is never going to retire. He's like the Joan Rivers of the MMA world. Hopefully the casual fight fan will realize just how truly amazing Anderson Silva's reign has been after they view this UFC on FOX commercial. At least, that was their intention. Now everyone is going to assume Anderson spends his free time running with his dog while wearing neon gym clothes. Damn.

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As of the publication of this article we have eighty eight days, or one hundred fifteen-thousand and 200 hundred minutes left on the clock until Chael Sonnen waltzes (more like struts like a tough guy) into Estádio Olímpico João Havelange in Rio de Janeiro to take Anderson Silva's belt from around the champ's waist like the Oregon gangster he is. I'm pretty sure that is one long and fairly grammatically correct sentence. What I'm also certain of is that I have been holding back my emotions for the rematch we've all wanted to see since that fateful night in August, 2010. No longer will I keep my emotions in check for the Anderson Silva/Chael Sonnen rematch. It's on. We are officially counting down the days, minutes, hours, seconds, to see if the 'rib injury' was true. We are waiting to see if the GOAT (and he is the GOAT) Anderson Silva can decimate Chael in short order...Or will Chael do what he did last time and punch Anderson Silva 300+ times? This fight....This fight. That's right. I just went bold and italics. That's how much I meant my excitement in written form. This video is Chael Sonnen's response to Anderson Silva, who told Chael to 'stop talking and start training'. It's also the busted dam of my brain. I'm going to force my wife and dog into watching UFC 117 now. [Source]

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Long rumored, highly anticipated and often denied -- by Chael Sonnen, at least -- the rematch between the outspoken Team Quest product and UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva is finally official.

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UFC President Dana White said last week that the Anderson Silva-Chael Sonnen rematch will take place in a Rio soccer stadium big enough to break the promotion's all-time attendance record, and the UFC is already hyping the fight as the biggest in history. I wouldn't go quite that far, but I do wonder if it's the last challenge at middleweight for the greatest champion in UFC history. Silva has so dominated the middleweight division that Sonnen is just about the only opponent who has even made Silva break a sweat inside the Octagon. So as I rank the best middleweights in MMA, I'll look at whether any of them could potentially beat Silva down the road, or whether the rematch with Sonnen is the last chance we'll have to see someone who can really threaten the best fighter the UFC has ever seen. Top 10 Middleweights in MMA 1. Anderson Silva: The best fighter in the world turns 37 in April and has talked about retiring. If he beats Sonnen in the rematch would he consider doing what so few fighters ever do and retire on top? 2. Chael Sonnen: Sonnen wasn't at his best in defeating Michael Bisping in January, but he's now beaten two Top 10 opponents since returning from his suspension and has earned another shot at Silva. 3. Vitor Belfort: Belfort hits as hard as anyone at 185 pounds, and I think he'll crush Wanderlei Silva. But I'm not all that interested in seeing the rematch with Anderson Silva that Belfort wants. Silva knocked Belfort out in spectacular fashion last time, and I think he'd do it again. 4. Mark Munoz: Munoz is an option as a future opponent for Silva: He has the great wrestling and is currently riding a four-fight winning streak. But realistically, it's hard to see Munoz as much of a challenge to Silva. If you get knocked cold by a Matt Hamill head kick, what's an Anderson Silva head kick going to do to you? 5. Luke Rockhold: The Strikeforce middleweight champion has a good chance of reigning over the division as long as Strikeforce lasts. It would be better to see him take on some of the best in the UFC, although I think the likes of Silva, Sonnen and Belfort would beat him handily. 6. Michael Bisping: Bisping put up a good fight in his loss to Sonnen and will try to rebound against Tim Boetsch at UFC 148. Bisping has always seemed to be just on the periphery of title contention without ever getting there. 7. Hector Lombard: The Bellator middleweight champion has even fewer good opponents available to him than Rockhold has in Strikeforce. I'd love to see Lombard, who's an incredible 24-0-1 in his last 25 fights, step into the Octagon, although I think he'd get messed up by Silva. 8. Brian Stann: After taking a tough loss from Sonnen, Stann will be back against Alessio Sakara in April. Stann is a fighter the UFC would love to promote as a title contender, but it's not realistic to think he could ever be on Silva's level. 9. Chris Weidman: After beating by far the best opponent of his career in Demian Maia, Weidman is a perfect 8-0. At age 27 he may become a middleweight title contender some day, but that day will likely be after Anderson Silva has hung up the gloves. 10. Tim Boetsch: I loved the heart Boetsch showed in his comeback win over Yushin Okami. He's now 3-0 since dropping down to middleweight.

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Anderson Silva maintains his No. 1 ranking, but Jon "Bones" Jones is the man of the moment.

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A Georges St-Pierre and Anderson Silva match-up has been discussed ad nauseum for years. Sometimes the biggest fights that can be made are between two fighters in different weight classes. It’s happened before and St-Pierre was involved. B.J. Penn put his lightweight title on hold to move up to face St-Pierre at for the welterweight championship at UFC 94. A match-up with Anderson Silva has been something St-Pierre has considered. “I have considered it, of course, but the thing is, right now, I’m focusing on one thing at a time, focusing on my...

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Remember when Anderson Silva was running out of challengers at middleweight? It wasn't all that long ago that the fighter most regard as the best in the world had cleaned out the competition. Two wins over Rich Franklin, a successful defense against Nate Marquardt and a rally...

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On yesterday's press conference in Calgary, Alberta, Dana White announced three future events to be held in Canada. It will be Calgary on July 21, Toronto on September 22, and Montreal on November 17. Georges St. Pierre also participated on the presser and he gave an update on his rehab. The UFC welterweight champ says he's targeting a return on that Montreal PPV event which would be UFC 154: "My rehab is going very well. The doctor says it's the fastest rehab he has ever seen for an ACL surgery." "Even though I'm feeling almost 100% now, I'm just half-way through my rehab and I can't push too much because my graph isn't fused properly. Even though my muscles feel good, I have to wait until I'm allowed to start training again." "I'll be training full out on July. Hopefully I have a chance to fight in front of my Canadian fans in November. I'll cross my fingers and hope that will happen." GSP also added this tweet: @GeorgesStPierreGeorges St-Pierre Only halfway through rehab, but my goal now has a name, date and place: UFC 154, NOVEMBER 17, MONTREAL!!! Mar 22 via web Favorite Retweet Reply His return will likely be to unify the welterweight titles against Carlos Condit, but St. Pierre also talked about a potential bout against UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva. Check out his thoughts on the super-fight after the jump. When asked about his thoughts on that possibly facing Anderson Silva if he gets passed Condit, and Silva gets passed Sonnen, here's what Georges said: "I've had that consideration of course, but right now, I'm focusing on one thing at a time. I'm focusing on my knee. Once my knee gets back to 100%, I will focus on getting back my title. When I get my title back, depending on what is going on, and when the stars are aligned, maybe we'll see in the near future what will happen. It's something that can happen of course." Dana White, who has said in the past that both guys "need to clean out their divisions first", told the fans that if things line up, he's more than willing to make it happen: "I know Anderson couldn't make 170, so it would depend on Georges moving up, or those guys could meet at a catch-weight. Believe me, I want to put on big fights. I want to put on fans want to see. I know how big that fight is... Imagine if we did Georges St. Pierre vs. Anderson Silva anywhere in Canada, how big that fight would be. I would love to do it, we'll see what happens."

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A Georges St-Pierre and Anderson Silva match-up has been discussed ad nauseum for years, but that's because so many, including UFC president Dana White, want to see it.

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It’s just about the worst kept secret in MMA. Everybody knows that UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva will next defend his title against top rated challenger Chael Sonnen in a rematch that is sure to be one of the most watched pay-per-views of the year. The only problem is the fight still has not officially been signed or agreed up for any particular event. Sonnen spoke out about the highly publicized rematch when appearing on UFC Tonight on Tuesday, where he shed a little bit of new light on the much talked about fight with Anderson Silva.

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It's just about the worst kept secret in MMA. Everybody knows that UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva will next defend his title against top rated challenger Chael Sonnen in a rematch...

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Dan Henderson beat Fedor. I’m sorry to start on such a disturbing sentence, but it is pertinent. We’re talking about a man who has not only fought at middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight, but has beaten opposition right at the top of those divisions. Hendo fought at heavyweight to beat Fedor Emelianenko; he competed at light heavyweight and held the Strikeforce title as well as winning one of the greatest UFC fights against Shogun Rua. He also fought at middleweight, h-bombing Michael Bisping and defeating Rousimar Paul Harris -- with his lone loss against the penultimate of the division, Anderson Silva. While currently a light heavyweight, there has been some confusion regarding his intentions. Dana White has previously stated Dan 'doesn’t seem too picky' and will fight anyone at 185 lbs for the belt, even if it is Chael Sonnen. Like a determined but gluten-intolerant glutton approaching a buffet table, Dan Henderson only wants one thing at middleweight. Recently, Hendo told ESPN UK if he fights at middleweight, it will be against Anderson Silva. “Chael lives up in Oregon but I know him real well. He was with me and Randy when we first started our team. I don't have any real desire to fight at middleweight. The only guy I'd cut weight for is Anderson Silva, win or lose that could still happen. But it's not high up on my list at all. Silva's the only guy I'd cut weight for. I've got the light-heavyweight thing in my mind and that's it. I'd fight Anderson Silva but I'm only interested in the UFC light-heavyweight title right now.” Dan Henderson, a man who made his name fighting in PRIDE is starting to look a lot like the GOAT by beating former legend of PRIDE. First Fedor, then Shogun, and possibly Anderson Silva if Chael Sonnen doesn't devour his soul at UFC Brazil this summer. [Source]

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I know that title probably doesn't come as much of a surprise to most, but it seems that Dan Henderson has had to clarify his stance on the middleweight division once again after some comments by UFC president Dana White. Dana apparently that believes Henderson is just waiting at home for a title shot, any title shot, and wants to face either the winner of the Jon Jones vs. Rashad Evans matchup at UFC 145, or the winner of the UFC 147 middleweight bout between Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen (via ESPN UK): "He'll fight whoever has that belt. Dan doesn't seem too picky, I think he would fight Chael Sonnen [if he won the belt from Silva]." Dan says that's not really true. At all: "Chael lives up in Oregon but I know him real well. He was with me and Randy [Couture] when we first started our team," Henderson told ESPN. "I don't have any real desire to fight at middleweight. The only guy I'd cut weight for is Anderson Silva, win or lose that could still happen. "But it's not high up on my list at all. Silva's the only guy I'd cut weight for. I've got the light-heavyweight thing in my mind and that's it. I'd fight Anderson Silva but I'm only interested in the UFC light-heavyweight title right now." Henderson is coming off a slim victory over Mauricio "Shogun" Rua at UFC 138 in one of the best fights of all time. Will he meet the winner of Evans vs. Jones? Maybe Anderson? We'll find out sooner or later. And that brings our daily version of "Debunking Dana" to a close. Have a good day.

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Footage of UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva training in Brazil for his upcoming bout with Chael Sonnen.

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One thing is clear: Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight jawbreaker Tim Boetsch has an ambitious fight campaign mapped out for 2012. Just days after putting Michael Bisping "on his agenda," Boetsch is already calling for a championship fight against reigning division kingpin Anderson Silva, who is expected to put his strap on the line (again) against Chael Sonnen this June in Brazil. So what qualifies "The Barbarian" for this level of title talk? Probably last month's improbable comeback against Yushin Okami at UFC 144 in Japan. It was a fight that saw the former light heavyweight absorb two rounds of brutal punishment before uncorking a trio of violent uppercuts to finish the Japanese juggernaut. Boetsch makes his case for a "Spider" fight (via Sherdog.com) after the jump. "Chael showed a strong wrestler does well against him. The only thing that Chael failed to do was damage Anderson throughout the fight, and that’s kind of my specialty. I will deliver a high amount of damage from start to finish, and that would make a huge difference in the outcome of the fight. A lot of fighters out there are (scared). They think of him as an invincible superhero. If you’re thinking that way about your opponent, you’ve already lost. I think that’s what happens to a lot of guys. They lose that fight before they even get in the cage with him. I want Anderson to hold onto that belt until I get there. He is obviously a legend in the sport already. That being said, everybody has to lose eventually and I want to be the guy to take that belt from him. That’s been a dream of mine for a long time." Boetsch has now won three straight as a 185-pounder, and his finish over Okami, a former division number one contender, surely puts him in line for bigger and better things. But big enough for a shot at the title? What's the consensus here Maniacs, how many wins does "The Barbarian" need before he can start asking for a crack at the crown? And how impressive does he need to look in the process? Opinions, please.

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After stopping Yushin Okami for his third straight win as a middleweight, Tim Boetsch thinks he’ll have to score one more victory before getting a crack at UFC champion Anderson Silva.

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Michael Oliveira defeated UFC Champion Anderson Silva once again for the Brazilian International Press Award’s "Outstanding Brazilian Athlete in the United States" award. It's the third consecutive year the undefeated boxing middleweight prospect has pulled off the feat over "The Spider." “The Brazilian Rocky” -- ranked #13 by the WBC -- also bested "Indy 500 winning driver Helio Castroneves, as well as NBA players Nene Hilario and Anderson Varejao, marathoner Luiz Souza, motorcyclist Ramyller Alves and MMA fighter Rodrigo Minotauro," according to OnTheBreak.com.

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Unlike the Ultimate Fighting Championship's president Dana White, UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva has never really liked the concept of friends fighting friends inside the cage. And he had a few things to say about the subject in a recent interview.

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This isn't the first time this debate has come up nor will it be the last. That's because there's such a wide divide between fighter and employer, martial artist and promoter. UFC President Dana White has made it clear throughout his years at the helm of the world's largest fight promotion that friends should be fighting friends. This is a sport, after all, and fond feelings for each other shouldn't get in the way of that. He's met with many detractors in this, the latest being the man he considers the pound-for-pound greatest fighter who ever lived, Anderson Silva. "The Spider" talked to SporTV recently and came hard at his boss. Here's what he had to say (translation via Bloody Elbow): "(Dana saying that teammates should fight each other), It's funny to say that, right? If that was the case, I would like to ask him if he'd like to split the UFC with Lorenzo, each would have their own show fighting for audience and sponsorship and everything else that involves their business. They're friends, partners... What I think is that friends shouldn't fight. Dana doesn't fight. He sells well the fight, he's a good promoter, but he isn't a fighter. I have nothing against Dana, I admire him, but he doesn't know what this is, and he can't say that two friends should fight. We spend more time together than with our own families. We share the pains, the frustrations, and just because he wants to sell a fight that he thinks it would be cool and that the public would like to see two companions fighting. He wants to match a fight with two friends? That's impossible, it only happens with people who aren't real friends. We have a philosophy in our team that, regardless of two being from the same weight class and the same objective of being UFC Champions, we know that this won't happen. MMA is not a collective sport. It's not normal for me to fight a guy that I live with everyday. It's natural to him, because he doesn't fight and hasn't even got pinched once." Cue Cody McKenzie run up .gif cause shit just got real. Indeed, it's hard not to sympathize with Silva, at least a little bit. I have three brothers and while they drive me completely nuts at times, I would hate the idea of climbing inside a cage with them and physically hurting them. Never one to give up the last word, White came quick with a rebuttal: "This isn't baseball or football. They aren't a team. They train together, go out together, but they aren't a team that plays together. I'd like for Anderson to tell me if I'm wrong: he has the belt, the fame, the money, and it is because of that, that there are many guys who'd like to be Anderson Silva, especially those inside his gym and are friends of his. Many friends of his would love to have that belt and they should fight for it. If they have to fight, it doesn't mean that they don't like each other, that they can't be friends. It's business, it's what they do for a living. If this was something I and Lorenzo would have to fight, we would. If Lorenzo has the title and I'd have to fight him, it's what would happen. It's not personal, it's only to see who's best. Imagine two famous teams in Brazil, such as Flamengo and Corinthians. Imagine if they would refuse to play against each other because they're friends, because they like each other. "We don't want to play you, we'd hurt your feelings." Oh Anderson, come on... Vitor used to train with him. Did you see what he did to his friend? I guarantee you that the guys that are his friends want to be like him. Your friends want your belt, and they won't pay your bills when you're done fighting, Anderson." Says the guy who has "never even got pinched once." What do you think, Maniacs? Would you fight your friends? And who has the better argument here? Are you Team Dana or Team Silva?

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The subject of teammates not fighting each other has been a long standing source of debate among the MMA community. It also is a major annoyance to UFC president Dana White. White would like to not be hamstrung in making potentially huge fights just because guys train together, but many fighters honor that agreement to the end. The subject came up with middleweight champion Anderson Silva and he had this to say to SporTV (translation via Orcus): (Dana saying that teammates should fight each other), It's funny to say that, right? If that was the case, I would like to ask him if he'd like to split the UFC with Lorenzo, each would have their own show fighting for audience and sponsorship and everything else that involves their business. They're friends, partners... What I think is that friends shouldn't fight. Dana doesn't fight. He sells well the fight, he's a good promoter, but he isn't a fighter. I have nothing against Dana, I admire him, but he doesn't know what this is, and he can't say that two friends should fight. We spend more time together than with our own families. We share the pains, the frustrations, and just because he wants to sell a fight that he thinks it would be cool and that the public would like to see two companions fighting. He wants to match a fight with two friends? That's impossible, it only happens with people who aren't real friends. We have a philosophy in our team that, regardless of two being from the same weight class and the same objective of being UFC Champions, we know that this won't happen. MMA is not a collective sport. It's not normal for me to fight a guy that I live with everyday. It's natural to him, because he doesn't fight and hasn't even got pinched once. Follow after the jump for Dana's response... Dana did respond to Silva's statement, including the idea that he and Lorenzo wouldn't fight: This isn't baseball or football. They aren't a team. They train together, go out together, but they aren't a team that plays together. I'd like for Anderson to tell me if I'm wrong: he has the belt, the fame, the money, and it is because of that, that there are many guys who'd like to be Anderson Silva, especially those inside his gym and are friends of his. Many friends of his would love to have that belt and they should fight for it. If they have to fight, it doesn't mean that they don't like each other, that they can't be friends. It's business, it's what they do for a living.If this was something I and Lorenzo would have to fight, we would. If Lorenzo has the title and I'd have to fight him, it's what would happen. It's not personal, it's only to see who's best. Imagine two famous teams in Brazil, such as Flamengo and Corinthians. Imagine if they would refuse to play against each other because they're friends, because they like each other. "We don't want to play you, we'd hurt your feelings." Oh Anderson, come on... Vitor used to train with him. Did you see what he did to his friend? I guarantee you that the guys that are his friends want to be like him. Your friends want your belt, and they won't pay your bills when you're done fighting, Anderson.

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Two weeks before MMA moves front and center with the March 25 premier of “The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil” on Rede Globo, Anderson Silva has landed on the cover of VEJA, Brazil’s biggest magazine, as part of a feature story on the UFC middleweight champion and the growth of mixed martial arts in his homeland.

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MMA veteran Chael Sonnen talked a lot of trash leading up to his UFC 117 encounter against middleweight champion Anderson Silva. And he's sticking to the same strategy for his UFC 147 rematch with Silva, targeted for São Paulo, Brazil.

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UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones recently spoke to Sensei SporTV about multiple topics. When asked about a possible fight with UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva, Jones made it pretty clear that he would rather not fight the Brazilian star. Jones also indicated that if he were to get past Rashad Evans, Dan Henderson, and possibly Alexander Gustafsson, he would be interested in a move to heavyweight. On fighting Anderson Silva: “I respect and admire Anderson. For me, the ideal situation is to have him as my mentor and learn from him after he retires. It would be great for me. He could teach me to move my body in different ways. That would be ideal. But the world wants to see us fight. Maybe [Silva] does, maybe not.” On Silva being the best pound for pound fighter: “Yeah, for sure. This is indisputable. Just look at his numbers, he is phenomenal. I’m a huge fan of Anderson. All he does is phenomenal, the way he behaves, as a fighter, the techniques he uses, the way he moves.” On a possible heavyweight move: “I talked to Dana White about fighting at heavyweight in 2012. He said he did not think a good idea at the time. He wants me to focus on light heavyweight to be a dominant champion. But after 2012, after Dan Henderson and Rashad, who knows Alexander Gustafsson, I do not see what to do in that weight class, no disrespect to anyone. Maybe I will fight as a heavyweight in 2013. Who knows?” Jones is currently scheduled to defend his title against Rashad Evans at UFC 145 in Atlanta, GA on April 21.

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When most MMA fans think about potential mega-fights the UFC can produce, Anderson Silva vs. Jon Jones is usually at the top of their lists. Realistically, the chances of the Silva-Jones matchup ever taking place are pretty slim, since neither man is particularly interested in the...

