He’s Back!
Chael Sonnen made a huge impact last night at UFC 136.
After defeating All American Brian Stann with an arm triangle, Sonnen sent out an open challenge to UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva.
Sonnen told MMAweekly that he is the “true champion, linear champion, people’s champion, and the best damn middleweight there’s ever been!”
In their first fight Sonnen dominated Silva for nearly the entire fight until he got caught in a triangle/armbar.
To this day Sonnen has claimed he beat up Silva and is the “true champion”.
Sonnen also believes that Silva will try to duck the fight.
“I understand what his skill set is, I understand that he’s got what I want.” Sonnen said. “I’m not crazy. I get it that he’s a good skilled guy. At the same time he’s a chicken, he’s a coward and he won’t fight me.”
If the UFC middleweight title is not enough, Sonnen raised the stakes after his match with Stann.
If Sonnen wins his rematch with Silva, Silva has to leave the middleweight division. If Silva wins though, Sonnen will leave the UFC forever.
Neither a match up nor the terms for the match have been announced as of yet. But it’s pretty much going to happen.
Sonnen is the only man to even come close to defeating Silva inside the Octagon. Had Sonnen not have gotten caught in a triangle choke, he could have very well had won against Silva.
Only time will tell if the rematch or the bet actually takes place. It will be a must see match up if it indeed does take place.