Stephan Bonnar is ready to shock the world – UFC Special
Not every fighter in the world gets the chance to face the best in the business. Stephan Bonnar, an American mixed martial artist, who never faced an elite fighter in his career, somehow received the honour of facing middleweight champion Anderson Silva
at UFC 153. Not only was Bonnar surprised over the fight call but every UFC fan was shocked to see Bonnar being Silva’s opponent.
Anderson Silva for sure is the best mixed martial artist right now and he has the best fighters around him always eyeing him for a match. For instance, Michael Bisping, British mixed martial artist, is eager to get a shot at Silva but the middleweight champion
declined Bisping’s offer.
For some reason, UFC president Dana White overlooked all possible opponents and went onto schedule Stephan Bonnar against Silva. Not that Bonnar is not a good fighter but he is no match for Silva, and everyone knows that!
However, the American is pretty excited for the match. He believes it is his only chance to prove his mettle against a top athlete in his division.
“Very rarely does a great opportunity come along, even if it is a long shot opportunity. That's kind of the story of my life. I'm kind of like, I don't have the best luck. I'm kinda the bad luck kid. Every once in a while a great opportunity comes along
and I take advantage of it. I did that with season one and this is the biggest opportunity to ever come my way. It kind of tops season one I'd say,” said Bonnar in his recent interview regarding UFC 153.
“The odds are stacked against and no one's giving me a chance and I kind of like it that way. It's no pressure on me. I just know what I can do. I'm not the type that's always fixed on outcomes,” he added.
For now, Silva is the favourite for the fight but Bonnar believes he has what it would take to defeat the unbeaten Brazilian fighter. If nothing else, Bonnar can at least put up a tough performance against Silva to entertain the crowd.
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