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During Tuesday night’s episode of UFC Tonight it appeared outspoken middleweight Chael Sonnen had a change of heart regarding rival Anderson Silva. Sonnen, who is scheduled to face Silva for the title later this year, read a letter of apology he’d written for “The Spider” based on all the remarks he’d made in the past about the dynamic Brazilian. However, as soon as the letter concluded, the real Sonnen surfaced once again. “Anderson, over the last several months, I’ve disparaged your name in an attempt to garner respect and attention for my own. That was wrong and I apologize,” said Sonnen. “I wish no further confrontation with you in the Octagon or through the media. In short, I surrender.” Sonnen signed off before quickly adding, “P.S. I changed my mind. Anderson, you can kiss my ass.” Silva and Sonnen are set to meet up this June in Brazil if all the paperwork can be completed for the card to take place. Check out the complete video Sonnen below: PHOTO CREDIT – UFC

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As we near Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen's bout in Brazil this summer, the trash talk between the two will undoubtedly heat up, right? Well, maybe not. Maybe Sonnen, after saying he stole Silva's middleweight championship belt and offering to … Continue reading →

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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 185-pound number one contender Chael Sonnen has been linked to Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva ever since the two engaged in a war that very nearly went the distance and caused the title to change hands at UFC 117 on Aug. 7, 2010, in Oakland, California. Since then, Sonnen has been doing his darndest to fight and (possibly more importantly) talk his way back into a rematch with "The Spider." And after defeating Michael Bisping at UFC on Fox 1 on Jan. 28, 2012, Sonnen earned another shot at dethroning the man who many consider to be the greatest mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter of all time. During an appearance tonight (March 6, 2012) on "UFC Tonight," Sonnen decided to briefly clear the air with his long hated rival: "I've taken the time to write Anderson Silva a letter. 'UFC Tonight' has afforded me a few moments to share it with him. I wrote this myself..." Check out the Sonnen's letter to Silva after the jump, as well as the video from "UFC Tonight:" "(melodic music playing in the background) Anderson, over the last several months, I've disparaged your name in an attempt to garner respect and attention for my own. That was wrong and I apologize. My actions were unsportsmanlike, they were uncalled for. Though they weren't mean-spirited, I do regret them. As you know, I've recently become the number one contender, which is a position that respectfully and immediately I am resigning from. I wish no further confrontation with you in the Octagon or through the media. In short, I surrender. Signed, Chael P. Sonnen (music stops) P.S. I changed my mind. Anderson, you can kiss my ass. (laughs) Include the obnoxious laugh" Looks like "Uncle Chael" is not done antagonizing Silva just yet. The rematch is tentatively scheduled for sometime in July as the main event for UFC 147 in Sao Paolo, Brazil. It is a card that is also rumored to feature the final showdown between The Ultimate Fighter (TUF): "Brazil" coaches Wanderlei Silva and Vitor Belfort. As Sonnen continues to agitate Silva and essentially trash talk the entire nation of Brazil, the question is becoming less about whether he can defeat the champion as it is a question of whether or not he will be able to make it in and out of the country in one piece. Here's the video excerpt from "UFC Tonight," just in case you missed it: For more on the "biggest rematch in the history of this business" click here.

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So hell is apparently freezing over tonight. According to a press release FUEL TV sent out today, the same Chael Sonnen who has been verbally assaulting UFC Anderson Silva for years now is going to apologize to him on tonight’s episode of UFC Tonight. The release didn’t offer any of kind of explanation or context, only the following quote: Quote of the Week: Chael Sonnen apologizes to Anderson Silva: “Anderson, over the last several months, I’ve disparaged your name in attempt to garner respect and attention for my own. That was wrong and I apologize. My actions were unsportsmanlike, they were uncalled for.” So let me get this straight. Months before his big rematch Sonnen is all of sudden feeling regretful and remorseful for all the things he’s said about Silva? That doesn’t seem right. What’s Sonnen up to here? Is this really a genuine apology? Or did FUEL TV conveniently leave out the part at the end where Sonnen yells “PSYCH!!!”? I don’t know, but I suppose we’ll find out tonight. Image via Esther Lin for MMA Fighting

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Many will say it's silly for Anderson Silva to get upset at the outcome of a hypothetical and penultimate game of Futbol where Brazil somehow plays Brazil, but I get it. I understand where Anderson Silva is coming from. Of course Brazil is guaranteed to win, but Brazil will always lose in this game as well. Anderson Silva understands this, and he's visibly upset by it in the combined total of 1.8 seconds we get to see him over three shots in this latest commercial from NikeFutbol. There is no doubt the champ was hoping for a tie in this game. We appreciate your fandom Anderson. [Source]

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Though the rematch between UFC middleweights Chael Sonnen and Anderson Silva has yet to be booked, Sonnen certainly isn’t backing down from trying to paint the 185-pound champion in a less-than flattering way. This time around Sonnen has taken aim at Silva’s record and overall approach to MMA, accusing him of being more interested in making money through sponsorships than facing the sport’s best to cement his status as an all-time great. “Anderson Silva’s not even a fighter,” said Sonnen in an interview with Stephan Bonnar for the TUF veteran’s Trash Talkin’ Kids brand. “Anderson Silva’s a part of the sport that makes his money and his fame off of endorsements that are ill-gotten and tainted.” “Anderson Silva’s a fake and a phony and he’ll be remembered the same way Mike Tyson is: as a guy with a padded record who didn’t fight anybody,” the outspoken grappler concluded. Sonnen Sees Silva as a “Coward” Silva holds an overall record of 31-4 with past wins over Sonnen, Nate Marquardt, Demian Maia, Yushin Okami, Vitor Belfort, Rich Franklin, Dan Henderson, and Forrest Griffin. Ironically, Sonnen himself has actually lost to a handful of the names in Silva’s win column including Maia and Griffin. The two rivals are expected to face off in June with a possible venue in Brazil though nothing official has been confirmed. PHOTO CREDIT – UFC Tweet

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Somehow I missed this video of UFC middleweight #1 contender Chael Sonnen trash talking Anderson Silva. Sonnen very nearly defeated Silva at UFC 117 in August of 2010 but since then has had a long road back to the top. After failing a post-fight drug test Sonnen didn't fight again for over a year and his issues with the California and Nevada State Athletic Commissions kept him from both an immediate rematch against Silva and coaching The Ultimate Fighter against Michael Bisping. Sonnen is expected to finally get his shot at Silva at UFC 147 on June 16. The event is expected to take place in Brazil but logistical issues have made it unlikely that it will be held in Sao Paulo as originally hoped. In the video above, shot by Stephan Bonnar as an ad for his apparel line (Chael is modeling a "I want Anderson Silva") Sonnen says that Silva will be looked back on by history like Micheal Tyson because of his padded record.

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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva is making his Nike commercial debut. Well, sort of. "The Spider" makes a brief cameo in this Brazilian Nike commercial, which focuses on the Brazilian National Soccer team, mostly aimed at the young phenom, Neymar. Look closely, maybe even run it in slow motion or you might miss his part as his appearance is faster than Forrest Griffin running out of the cage after his loss to Anderson at UFC 101 (Sorry Forrest). Last year, Anderson landed an endorsement deal with Nike -- one of the largest sports clothing and shoe apparel company in the world -- to complement his deal with Burger King. Though not the main focus, it doesn't hurt Silva, whose an avid soccer fan, to be linked with one of the most dominant sports teams in the world and such a big sports icon that is Nike. He may one day get his very own time to shine with his own Nike ad, but for now, this will have to suffice. Big baby steps.

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NickTheFace brings it again with a sick UFC 147 promo for Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen 2.

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via www.dahui.com The behind the scenes documentary of Anderson Silva, Like Water, has recently hit the internet in various locations, and your esteemed author took a couple hours out of his busy day to soak it in. There's really not much to say that wasn't written at the time of it's release - it's a solid documentary chronicling the time in Anderson's life between the rocky Demian Maia fight in Abu Dhabi and his incredible win over Chael Sonnen in California. Really, this film strikes me as nothing more than a glorified Primetime - the same thing that the UFC does in the leadup to many of it's big fights. The only difference was that this was released afterwards, so things like Andy's hurting ribs, which would never be shown before the fight, are just there. Let me expound upon that for just a second. Look back at the latest Primetime between Carlos Condit and Nick Diaz. If Carlos had pulled a rib (which is what it looks like to my mostly untrained eye), the camera crews would most certainly have not been permitted to film that, or if they would, not to broadcast that. Can you imagine giving that information out to the world before a fight? Wincing after throwing some rights and grabbing your side... your opponent would be all over that, trying to exacerbate the injury. Rampage famously griped about his knee and spies in his camp for this reason before the Jones fight. In any event, we see a lot about Anderson that we probably already knew and maybe a few things we didn't. After all, we're the hardcore fans, we watch every Primetime, all the youtube videos, read all the stories... this film isn't really made for us. This was a way of telling the story we (mostly) knew to a new audience. Robert De Niro and movie critics don't flip onto SPIKE TV at 10:30 on a Wednesday to glean sound bites and watch fighters wrap their hands in slo-mo. This was a way of making Anderson human to an audience that stood a good probability of never having even seen him in the ring/cage, much less those of us that follow this stuff hourly and have a decent idea of his personality. Joe Public liked this movie probably more than most MMA fans because this was a new door for them. We definitely see some things we wouldn't otherwise: him cornering his buddy in a regional fight up in Portland and getting pissed at him is a good example of an Anderson most of us have probably never seen. A lot of the movie, however, is kind of the stuff we'd expect to see in any "behind-the-scenes" look that probably everyone here has seen before. Training montages, a glimpse of his house and family, signing autographs, trolling Ed Soares - this is the stuff we expect and know. At least, I do. All of this stuff said, I'm an MMA fan. I'm an Anderson Silva fan. I like Sonnen's schtick, too. Just because I've seen this format before doesn't mean I'm upset that I watched it. I did learn more about Andy than I knew going in, and again, just because I've watched Primetime in the past, doesn't mean I won't watch it in the future. This doc is something that I think everyone should take a glimpse at, simply because I love this sport and think everyone should as well. Watch this movie, but don't be like me and leave a bit disappointed that it wasn't something groundbreaking.

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Benson Henderson says he wants to break Anderson Silva's title defense streak but he doesn't care who gets the first crack. Line them up and he'll knock them down.

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We have all seen spectacular moments in combat sports on television that have embedded themselves in our minds forever. I will never forget which stool I was sitting in when Anderson Silva robbed Forrest Griffin of his soul at UFC 101. I just stood sat there in absolute disbelief and laughed. It wasn't even like it was funny. I mean, it was but I was just laughing out of sheer disbelief. I was stunned that any person could do that to another human being. I believe it is a whole different thing to witness these moments live. There is something about being in that building at that time that adds so much to those moments in time. Just being in the same room when something that profound and memorable happens is something that can be difficult, if not impossible to describe. I have been lucky enough to witness a few great moments live in the few events I have attended. I have seen Machida KO Rashad Evans for the belt, Cain Velasquez destroy Brock Lesnar and the 25 minute epic between Dan Henderson and Mauricio Rua. But one moment stands head and shoulders above the rest: Anderson Silva's hailmary triangle armbar on Chael Sonnen @ UFC 117. The build up to this moment was I think what made the payoff so great. Chael had claimed his title as the p4p best trash talker in MMA and had said everything imaginable to get under Anderson's skin. The pre-fight press conference and the weigh in had only poured more fuel on an already raging fire. Oracle Arena was rocking as the fighters were introduced and only got more intense with every Sonnen takedown. The chants of "SON-NEN" and "U-S-A" grew more and more deafening as the fight progressed and once Sonnen secured his takedown in the 5th round, people around me were celebrating the victory he had seemingly sealed. Then, it happened. Anderson snuck his left leg over Chael's head and locked up that triangle armbar sending the crowd into hysterics. When Josh Rosenthal pulled Anderson off of him, the building almost collapsed from the reaction. I was personally stunned silent. I literally could not believe what I had just seen and knew right away that I had been witness to something I would likely never experience again. Now it is your turn. I would like to know what your answer is to this question and what it was that made it so special. Some of us have probably even been in the same place at the same time for these moments. I am very interested in hearing from everyone.

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"I think with a full camp, I'll finish him. Obviously I'm not fighting Anderson Silva next, but if I was, that would be my prediction. I'm confident with myself, you have to be as a fighter. I have a lot of respect for Anderson Silva, I think he's awesome. I don't know who I'm fighting next, I don't know when. I was hoping to fight in May, because that's in New Jersey and it's another FOX card. I would love to be on FOX again. But it's wherever the UFC feels I'm at. I'm down." Undefeated middleweight contender Chris Weidman, who inserted himself into "the mix" by huffing and puffing his way past Demian Maia at the UFC on FOX 2 event last month in Chicago, feels confident that with a full and proper training camp, he would not only defeat reigning 185-pound champion Anderson Silva, but finish him in the process. Anyone think the "All American" is getting a little too big for his britches? Or can he use his wrestling and jiu-jitsu to eventually finish what Chael Sonnen started?

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Anderson Silva is a master of many disciplines, including the standup art of muay Thai and the ground game of jiu-jitsu, but the UFC middleweight champion recently got an education in an entirely different style.

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Depending on who you ask, either Anderson Silva, Jon Jones or Georges St-Pierre is the pound-for-pound best fighter in the sport. Regardless of rank, all men sit atop of their respective divisions, coveted as the best far and above the rest in their weight classes.

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Racism isn’t exactly considered “advertiser-friendly” by the people who hold Fightlinker’s purse strings. Therefore, I can’t say anything negative about the fact that Anderson Silva recently took a propeller plane to Upper Xingu, in Brazil’s Mato Grosso region, to train in huka huka dirt wrestling with the Camaiura natives. This was obviously a worthwhile part of Anderson’s training camp, and it should serve to further separate Anderson from the rest of the pack. In fact, I see nothing amusing about Anderson’s face and body paint (see above) at all, and really, there are no opportunities for jokes here whatsoever. MiddleEasy has some translated information on Anderson’s excursion: "Who says that Anderson Silva is unbeatable? The UFC champion went to an Indian village in the Upper Xingu to learn a new fight, huka huka, and had to roll on the ground to hold the Warriors camaiurá. Anderson Silva stares out the window of the small single-engine plane that has just stopped on the track of land. You are thoughtful, and smiles without looking away for even a second says: "Dude, how thrilling it here." Outside the plane he sees dozens of indigenous children to approach running, hair and bodies painted red, crowding next to the aircraft awaits. A few days ago it was announced that a great warrior known worldwide come to the village where nobody knows who is Anderson Silva. In silence, he arrives, he goes to the large group of children, and surrounded, asked: "So who here is a fighter?". Several raise the arm. Here in the land of the Indians camaiurá on the banks of the Xingu River in Mato Grosso, the fight is serious. And that is why the world champion in the octagon MMA changed the dirt floor. It was a struggle to learn local, huka-huka to find out whether you can apply his punches in fighting in the UFC. "It's another art that I know, I know how they handle the philosophy of this sport," he said, they took the experience to record a video commercial for the brand of acai Amazoo. Logo that arrives besides children, Anderson also is received by Were. The young man is quite strong and respected by everyone in the village. Loads a string tied around the waist that has been hanging on the back of the carcass of a bird Xexeu, black and yellow, with outspread wings. It is a kind of belt-huka huka, use only the champions fighters difficult to overturn. "If I lose a duel, my opponent can start this belt for me, playing on the floor and stomp on the bird. It's as if I did not have the right to use it," says Were. "I want to know how they handle the philosophy of this sport." The Camaiura huka huka practitioners obviously don’t have any money, so Chael Sonnen’s theory that people have been paying money to be included in Anderson's training regimen is hereby debunked. Let’s just not bother wondering about the fact that Anderson and his opponents were photographed enjoying a nice, delicious Amazoo brand acai after all their matches. And the fact that Anderson’s shorts had “Amazoo Acai” written on them. A video of one of Anderson’s Indian dirt wrestling matches can be seen here. Unfortunately, unlike his native training partner, Anderson hid his ass crack under some vale tudo shorts. Should we be ashamed of him, or thank him? Or should we be secretly disappointed? More videos of this awesome PR stunt are also available: a couple more mud wrestling matches with Anderson in his awesome face and body paint are here. You can also see Anderson scaring away the evil spirits with a stirring dance ritual featuring more ass cracks and even some bare female breasts here.

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Rhode Island based promotion Classic Entertainment and Sports returned to the Twin River Event Center in Lincoln for their first card of 2012. One of the top prospects in the state of Massachusetts, Saul Almeida (12-1) was booked for the undercard. Normally a featherweight fighter Almeida moved up to 155 pounds for a three round contest with Rhode Island's Jeff Anderson (10-6).Almeida's three rounds of cage time with Anderson quickly transformed into a grappling showcase for the Team Nogueira fighter. Round one saw Almeida threaten with both a rear naked and arm triangle choke attempts that Anderson was able to escape. In round two Almeida's wrestling kept the fight on the floor. The final round was more of the same with Almeida nearly landing a kimura lock and a rear naked choke in the final moments of the period. At the end of 15 minutes Almeida was awarded a unanimous decision victory over Anderson. The 22 year old Almeida has won his last five fights, all via decision. At 6'1 Almeida is a prospect capable of competing in either the 155 or 145 pound weight division at the next level. A 2010 Bellator open tryout winner Almeida continues to improve his game at the regional level.Ranked number two at 145 pounds in the ULTMMA.com prospect rankings, Almeida awaits a call up to the national MMA scene sometime in 2012. CES MMA Extreme Measures resultsLincoln, RIKevin Horowitz def. Shawn Summey by Unanimous Decision Joe Pingitore def. Pedro da Silva by TKO (Punches) 1:25 R2Brennan Ward def. Josh Mellen by TKO (Punches) 1:32 R1Andres Jeudi def. Tim O'Connell by TKO (Punches) 1:46 R3Andre Soukhamthath def. Santos by Submission Guillotine Choke 0:44 R2Sean Soriano def. Lee Metcalf by KO (Punches) 0:34 R1Pete Jeffrey def. Lionel Young by Unanimous Decision *Tyler King def. Eric Bedard by KO (Knee) 4:17 R1*Saul Almeida def. Jeff Anderson by Unanimous Decision Mike Stewart def. Greg Rebello by Submission Kimura 1:16 R3Josh Hendricks def. Josh Diekmann by Submission Arm Triangle Choke 2:21 R1*Prospects to watch

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The long awaited rematch between Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva and top contender Chael Sonnen is set.UFC President Dana White has confirmed that, despite Sonnen's insistence to the contrary, both the champ and challenger have verbally agreed to meet in June.It's a bout that Sonnen (27-11-1) has campaigned for since his oh-so-close submission loss to Silva back at UFC 117. Though the rematch had been tentatively scheduled following his defeat, a series of mishaps saw the Team Quest fighter sidelined

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Tribes of indigenous people from the origin of humanity in Africa, expanding out to greater Asia and across the globe were practicing their unique forms of grappling in the dirt shirtless well before Pankration. They are the original no gi grapplers and their skin was invulnerable to any type of infection, I'm sure. They were and are still the most manly of men, using animal knuckles for dice games and drinking blood to replenish electrolytes. I look up to them even if they have those emo gauge piercings. Perhaps that's why Anderson Silva has decided to make the trek to the Upper Xingu in the heart of Brazil to hone his grappling skills. How else do you combat the life lessons learned on the mean streets of Chael Sonnen's beloved West Linn? Well by painting yourself and learning the native fighting style huka, huka of course. Here is the Google translated article from Brazilian site revistatrip.uol.com that covered the middleweight champ's adventure: "Who says that Anderson Silva is unbeatable? The UFC champion went to an Indian village in the Upper Xingu to learn a new fight, huka huka, and had to roll on the ground to hold the Warriors camaiuráAnderson Silva stares out the window of the small single-engine plane that has just stopped on the track of land. You are thoughtful, and smiles without looking away for even a second says: "Dude, how thrilling it here." Outside the plane he sees dozens of indigenous children to approach running, hair and bodies painted red, crowding next to the aircraft awaits. A few days ago it was announced that a great warrior known worldwide come to the village where nobody knows who is Anderson Silva. In silence, he arrives, he goes to the large group of children, and surrounded, asked: "So who here is a fighter?". Several raise the arm. Here in the land of the Indians camaiurá on the banks of the Xingu River in Mato Grosso, the fight is serious. And that is why the world champion in the octagon MMA changed the dirt floor. It was a struggle to learn local, huka-huka to find out whether you can apply his punches in fighting in the UFC."It's another art that I know, I know how they handle the philosophy of this sport," he said, they took the experience to record a video commercial for the brand of acai Amazoo. Logo that arrives besides children, Anderson also is received by Were. The young man is quite strong and respected by everyone in the village. Loads a string tied around the waist that has been hanging on the back of the carcass of a bird Xexeu, black and yellow, with outspread wings. It is a kind of belt-huka huka, use only the champions fighters difficult to overturn. "If I lose a duel, my opponent can start this belt for me, playing on the floor and stomp on the bird. It's as if I did not have the right to use it, "says Were."I want to know how they handle the philosophy of this sport" We saw what a few training sessions with Steven Seagal did for Anderson, I hope Chael is ready for the huka, huka. Thanks to Arthur Knoqout for the find. [Source]

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by Monta Wiley Although not well known here in the States it is safe to say that Vaughn Anderson is a star that has yet to get the true acknowledgement he deserves in Mixed Martial Arts. Ranked amongst the top 10 Canadian middleweights in the world. he has left a trail of devastation through the [...]

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UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva took part in a belt-promotion ceremony at Team Nogueira in Rio de Janiero on Jan. 27.

