Chael Sonnen: My First UFC Fight Will Be Against Anderson Silva
Prior to his WEC 36 victory over middleweight title-holder Paulo Filho, Chael Sonnen revealed to Gracie Mag that his first opponent in the UFC will be middleweight champion Anderson Silva:
You are one of the best fighters in the WEC. Are you thinking of heading to the UFC?
Truth is, after this fight I’m going to the UFC.
Do you have an idea who your first opponent in the UFC will be?
Once I’m in the UFC, my first adversary will be Anderson Silva.
Really? Has that been confirmed?
Yes, it’s confirmed. Once I’m in the UFC I’ll fight Anderson Silva. I think he’s a great fighter, but I’m only going to start thinking about that after my fight with Paulo Filho. If you want to ask me about it after tonight, I’ll be happy to answer.
This seems like a highly unlikely matchup at this point, especially considering Sonnen’s fight against Filho was one of the most disappointing fights of the year. If this proves true you can’t help but feel that Sonnen is being used as a stepping stone for Silva to propel himself back into the dominant status he held prior to his lackluster victory over Patrick Cote.
[HT: Fightlinker]
Tags: Anderon Silva, Chael Sonnen
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Oh my. There is nothing like being thrown to the wolves first fight out of the gate.
Wow, if he really is fighting Silva for his first fight…get the smelling salts ready, he will be KOed.
Good god really I mean really?
I can’t believe this its in a twisted way hilarious to me and if Sonnen angers Silva its going to brutal, I don’t think that we are going to wonder if Sonnen actually said “I tap” because most likely his jaw will be wired shut and won’t be able to talk after a fight with Anderson
When people start posting that Sonnen will beat the Spider, quit frankly I’m going to let u know you’re rather delusional and should reevaluate things
Or you’re a troll therefore u should go back to sheerdog and continue doing what it is that you do
sonnon will beat silva’s ass to a pulp no question, but then he will walk into the count and get his ass handed to him, then anderson silva will quit cos he wont want any of the count, then the count will become the best p4p fighter in the world and everyone on this site will think “boy that johnboy knew right from the start the count was going to be the best”
ide like to dedicate that comment to FR702
ok u got me im kidding around, silva will knock him out 1st round lol
ha ha ha is he serious? nothin like an early retirement. he should fight the crippler
This is not a smart move on his part. His first fight should be with Bisping, Marquardt, or the Hendo/Frankin winner, not Silva. Maybe wait and see if the UFC gets Lawler and take that fight. Bad idea to start your UFC career at 0-1.
BTW, I was saying that Sonnen would be KOed, not Silva…I’m not on drugs.
This match is already over,Anderson knocks him out in first round ,and I hope that johnnyboy was just kidding ,cause Anderson would destroy the count in the first round too,ala Silva vs Franklin 1
my bad did not read the final line
Does Sonnen want to commit suicide? His head will be found somewhere in the 3rd or 4th row.
This is the same sonnen that fought bablu a couple of years ago right???
This is a joke. But then again, who else do they have??
depression must be contagious now,he fought Paulo (who is odviously messed up in the head)now he wants to die ,this guy has to know that he is no where near the fighter that Anderson is.Really what is Dana doing letting this match happen ,that fight does not even deserve to be on the undercard,all we should see of that fight is the highlight of Anderson knocking his head off ,oh yeah that will be the entire fight!
JohnBoy thx for that made me laugh cheers
He’s a dead man walking, I mean come on now, after watching that fight with filho sonnen is a joke he had no power. With regards to they have no one else, they still should give cote a shot he didn’t lose that fight he got injured and bisping is a bum hands down bum he hasn’t faught anyone to hard yet thats for sure if you count leben as a tough opponent then your a clown let bisping fight dan henderson, martim kampman, thales leites, palhares, I mean come on bisping is not impressive at all
Pride’s first sentence covers it….This is the news that will cheer up all Paulo fans.
I don’t necessarily hold the Filho fight against Sonnen. When Filho does absolutely nothing for one whole round but lay on his back and wait for Sonnen to do something, and spends the next ten minutes trying his hardest to do the same thing, what can he do? I guess Sonnen could have tried to knock him out, but thee primary blame for that crappy fight lays at the feet of Fatty-o. With that having been said, though, I can’t see a fight against Silve going well for the boy.
I think people blame Chael for not throwing the uppercut. I don’t like Chael but I can understand not being more aggressive given that Paulo was imploding right before his eyes. No one blames Quarry for not taking out Starnes even though he would have needed a car to do catch him…)
chael “suicide” sonnen… thats how they will announce him
Come on Chael is not a dead man walking he might get hurt in the fight but when does a winning fighter not get hurt.
Sonnen 2009 Baby !
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Lets go Sonnen (CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP !)
I believe in you Chael someone has too
“Dietrich said:
Pride’s first sentence covers it….This is the news that will cheer up all Paulo fans.”
If that fat prick has any fans left after that steaming pile, I’m shocked. He Kalib Starnesed that fight…except he didn’t have the balls to stay on his feet. He kept trying to fall over and nap the rounds away.
That is the guy that was going to challenge Silva? Seriously? He couldn’t challenge a pomeranian the way that thing went.
@Us and Chuck, you are hilarious man, but to answer your question “when does a winning fighter not get hurt.” Answer: Anderson Silva!
Touché Willy………..Touché
This may not be the smartest move but he sure does have some balls. However i do think i can see an upset. Anderson has a bad reputation when it comes to fighting guys who a lot of people underestimate. Travis Lutter- first to get to the second round and get mount on Silva in the UFC. Patrick Cote- first to get to the third round with Anderson Silva in the UFC. Who knows what Chael will do.
Kyle, Lutter=win
Cote=win
But I too understand what you mean, if Anderson doesn’t feel pressure of having a great opponent across the cage (ie Hendo) he takes it easy on them if you will, on the other hand he is probably going to be pissed because people question him in his last fight and Sonnen just embarassed his buddy Filho (well Filho embarassed himself but whatever) soo I think Silva comes in and ends this early and violently
DBiz,
Did you see the prefight video with Filho on Sherdog? After watching that I never anticipated him doing the lay down. Some people think he flaked out between rounds 2 and 3 and some say at weigh ins. I think it was 10 seconds after the camera went off for Sherdog.
I don’t know Willy, I think he should stay away from Hendo and Franklin too.
hey sonnen could upset silva..you never know?…there is about a 99.99 percent he will get destroyed but that .01 percent chance it could happen i mean this is mma anything can happen anything..
If this fight happens, we’ll probably all be talking about the Serra Effect again as it approaches.
I’d rather see silva fight the winner of hendo/franklin. I know both guys got owned by silva but hell, at least those 2 guys are qualified. sonnen couldnt even finish filho when he was doing nothing.
Hey Sonnen beat Filho whether we like it or not and should be WEC MW champion. Since Zuffa is ditching the WEC MW and LHW divisions, Sonnen is the rightful challenger, Filho and Silva weren’t going to fight anyway. Robbie Lawler would be a good contender but he has to resign with Zuffa so let Sonnen have his moment. Sonnen is a good fundamentally sound fighter but Silva is on another planet and Filho is his boy so Chael…payback is a ****!