Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen rematch to be held in June – UFC news
UFC president Dana White announced confirmation of the Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen II to be held in Brazil right after the UFC 143 ended.
In the post-fight conference, also announced that no date has been decided yet for the super-match but both the fighters have agreed to fight in Brazil.
Silva who is the current UFC middleweight champion will go one on one with Chael Sonnen who recently defeated Michael Bisping to attain the top contender spot. Silva has bagged 31 victories and 4 losses in MMA whereas 14 wins and 0 losses in UFC.
On the other hand, his opponent Sonnen has 27 victories, 11 losses and 1 tie in MMA whereas 6 wins and 4 losses in UFC. According to Dana White, the date will e finalised soon.
The pair has fought once before as well in the UFC 117 event in a historic match that would be remembered for years. Sonnen was the more aggressive fighter throughout the fight and he dominated the first four rounds successfully.
Since that fight, Sonnen has said that Silva will not be fighting him ever again after the brutal beating he got. However, now that the fight is on the cards, it will be a test for Sonnen whether he can beat him or not.
Chael Sonnen repetitively has claimed that the rematch will never happen since Silva does not want to face him anymore. On this, Dana White asserted, “Chael's full of [expletive]. You guys need to stop listening to Chael.”
Chael Sonnen is known for being pompous and most of his interviews and statements reflect that. That is probably the reason as to why Dana White has chosen to keep silent on Sonnen’s comments. According to White, the victory will be the final judgement on
who is the better fighter. Sonnen had also earlier claimed that Silva has lost his menace and that he should retire as soon as possible before he gets defeated.
However, the fact that Sonnen is a world-class fighter cannot be overlooked, especially after he dominated Michael Bisping in their last bout. Sonnen showed the world that he is not just full of talks but has action on offer too.
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