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Chael Sonnen earned his second shot at Anderson Silva's UFC Middleweight title, in a fight that will take place this summer. Who will win in the long-anticipated rematch between those to arch rivals? Make your vote, and don't be shy to use your keyboard!

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With a win on Saturday night, Chael Sonnen is once again the man to challenge Anderson Silva for the UFC middleweight title but will the fight actually happen?

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Chael Sonnen compares Anderson Silva's mystique to that of former boxing champion Mike Tyson, and explains why he has such a dislike for the UFC's middleweight champion.

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Whenever you have Rashad Evans and Chael Sonnen on a conference call there’s bound to be some fiery words thrown around and that’s exactly what happened on Friday’s UFC on FOX 2 conference call. Evans got into it with his opponent Phil Davis while Sonnen chose to focus all his attention on Anderson Silva, not Michael Bisping. Oddly enough, it wasn’t Rashad who started the back-and-forth barbs though. It was Phil Davis and all it took was him mentioning fighting for the title after he wins next Saturday night to set Evans off. Transcription via MMA Fighting: “After I beat Rashad on the 28th, they won’t really have anything else to do with me other than to have me fight [Jones],” Davis said. “Rashad is the true number one contender, and after he loses, who else do I fight? The champion.” “You ain’t beating me, dog,” said the former 205-pound champ. “And you know what? It can’t get here fast enough, because I’m going to smash you, dude.” … Evans: “He ain’t ready. He knows he ain’t ready. I look in his eyes and see he ain’t ready. Just a boy.” Davis: “It’s a shame. I was kind of thinking, you really shouldn’t be too concerned about that title shot. That’s just one of those things. It’s not going to be for a little while. You’ve got a little while until you’ve got to worry about a title shot.” Evans: “We’re going to see what happens when those lights hit you, when you walk out and that crowd is roaring. We’re going to see. We’re going to see what kind of man you are. We’re going to see what kind of fighter you are, because I know you ain’t no fighter.” It didn’t stop there, but yeah, I think you get the picture. Meanwhile, Chael Sonnen continued to claim a rematch with Anderson Silva will never happen. He says Silva just flat out refuses to fight him or anybody for that matter. Trnascription via MMA Junkie: “I can guarantee you – Anderson Silva and I will never cross paths again,” Sonnen said today. “I don’t if he’s going to retire, or [the UFC is] going to retire him,” Sonnen said. “I think the plan was if I could get past Munoz and if Michael was successful against Demian, they were going to do an interim championship between Bisping and I. “I know Anderson’s not going to fight. The folks at the UFC know he’s not going to fight. I’m all for promoting and marketing and all that good stuff. I don’t want to throw water on a perfectly hot flame, but Anderson Silva’s not going to fight anybody.” “I can tell you that behind the scenes, they tried to put me and Anderson together four times, and four times he said no,” he said. “I called him out publicly. You call out a Brazilian publicly, you’re going to be fighting that Brazilian. That’s in their culture, and he sat there and covered his mouth and hid behind Charles Barkley, which is a smart move. It saved him a trip to the hospital. But Anderson Silva is not going to fight me. I don’t believe he’s going to fight Bisping. I don’t believe he’s going to fight again. That’s my personal opinion. “He even said no to (UFC executive) Lorenzo Fertitta’s face. Face-to-face, not over the phone – Lorenzo brought him out, sat him down, and said, ‘This is the fight we want.’ And Anderson said no.” Full conference call audio above via BJPenn.com.

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Remember all that talk from Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President Dana White about Chael Sonnen rematching Anderson Silva for the middleweight title within the confines of a sold-out soccer stadium in Brazil? Ain't happening. Not that the promotion isn't sincere in its efforts to deliver said rematch to a nation of passionate mixed martial arts (MMA) fans, but Silva, currently rehabbing multiple injuries, is probably done as a combat sports fighter and will soon be hanging up the gloves for good. That's according to Sonnen, who told media members at Friday's UFC on FOX 2 media conference call that Silva rejected a proposed rematch "four out of four times" and may in fact, never fight again. Check it out: "I can guarantee you Anderson Silva and I will never cross paths again. He's not getting into the ring with me, ever. I called him out publicly. You call out a Brazilian publicly; you're going to be fighting that Brazilian. That's in their culture. I don't think he's ever going to fight again. That's my personal opinion. What I know for a fact is that he turned me down four out of four times. He personally said no to Lorenzo Fertitta's face. I think that (the UFC) is sincere. I think that they mean it. But I can tell you that behind the scenes, they've tried to put Anderson and me together four times and four times he said no. I become the number one contender and can get past Bisping, I'm gonna sit down with Dana and we're going to have a talk about (Georges St. Pierre) or Jon Jones. I'm not under any illusion that it's going to be Anderson Silva." Former UFC middleweight number one contender, Dan Henderson, expects Silva's mysterious injuries to heal up fairly quickly if Michael Bisping is able to defeat Sonnen on Jan. 28 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. If he doesn't, will "The Spider" ever return? Sonnen isn't waiting around and has called out Jones and St. Pierre for the second time. Anyone interested in either of those two match-ups? Or is this just a bunch of hot air designed to pressure Silva into a speedy return? For more from today's UFC on FOX 2 media conference call click here.

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If you go toe-to-toe with Anderson Silva for more than 25 minutes on the first night of your professional career, anything that follows will likely seem like an appealing and conquerable task. Fabricio Camoes lasted 25 minutes and 14 seconds against the current UFC middleweight champion. He was just 18 years old at the time the pair fought in Brazil. So whether Camoes' next opponent was destined to be Reza Madadi or Tommy Hayden, his train of thought is always going to be, "Okay, that's fine. At least it's not Anderson."

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After Chael Sonnen submitted Brian Stann at UFC 136 last October, UFC President Dana White said he would be "pretty (expletive) stupid" not to make a 185-pound rematch between Sonnen and Anderson Silva. "The Spider" was able to successfully defend his middleweight championship with a fifth round submission win over Sonnen back at UFC 117 in August 2010; however, he endured four and a half rounds of lopsided abuse before pulling a last-minute rabbit out of his hat. Simply put: Sonnen came closer than any previous opponent to dethroning the pound-for-pound king. So why aren't they fighting? Well, for starters, Silva has been sidelined with multiple injuries in the wake of his UFC 134 title defense over Yushin Okami and is expected to be on the shelf until at least June of this year. Secondly, Ed Soares, manager of the Brazilian bomber, "worked diligently" behind the scenes to help eliminate his client's two biggest threats. One of them was Sonnen and the other was fellow middleweight contender Mark Munoz. Sonnen breaks it all down during his recent appearance on UFC Tonight: "It's real simple. I want the title. I want to be champion. I don't want it just because I want a belt, I want to be the best. I want to look in the mirror and know I'm the best in the world. If I can't beat Mark Munoz, then I'm not. Munoz and I aren't fighting because this is the match that made sense. We're fighting because Anderson doesn't want to fight me. Anderson trained with Munoz, he got destroyed by Munoz, he doesn't want to fight Mark. Ed Soares, Anderson's manager, worked diligently behind the scenes to make Mark and I fight each other. So I don't have a big problem fighting Mark. my resentment is that Anderson got his way." See video of Sonnen and Munoz talking UFC on FOX 2 (and a whole lot more) after the jump. For more on Chael Sonnen vs. Mark Munoz at UFC on FOX 2, which goes down on Jan. 28, 2012, from the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, click here.

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Anderson Silva has been out of action since last August when he dominated Yushin Okami at UFC 134. The UFC middleweight champ has been dealing with a shoulder injury that has kept him on the sidelines and out of the Octagon. Earlier this month we heard from his physiotherapist who said that Silva was doing well, was 100% and would be returning to fight very soon. Now, via SporTV, comes word from Anderson himself that he isn't quite healthy yet (translation by Tom Mendes): I'm not sure when I'll be back, I got an injury in my shoulder and another injury that just happened in my lumbar, so I'm treating myself. This is very Silva-like behavior. He likes to talk and it always seems like his status is fluctuating one direction or the other due to injury, management issues or whatever. It is very difficult as an MMA fan to see Silva and Georges St. Pierre out for extended amounts of time as both men are likely at the end years of their peak as athletes.

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Prior to becoming "Anderson Silva -- UFC Champion", the Spider was 'Anderson Silva -- Struggling Pride Welterweight". For every big win he'd record, he'd find a way to lose to lesser competition. Perhaps his most famous loss was to Ryo Chonan at PRIDE Shockwave 2004. It would be his final appearance in the Japanese organization and most disappointing career loss. For the entire first round Silva controlled Chonan with a body triangle, sucking the life out of the Piranha. When on the feet, the two competitors maintained an active pace trading leg kicks and knees. The scissor-take down to heel hook is considered one of the greatest finishes in MMA history. It was also the last time that Anderson Silva truly looked human in his MMA career. Footage has been released from backstage recently to see the emotions that both Anderson and Chonan were dealing with following the fight. Translation below from the youtube page: Hirotaka Yokoi: Oh my god that was amazing!Ryo Chonan: He was f**king strong!Hirotaka Yokoi: And you won against that. Ryo Chonan: My legs and loins hurts. My head too! Anderson's trainer: Oh come on, you were just unlucky, you were actually winning the fight. And till today you've won so many so keep your head up and don't cry, you're a fighter!Anderson's trainer: Is your leg okay?Anderson Silva: It's painful! Maybe I got an injury? Ryo Chonan: It hurts, my head hurts. i've never fought a guy like that. His right hook was crazy. With that long reach you can't see his arm, so while his arm isn't in my view, suddenly the punch comes.Ryo Chonan: Oh I can't drink my sake properly that motherf**ker. Ouch sh*t.Hirotaka Yokoi: It hurts after you won so that's okay.Ryo Chonan: It really sucked if i lost.Hirotaka Yokoi: That was really amazing.Ryo Chonan: I want to rest.Ryo Chonan: He (anderson) had so many dried mucus during the fight. Video after the jump...

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Anderson Silva's career is one giant highlight reel. But perhaps no moment in his career was bigger than his front-kick KO of Vitor Belfort at UFC 126.

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Here's part 2, more to come later today. Jason MacDonald Uses a Nifty Arm Trap to Set Up a Triangle Ivan Menjivar's Short Elbow From Clinch Rory MacDonald's Triple Belly-to-Back Slams The Footwork of Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson and Matt Hamill Rick Story Capitalizes on Thiago Alves' Footwork Anthony Pettis and Ben Henderson Put on a Classic George Roop's Front Push Kick Flattens Josh Grispi at UFC's TUF Finale Breaking Down the Striking Aspect of Mark Munoz vs. Demian Maia Jorge Masvidal Beats K.J. Noons to the Punch Josh Barnett's Invisible Grappling Joe Lauzon's 'Trimura' on Curt Warburton Charles Oliveira and Nik Lentz Put on a Marred Classic Striking to Take Downs With Rashad Evans Chaining Takedowns with Rani Yahya Anderson Silva's Masterful Clinch Work Part 1 Anderson Silva and the Muay Thai Clinch Part 2 Bellator's Pat Curran Lands a Peruvian Necktie Ed Herman Heel Hooks Kyle Noke via 50/50 Guard at UFC on Versus 5 Anderson Silva Puts on a Show Against Forrest Griffin Yushin Okami and Attacking Anderson Silva's Guard Happy holidays to you and yours from Bloody Elbow!

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Remember that interview with TSN’s Michael Lansberg that Chael Sonnen walked out on last month? Well, the rematch went down today and suffice it to say, things went a lot smoother this time. That doesn’t mean it wasn’t entertaining though. Chael P. Sonnen (P standing for “perfection”) brought plenty of one-liners and a new proclamation that he is “DONE” with Anderson Silva, despite being one win away from a rematch with him. Instead, Sonnen now wants a title fight with either Jon Jones, Junior dos Santos or Georges St. Pierre. “The bottom line is, I’m done with the guy,” the 34-year-old Sonnen said in an excerpt released prior to the show by TSN. “He and I have no business. . . . He’s so far over the hill and past his prime it’s not worth talking about. “I’m going to become the No. 1 contender on January 28th, but despite what you may think, I am not going to use that voucher to fight Anderson Silva. I’ll be looking at Dos Santos, Jones and possibly St-Pierre. “I will take that voucher to (UFC president) Dana White and I will pick one of those guys. My time with Anderson is done.” Funny guy that Chael Sonnen. Of course, we all know he’s full of it when he says things like this, but I suppose the new approach is refreshing when he’s pretty much exhausted every other possible angle of attack in the past two years. I’ll post video of the interview later on if it becomes available, but for now you can catch the interview over at TSN.

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On Friday, Chael Sonnen returns to the program he walked off last month, claiming he is done with Anderson Silva and after his fight on January 28th with Mark Munoz, he wants either Georges St. Pierre, Jon Jones or Junior dos Santos in a title match next. Sonnen will appear on TSN's Off The Record with Michael Landsberg at 5 PM EST and a preview clip released today has the top middleweight claiming his pursuit of the current UFC Middleweight Champion is over. "I'm done with the guy. He and I have no business. He's cold product. He's like jheri curls and Pepsi Clear. He's yesterday's news. I destroyed this guy back when he was tough. That was years ago. He's so far over the hill and so far past his prime that it's not worth talking about. I'm going to become the No. 1 contender on January 28th and despite what you may think, I'm not going to use that voucher to fight Anderson Silva. I'll be looking at (Jon) Jones, (Junior) dos Santos and possibly (Georges) St. Pierre. I will take that voucher to Dana White and pick one of those three guys. My time with Anderson is done." Sonnen walked off a satellite interview with Landsberg in mid-November after not liking a line of questioning. While some believe it was a staged walk-off, Landsberg told MMA Fighting's Ariel Helwani that wasn't the case. Sonnen will face Munoz in a No. 1 contender's match for Silva's title at UFC on Fox 2. For those without access to TSN, the entire interview will be available on their website after the show airs.

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If you're wondering why UFC President Dana White has been hesitant to book a Jon Jones vs. Anderson Silva superfight, it's probably because he has little interest in seeing what King Kong would do with a "Spider." Props to whoever made this picture, which was posted on the MMAmania.com Facebook page. Go "like" it if you haven't already, Maniacs.

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You know, I’m starting to think Anderson Silva isn’t injured either. He’s just too busy making commercials to fight! Here’s Anderson in a Honda commercial with Big Nog. HT: Fightline

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When Anderson Silva walks away from fighting, will Jon Jones be the one to take over his reign of destruction in the UFC?

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While Chael Sonnen accuses UFC middleweight titleholder Anderson Silva of ducking him, questioning if the champ is really injured, UFC president Dana White says Silva isn't faking anything.

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Chael Sonnen has been working overtime to goad UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva into a rematch, but says he believes Silva is uninjured and ducking him.

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Chael Sonnen is making a claim as the best talker in the history of mixed martial arts. He set the tone for the rest of his career with his trash talking before his UFC middleweight title shot against Anderson Silva. The absurd levels he went to with that fight actually left some disappointed when he treated his bout with Brian Stann like just another fight. Chael is back to his old tricks with his next fight. Sonnen will be meeting Mark Munoz on the UFC's second trip to Fox. At the presser for that fight yesterday, Chael talked about how much he thinks the network owes him: "I would imagine that he's the best [wrestler]. He's certainly the most decorated, you know? I haven't given it a lot of thought. I'm not a wrestler either. I'm a fighter from the mean streets of Westland, Oregon. This is the way it goes. I think everybody up here is grateful to be on FOX. They say, "FOX, thanks," everybody but me. I would say, "FOX, you're welcome. You've been telling people for years you've got the American Idol and now you finally do." Sonnen's thoughts on Anderson Silva's "fake injuries" and Munoz's accusations that he cheated in their college wrestling match after the jump. On Silva: "I don't believe Anderson's hurt. I know he says he's hurt and then he was in training camp with Wanderlei that got caught on tape. He just got done working with Machida that got caught on tape. I really don't care about Anderson Silva. I truly don't. How hard is it gonna be to become world champion beating up math teachers? I don't understand it. Give Anderson Silva my schedule and see how well he does. Yeah, I think he's ducking me. I think he's ducking Dan Henderson. I don't know if he'd be eager to fight Bisping, you'll have to Dan about that comment but no, I don't think he's hurt." On Munoz's cheating accusations: "Mark's explanation of heat of the moment, I appreciate that but I assure you it was a calculated and premeditated event and I offer no apology. Secondly, I don't even remember college. I'm driving around in a car with no insurance, a pocket with no money and the biggest thing on my mind was which kid to sit next to on exam day so as far as a wrestling match, that was the fourth thing on my mind. I assure you on January 28th, I will be ready. It will be one more in the win column, one more above the mantel and one more for the bad guy."

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Today’s UFC on FOX 2 press conference was much more entertaining than your typical UFC presser thanks to trash-talking standouts Chael Sonnen, Rashad Evans and Michael Bisping. All three brought their A-game to presser today, although one arguably went a little too far with a reference to the Jerry Sandusky scandal at Penn State. Before I get to all the quotes though, here’s a few notes from the press conference. Chael Sonnen vs. Mark Munoz will determine who fights Anderson Silva next. Anderson will be ready to go in the summer. (He’s already rumored to be headlining a June card in San Paulo.) Michael Bisping vs. Demian Maia will determine who fights the Anderson Silva vs. Sonnen-Munoz winner. (I have a feeling this won’t play out this way given the amount of time Bisping or Maia would have to sit out, but that’s how Dana White explained it) The Rashad Evans vs. Phil Davis winner is the next in line for a light heavyweight title shot. (Seems they have the MW and LHW title picture pretty well mapped out, but where does Dan Henderson fit into all this? Seems like he’s getting snubbed.) Dana White says don’t worry if you don’t have FUEL TV. Availability is already up 11% since the UFC-FOX deal was announced and it will continue to climb as UFC fans call their cable companies and complain about not getting FUEL TV. Dana plans to make a big announcement regarding the flyweight division very soon. And now the quotes via Cagewriter, MMA Junkie, MMA Fighting and MMA Mania. Chael Sonnen’s latest feelings on Anderson Silva: “I got no problem with Anderson Silva, but I’m not going to change my schedule just to kick his ass. If I’m not the best guy and Mark is, then he can go have the shot. But Anderson’s not going to fight me in Brazil, in America, in Antarctica, in his kitchen when I’m trying to get a Brazilian steak. He’s not going to fight me.” “I don’t believe Anderson’s hurt. He says he’s hurt and then he’s caught on tape working with Wanderlei Silva and working with Lyoto Machida ,that got caught on tape. I really don’t care about Anderson Silva. How hard is it going to be to become world champion when you’re beating up math teachers? I think he’s ducking me. I think he’s ducking Dan Henderson. I don’t think he’s hurt.” Chael Sonnen on taking a cheap shot at Mark Munoz in a college wrestling match: “I can assure you it was a calculated and premeditated event, and I offer no apology. I assure you on Jan. 28, I will be ready. It will be one more in the win column, one more above the mantle, and one more for the bad guy.” Chael Sonnen on fighting his friend Mark Munoz: “Everybody’s got guys they don’t want to fight, and Mark is definitely on the top of my list, and not just because I like him but because he’s a hard match. I’ve competed with him before, and I’ve never beat him. But look, we have to do this, and Mark and I agreed to fight to set an example for the rest of the guys. This is just competition. Basketball players don’t not play each other because they’re friends or they practice together or any other excuse that guys have for saying no. The answer is yes, and we will compete, and we will shake hands and live with the result.” Chael Sonnen on FOX finally finding their “American Idol”: “I think everybody up here is grateful to be on FOX. They’d probably say, ‘FOX, thanks.’ Everybody but me. I would say, ‘FOX, you’re welcome. You’ve been telling everybody for years you’ve got the American Idol, and now you finally do.’” Chael Sonnen on his political career: “I held public office, and I left the only way a politician should: in handcuffs.” Michael Bisping on who’s best wrestler at the press conference: “I don’t know about wrestling but I’m pretty sure I’d kick all their asses. I owe Rashad a rematch. Chael will get it. Mark will have it as well. And by the way, Demian Maia’s gonna get it.” Michael Bisping on the thought of Dan Henderson getting a rematch with Anderson Silva: “Well, he’s just another person that had his shot. I seem to remember him getting tapped out just like Chael did. Both of these guys have a problem with submission defense. If he’s bitter about it, don’t talk shit about me about it just because you blew your shot.” And last but not least, an exchange between Rashad Evans and Phil Davis that ended with an uncomfortable reference to Jerry Sandusky: Evans: “Phil, he’s getting knocked out.” Davis: “I’m glad you mentioned that because one of your buddies, Jon Jones, said you don’t have much of a chin.” Evans: “I guarantee you’ll be the first one to take a shot. Guarantee. Because I’m going to put my hands on you worse than that dude did them other kids at Penn State.” Sigh… The full press conference can be seen here. We’ll post highlights if they come available.

