Chael Sonnen talked more trash than any fighter in UFC history leading up to Saturday's middleweight title fight with Anderson Silva.
Once he got Silva in the cage at UFC 117, he backed the talk up for four and a half rounds, dominating Silva until the champion finally managed to sink in a triangle choke that forced Sonnen to tap out in the fifth round.
"Chael had a hell of a fight tonight," Silva said afterward. "I knew that I was losing the first four rounds."
"It was a tough fight," Sonnen said afterward. "He's a tough guy. I came in second. What can I say? They gave me my chance and I came up short."
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See now that Silva/Sonnen fight is EXACTLY why MMA>>>>Boxing at this point. Think about it, when was the last time you saw a guy that far down on the score cards come back and win in boxing? Ain't no running, and no stalling. Cats are going for broke every second of every fight. That means sometimes the guy that's down will have an opportunity to win.
I kept wondering why Silva wasn't attempting any triangles or arm bars but he slapped both on in one at the end. Chael attempted to act like he hadn't tapped...again. But nobody was buying it and while he fought a helluva fight for 4+ rounds, you ALWAYS have to be on guard against Silva.
Maybe there will be a rematch. I expect if there is Silva will look a lot better because he definitely didn't look like himself for most of the fight. Some of that was Sonnen for sure, but some of it was him.