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  There’s nothing left to be said about Dan Henderson that hasn’t already been remixed and free-styled by Mauro Ranallo in a Strikeforce broadcast.  The dude had an amazing year and currently sits in the #1 contender position for either the middleweight or light heavyweight championship (assuming an existing contender succumbs to injury and pulls out of their respective title fight).  Hendo was my nomination for Frate Trane of the year, and if he doesn’t win, I will knock over this neatly-folded pile of laundry on my sofa.  Eventually, I’ll pick it up and put it in the closet, but for at least a short while, my apartment will be covered in t-shirts and ankle socks if Hendo doesn’t win that category.   According to Bleacher Report, the more likely target is Anderson Silva, who’s presently out of action with an injury, but Dan Henderson questions the validity of that injury and reached deep into a mysterious bag of Chael Sonnen quotes to pull out this one while talking about Bisping vs. Mayhem. "Looked like one guy hadn't fought in a long time & the other guy cut too much weight. Kinda like the JV team. Not hating. Just not a great night for either guy--weren't there physically so they looked more like TUF cast than coaches. All the 'injuries' that keep Anderson from a rematch w/ me or Chael will heal real fast if they offer Bisping to him.” This year’s MiddleEasy awards probably should have a “Who said the gnarliest insults about Anderson Silva” category, but it’s hard to imagine anyone could top Chael Sonnen’s 2011 campaign.  2012 is only a few weeks away, and thankfully Dan Henderson looks like he wants to make a play for next year.  Pretty soon, everyone else will be questioning Anderson’s injuries after every interview, regardless of the subject matter.  It’s the future, along with me re-folding stacks of laundry and struggling to find the deeper meaning of Battlefield 3’s dramatic soundtrack. [source]

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"I talked to Anderson on the phone like three or four times, and we talked a lot. He sent me a video, telling me to train that. He shot a video there saying what he thought I should focus more my training on for this fight, he showed me different [moves], saying I can use it. So, he always tries to help me the way he can. We can tell Anderson is very helpful, mainly with his friends. You can see his worry to come and talk to me. I know he wants me to bring another title to our Brazil." -- Lyoto Machida tells Tatame.com that even though current Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight champion, long-time friend and training partner, Anderson Silva, was unable to help him train for Jon Jones at UFC 140, "The Spider" is doing what he can thousands of miles away. In particular, he took the time to make a video for "The Dragon," showing him a few new moves to help him get his 205-pound title back from "Bones." While Machida has been busy training in Belem, Brazil, for his upcoming light heavyweight championship fight at the Air Canada Center in Toronto, Canada, on Dec. 10, 2011, Silva has been in the United States, receiving his "Knockout of the Year" award at the World MMA Awards and, of course, recovering from a nagging shoulder injury. The good news is that Machida has not been short on training partners in Silva's absence, flying in wrestling guru and former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Muhammed Lawal and Brazilian jiu- jitsu specialist, Glover Teixeira, to participate in his training camp. Machida will look to reclaim the 205-pound title that was once his, which Mauricio Rua emphatically took away from him by knocking him out in the first round at UFC 113 back in 2010. Will Silva's video messages and new moves make a difference on fight night, or is Machida screwed no matter who chips in, including the incomparable Steven Seagal?

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Lyoto Machida will be looking to put the UFC light heavyweight title back around his waist when he meets current champion Jon Jones in the main event of UFC 140 this Saturday in Toronto. He has changed up a few things and brought in some high-level guys to help him prepare for anything that might happen in the cage. Machida documented some of that in a recent interview with Tatame. Who has he brought in to help him out! Anderson Silva! Actually, I also brought Anderson Braddock (Silva), who’s a guy that fights in K-1, he’s a great K-1 fighter. I brought him and Glover (Texeira) on the first moment. They stayed here for two weeks. On that period we tried to do many sparrings, simulating similar situations I’ll might confront during the fight, also on the clinch, the takedowns. We know Glover is a high lever fighter and why he’s been smashing everybody down here in Brazil, and I’m sure he’ll make a good career abroad, and Bradock also helped me a lot to simulate the fight. Then Glover had to go because he was fighting and then I brought King Mo to add a lot. He’s a high level fighter in Wrestling, he has been a world champion on the Pan Am, he has defeated Olympic champions, so he knows the details of the position that can help me block his game during the fight, and I guess that’s the main aspect. I guess the technical part is the most important one for a fight like that, because I’m fighting a very technical guy. Jon Jones knows many techniques, he’s can do many things, so that’s why I’m trying to improve more and more my wrestling. He states that he might be looking to put Jones on his back, as opposed to just working takedown defense: Well, I guess it’s hard to predict how things will go on during the fight, but we trained a lot offensive wrestling, me taking him down. Besides the takedown defenses, we trained counterattacks with the takedowns, so if I take him down, it won’t be a surprise for me, for my team, because we know what we’ve been doing here. Our greatest goal is to win the fight, in any area it takes place, no matter if it’s on the stand-up, the wrestling or on the ground. I want to have an advantage in all areas. He also explains where he thinks he holds advantages over Jones right now: I believe I can control my distance and how long does it take for me to get in and out of his radar. Since Jon Jones is very versatile, I also ought to be to try to be versatile to make it settled. We trained many attacks too on the stand-up so that we can have another tools. Many times, Jon Jones prefers to use the counterattacks, waiting for the fight to happen, so we need also to have this tool so we can defeat our opponent. Oh, and the real Anderson Silva never actually helped him with this camp: I talked to Anderson on the phone like three or four times, and we talked a lot. He sent me a video, telling me to train that. He shoot a video there saying what he thought I should focus more my training on for this fight, he showed me a different coup, saying I can use it. So, he always tries to help me the way he can. We can tell Anderson is very helpful, mainly with his friends. You can see his worry to come and talk to me. I know he wants me to bring another title to our Brazil. Will all this be enough for Machida to overcome the freight train that is Jon Jones? We'll find out on Saturday.

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Michael Bisping made a wise decision and backed off of his immediate challenge against Anderson Silva.

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Despite being the next best thing since DVR, just know that if Bones Jones catches you smoking marijuana, he will turn you into the authorities. That's a deal breaker for some. Well, replace 'some' with 'Joe Rogan and Eddie Bravo'. Jon Jones is also an avid fan of 'Angry Johny' by Poe which sort of makes up for the fact that he could have never partied with my roommates at the University of Arizona. Scientists should harness the power of Bones Jones' elbows and do something productive like -- fuel the entire nation of Indonesia or have a really cool pyrotechnic show at some monster truck rally in Arkansas. Alternatively, you can use it to break every bone in Brandon Vera's face. There are very few things that exist on this earth that are worse than being ground and pounded by Jon Bones Jones and one of those things is to wake-up one morning only to discover that you drunkenly signed a contract to fight Anderson Silva. There would be absolutely no preparation nor training, you would just be thrown in a cage with the greatest fight on the planet -- and hundreds of thousands of people would be watching your demise. If this same scenario happened to Bones Jones, he would most likely give Anderson a hug and ask for his autograph prior to fighting The Spider. We caught up with Jon Jones this week to get his take on Anderson Silva, and here's what he said.

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UFC champion Anderson Silva is on the sidelines, so who is next for top contender Chael Sonnen? His stablemate, Mark Munoz or the winner of Saturday's TUF 14 Finale?

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Props: GQ Online (via MMA.tv) It was a historic year for mixed martial arts - the sport exploded in popularity on prime time TV - and especially for Anderson Silva. By defending his middleweight belt for the ninth time, "The Spider" won the fight of the year against Japan's Yushin Okami in Brazil, and was proclaimed the greatest athlete in the history of MMA. "I know that my victories helped the success in the sport. I'm glad that people talk on the streets, that the academies sign up new students. We need new idols," says the 36 year old fighter. The accolades continue to pour in for UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva, who was named "Man of the Year" by GQ Brazil. "The Spider" is currently sidelined while recuperating from a shoulder injury and isn't expected back inside the Octagon until June 2012. When he does return, expect a pack of hungry 185-pounders to be waiting for him.

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Oh look, a new preview for the Anderson Silva documentary 'Like Water.' I gotta say this preview is way better than the first one, which was focused around some strange Brazilian proverb about a frozen bird being shit on by a cow. This one is nearly all Chael Sonnen - the guy's in the movie so much he's got third billing after Anderson Silva and Dana White. The documentary covers the time between the turd Andy laid in Abu Dhabi and the Sonnen fight. Maybe now I'm starting to get why Silva is being such a primadonna about fighting Chael again. When you've already got your victory over the American douchebag captured in a perfect movie moment, it makes a rematch slightly less interesting.

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Speaking via Las Vegas Weekly, Chael Sonnen once again targeted Anderson "The Spider" Silva, this time claiming that the reigning UFC Middleweight Champion is "as phony as Mike Tyson" for declining his challenge for a rematch. Sonnen also stated that he was shocked after Anderson Silva disrespected the Brazilian heritage by acting as a coward while sitting cageside at UFC 137."Anderson says he wants to get rid of me, and this is his chance. I knew Anderson Silva was a coward. I’m privy to what goes

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Could UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva head a giant stadium event in Brazil in June? UFC president Dana White has hinted at such a scenario.

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Phillipe Nover fights tomorrow night at Bellator. There's no shame in his new place in the MMA world, but Nover was supposed to be fighting in the UFC forever after his stint on The Ultimate Fighter. With UFC president Dana White comparing Nover to pound-for-pound greats Anderson Silva and Georges St. Pierre, there was simply more expectation put on a guy with six career fights than was fair. Nover lost in the finals of TUF to Efrain Escudero and would lose his next two UFC fights and get cut. Now the very mention of his name brings immediate jokes of how he was supposed to be the next Anderson Silva. A rough place in life. The guys at the Verbal Submission podcast (including our own Ben Thapa and MMA Mania's Brian Hemminger) caught up with Nover and those expectations came up: Gerry Rodriguez: When you were on the show, Dana said you reminded him of a young GSP, compared you to Anderson Silva, did that have any kind of impact on your psyche as far as how you approached training and the fight? Phillipe Nover: I would say it had an impact. I was like blown away, it was huge. At the time, i was super blown away. I was like a nobody at the time and just to be thrown right into the spotlight, I didn't have any mental capacity to compare, to live up to that. It was huge and it definitely blew my head out of proportion. I wasn't gonna fit those shoes, man. It definitely kind of maybe messed me up a little in my head but as a fighter, anyone can say anything about you. You can say that he sucks, he's good. I've kind of learned how to roll with the punches. People can say whatever they want now and I'm just gonna go out there and be me. I'm not the next Anderson Silva, I'm not the next Georges St. Pierre even though I do train with Georges when he's in the city but I'm not him. I have my own type of style and I like to take things from different people. I like to take different movements and styles and stuff but I'm not trying to be the next Georges. I'm not trying to be the next Anderson, I'm the next Phillipe Nover and that's what I'm gonna live up to. That's who I want to be. That's what you can expect on the 26th too. SBN coverage of Bellator 59

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When UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva got all huffy over this photo between his manager Ed Soares and his nemesis Chael Sonnen, he offered the latter the rematch he's been asking for -- on one condition. Come to Brazil. After disposing of Brian Stann at UFC 136, the mouthy middleweight mudslinger has been seeking revenge on the reigning 185-pound kingpin, who survived four-and-a-half rounds of abuse before submitting Sonnen with a triangle choke at UFC 117 back in August 2010. And if he has to go to South America to do it, then so be it. "I accept Anderson," Sonnen tweeted. "Brazil it is. Now then, about that meal..." The meal in question is probably the medium-rare steak Sonnen is expecting to have served by Silva's wife in this controversial interview from October, where he also offered to pat her on the fanny. "The Spider" is expected to remain sidelined until June 2012 while recovering from a shoulder injury he suffered during preparations for his UFC 134 title defense against Yushin Okami. Prior to his suspension and other legal troubles, Sonnen was penciled in for an immediate rematch against Silva earlier this year. Vitor Belfort was plugged in as a replacement and was finished in less than four minutes. "Thunder" fared just as poorly. That leaves little wiggle room as far as possible contenders, despite the best efforts of Michael Bisping and "The Phenom," who also want a crack at the middleweight crown. But part of me wants to see Sonnen head to Brazil just to hear the crowd's reaction when he's announced. Stay tuned.

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I accept Anderson. Brazil it is. Now then, about that meal...about 14 hours ago via webReplyRetweetFavorite@sonnenchchael sonnen Anderson Silva didn’t accept Chael Sonnen’s challenge, but Chael Sonnen has accepted his. Last week, Anderson Silva told MMA Nation that he would give Chael Sonnen his rematch if he went down to Brazil to get it. Well, as you can see from his tweet above, Sonnen has agreed. Of course, this is all talk until the bout agreements are signed, but all signs are pointing to Silva vs. Sonnen 2 going down in Brazil. Or more specifically San Paulo. When asked about unconfirmed reports claiming Silva will fight in San Paulo in June at the UFC 139 post-fight press conference, Dana White all but confirmed that that’s the plan. “How’s this stuff get out?” he said, before changing gears and trying to play it coy, yet gleefully unsubtle. “I don’t know if we’re going to Sao Paulo in June, and if Anderson Silva’s headlining the card. No clue. That would be awesome, though.” Yes it would. Silva vs. Sonnen 2 in Brazil would definitely be awesome.

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Chael Sonnen and Anderson Silva is a rivalry that clearly isn't going to calm down any until the two men have their rematch. Sonnen gave Silva everything he could handle for the majority of their first fight before getting caught in a triangle choke and submitted late in the fifth round. Since that point we've had fans and Sonnen clamor for a rematch while Silva's camp has seemingly done everything they can to say that Sonnen should be at the back of the line. Anderson though has said that he will fight whoever the UFC tells him to fight and UFC president Dana White has said that the two will need to rematch. Recently Silva said that if Chael wants the rematch they can do the fight in Brazil and now Sonnen took to Twitter to say he'll travel for the fight if needed: @sonnenchchael sonnen I accept Anderson. Brazil it is. Now then, about that meal...Nov 21 via webFavoriteRetweetReply The talk of the rematch has only heated up since Sonnen dominated Brian Stann and made a challenge for Silva where if Chael won, Anderson would have to leave the light heavyweight division. In return for accepting those terms, Chael said he would retire if he lost the fight. Sonnen says the timeframe to accept those terms has expired but that he still demands the rematch. Chael has also taken to publicly calling himself "the champion" at every opportunity. It remains to be seen if the UFC would actually put on Sonnen vs. Silva in Brazil given the myriad of insults Chael has lobbed at the entire nation and its fighters.

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UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva is currently nursing an injured shoulder and it appears he will be on the shelf for several months.

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Here's Anderson Silva in a Brazilian Ford commercial. Funny, after listening to Chael Sonnen talk I thought all South Americans rode donkeys and tuk tuks around. Not only is a Ford sponsorship pretty boss, the company isn't basing their promotion of Anderson around the fact that he sounds like a little girl.

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When Wanderlei Silva enters the Octagon this Saturday night to face Cung Le at UFC 139 he’ll do so with a secret weapon in his back pocket. Though Silva has already talked about reuniting with Rafael Cordeiro, his longtime trainer at Chute Boxe, it appears he’s also spent time with another talented Brazilian in the form of pound-for-pound great Anderson Silva. Silva recently spoke up about working with “The Spider” in preparation for this weekend’s bout where he praised his countryman and talked about how his time with the middleweight champion could come into play when he faces Le. Silva Details Time Spent with Cordeiro It was really nice. Anderson is a really nice guy. We’ve trained together a lot some time ago. He’s a good friend,” said Silva in an interview with Tatame. “He abdicated his free time to train with me. He’s got a pretty evolved way of seeing martial arts. His coaches must be congratulated (because) they’ve built a super athlete. Back there we noticed his potential, he knew great boxing and how to move, but he overcame himself and became one of the best of all times.” As far as Silva’s suspected rematch with Chael Sonnen, the PRIDE icon explained, “I guess it’s a fight everyone, me including, want to see. I guess Anderson won that fight but Sonnen was the only one who had a better presentation while fighting the champion, so it’s a really interesting fight.” “Everyone wants to see it again, but I guess it’ll be easier on Anderson to beat him this time,” he continued. “I guess he’ll let his game go and probably will knock him out.” Regarding whether or not Silva’s dynamic stand-up will show when “The Axe Murderer” attempts to defend against Le’s arsenal of deadly kicks, the 33-11-1 legend replied, “It’s a good question. Let’s find it out. We plan some things we think about doing some things but when it comes, it’s always a surprise. We’re setting a route to follow and we hope to do it to get the win.” In fact, Silva isn’t willing to tip his hand yet on any front, stating he may even be a bit more reserved than in the past when it comes to letting his hands go. “We’ll only know it when the time comes. I guess after this last fight I trained my defenses better. My attack is good, but my defenses weren’t that good, so I focused on that and I hope to win. It doesn’t matter if it’s by points or KO. What I want is the win.” Fans can catch Silva vs. Le on the PPV when things fire up at 9:00 PM EST with a plethora of preliminary pairings to pick from on Facebook/Spike TV in the hours preceding the broadcast. PHOTO CREDIT – UFC Tweet

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New Anderson Silva commercial for Ford Brazil.

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Not that there was any doubt, but Yoshihiro Nakao got nuthin' on UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva. Not even in the kissy-face staredown department. See what happens when "The Spider" reacts to a high-pressure car salesman in this Brazilian Ford commercial.

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Chael Sonnen has indicated that he will probably take another fight while he waits for Anderson Silva to recover from his shoulder injury.“The fight's...

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Anderson Silva certainly doesn't want to fight Chael Sonnen, but fortunately for everyone he doesn't get to make these decisions. Ceasar calls the shots, and Ceasar follows the money. On Wednesday Dana White confirmed that Chael would be next up for the Spider: "It's the fight that everybody wants to see. People want to see Chael vs. Anderson," White said. "Anderson is in this position where he feels like the guy is so disrespectful he doesn't want to give him a shot."But Anderson will end up fighting Chael. The answer is yes."White did not say when or where the fight would take place. Silva is currently recovering from a shoulder injury. Now we just have to hope that shoulder injury doesn't conveniently leave Anderson Silva sidelined forever and ever. Hey, it wouldn't be the first time people have suspected Anderson of overstating an injury in order to make the UFC 'reconsider' who he's going to fight.

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Confirming a month-long expectation, UFC president Dana White on Wednesday said Chael Sonnen is next for middleweight champ Anderson Silva.

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According to the UFC President Dana White, UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva will defend his title against his nemesis Chael Sonnen, whether he likes it or not. White confirmed the news during an interview with ESPN's Jim Rome on Wednesday: "It's the fight that everybody wants to see. People want to see Chael vs. Anderson," White said. "Anderson is in this position where he feels like the guy is so disrespectful he doesn't want to give him a shot. "But Anderson will end up fighting Chael. The answer is yes." White did not say when or where the fight would take place. Silva is currently recovering from a shoulder injury. Silva defeated Sonnen at UFC 117 last August by a triangle armbar submission in the fifth round. Most fans and analysts had Silva on the verge of losing his title to Sonnen, but the champion proved why he's the most decorated fighter in the sport by pulling off the incredible.  Since the title defense, Silva defended twice more, defeating Vitor Belfort in spectacular fashion at UFC 126 in February and bombing Yushin Okami at uFC 137 in August.  If you truly believed the rumors that this fight might never happen due to Silva's reluctance to accept a fight against such a disrespectful opponent, reality has finally won. With the proper promotion, both Sonnen and Silva could benefit greatly from this bout, especially if the event is promoted extensively across Fox's network of channels. I can't imagine what three to four months of Sonnen's barbs could do to inflate the buyrate, but it could very well help Sonnen establish a presence as a pay-per-view draw. 

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As expected, Chael Sonnen will be the next fighter to challenge for UFC middleweight champion Anderson...

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Filed under: UFC, NewsChael Sonnen's campaign for a rematch against UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva has worked. UFC president Dana White talked Wednesday on The Jim Rome Show about the inevitability of Sonnen vs. Silva 2. "It's the fight that everyone wants to see," said White. "People want to see Chael vs. Anderson. Anderson is in this position where he feels like this guy is so disrespectful he doesn't want to give him a shot and everything else. But Anderson will end up fighting Chael Sonnen." Sonnen last month returned to action with a submission win over Brian Stann at UFC 136. After the fight, Sonnen ignored Joe Rogan's first question to immediately go on the attack against Silva. "Anderson Silva, you absolutely suck," Sonnen told Rogan. "Super Bowl weekend, the biggest rematch in the history of the business." Sonnen also offered to put his UFC career on the line but has since called off the bet. There's no target date yet for the fight as Silva is currently out with a shoulder injury.  Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

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Sorry, Mark Munoz, your friend has bigger and badder fights to attend to. UFC President Dana White revealed in an interview with Jim Rome that Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva will defend his title against Chael Sonnen (via ESPN): "It's the fight that everybody wants to see. People want to see Chael vs. Anderson. Anderson is in this position where he feels like the guy is so disrespectful he doesn't want to give him a shot. But Anderson will end up fighting Chael. The answer is yes." It's fitting that White announced the rematch while speaking with Rome, the popular radio host and sports personality. He did the very same thing for the first bout last year. No date, time or place has been specified for the match-up, which is likely due to the fact that Silva is still recovering from a shoulder injury. But the bout is going to happen and it's going to be huge.

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The questions have been answered and Anderson Silva will next face Chael Sonnen for the UFC middleweight title in 2012.

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Anderson Silva will be fighting Chael Sonnen next.That’s the official line from UFC president Dana White, who told ESPN sports reporting veteran...

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It's an awkward question for me to ask because I think Mark Munoz is a talented fighter, and a genuinely good guy. With an infectious smile, and knack for brutal violence on the mat, I enjoy watching him compete. He's a welcome addition to MW. But the fact that he has a legitimate claim to fight for the title is a little disheartening. He's behind Chael Sonnen on the contender list, which most people can agree on. But if Chael were to get hurt, Munoz would get the call, and rightfully so. But then what? First, let's consider the matchup. Mark Munoz is a terrible fight for Anderson Silva. Not because he's in a good position to win, but because he's in a good position to get slaughtered. Looking back at his fight with an exhausted Chris Leben, there were several things to criticize with regard to his performance. For one, Munoz is crackable. Getting knocked out with a brutal high kick by Matt Hamill is one thing, but having to show resolve against Kendell Grove is another. Munoz is just too prone to getting knocked out against a savage like Anderson.  Second, for all of his credentials, he still gets lazy with his takedowns. Even fighters with mediocre wrestling can manage takedowns just by being persistent (think back to Diego Sanchez of all people planting Jon Fitch on his butt in the first round of their underrated scrap). Munoz struggled to put Chris Leben on his back, and even got taken down himself. And Leben, with news of the unreal weight cut he endured before the fight, should have been easy pickings. Munoz doesn't offer a unique look for Silva. But he's near the top of a very short list of contenders for Silva. Which begs the question: what's left for Silva after Chael Sonnen? This assumes Silva wins the rematch.  Most divisions in the UFC have one of two things that makes each division interesting; contenders (typically separated by former champs and superstars), and prospects. LW and LHW have plenty of each. Even WW, considered by many to have been cleaned out by St. Pierre, offers GSP a bevy of fights still on the horizon with Condit, MacDonald, the Fitch/Hendricks winner, Jake Ellenburger, and so forth. What does 185 offer Anderson Silva? Aside from Sonnen, not many fans seem interested in seeing Silva fight the winner of Michael Bisping vs. Jason Miller barring a knockout by drop kick. And outside of the UFC, MW is relatively lean. Luke Rockhold is a good fighter. But his injuries reveal him to be a glass canon. Jacare would be interesting, but he's trained with Silva. And Jacare is coming off a loss to Rockhold. Lawler? Perhaps the most interesting fight is a match with Hector Lombard, and even that's questionable. Lombard has beaten no one of worth, but regardless, he's stuck in Bellator's contract. Speaking for myself, I'm happy to watch Anderson fight. I don't care who it is. The guy is a certified national treasure. But with news that he's looking beyond four more fights left in his career, I'd like those fights to be interesting, and meaningful. I know people want to see him move to LHW, but by all accounts, he's not gonna budge (nor will GSP). Is it enough to see Anderson potentially leave the UFC the way he came in? Standing over an outmatched, and now embarrassed opponent? Or is it imperative that Silva move toward superfights outside of the division before it's too late? What is MW without Silva? If Silva leaves with the gold, you might not be able to pay fans to be interested in a division full of sloppy seconds, and unproven names. Poll What would you like to see Silva do next? Chase the superfights. However it happens, make it happen. Stay at MW. I'd pay to watch Anderson Silva fight Travis Fulton if I had to.   0 votes | Results

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The most famous mixed martial artist in Brazil - and one of the most famous in the word - Anderson Silva is used to being approached by fans when he is...

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Former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans did an hour-long Q&A session before UFC 138, and while most of it was not really newsworthy, one comment definitely was. Rashad was asked who he thought would win if current UFC light heavyweight champion (and Rashad's biggest rival) Jon Jones faced off with UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva. Who he picked isn't really surprising, but his reasoning behind it is (transcription by MMA Mania): "Honestly, I think... I would say Anderson would win. I think he would catch Jon standing up because I think Jon does a lot of crazy stuff but, fundamentally, sometimes he does it just to do it. But I think Anderson has a reason, like Anderson, fundamentally and technically, is better in that respect and I think he would catch (Jones) doing something stupid. If the fight was to go a little bit longer and Jon used his wrestling then I think the fight may go to Jon. But for the most part, early on in the fight, Anderson would catch Jon trying to do something crazy." He does leave it open to Bones winning with his wrestling at least, but that's a pretty one-sided answer. Rashad, of course, was expected to face Jones in his next title defense but a hand injury kept him out of the bout for now. Instead, Lyoto Machida will face Jones at UFC 140. You can catch the whole Q&A after the jump, which is pretty entertaining at times. Video HT: Bobby Cavian

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UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen Date: August 07, 2010 Venue: Oracle Arena Location: Oakland, California   gate: attendance: Fighter Awards & Bonuses ($60,000 each) - Knockout of the Night: Stefan Struve - Submission of the Night: Anderson Silva and Matt Hughes - Fight of The Night: Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen   Play-By-Play   Main Bouts (On Pay-Per-View): -Anderson Silva def. Chael Sonnen by Submission (Triangle Choke), R5 -Jon Fitch def. [...]

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Yes, Rashad Evans is still talking about Jon Jones. That's mostly a function of his being asked about the light heavyweight champion, though, and that was the case this past weekend. "Suga" was the featured fighter at the UFC 138 Fight Club Q&A in Birmingham, England, and fans wanted to know who would win if Jones fought Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva. Rashad's reply: "Honestly, I think... I would say Anderson would win. I think he would catch Jon standing up because I think Jon does a lot of crazy stuff but, fundamentally, sometimes he does it just to do it. But I think Anderson has a reason, like Anderson, fundamentally and technically, is better in that respect and I think he would catch (Jones) doing something stupid. If the fight was to go a little bit longer and Jon used his wrestling then I think the fight may go to Jon. But for the most part, early on in the fight, Anderson would catch Jon trying to do something crazy." Silva's speed, technique and pinpoint accuracy would be enough to defeat Jones' superior size, length and unorthodox striking. That's one way of looking at it. Another is to say that "Bones" would stifle "The Spider" with a suffocating top game, much like Chael Sonnen did to the middleweight champ back at UFC 117. Of course, Sonnen went on to lose that fight via triangle choke. This one would be a tough call, no question. Who do you Maniacs think wins? Evans answered plenty more questions during his near hour long on stage session in front of fans, including more on his feud with Jones and fighters he wishes he could have fought before they retired from MMA.

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Mark Munoz and Anderson Silva may be close friends, but Munoz is ready to put that aside in order to challenge for the UFC middleweight title.

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I feel like Anderson Silva's manager Ed Soares gets a bad wrap sometimes. He ends up being the messanger for all sorts of unpopular news - Anderson retiring, Anderson boxing, Anderson not fighting Chael - you know, the standard Diva Silva stuff. Instead of castigating the Spider for all this stuff, we've often taken our anger out on poor old Ed. And now it sounds like even Anderson is doing the same thing: During a recent appearance on Brazilian television show Tela Nitida (props to FightersOnly.com), Silva expressed his frustration at Soares' getting involved with the situation at all, deeming his manager's actions as unprofessional. "His position was not good, was not cool, as a manager he needed to have a more professional attitude," said Silva. "He was not professional and I don't know why… I think it was not cool. But everyone knows what's best, he is a grown man and he is going to deal with the backlash of what he did." In a statement that may not bode well for the future of their professional relationship, Silva revealed that he doesn't have a binding contract with Soares and that his manager's comments don't reflect his own stance. "First thing is that nobody can talk for me except myself," he said. "Second is that I don't have a contract with anybody, except with Nine9 and my sponsors, so anything can happen."   Apparently Silva is upset about the picture in this post, which many sites claim shows Soares 'palling around' with Sonnen. I dunno, maybe I got this wrong but it looks like Ed is giving him the STFU wag while Chael is preparing for an indian sunburn, charlie horse, or worse. Maybe Andy is just angry Soares didn't take the opportunity to actually punch Sonnen in the nose. Because really at this point, that's what should be happening. There should be violence, or at least the threat of violence. And then oh I dunno. Some sort of agreement that perhaps things can be settled mano a mano in some sort of caged structure or something.

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It appears that UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva doesn't agree with what his manager has to say regarding his "impending" retirement. Ed Soares had made some waves a few weeks ago by saying that Anderson is 36 and will probably retire after four more fights. When asked about it, Anderson sang a completely different tune to UOL (translation by Tom Mendes): It’s not true. As one of my trainer’s say, I still have a lot of bottles to sell. I think I will still fight for another six to seven years. Four years ago I was a bit stressed. I had mentioned to my teacher Minotauro that I would stop after a year. He said there was no reason to do so, and then I stopped thinking about it, had another fight and so I thought; "I will postpone my retirement for some time". It’s be fine (to fight until 43). Randy Couture stopped when he was over 45 years old, Dan Henderson was the Strikefore Champion close to that age. This is the second time in recent weeks that Anderson has publicly rebuked his manager. After Black House posted a photo featuring Soares and Chael Sonnen on their page, Anderson decided to share his feelings: "I didn’t like this photograph either. I take this opportunity to say that only I myself can speak about my fights, my plans and career." Soares has been the sole mouthpiece for Silva for a long time, and it's interesting to see Anderson firing back like this. In terms of retirement, Anderson certainly doesn't look like a man that's slowing down or is inching towards retirement, and I always found the "four fights" stuff by Soares to be strange. Will we see Anderson fighting for the next seven years? I doubt it. But I think it will be for a whole lot longer than four more fights, and that's a good thing for UFC fans.

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UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva will lead the field of 43 cars to the green flag at Phoenix International Raceway on Nov. 13 for the Kobalt Tools 500.

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Anderson Silva's manager has been making the rounds, saying a lot of interesting stuff about the Spider's future. That he'd be retiring in three or four fights. That they didn't want to fight Chael Sonnen. Now Anderson has come out and personally addressed the situation: “I’ll fight for another six or seven years and then I’ll stop. I stopped to think about it and I’ll postpone my retirement for a little longer. Then I’ll think about TV. I guess it’s interesting”, said Anderson, who recently had a documentary launched and stared on a soap opera.On the interview, Anderson also commented on a possibility of fighting Chael Sonnen again.“He doesn’t deserve to fight me. The most important thing he didn’t do: defeating me. He was caught on the drug test, which was the worse,” Anderson said, making hard critics towards the American.“I believe he shouldn’t be on the sport, because he has no emotional control. While trying to provoke me, he makes the sport looks bad. He made bad comments, offended me and my wife”, he said. If only someone could teach him a lesson. Maybe punch him in the face or kick his ass or something. That would be awesome.

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The rift between Anderson Silva and his long-time manager Ed Soares appears to be growing. After recently contradicting his manager in public regarding...

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A lot of random Anderson Silva news hit the internet in the past couple days. Here’s a rundown… — We’ll start with a report from Brazilian website Extra Globo. It claims that Anderson Silva and Vitor Belfort will coach TUF Brazil, which Dana White confirmed over the weekend. It would be pretty shocking news if true considering Chael Sonnen is knocking on Anderson’s door and Vitor Belfort has done even less than Sonnen to deserve a rematch with Silva. But it’s not. UFC officials have already shot the report down, according to MMA Junkie. One unnamed official even said they haven’t had a single conversation about the coaches yet. — Anderson Silva has teased retirement at least once a year for the past few years. Most recently, his manager Ed Soares said Silva only had four fights left in his career. Well, surprise, surprise, Silva has changed his mind once again. Silva now says he wants to fight well into his forties. “I’ll fight for another six or seven years and then I’ll stop. I stopped to think about it and I’ll postpone my retirement for a little longer. Then I’ll think about TV. I guess it’s interesting”, said Anderson, who recently had a documentary launched and stared on a soap opera. He may have changed his mind about retirement, but he hasn’t changed his tune on Chael Sonnen. “He doesn’t deserve to fight me. The most important thing he didn’t do: defeating me. He was caught on the drug test, which was the worse,” Anderson said, making hard critics towards the American. “I believe he shouldn’t be on the sport, because he has no emotional control. While trying to provoke me, he makes the sport looks bad. He made bad comments, offended me and my wife”, he said. — Speaking of Silva, Sonnen, and their expected rematch, word is the UFC is trying to book it for their return to Rio de Janeiro on January 14. “In a recent interview on Brazilian TV show anchored by journalist Marilia Gabriela, Silva said he has no reason to offer Chael a rematch. However, ever since Brazilian TV network Globo – the biggest in the country – won its bid to broadcast the UFC and another installment of the event was confirmed for January 14 in Rio, a lot has been going on behind the scenes and pressure for the rematch to take place has been great.” Taking Sonnen to Brazil might get him killed, but hey, at least they wouldn’t have any licensing issues to worry about! All kidding aside, it was already going to be a stretch to get Silva to fight at Super Bowl weekend with his shoulder injury, so booking him weeks before that seems like a long shot, but we’ll see. They wouldn’t have any problems selling tickets, that’s for sure. — And in the oddest piece of news, Anderson Silva is going to drive the official pace car for NASCAR’s Kobalt Tools 500 race on Sunday, Nov. 13. Image via CombatLifestyle.com

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If you took every single kung-fu flick that you watched when you were a kid, shoved it into 'God's suggestion' box and wrote him a note that said 'Please make a Brazilian guy that's all of this', the end result would be Anderson Silva. He is everything Jean Claude Van Damme pretended to be in the early 90s. It's also interesting to note that Green Lantern has a ring that grants him the ability to create any weapon imaginable and use it against an enemy. There's one catch, Green Lantern can't use his ring against anything that is yellow. Anderson Silva rocking yellow shorts his entire MMA career a coincidence? Not a chance. Anderson has already planned ahead. Now it appears Anderson Silva will be diving into the realm of NASCAR racing next month. According to Phoenix International Raceway's site, Anderson Silva will be the official pace car driver for Phoenix’s NASCAR Chase for the Sprint Cup event. Here's what The Spider said about his new endeavor. “I've been a NASCAR fan for a long time and it's an honor to be part of the upcoming event in Phoenix," Silva said. "I have much respect for these guys and they are undoubtedly some of the toughest athletes in the world. I can't wait to get in the pace car in Phoenix.” Great, now another sport Anderson Silva will eventually excel at. My god this physical activity multi-tasking. Let's just hope Anderson Silva doesn't pick up an Xbox 360 controller and play Battlefield 3, there will be nothing left for us. Props to David for the find.

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It seems that Anderson Silva and his manager Ed Soares are not speaking the same language lately. ‘The Spider’ refuted certain statements Soares...

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"It would be interesting. Their games don’t match, and Vitor has more ways to win. Sonnen does not have the game to beat either Vitor or Anderson. He’s been submitted by three Brazilians: Paulo Filho caught him in an armbar, Demian Maia with a triangle choke and Anderson was the latest. Now, it’s Vitor’s time to knock out or submit Sonnen. It’s absurd to say Anderson is running away, especially after he submitted Sonnen with a broken rib. If this fight ends up happening, he will hurt Sonnen so badly. It’s up to [UFC President] Dana White to decide the date. If he announces it, Anderson will be there to fight." Famed boxing coach Josuel Distak tells Sherdog.com there's nothing extraordinary about Anderson Silva's submission victory over Chael Sonnen at UFC 117. In fact, Distak points out that Silva is one of three Brazilians (four if you count "Babalu" at UFC 55) to do it and Vitor Belfort could be the next in line, should the promotion decide these two are better suited for each other than "The Spider." While he insists the middleweight champion is not avoiding a Sonnen rematch, Silva's manager, Ed Soares, has gone out of his way to play matchmaker and even cited a future fight against MIchael Bisping as a "good opportunity." How about it Maniacs, does the idea of a Belfort vs. Sonnen fight sway your opinion? Or do you want to see him rematch Silva first?

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Chael Sonnen’s latest rant had something of an avian theme. Not only did he accuse Anderson Silva of being a duck or a chicken, he also killed two...

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A photo in which Anderson Silva’s manager Ed Soares is seen beside Chael Sonnen created a stir at the weekend.Fans who have closely followed the...

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Anderson Silva's manager, Ed Soares, added more fuel to the Silva vs. Sonnen II fire, revaling that his client "doesn't feel like" the People's Champ Chael P. Sonnen deserves a second shot at the UFC Middleweight title.Previously in the series, Chael Sonnen epically called out Anderson Silva for a rematch at the Superbowl Weekend, adding that he woud leave the Ultimate Fighting Championship forever if "The Spider" is victorious. Sonnen later on claimed he knows Anderson Silva would never accept his

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Another interview, another opportunity for Ed Soares to declare Chael Sonnen doesn’t deserve a rematch with Anderson Silva… From Sherdog: “Anderson just feels that he doesn’t deserve it yet. He doesn’t deserve it yet. … A lot of people are interested in the fight. It’s a big fight. Anderson’s not ducking him. Anderson, right now, is focused on recouping his shoulder, and basically he’s going through physical therapy on that just to get that back 100 percent. But you know what? Whoever Dana [White] puts in front of us, for the most part, we’re always going to take the fight. [Anderson has] never dodged any fights. It’s really not up to us to determine. … I’m not saying that’s who we want or who we don’t want. People ask my opinion, and I see what Anderson’s saying. He’s fought him once. He had his opportunity, but hey, if Dana wants to put the fight on again, we’ll cross that bridge when it comes.” Unlike past interviews though, Soares actually came around and admitted that Silva vs. Sonnen 2 is a huge fight even though Silva doesn’t think Sonnen is worthy of a rematch. “There’s a lot of great opportunities, and I do think the Chael fight could potentially sell. It could be a big seller. I think it could be a huge pay-per-view. So I see all angles of it, but I’m just expressing what Anderson has talked to me about. That’s how he feels.” Soares also conceded that yeah, the fight is probably going to happen regardless of their feelings on it. “I think eventually, our opinion is that we don’t think Chael should get a shot yet. There’s other guys out there. … I’ve been hearing a bunch of different people. Let someone try that hasn’t fought for the belt yet. Why do we have to keep repeating these fighters? We fought Rich Franklin twice. We’ll probably end up having to fight Chael twice. We’re going to end up fighting probably Dan Henderson twice. It’s just like, it would be nice to see some new faces in there getting a crack at it.” I know the Silva camp has their pride and all that, but at the end of the day, it’s not like there a ton of other options floating around out there besides rematches against Sonnen, Vitor Belfort and Dan Henderson. Soares mentioned GSP, but now he’s tied up with injuries, a pending fight with Carlos Condit and a possible fight with Nick Diaz that could fill up his 2012 schedule. Soares says Michael Bisping might also be an option, but said he never really thought of him before the interviewer brought him up. There’s Mark Munoz but he and Silva have trained together quite a bit so you have to figure they’ll shoot that one down. Beyond that, what are all these “great opportunities” Soares speaks of?

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One of the criticisms I had of the build up for UFC 136 was that there simply wasn't enough focus put on Chael Sonnen. Love him or hate him, the guy has the ability to generate buzz by spouting off sometimes outlandish comments. After dispatching of Brian Stann with shocking ease, Sonnen called out Anderson Silva for some sort of pro-wrestling style loser leaves town match. Sonnen has now said that the deadline expired for the stipulation where he would leave the UFC if he lost and Silva would leave the middleweight division if he couldn't get the win, so we're now robbed of getting to see if we had an eventual MMA version of the saga of Stagger Lee on our hands. Still, there is significant buzz around the potential rematch, a combination of Chael's ability to talk the bout up and his success for much of the bout before getting caught and submitted the first time around. Ed Soares, manager of Silva, has made it clear that he thinks Sonnen should be at the back of the line for a title shot and he said it once again on Sherdog radio. From the interview: Anderson just feels that he doesn't deserve it yet. He doesn't deserve it yet. ... A lot of people are interested in the fight. It's a big fight. Anderson's not ducking him. Anderson, right now, is focused on recouping his shoulder, and basically he's going through physical therapy on that just to get that back 100 percent. ...if Dana wants to put the fight on again, we'll cross that bridge when it comes. ... ...our opinion is that we don't think Chael should get a shot yet. There's other guys out there. ... I've been hearing a bunch of different people. Let someone try that hasn't fought for the belt yet. Why do we have to keep repeating these fighters? We fought Rich Franklin twice. We'll probably end up having to fight Chael twice. We're going to end up fighting probably Dan Henderson twice. It's just like, it would be nice to see some new faces in there getting a crack at it. ... I don't think [a Super Bowl weekend rematch is] going to happen. It could happen, but we'll just have to cross that bridge when it comes. As for new faces getting a crack at the middleweight title? The only top ten fighters that haven't already gotten a shot are Mark Munoz and Michael Bisping. Munoz vs. Silva is a near pointless fight as far as I can tell and Soares even threw out that they tend not to think about Bisping. The superfight with Georges St. Pierre is highly unlikely given that GSP is rehabbing his knee, will come back to fight Carlos Condit and then possibly the winner of B.J. Penn and Nick Diaz. A superfight with Jon Jones is out given that Jones has a bout with Lyoto Machida at the end of the year, then a bout with Rashad Evans and one with the Dan Henderson vs. Mauricio Rua winner all lined up. So if not Sonnen, who?

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Eugh, it's only Thursday? Why the hell can't the weekend be here yet??? Fortunately there's alcohol to numb the pain and I've got an excellent drinking game guaranteed to get you absolutely shmammered. Just read some MMA news sites and drink a shot every time Anderson Silva's manager implies Chael Sonnen shouldn't fight the Spider next. Note: I am not responsible for cases of alcohol poisoning.Feeling wasted / better yet? Now watch Silva's manager dodge, duck, dip, dive and dodge what they'd do if the UFC officially asks for that fight: But you know what? Whoever Dana [White] puts in front of us, for the most part, we’re always going to take the fight. [Anderson has] never dodged any fights. It’s really not up to us to determine. … I’m not saying that’s who we want or who we don’t want. People ask my opinion, and I see what Anderson’s saying. He’s fought him once. He had his opportunity, but hey, if Dana wants to put the fight on again, we’ll cross that bridge when it comes. Whoever Dana puts in front of us! For the most part. If Dana wants that fight ... uh, let's just cross that bridge when it comes. Jeez, man. That totally doesn't sound like a yes. Where this hesitation comes from, I'll never know. This is one of the few professions where you can legally beat the shit out of someone you don't like, and Sonnen has given Anderson several dozen very good incentives to maul him. Maul him like a mad monkey with Hepatitis B.

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Love him or hate him, Chael Sonnen gets people going. UFC 136 was one of the best cards of the year, but the main talking point coming out of the event was Sonnen's post-fight speech after crushing Brian Stann where he called out UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva. He basically offered him something known in pro wrestling circles as a "loser leaves town" match, and since Anderson has apparently not stepped up to accept, Chael is rescinding the offer. He was a guest on the Jim Rome Show yesterday, and let everyone know what the deal is. First he explains why he did it in the first place (transcription by MMA Nation): That was a spur of the moment type of thing. I'm trying to pick a fight with this guy. This is the most confusing thing I've ever been part of in this sport. You've got an alleged champion letting me talk to him that way while he sits fifteen feet away ... with his head down. You've got a guy like me sticking his finger in his chest day after day, hour after hour, and he can't say a word. The one time he finally speaks up is to say 'I don't want the rematch. I don't want to fight you.' I don't understand how we can can this guy champion. Then he pulls the plug on the deal, but leaves the barn doors wide open for a new one: That offer was good when I made it, but it's like any offer, you know, they've got to expire. Apparently, that didn't work. I'm doing anything I can to lure him out, and yes, I would have absolutely done that. I'd have done a winner-takes-all, I'd have done any stipulation he wanted. All he needed to do was stand up and give me a thumbs up. He wanted to accept that offer, all he needed to do was nod to me, or have one of his handlers come into the back and says 'Anderson accepts.' He did the exact opposite. He went to the media and said 'I do not want to fight that guy.' So what can I do? Now I have to come up with a new offer. The whole interview is full of typical Sonnen bluster, and in my opinion it's pretty funny. You can catch the audio below the jump if you want, or check out some more transcribed gems over at MMA Nation.

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Chael Sonnen went on Jim Rome’s radio show today to further hype up a rematch with Anderson Silva. When asked if the loser leaves town stipulation that Sonnen presented to Silva at UFC 136 was still good, Sonnen said he meant it 100% at the time, but like all offers it had an expiration date and it expired when Anderson Silva failed to accept the challenge. Chael made it clear that he’s trying everything to pick a fight with Anderson, but he won’t say anything other than “I don’t want to fight him.” At the end of the day though, Sonnen says it doesn’t really matter if Anderson wants to fight him or not, because he’s going to do what Dana White tells him to and if Dana White wants the rematch, he’ll get it. When asked which is the bigger fight — Sonnen vs. Silva II or GSP vs. Silva — Chael said, “me fighting a mop or a garbage can is a bigger fight than those two turkeys.”

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After Chael Sonnen got done pasting Brian Stann at UFC 136 this past Oct. 8 in Houston, Texas, he took control of the entire arena by giving what some are calling the best post-fight interview in UFC history. He called out his arch nemesis, Anderson Silva, and offered him a match over the Super Bowl weekend next year but with added stipulations. If Chael won, Silva would leave the division, if Anderson won, Sonnen would leave the UFC forever. Sounds good, right? Unfortunately, that offer is no longer on the table, as explained to Jim Rome on his radio show today (via MMA Nation): "That offer was good when I made it, but it's like any offer, you know, they've got to expire. Apparently, that didn't work. I'm doing anything I can to lure him out, and yes, I would have absolutely done that. I'd have done a winner-takes-all, I'd have done any stipulation he wanted. All he needed to do was stand up and give me a thumbs up. He wanted to accept that offer, all he needed to do was nod to me, or have one of his handlers come into the back and says 'Anderson accepts.' He did the exact opposite. He went to the media and said 'I do not want to fight that guy.' So what can I do? Now I have to come up with a new offer." Well, it was fun while it lasted. UFC President Dana White maintains that he would be "stupid" not to make the rematch right away but "The Spider" camp feels strongly that Sonnen doesn't deserve a second shot. Which side do you come down on? The full audio from Sonnen's appearance with Jim Rome is after the jump and yes, there are plenty of gems, including the following statement: "Me fighting the air is a bigger fight than those two (Anderson Silva vs. Georges St. Pierre) turkeys."

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“I think the rematch would look just like the first one, except I’ve got a game plan for Chael to finish him before the end of the third round. So, yeah it’ll look similar to their first encounter, but with some additional techniques and strategy, it won’t make it to the championship rounds… We do not employ BJJ. We employ American wrestling submissions… we would employ a submission hold finish or some vicious ground ‘n’ pound to finish that fight.” — Chael Sonnen’s trainer Matt Lindland telling the Bleacher Report he has a strategy to finish Anderson Silva before the fourth round Some of you will probably hate me for this, but I’m going to say it anyways. This is Chael Sonnen’s fight to lose. Rib injury or not, Anderson Silva has never had great takedown defense and that hasn’t changed since Sonnen took him down at will in their first meeting. Even if Silva’s sharper than he was at UFC 117, the only way he’s going to stop Sonnen’s takedowns is by knocking him out on his feet first. This is Anderson Silva we’re talking about, so it’s certainly a possibility, but not probable given Sonnen’s ability to absorb a tremendous amount of damage. We may not see Sonnen catch Silva by surprise and outstrike him like we did last year, but I just don’t see how Silva stays off his back without running or dropping Sonnen first. Assuming it does go to the ground, Silva could always catch Sonnen in a submission off his back again, but I’m sure Sonnen will be working extra hard in camp on staying out of the riskier positions much like Brock Lesnar did when he fought Frank Mir the second time. If Sonnen can get a finish out of it, good on him, but another dominant five-round performance sans the triangle of course will also do the trick and win him the “12 pounds of gold.” Image via FIGHT! Magazine

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Here's your Brazilian cultural lesson for today: If you call someone a 'Mamma's Boy', you better back it up by dancing around for the next ten minutes. That's the only way your insult can fully be realized. In Brazil, all personal and family insults are accompanied with a dance number. That's how Carnival gets started every year -- two dudes slinging 'Yo Mamma' jokes until eventually an entire parade barrels through the town complete with chicks rocking peacock feathers and large golden hats. All of that is derived from a Demian Maia joke that I didn't explain in the beginning of the paragraph. I tried to fool your cognition with an incomplete thought, and it worked. If you thought your Justin Bieber and Anderson Silva fixed was satisfied for the week, then you're obviously incorrect. Let's face it, you can't go to your grave without seeing Justin Bieber readjust a wig on Anderson Silva just before he teaches him a coordinated dance number. Enjoy this iPad/iPhone compatible video, compliments of friggin' technology. See, I told you we would fix that pesky problem.

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Matt Lindland had some interesting things to say about Anderson Silva in an interview published this week.The former Olympic wrestler has been Chael Sonnen’s...

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“It makes no sense at all. Chael is as deserving as anybody for that next title shot. The bottom line is it doesn’t matter what I think and it doesn’t matter what Ed thinks. It matters what Dana (White) thinks. Ed’s not the matchmaker, I’m not the matchmaker, you’re not the matchmaker. Joe Silva and Dana White make the matches… I don’t think Anderson’s scared of Chael at all. I mean Anderson may be the greatest fighter of all time. Do I think he wants to fight Chael? There’s probably other people he’d rather fight at this point in his career. Chael poses some problems that a lot of these other guys don’t, and we’ll see… Ed’s saying some personal things about Chael and I don’t think Ed or I are in a position where it’s good to throw insults at anybody. I think Ed’s a good guy that’s maybe got caught up a little emotionally himself with some of the things Chael has said about Anderson. It’s just better in my opinion if we leave that to the fighters.” — Chael Sonnen’s manager Mike Roberts responding, via MMA Weekly, to Ed Soares’ recent comments about Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen II Mike Roberts may be right about Dana White and Joe Silva making the fights, but that isn’t going to stop his client from putting the pressure on Anderson Silva to accept his challenge. An impatient Chael Sonnen actually issued an ultimatum to Silva over the weekend: Anderson, you've got 24 hours to accept my offer. I suggest you take it, my next one won't be quite so nice.October 15, 2011 3:50 am via webReplyRetweetFavorite@sonnenchchael sonnen As far as I know, Silva never even acknowledged the ultimatum, let alone accepted it. Ed Soares told Inside MMA over the weekend that Anderson thinks Chael is a “crazy lunatic,” but beyond that Sonnen’s constant badgering doesn’t affect him at all, not even the comments he made about his wife. He thought they were “disrespectful” but that’s about it. Image via CombatLifestyle.com

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If you want to individually smack every TUF n00b for not knowing who Matt Lindland is, enjoy your multiple 2nd degree assault charges. However, if you want to hide behind a bush and throw half-empty bottles of salad dressing at their heads, I'll be right there with you. Despite being the number one ranked middleweight in the world at the time, the UFC released Matt Lindland because he wore a Sportsbook t-shirt at the weigh-ins for his UFC 52 bout with Joe Doerksen. Lindland was cut for not adhering to the dress-code. It was like Matt was in Catholic school, and for this analogy to work, Dana White would have been the nun. In a recent interview with MMAHQ, Matt Lindlland vehemently believes Anderson Silva will 'weasel out' of a rematch against Chael Sonnen. "Anderson will to find a way to weasel out of that fight. I don’t know what his contractual obligations are as far as who he has to fight as a champion but they’re already laying the ground work; I mean look at the article that came out this morning on Bloody Elbow." "His manager Ed Soares is already making excuses for Anderson to not take that fight so yeah I think they’re going to try to weasel out of it. I don’t know what his obligations are contractually to the UFC but his obligations to the fans are that he needs to take that fight." "Everyone of the fans know that Chael’s the number one contender and the guy that has a chance of beating him, can beat him and exposed his weaknesses in that fight. The fans want to see that fight and Anderson owes the fans that fight." Speaking of 'TUF n00bs,' just imagine the next generation of veritable 'TUF n00bs' that will be introduced to this sport solely due to the UFC premiering on FOX next month. Ugh, get those ban hammers ready moderators. [Source]

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Anderson Silva isn’t just dancing with Justin Bieber, Anderson Silva IS Justin Bieber!!!! HT: MiddleEasy

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Just when you thought your day was going to waste away without Anderson Silva performing on a Brazilian TV show with back-up dancers, MiddleEasy comes through and saves the day. Specifically, we saved your day, and we need a cake to mark this special occasion. Any cake will do, but if it's a carrot cake, then you will personally make my day. Both of our days could be made and our days can hold hands and prance off into the sunset while a long list of television credits roll through. Our days could even have a theme song, and I'm nominating this little audio wonder to be it. Now watch this iPhone/iPad compatible video of Anderson Silva running the dance floor like he's fighting Demian Maia.

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After you saw the title of this article, you were most likely attracted to the comment section only to say something along the lines of 'Rebney is probably right.' The last time Hector Lombard tasted defeat was five years ago by the hands of Gegard Mousasi back in Pride Bushido 13. Before that, Gono grinded out a unanimous decision just a few months earlier in 2006. Since then, he's gone on one of the longest current winning streaks in MMA and finished nineteen of his last twenty-four fights. On paper, Hector Lombard represents Anderson Silva's last true test at middleweight, well just don't let Chael Sonnen read that. In an interview with Sherdog, Rebney states that only Anderson Silva truly poses a threat for Lombard. “We have an incredibly dominant champion,” Rebney stated when asked about finding opponents for Lombard. “It’s not easy. I think, right now, when you look at Vitor Vianna and Alexander Shlemenko, we could provide a good test for Hector Lombard. I think he’s one of the best two middleweights on earth. I think Hector is an absolute monster. “I think there’s one guy on earth right now that I would look at and say to myself, ‘He could beat Hector.’ His name is Anderson Silva. I don’t know that I would pick Anderson to beat Hector, but it would be one heck of a fight. We’ll see what happens with Alexander and Vitor, and one of those guys is going to come out with a big win.” One can make the argument that Anderson should rematch Chael to legitimize his crown as the GOAT, but once that's over, there still exists a very game Hector Lombard. He's like one side of a very unbalanced equation that only the Architect from The Matrix could solve. [Source]

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“We have an incredibly dominant champion. It’s not easy. I think, right now, when you look at Vitor Vianna and Alexander Shlemenko, we could provide a good test for Hector Lombard. I think he’s one of the best two middleweights on earth. I think Hector is an absolute monster. I think there’s one guy on earth right now that I would look at and say to myself, ‘He could beat Hector.’ His name is Anderson Silva. I don’t know that I would pick Anderson to beat Hector,

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Anyone seen the hyperbole police? We might have a serious offender here. Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney was recently asked (via Sherdog.com) about finding an opponent for his middleweight champion. His answer will surely surprise you: "We have an incredibly dominant champion. It's not easy. I think, right now, when you look at Vitor Vianna and Alexander Shlemenko, we could provide a good test for Hector Lombard. I think he's one of the best two middleweights on earth. I think Hector is an absolute monster. I think there's one guy on earth right now that I would look at and say to myself, ‘He could beat Hector.' His name is Anderson Silva. I don't know that I would pick Anderson to beat Hector, but it would be one heck of a fight. We'll see what happens with Alexander and Vitor, and one of those guys is going to come out with a big win." That's a rather bold claim to make considering Lombard hasn't exactly been facing anything close to the competition Silva has in the past few years. Then again, "Shango," like "The Spider," hasn't lost a fight since 2006 and has impressively finished all but a few of his opponents. Bellator has struggled greatly to find a non-UFC middleweight to adequately match up against him. Up next will be Trevor Prangley and after that, the winner of Alexander Shlemenko vs. Vitor Vianna. Both bouts are scheduled to take place at Bellator 58 on Nov. 19 in Hollywood, Florida. While those three men all pose a threat in their own special little way, it's hard to imagine any of them would come in anything less than a heavy underdog. With that in mind, is Rebney right? Are his statements not full of hyperbole after all? Is Anderson Silva the only man on Earth that can knock off Hector Lombard?

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Anderson Silva's manager says he has four fights left before he calls it a career. We share our thoughts on who his last four opponents could be.

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Anderson Silva has dominated the sport in a fashion no other fighter has yet to match, or may ever be able to match for that matter.

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Chael Sonnen is back doing what he does best -- sticking his finger in the face of reigning UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva. It would seem Sonnen just can’t get the pound-for-pound king out of his mind, throwing dirt on his name every single chance he gets. You could argue he's become borderline obsessive Sonnen brought out his inner "Stone Cold" Steve Austin last week in Houston after he defeated Brian Stann at UFC 136, as he laid out a veritable "loser leaves town" style challenge for "The Spider" with this beautifully crafted promo: "Anderson Silva, you absolutely suck! Super Bowl weekend will be the biggest rematch in the history of this business. I'm calling you out, but we're upping the stakes: I beat you, you leave the division. You beat me, I will leave the UFC ... forever." Silva, in attendance and doing his best to laugh it off, has yet to accept and has remained mostly quiet. That could be because he's still healing a few nagging injuries and isn't sure if he'll be ready by early February. Naturally, this has prompted yet another outburst from Sonnen: "Anderson, you've got 24 hours to accept my offer. I suggest you take it, my next one won't be quite so nice." Hell hath no fury like Chael Sonnen scorned.  Now that the Republican rabble-rouser is getting impatient with Silva’s lack of attention to his challenge, we can certainly expect business to pick up. But should Silva respond at all? After all, he already rid of Sonnen once, defeating him via triangle choke at UFC 117 back in Aug. 2010. What's the need to do it again? And what could Sonnen have in mind if Silva doesn't answer the call? Any ideas?

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When Chael Sonnen called out Anderson Silva for a rematch after Sonnen destroyed Brian Stann at UFC 136 it seemed like the only smart fight to make for Silva. In the days since we've seen Silva's manager Ed Soares talk about how Sonnen should be at the back of the line. In an interview with MMA HQ, that didn't sit well with Matt Lindland: Ok one last question if I may then; I'm sorry if it's a bit out of left field but I'd really like to get your take on this. Do you think Anderson Silva takes the Superbowl weekend fight with Chael Sonnen? Haha. Anderson will to find a way to weasel out of that fight. I don't know what his contractual obligations are as far as who he has to fight as a champion but they're already laying the ground work; I mean look at the article that came out this morning on Bloody Elbow. His manager Ed Soares is already making excuses for Anderson to not take that fight so yeah I think they're going to try to weasel out of it. I don't know what his obligations are contractually to the UFC but his obligations to the fans are that he needs to take that fight. Everyone of the fans know that Chael's the number one contender and the guy that has a chance of beating him, can beat him and exposed his weaknesses in that fight. The fans want to see that fight and Anderson owes the fans that fight. Some think Soares was trying to weasel out of the fight because of the threat Sonnen presents, others think that the line was simply put out there to add extra fuel to the fire. We're going to continue to see the fighters and their camps throw out little digs like this until the two fighters step into the cage to square off again.

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Is Anderson Silva the greatest MMA fighter of all time? Any knowledgeable fan of the sport can understand an argument for the affirmative. Silva's dominance in the past five years has been unmatched. He's taken on every challenger, including some in other weight classes, and disposed of them with ease. In fact, he's been so dominant in some of his performances that he's been labeled "boring." News broke just yesterday that Silva's career may be entering its twilight period. His manager, Ed Soares, made it clear to SporTV "The Spider" has just four fights left before the end. "Let's see what the big boss is going to do. My opinion is that he (Sonnen) had his chance and tapped, he should go back to the end of the line. The same thing is true with Vitor Belfort. They're great fighters, but they had their chance. Sonnen would make a big fight, as would Dan Henderson and Georges St-Pierre, but we should recognize that Anderson only has around 4 fights left in his career." With precious few fights remaining before he calls it quits, then, who's left to challenge him? His impending retirement means there are some match-ups that absolutely must be made in the very near future. We'll give you the four most important bouts to solidify Silva's title as "The Greatest Of All Time" after the jump. Anderson Silva vs Chael Sonnen 2 This rematch must happen. After Sonnen's outburst at UFC 136, there is no side stepping it. Silva may have been able to pass by Sonnen's borderline lunacy prior, but now, he has to squash it. Sonnen handled Anderson for 21 minutes of their first 23 minute bout. Chael hit him with punches, took him down at will, and controlled him on the mat ... until the last minute, of course. But the damage to Silva's aura of "invincibility" was done. For the first time, we saw holes in the champs armor. Silva and camp have said that Sonnen's outburst will not control when they accept the fight, and rightfully so. The champ should decide when he wants the rematch, but there should not be a question of 'if'. If Silva does not accept this fight, rumors from Silva-haters everywhere will ring loud and clear. "HE DUCKED HIM!!" "HE WAS SCARED!" "HE KNEW HE WOULD LOSE!" In order to go down as the all-time great, you have to silence your critics. You beat Chael for a second time, you're well on your way. Anderson Silva vs Georges St Pierre It's a match that MMA fans have been salivating over for quite some time now. If there's a case to be made for someone being as dominant as Anderson Silva in the past couple of years, that case is usually made for GSP. He has defended his belt 7 times and done so in as equally impressive manner as Anderson. Assuming Silva can get past Sonnen, it's time he step up to Sonnen 2.0. GSP does everything that Sonnen does, he just does it better with less size and twice the athleticism. And we already know that Sonnen had a game plan for success. St. Pierre would be able to land more explosive takedowns, a quicker jab, and have that little extra added bonus known as "submission defense." In my opinion, "Rush" represents one of the biggest challenges that Silva could possibly face. A wrestler with great top control and good defense. If Silva makes it through Sonnen, a match-up with "GSP" should be in his very near future. Anderson Silva vs Jon Jones Assuming he handles both St. Pierre and Sonnen, we should first, stop for a round of applause. Then promptly get back to picking him apart. In my completely hypothetical tournament, Silva would have already disposed of two outstanding MMA wrestlers. We have to change our course of action. How about one of the most dynamic strikers in the sport? Oh, and by the way, he'll be heavier and taller than you. Maybe this will work. The two would have to meet at some sort of catchweight, but Jones would still clearly have a distinct height and reach advantage. Jones could still wrestle his way out of a bad spot if needed, but it would serve him well to keep his range and light Silva up from distance. Jones represents a unique challenge with his unorthodox striking, but would it be successful against Silva's head movement? We might as well try, because I am running out of ideas. Anderson Silva vs Middleweight Challenger 'X' If Silva puts a stern beating on Sonnen, St. Pierre, and Jones, we simply give up. That's right, just hang it up. I'm sure someone out there will want him to face Cain Velasquez (or whoever the heavyweight titleholder is at that time) but we have to draw the line somewhere. It's time to let Silva bask in the glory of being the best ever. That's why we give him a final send off in his home territory. During the amount of time it would take Silva to face these three challengers, I'm sure that a new and exciting middleweight challenger will rise from the ashes. A challenger that many fans will be excited to see challenge for the belt. We'll break down his new and exciting strategy and his ten keys to victory. That's when Anderson steps back in and crushes all of our hypothesis for the final time. He defends his belt once again and walks away with a legendary winning streak, the likes of which may never be seen again. An induction into the UFC Hall of Fame will undoubtedly follow the bout. So there it is. My final four dream fights for "The Spider." It's unlikely that his final stretch will materialize this way, but we can always hope, right? Maybe you see it a little differently. Let me know in the comments section below who you want in Anderson's "final four" and the order you want them to happen. Whether it plays out this way or not, watching the career of Anderson Silva has been an amazing spectacle for all of us who have been lucky enough to watch it.

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“Let’s see what the big boss is going to do. My opinion is that he had his chance and tapped, he should go back to the end of the line. The same thing is true with Vitor Belfort. They’re great fighters, but they had their chance. Sonnen would make a big fight, as would Dan Henderson and Georges St-Pierre, but we should recognize that Anderson only has around 4 fights left in his career.” — Ed Soares telling SporTV (translated via MMA Mania) that Anderson Silva only has four fights in his career and they shouldn’t be wasted on guys Anderson has already beat There’s another side to this argument that Ed Soares doesn’t present but I’m sure he’s well aware of. If Anderson Silva only has four fights left in his career, I’m sure he wants to make as much money as possible off those remaining fights. Big fights = big money and there’s no bigger fight for him right now than Chael Sonnen. Soares isn’t a bad manager. He knows this, which is why I think this hard to get routine he’s playing in the media right now is nothing more than a negotiation tactic to maximize his client’s payday in what will likely be the top grossing fight of his career. That or they really are scared… Image via CombatLifestyle.com

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You probably forgot about him, but 5 years ago to this day, Sean Sherk defended his title against Kenny Florian in one of the bloodiest fights ever. If it weren't for Gideon Ray vs. Edwin Dewees from TUF 4, which saw blood empty from Edwin's head faster than a neutrino*, Sherk's faucet loss of erythrocytes would hold the top distinction.  Lightweight is kind of a mess right now. Pettis, who was on the cusp of a title shot, has since lost to Clay Guida and struggled with Jeremy Stephens. Gilbert Melendez is in Strikeforce. His bags are packed, but all he's forgetting is a toothbrush and a date with Jorge Masvidal (thankfully that fight is still official). Meanwhile Ben Henderson and Donald Cerrone are looking to further validate how awesome the WEC was. But it's a wonderful mess, and it began October 14th, 2006 when the UFC held its first LW Championship fight after a lengthy hiatus, which saw 155 back in the spotlight. Florian beat Kit Cope and Sam Stout to win a shot at the title: my how things have thankfully changed.   The LW division had been revived prior to UFC 64. Mark Hominick and Jorge Gurgel fought at Fight Night 5 a few months before, and on the same card, a little known import named Anderson Silva. "Little known" might be an unfair description. What makes Silva special is that he's had success at 3 different weight classes. He won his first world title in his 8th professional fight: for Shooto's 168lb belt. But he didn't beat just anybody to do it. In 2001, Hayato Sakurai, who hadn't quite developed his love for Korean BBQ, was the number 1 Welterweight in the world, and was undefeated at 19-0-2. Silva would take a relatively hard fought decision that saw him utilize something that won him the MW title: the clinch. Silva just needed one fight in the UFC to earn himself a shot. If Chris Leben had kept quiet, and didn't immortalize his hubris with the words "maybe he should go back to Japan where the competition's easier", we might not have even noticed Leben was there. Leben was decimated, his head acting as an eight pound magnet to each one of Silva's strikes. Rogan would gush "this is a different kind of striker!". Who knew it wasn't just hyperbole?        I remember the first fight with Franklin pretty well, as I think most fans do. A lot of people thought Franklin, a huge MW, might use his size to bully Silva. Silva, despite having started his career out with a bang, was inconsistent even in victory (see the Horn and Otsuka fights). And Franklin was coming off an impressive win against David Loiseau: laugh now but Loiseau, despite being a homemade version of Anderson assembled out of mashed potatoes by an eight year old (by comparison), was thought of as a killer striker himself. It didn't matter. The beatdown was downright supernatural, as Anderson simply manhandled the "much bigger" Franklin with clinch work that seemed divinely inspired. And thus, Anderson's reign begun. And it's on the verge of ending. Four fights: that's the magic number according to Ed Soares. Four more fights, and Silva walks into the sunset. He still has opponents to think about, namely, Chael Sonnen. But can Chael be the first man to take away the UFC belt from Silva? And if he isn't, who will fans turn to next? A superfight with Jon Jones? I think the Jones fight is another example of fans and media having their cake, and wanting to eat it too. Jones is 24, still has challengers, and when the Rashad Evans fight happens come nuclear winter, Jones will probably have his eyes set at HW by that time. As for poor old Georges St. Pierre, the man just doesn't want the fight. Does the guy have to write it for fans and media with a stick of glue and some macaroni shells? The writing is on the wall with that one, and always has been. Anderson Silva has already made history. I wouldn't mind seeing him make another kind of history: leaving the sport at the right time, on his own terms, and with an unblemished UFC record. *A reference to the news that neutrinos move faster than light. Be wary of such "science by press release claims", says Martin Robbins over at the Guardian.

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Welcome to this edition of MMAterial Facts, where we feature articles from around the MMA community. *** This week’s MMAterial Facts: - Report: UFC Show Not Likely for Vancouver in 2012 (MMA Fighting) “The reason? The shows certainly weren’t financial failures. 2010′s UFC 115 did a $4.2 million gate, while UFC 131, held this past June, drew a $2.8 million gate. Instead, the problem is regulatory stalling. Both of the UFC’s events were held during a two-year test period held by the city after overturning a previous ban on MMA. That test period will end in the coming months and apparently, the prospects of sanctioned MMA will go with it.” - Unite HERE letter to Anheuser Busch about UFC & gay slurs (Fight Opinion) “Remarkably, we have yet to find evidence that any of the UFC athletes identified in this letter have been disciplined by the UFC or its owners for this contemptible behavior. By contrast, other professional sports organizations have taken a hard stance against anti-gay conduct and have held athletes accountable through suspensions and/or fines when athletes have used homophobic epithets.” - Vinny Magalhaes responds to rumors of him training Fedor Emelienenko (MMA Mania) “That happened before too. My manager tried to negotiate with them and at first they agreed to come, blah, blah, blah but then when it was time for me to go, they said, “A lot of guys will train with Fedor for free just because he’s such a legend,” but I was like, “I can’t go three weeks, not working. I have to pay bills. My son was 2-3 months old at the time. I couldn’t train there for free,” so I ended up not going. So this time, it’s gonna be the same way. If they’re not gonna pay for me to be there, then I’m not going. It’s not like I’m all about money, but if I’m not going to be working at Xtreme Couture, I’m not going to be holding my classes, I’m going to be leaving my family and my wife doesn’t work so I want to support my family. I have to be compensated.” - Scott Coker Believes Zuffa and Showtime Want To Extend Strikeforce Contract (MMA Convert) “Dana White hinted a couple weeks back that Strikeforce’s fate would be known soon. At the time, Lorenzo Fertitta was meeting with Showtime execs in New York to figure out whether or not Showtime wanted to extend Strikeforce’s contract. It sounded like it would be settled by now, however Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker revealed today that both sides are still talking and actually want to make a deal.” - Alright, so Joe Son may have killed his cellmate… (MiddleEasy) “The LA Times is now reporting (from a press release issued by The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation) that Joe Son is suspected of murdering his 50-year-old cellmate, who was found dead inside the Wasco State Prison Reception Center in Kern County on Monday night. The victim was a convicted sex offender that received two years in prison for failing to register as a sexual offender. “ - Is Chael Vegas Bound? (NBC Sports MMA) “Chael Sonnen has paid his dues, has done his thing,” White said recently. “Floyd Mayweather fights in Nevada. This guy’s got 50 lawyers defending him right now and all that crazy stuff, and he’s fighting in Nevada. Don’t even get me going on that one.” - The Argument For Banning Weight Cutting in MMA (Cage Potato) “It’s kind of scary to say this but that fight almost killed me, making that weight. I had a really, really, really bad time and I still made the weight, but I’ll never ever be able to do that again,” Davis explained, revealing that the dehydration left him without his voice at weigh-ins and unable to urinate or have a bowel movement for the better part of a week.” - Anderson Silva’s retirement closer than fans may think (Five Ounces of Pain) “Ed Soares has done a lot of the speaking for UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva. That trend continued recently when Soares disclosed that “The Spider” has only a few fights left in his stellar career before he rides off into the sunset.” - Roland Delorme’s TUF Blog (5thRound) “Me and Stephen Bass had gotten into a heated argument about three or four days before his fight, so I didn’t feel bad about watching him lay on his back and get pumped like a hooker trying to pay the rent.” - Ed Soares: Anderson Silva only has 4 fights left, why waste one on Sonnen rematch? (LowKick) “Let’s see what the big boss is going to do. My opinion is that he had his chance and tapped, he should go back to the end of the line. The same thing is true with Vitor Belfort. They’re great fighters, but they had their chance. Sonnen would make a big fight, as would Dan Henderson and Georges St-Pierre, but we should recognize that Anderson only has around 4 fights left in his career.” - WWE Superstar Vladimir Kozlov trains MMA (TheFightNerd) “Training at Zealous Nation MMA with head coach Oleg Savitsky, Vladimir Kozlov comes through to his old friend’s gym to keep his Sambo skills up to par by hitting some mitts and practicing some submissions. Is a transition into the world of MMA in the future for Kozlov? Sounds like it, as both he and Savitsky voice their interest in competing in the sport! “ - Interview with Jorge Masvidal on his upcoming fight with Gilbert Melendez (BleacherReport.com/MMA) “But, with such a meaningful rematch approaching that will change the look of the division for the foreseeable future, I find myself reflecting on previous rematches that had a similar effect. Fights that represented a fork in the road and created a new era.”

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Anderson Silva's manager, Ed Soares, recently spoke to SporTV in Brazil and made it clear that Silva is reaching the end of his career. He also stated that Chael Sonnen shouldn't get the next shot. Here's a clip from the article, translated by Tom Mendes: Let's see what the big boss is going to do. My opinion is that he had his chance and taped, he should go back to the end of the line. The same thing is true with Vitor Belfort. They're great fighters, but they had their chance. Sonnen would make a big fight, as would Dan Henderson and Georges St-Pierre, but we should recognize that Anderson only has around 4 fights left in his career. It's sad to know that Silva is in the twilight of his career, but it does remain a positive to know that (at least for now) the plan is to get out at an appropriate time and before his skills have gone. Still, other than St. Pierre or Jon Jones there simply is not a bigger fight out there for Silva than Sonnen. Moving Vitor to the theoretical "back of the line" makes sense given Belfort didn't have a second of success. Chael, however, had roughly 1,380. I'll continue hoping that "the big boss" sees fit to put Chael and Anderson in the cage together one more time.

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Michael Bisping has made a name for himself by being a brash, outspoken fighter from England. He has two coaching stints on The Ultimate Fighter, and is a product of the reality show himself. Bisping, who is currently coaching opposite Jason Miller and will meet “Mayhem” in December, believes he is the next man to oppose UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva so long as he takes care of “Mayhem” in convincing fashion. “The Count” has won his last three fights, including a TKO over Jorge Rivera at UFC 127 in February. He is 7-2 since 2008, with the two defeats coming at the hands of Dan Henderson and Wanderlei Silva. “I feel I deserve a shot. I have got to beat Miller, he is tough. I am not looking past him. (But) it’s me, I’m the contender,” said Bisping, in an interview with Fighters Only Magazine recently. “(Vitor) Belfort has just been beat, Yushin Okami has just been beat, (Chael) Sonnen got beat. What are they going to do…keep beating each other up and then have another shot at him? No, I’m the contender.” Bisping was nearing a title shot before falling to Henderson after the two coached against one another on TUF. The only other defeat of Bisping’s career came to Rashad Evans by Split Decision in 2007, as he is 21-3 with 13 knockouts. “I feel I match quite well with Anderson believe it or not, I think stylistically I will give him a good match up,” Bisping said. “I will do a better job than everyone has lately. The last fight Anderson had was against Sonnen.” Since defeating Sonnen with a fifth round submission, “The Spider” has stopped Belfort in the first round with a front kick and Okami in the second by TKO. “So yeah, if I get my shot…listen, it’s easier said than done,” Bisping said. “You can sit here and say, ‘You’ve got to do this against Anderson,’ – getting in the cane and doing it to him is a completely different kettle of fish. But I feel I have earned the right to have my shot.” PHOTO CREDIT – UFC

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No fighter in the UFC middleweight division seems to know how to defeat Anderson Silva. Likewise for 170-pound champion Georges St. Pierre and light heavyweight kingpin Jon Jones. So why not just have them fight each other? It's what some fans want, but this MMA Nation article reinforces the old proverb that to want, is suffering. Find out why here.

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Michael Bisping's team may not be having a ton of success to this point on the current season of The Ultimate Fighter, but that doesn't change the fact that he's still the favorite to beat Jason Miller when the two men finally meet in the cage. Some fans feel that beating Miller would give the UFC an excuse to put Bisping into a title shot against Anderson Silva. A shot at the championship is exactly what Bisping told Fighters Only Magazine that he wanted: "I feel I deserve a shot. I have got to beat Miller, he is tough, I am not looking past him. [But] its me, I'm the contender. Belfort has just been beat, Yushin Okami has just been beat, Sonnen got beat. What are they going to do, all they all going to keep beating each other up and then having another shot at him? ... "I feel I match quite well with Anderson believe it or not, I think stylistically I will give him a good match up. I will do a better job than everyone has lately, Anderson hasn't even been in a fight lately. They haven't pressured him, they haven't turned it into a fight. The last fight Anderson had was against Chael Sonnen," he said. I fully expect Bisping to dominate Miller when the two meet. But in terms of style matchups, Anderson Silva is an absolute nightmare for Mike.

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- Anderson Silva doesn’t want to sign autographs, he just wants to dance! (TheFightNerd)"It looks like that case of Bieber Fever that Anderson Silva recently contracted in Brazil has worsened, as the UFC Middleweight champion was caught dancing during an autograph session at this past weekend’s UFC Fan Expo in Houston. Silva danced the night away with fans, and if you wanted to get an autograph you better be able to bust a move with the Brazilian fighter!"- Exclusive Interview: Jorge Masvidal

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Here's a theoretical situation: Anderson's camp says flat out "Chael doesn't deserve the shot. He was cheating and tapped. He hasn't done enough to earn another shot." Meanwhile, Henderson loses to Shogun and Vitor gets another title shot. Anderson KO's him and announces that he's getting too old and injuries are taking too much of a toll, he is done with fighting. Would this be a black mark on Silva's career to you? submitted by HTP5 [link] [12 comments]

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So Anderson Silva was apparently pretty pissed off about that whole patting his wife on the ass comment that Chael Sonnen made last week. Between the mortgage fraud, the “steroids” and the comments, Silva’s manager Ed Soares tells MMA Junkie that Sonnen should be locked in a different kind of cage. “First the guy gets in trouble for fraud, then he tests positive for steroids, and now he wants to kick in someone’s door and slap their wife in the ass? This guy should be in jail; he shouldn’t be fighting… Hyping up the fight is one thing, but I think you cross the line when you start talking about people’s family.” Still, despite Sonnen’s best attempts to coax the middleweight champ into a rematch, the Silva camp isn’t exactly jumping at the opportunity. They’re more focused on Silva’s injured shoulder instead. “Chael is not the person that’s going to determine when [Silva] is going to take the fight,” Soares said. “When he’s going to take this fight is when his shoulder is completely healed up, and he’s ready to start his training camp for the fight. “It’s not because Chael says he wants to fight in February. Who is Chael to determine that? Chael needs to take a number and wait his turn. He got his opportunity, and he tapped. It’s not the first time he’s tapped, and I guarantee you it won’t be the last.” “Would it be a big fight? It would be a huge fight, but right know, it’s not so much who he’s going to fight and when,” Soares said of a potential rematch. “It’s making sure Anderson gets back to 100 percent before he gets in there.” Regardless of how they choose to play it in the media, money talks at the end of the day and this is a big money fight. There’s no way they would duck Sonnen unless they really don’t think Anderson would beat him again. It may not happen on Super Bowl weekend, but it would be pretty shocking (and disappointing) if it didn’t happen at all. Image via CombatLifestyle.com

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UFC president Dana White on Saturday revealed UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva as the winner named as the cover athlete for UFC Undisputed 3.

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I wonder what Chael Sonnen's demeanor is like when his drive thru order at Wendy's is incorrect. I can't imagine any conceivable way he doesn't turn his car right back around and challenge whoever made his order to some sort of face off that will leave one of them standing and the other one still working at a burger joint. Albeit face down in pickles and tiny packets of ketchup. Sonnen is a man who just gave Anderson Silva an incredible opportunity: If Ando wins, Chael leaves the UFC and presumably Anderson alone for the rest of their days. If Chael wins, however, he wants Anderson Silva to leave the middleweight division forever. Chael spoke to MMAFighting.com to clarify his post fight ultimatum. "he’s a coward and I don’t think he’d accept,” And you’ve gotta play by a coward’s rules sometimes. I’m trying to lure him into a fight so I gotta stick that carrot out there – something that I think he’ll do.” “If Joe Rogan hadn’t taken the microphone out of my mouth I would have told him, ‘Anderson Silva I want your answer right now. If you accept I will wait till Super Bowl Weekend but if you reject I will walk over there right now and whip your ass in Houston, Texas!’” “I have seen Anderson dance and I will tell you, he’s got some pretty good moves. He’s a pretty good dancer, I’ll give him that. I caught him at a club one time dancing and was like, ‘You’re a pretty good dancer.’ He can move a little bit.” “These guys are tough guys. Stann is no different. He hit me hard in the body. Man, it hurt. I can still feel it. All these guys are tough. There’s really nothing I can say. You go do these matches, you do the best you can, but I am not here to be one of ‘these guys’. I’ve got plenty of money and plenty of fame. I’m after twelve pounds of gold and that’s it.” If it's a draw then I call for a dance off. [source]

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Anderson Silva’s manager Ed Soares has reacted angrily to Chael Sonnen’s latest round of outbursts and indignations.Sonnen defeated Brian Stann...

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The look on UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva's face on Saturday night was worth a million words.

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After thoroughly dominated Brian Stann, Chael Sonnen gave what some are calling “the best interview in UFC history.” Whether it was or not, it was certainly the gutsiest. With Anderson Silva ringside, Sonnen completely ignored Joe Rogan’s first post-fight question and proceeded to call out the middleweight champ in epic fashion. “Anderson Silva – you absolutely suck. I’m calling you out, Silva, but we’re upping the stakes. I beat you, you leave the division. You beat me, I’ll leave the UFC forever.” Then he walked out of cage. At the post-fight press conference, Sonnen said a deal’s a deal and he’s a man of his word, and added that if the roles were reversed, he would walked into the cage and “shoved the microphone up his ass”, but all Anderson did was sit there. Dana White stopped short of giving Sonnen the rematch right then and there, but acknowledged that it’s a fight that people want to see. Sonnen wants it on Super Bowl weekend, but Dana says that card will take place in Vegas where Sonnen still has licensing issues. As Dana said, “we’ll see what happens.” HT: Cage Today

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Chael Sonnen pushed Anderson Silva to the absolute limits in his last time in the Octagon. At UFC 136 he made his return and faced Brian Stann, a man on a mission for a middleweight title shot of his own. Sonnen looked in form in the first round, getting an early takedown and dominating on the ground. He worked from back control, mount and inside the guard, landing punches and elbows while never finding himself in any danger. It was total domination. Unfortunately for Stann, it didn't get any better in the second round as Sonnen quickly took him down and resumed his dominance. Despite a horrific stand up when both men were working, Sonnen scored another takedown and locked up an arm triangle and forced the submission. Sonnen looked like he hadn't lost a thing in the cage and on the mic he was no different. Sonnen challenged Anderson Silva in the ring saying "Anderson Silva, you absolutely suck" and challenging him to a fight on Super Bowl weekend. Sonnen said that he wanted to "Up the stakes" saying that if he wins Silva needs to leave the middleweight division, and if Silva wins he (Chael) will retire from the UFC.

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Anderson Silva dances with joy after his virtual character in Undisputed 3 defeats Jon Jones at the UFC Fan Expo in Houston.

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After months of voting and deliberation, hope and change has finally come. THQ has officially announced the UFC Undisputed 3 cover fighter and it is none other than Anderson Silva. The Spider beat out the likes of GSP, Frankie Edgar, Jon Jones and Cain Velasquez to grace this iteration of the UFC simulation. Upon the announcement streamed live on UFCUndisputed.com, Dana White released a thousand doves and high school marching bands from the surrounding area choreagraphed a routine just for this special occasion as Anderson's name was announced. It was grand. I can't say I was disappointed about the outcome, I will admit that I voted and I voted for Anderson. However I honestly thought Bones Jones or Cain was going to run away with it. As always when it comes to democratically voting for a cover athlete, my prediction was wrong. View the cover in all of it's glory below. "This is, for me, a big dream," Silva said. "I'm so happy." Before the conspiracy theorists claim that the UFC cover is cursed and Ando will lose his belt soon, keep in mind Forrest Griffin lost his title before 09 launched and Brock defended his title against Shane Carwin after 2010 came out. So don't think Anderson Silva has a cosmic force against him. He's fine. The back cover of the box will predict a submission correctly though. [source]

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HOUSTON - UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva will grace the cover of "UFC Undisputed 3." On the main stage of UFC Fan Expo Houston 2011, UFC president Dana White today revealed the winner of a fan-driven vote that ran from Aug. 26 to Sept 30. "I'm very happy," Silva said after the announcement. "Thank you to my fans and my family. For me this is a great, great, great dream."

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You never expect to fire up your computer on a Thursday and see Anderson Silva dancing on stage with Justin Bieber, but that’s exactly what happened today. HT: MiddleEasy

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I get the feeling Chael Sonnen really wants to fight Anderson Silva (again). That could explain his obsession with calling out the reigning 185-pound champion, who survived four-and-a-half rounds of abuse before submitting Sonnen with a triangle choke at UFC 117 back in August 2010. The mouthy middleweight mudslinger was a recent guest on The MMA Show and told host Mauro Ranallo (via Middle Easy) to relay a message to "The Spider," which sounded more like the threat of home invasion, but let's not argue about semantics. "You tell Anderson Silva I'm coming over and I'm kicking down his backdoor and patting his little lady on the ass and I'm telling her to make me a steak, medium-rare just how I like it." So far we have trespassing, breaking and entering, assault, and excellent taste. Sonnen's trip to Brazil may depend on the outcome of UFC 136, where he's currently booked to throw hands opposite Marine Corps crusher Brian Stann on Oct. 8 in Houston. It's the All-American wrestler versus the "All-American." No word yet on whether or not Peter Luger will be the official sponsor of Silva vs. Sonnen II, but if the Spider camp does respond, don't expect it to be in jest. Stay tuned.

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  Does a good defense really make for a good offense? In mixed martial arts (MMA) it is as important to defend as it is to attack. There are fighters who like to utilize a shootout style hoping to be the one left standing after the onslaught but there aren't many of these men that sit atop their respective weight classes. The ones who do defend well are, often times, the most successful. A fighter like Anderson Silva has made a legendary career out of knocking opponents out while taking little to no damage in the process. He takes little punishment while handing out massive beatdowns. Ben Henderson and Jon Fitch have become known as being impossible to submit in their MMA careers, fending off submissions as though they're totally immune. Those who have kinks in their defensive armor suffer heavily from not being able to match their offense with any sort of reliable defense. And that can be very costly with the elite fighters in the sport today who can capitalize on just about any mistake you make, even if it's just a small one. One of these fighters is Chael Sonnen, a veteran in the sport with 37 career fights spanning several promotions dating all the way back to 1997. Of those 37 fights, Chael has lost 11 times, with eight of those coming by way of submission. And, not surprisingly to most that follow Sonnen, all but one of those submissions are chokes. How could a wrestler who has been part of this sport for over 14 years have such a debilitating weakness? Knowing his own strengths, such as ground and pound and control from top position, shouldn’t he have trained chokes since that would be the best defense against his style of fighting? To get more in detail on the errors Chael makes follow me after the jump. At UFC 117, Chael Sonnen would hit the pinnacle of his career when he would meet up with Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva. Sonnen would earn that contender opportunity after ruthless beatdown victories over Nate Marquadt and Yushin Okami, two perennial contenders.  After a decade plus of grinding through the MMA lifestyle that saw him fight the likes of Paulo Filho, Forrest Griffin and Jeremy Horn, he had finally cemented himself atop his respective division and was in line for his first shot at UFC glory. Sonnen would deliver, too, and back up his bold prediction prior to the fight. The MMA world watched as Anderson Silva was beat up and battered with near-300 punches coming from the unrelenting and vicious challenger. However, with the title at his fingertips and mere moments away, Sonnen would allow his Achilles heel to once again overshadow his talents. Even though Silva just blasted Sonnen with a shot to the jaw that lands flush, you can see that Sonnen has top position inside the long legged guard of the champion. He has kept his posture upright which gives him space to land strikes while also keeping him in distance to anticipate submission attacks. This position is one that was very familiar in this fight for Sonnen as he pounded his way through the defense of Anderson several times throughout this fight. He always kept his posture where it should be. A lot of instructors teach that you should always be able to see the sky or the roof from your posture while in the guard to keep from being vulnerable to submissions. That teaches you to keep yourself erect and away from any chance to be snatched down and your posture broken. But while posture is hugely important, that's not all there is to it. One of the most important facets of jiu-jitsu is wrist control. In mixed martial arts this does a few things, one of them being a way to prevent getting hit with strikes. When Anderson clutches on to Sonnen's right writst, he limits Chael from landing strikes with that arm. But it also isolates it in anticipation of a possible submission attempt. Isolation of an arm can do a number of things ranging from arm bars, kimuras, triangles and even omoplatas. Keep an eye out for isolation of the arms. Now, Anderson has broken down Sonnen's posture. Sonnen is now within reach of both Silva's arms and legs. Even though he has a hand pressed onto Silva's face in hopes of blocking his breathing and causing discomfort, he now has his hands in an area where a mere second of lapsed judgment could lead to an isolation and submission attempt. Anderson has the right arm still slightly trapped with his arm overlapping and he also has the left arm trapped as he squeezes it between his arm pit. Nothing at this point is fully committed to but he is attacking and seeking openings.   His elbow strike causes Sonnen to slump even more within his guard, which allows Anderson to rest from the strikes being thrown and also allows him to set up his next course of action. The arm trapping finally produces results. After absorbing hundreds of shots thrown by Sonnen, Silva finally sneaks his triangle into the mix. With both arms trapped by overlapping his hands over them to control, Anderson creates enough space pushing the right arm back and throwing his own left leg over Sonnen's shoulder. With a lengthy fighter like Anderson it is always dangerous to allow their legs to be on top of you. Why? Because he can lock in a triangle a lot quicker then someone with shorter legs. Anderson throws the leg up and over and when Chael attempts to pull out of the hold, the other trapped arm is being tugged on to prevent that. Chael sits in the choke too long as Anderson pulls down on his head and pushes up with his hips to tighten the choke even further. By the time Chael even begins defending, he is already in a deep hole. Sonnen does do the right thing by stacking Anderson up; however, it is too little to late, as his efforts are thwarted by the choke itself which has sapped a lot of his energy. Anderson at this point should have cut the angle and rolled Chael over. By not doing this, he allows Chael one last desperation gasp of defense. Sonnen tries to put his leg over Silva's body to wrap around and slip out of the choke. At this point, Anderson starts attacking with the armbar/triangle combination and he beats Chael to the punch, securing the tap out, the victory and notching another title defense in one of the most amazing come from behind victories in MMA history. Chael loses for numerous reasons, starting at wrist control. He allows Anderson to trap his arms long enough to attack. Most of the basic jiu-jitsu techniques teach wrist control heavily and for Sonnen to succumb to that shows his lack of respect for Anderson’s jiu-jitsu while exposing his over confidence in his ground and pound and posture. (For breakdowns on the chokes and defenses, click here, here and here.) He also gives up posture. He starts the round the way he had the four previous rounds and that is with great posture delivering brutal strikes to a grounded foe. Posture is another basic technique that is taught when attacking from inside the guard of an opponent. But this isn’t the first time Chael has made these mistakes.   Yes, Maniacs, that is Forrest Griffin utilizing the underrated ground game Joe Rogan is always talking about. In 2003, Sonnen would face off against the future champion under the IFC banner. And the result is eerily similar to what we just discussed with Silva. That is because Chael succumbs to the very same choke with the very same set up. As you can see, Forrest has double arm control the exact same way Silva did. Forrest has isolated the left arm behind Sonnen and has also trapped the right arm in preparation for a possible armbar/triangle combination. The triangle comes up and over the neck and Forrest pulls down on the head until the tap out comes. Sonnen would also succumb to the exact same choke to Demian Maia, Jeremy Horn and Renato Sobral. This is a wrestler’s mentality, though. A lot of fighters with that base will establish themselves heavy on your body and deliver strikes from that position. Grapplers have been working to counter just that for years and in these two clips, it shows. Chael Sonnen’s Achilles heel isn’t his lack of defense of chokes. His biggest weakness is that he is fails to follow the most rudimentary rules of grappling. It shows in his eight losses to men with a deep understanding of Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Luckily for Sonnen, Brian Stann doesn’t possess the high level jiu-jitsu off his back that Anderson Silva, Demian Maia, Renato Sobral and Jeremy Horn do. Will Chael brutalize Stann this weekend with his smothering ground and pound or do you Maniac’s feel this weakness will be exploited ... again? Sound off!

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Chael Sonnen has talked A LOT of trash about Anderson Silva in the past 18 months, but the one line he never crossed was talking about Anderson Silva’s wife or his family. Well, on The MMA Show with Mauro Ranallo yesterday, Sonnen crossed that line. Transcription via MiddleEasy: “You tell Anderson Silva I’m coming over and I’m kicking down his backdoor and patting his little lady on the ass and I’m telling her to make me a steak, medium-rare just how I like it.” Yep, he really went there. I tell you what, it may not be the most honorable thing to do, but if you want to pick a fight with someone, nothing is more effective than bringing a man’s wife into it. If Silva continues to play it cool after this, he’s a better man than me. Image via Esther Lin for MMA Fighting

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If Chael Sonnen didn't make your cerebellum implode in your head on a weekly basis, then he would be letting the entire MMA world down -- and let's face it, no one wants that. Here's a question for the uninitiated: What do Republican gangsters from West Linn, Oregon do when they're hungry? Easy. They pat their competitor's wife on the butt and tell her to make a medium-rare steak. Well, at least future competitor. This week on Mauro Ranallo's 'The MMA Show,' Chael Sonnen made yet another legendary appearance and just before hanging up the phone with Mauro, he wanted Ranallo to relay a message to Anderson Silva regarding his wife. "You tell Anderson Silva I'm coming over and I'm kicking down his backdoor and patting his little lady on the ass and I'm telling her to make me a steak, medium-rare just how I like it." If you listen closely, you can hear Anderson Silva's speed-dialing his phone in Curitba, Brazil, asking Dana White for a rematch to a fight he already won. [Source]

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Every time we end a contest I always ask Zeus if we can rent out an old VFW hall and have a ceremony to mark the occasion. He says there is no conceivable way for that to happen once, let alone up to a dozen times a year. I'm no carpenter, but I think I can throw some black tablecloth on some card tables, create a nice little centerpiece that is tasteful yet thought provoking, then construct a stage and a lighting system that works dynamically enough for everyone to enjoy. It's no big deal, and I'm sure the VFW has a podium we can borrow for the night. We will need a sound guy though, I refuse to do the sound. Until then, this is yet another contest finale without a closing ceremony, sorry guys. So without further ado, I present to you the DstryrSG, FighterXFashion, MiddleEasy.com Anderson Silva Create-a-Technique contest winner and runner up! 1st place We want to thank Rachel and her sparring partner/soulless ginger friend Liz for creating a technique that can be used not only for self defense purposes, but for fun and love. Anderson Silva would be proud. In fact, I'm sure he's reading this right now and he is nodding in agreement. Your Anderson Silva MMA Instructional Manual and Magic Beanie are in the hands of the increasingly unreliable US Postal Service. Runner up Normally we don't condone the usage of cuss words, we don't even swear in real life, but this step by step guide to "fight good" by IAMPhoenix was too good for us not to show you guys. Granted, step one of the technique is to be Anderson Silva, which may be difficult for some people, but this loophole was never even considered when we wrote our ten thousand word terms of service agreement for the contest. Clever, Phoenix. Clever.

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"It's getting harder and harder to deny that (Anderson Silva) shouldn't be shown that appreciation. He ducked Okami for years but he did finally go in there and he made it look easy so I think you've got to look at that. If you're asking if I would ever conceive that Anderson's better than me, no. I would simply refer you to the tape. I think he and I's skills are vastly different. I think I could come down a lot and still be ahead of him. I also thinks he ducks and dodges opponents constantly but listen,

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"It's getting harder and harder to deny that [Anderson Silva] shouldn't be shown that appreciation. He ducked Okami for years but he did finally go in there and he made it look easy so I think you've got to look at that. If you're asking if I would ever conceive that Anderson's better than me, no. I would simply refer you to the tape. I think he and I's skills are vastly different. I think I could come down a lot and still be ahead of him. I also thinks he ducks and dodges opponents constantly but listen, his wins and losses speak for themselves and the fact of the matter whether I'd like to admit it or not is he's done a better job than anybody, he's done a better job than me and he is the champion. That doesn't mean that I'm gonna quit poking my finger in his chest but at some point I think fairness needs to kick in too and I think you need to look at what he's done and tip your hat to him a little bit." It looks like somebody has an appetite for humble pie. Former title challenger Chael Sonnen has been all over the news with his trash talk of UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva, a man he was minutes away from defeating before succumbing to a fifth round triangle choke at UFC 117. But in today's conference call for next Saturday night's UFC 136 event alongside his upcoming opponent Brian Stann, Sonnen was noticeably tame. He heaped praise upon Stann and actually toned down his rhetoric on "The Spider." Perhaps Silva's two round obliteration of Sonnen's friend and teammate Yushin Okami had something to do with it. Do you think this change in attitude will stick if Sonnen is able to defeat Stann and earn another shot at the belt?

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Remember how Anderson Silva vs. Dan Henderson II was heavily rumored for UFC on FOX 1? Well, it turns out the rematch was discussed, but didn’t come together because Anderson Silva has an injured shoulder. Dan Henderson commented on match-up at today’s UFC 139 press conference and said Silva is the only opponent he would go back to 185 for. “There’s only one fight that I’d probably fight at 185 [pounds] and he won’t fight right now, I guess,” Henderson said in reference to Silva, adding that the champion “said he’s hurt.” “Everybody could speculate, and I’d be one of those same people, but that’s the fight that we originally talked about,” Henderson said. “But evidently he hurt himself.” To clear up any questions about Silva’s alleged injury, Dana White chimed in and confirmed that Silva is in fact hurt and not ducking anybody because it’s that time of the month like Chael Sonnen would have you believe. “He was hurt in that fight,” White said today. “He hurt his shoulder; he’s got bursitis or something, and the doctor had him lay off for eight weeks.” “Listen, Anderson Silva’s fought everybody,” he said. “It’s not like he’s ducking fights. He’s never ducked a fight … and if this thing goes right and Dan wants to cut that weight, then we can talk about Anderson Silva.” Dana didn’t really say when Anderson Silva would defend his title again, but if it’s not going to happen well into 2012, Vitor Belfort is more than happy to fight the Chael Sonnen vs. Brian Stann winner for the title shot at UFC 141. Apparently, Hendo might be in that discussion as well, but if he beats Shogun Rua in Nov. it probably makes more sense to have him fight the Jon Jones vs. Rashad Evans winner since that’s the weight class he’s been fighting in (sans the Fedor fight). Like most title scenarios though, it will come down to timing and that’s not clear yet.

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Everyone's favorite zany middleweight Chael Sonnen recently weighed on a topic that has made the round a bit since UFC 134 - the fact that Anderson Silva said he went into his fight with Yushin Okami with an injury and took anti-inflammatories for the injury. Silva also said he was injured entering his fight with Sonnen at UFC 117, so Chael wasn't about to pass up an opportunity to say something about it. This dandy of a quote was said to Paul Lazenby: "I don't think that treatment for Anderson's problems is prohibited by the UFC, even right before a match. Some medications are limited, as you know, but Anderson is in a state of medical legitimacy because I don't think that Midol is prohibited, nor are chocolate or Gerard Butler movies. I have never personally had to deal with his sort of condition, but I feel for him and I really want to see what his top fighting form actually is, since we apparently haven't seen it yet. I can't remember the last time that he didn't say he was hurt for a match, and it's starting to alienate the fight fans. So he should take care of himself when he's suffering, or else the public will be stuck with the same unengaging fights and lackluster victories until he either dies or finally hits menopause." I'm sure Anderson will love that one. Sonnen will step into the cage for the first time since he was defeated by Silva when he faces Brian Stann at UFC 136 on October 8th. Silva will be on the shelf for the rest of the year rehabbing his injury and should return early next year. More SBN coverage of UFC 136

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UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva retained his division title by destroying 185-pound number one contender Yushin Okami at the UFC 134: "Rio" pay-per-view event from the HSBC Arena back on Aug. 27 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. And injured his shoulder in the process. That means the Brazilian, who was forced to finish his training camp on pain medication, will be riding the pine until 2012 while rehabilitating it. Chael Sonnen (via PaulLazenby.com), not surprisingly, was unsympathetic: "I don't think that treatment for Anderson's problems is prohibited by the UFC, even right before a match. Some medications are limited, as you know, but Anderson is in a state of medical legitimacy because I don't think that Midol is prohibited, nor are chocolate or Gerard Butler movies. I have never personally had to deal with his sort of condition, but I feel for him and I really want to see what his top fighting form actually is, since we apparently haven't seen it yet. I can't remember the last time that he didn't say he was hurt for a match, and it's starting to alienate the fight fans. So he should take care of himself when he's suffering, or else the public will be stuck with the same unengaging fights and lackluster victories until he either dies or finally hits menopause." "The Spider," widely-considered one of the top pound-for-pound mixed martial artists on the planet, looked practically invincible during his incredible championship run inside the Octagon -- until Sonnen almost knocked him from his perch at UFC 117: "Silva vs. Sonnen" back in 2010. Almost. The trash-talking ex-Realtor dished out four rounds of punishment and was minutes away from a monstrous upset in the fifth and final frame before a careless guard attack left him strangled inside a triangle choke. Nevertheless, Sonnen got a lot closer to the Brazilian's gold than anyone else in his division, prompting UFC fans to call for a second go-round should Brian Stann falter in his quest to become the next contender at UFC 136 on Oct. 8. Prior to his suspension and other legal troubles, Sonnen was penciled in for an immediate rematch against Silva earlier this year. But Vitor Belfort -- who the Oregon wrestler describes as "one of the scariest guys in the company" -- was plugged in as a replacement and was finished in less than four minutes. If Sonnen can defeat his "other" friend, Stann, later this fall, it could be near impossible for the promotion to deny him a title shot. The heat, rivalry and potential pay-per-view (PPV) revenue that the pair can generate in a rematch is just too much to withstand. But can UFC fans handle another helping of Sonnen's relentless trash talk? And do you believe he can replicate his performance from the first fight -- sans triangle choke? What say you?

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“I don’t think that treatment for Anderson’s problems is prohibited by the UFC, even right before a match. Some medications are limited, as you know, but Anderson is in a state of medical legitimacy because I don’t think that Midol is prohibited, nor are chocolate or Gerard Butler movies. I have never personally had to deal with his sort of condition, but I feel for him and I really want to see what his top fighting form actually is, since we apparently haven’t seen it yet. I can’t remember the last time that he didn’t say he was hurt for a match, and it’s starting to alienate the fight fans. So he should take care of himself when he’s suffering, or else the public will be stuck with the same unengaging fights and lackluster victories until he either dies or finally hits menopause.” — Chael Sonnen answering Paul Lazenby’s question about Anderson Silva and banned substances I don’t really have anything to add here. Chael Sonnen is obviously going to keep saying ridiculous things about Anderson Silva until he finally gets his rematch. Image via Esther Lin for MMA Fighting

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Check out Anderson Silva showing off his ballroom dance moves in Brazilian pop star Marisa Monte’s new music video. Unlike Chuck Liddell, I think Anderson would have a real chance of winning Dancing with the Stars if he were to ever do it. He can’t sing, but he can damn sure dance. HT: Cage Potato

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Sure Anderson, you may be able to out-box me, submit me within seconds, high-kick my brain into the exosphere, elbow my skull to an adjacent angle and out-dance me, but I would lace you in Halo: Reach. In fact, I can absolutely guarantee that I would beat any current UFC fighter in any variation of Halo. However, that's probably the only thing I could out-anything Anderson Silva in. I could probably type more words than him per minute. There's a good chance that I could eat more cheese sticks than him, with or without marinara sauce. However, as far as slow dancing with an attractive chick -- The Spider wins. Check out this dance clip of Ando getting seductive on the dance floor. [Source]

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"I don't think that treatment for Anderson's problems is prohibited by the UFC, even right before a match. Some medications are limited, as you know, but Anderson is in a state of medical legitimacy because I don't think that Midol is prohibited, nor are chocolate or Gerard Butler movies. I have never personally had to deal with his sort of condition, but I feel for him and I really want to see what his top fighting form actually is, since we apparently haven't seen it yet. I can't remember the last time

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Dan Henderson’s boxing coach Gustavo Pugliese says his charge was offered a rematch with middleweight champion Anderson Silva, but claims the Brazilian...

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Dan Henderson’s boxing coach Gustavo Pugliese says his charge was offered a rematch with middleweight champion Anderson Silva, but claims the Brazilian...

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