With mounting pressure on Rio de Janeiro mayor, UFC 147 date still undecided

STOCKHOLM – Maybe Chael Sonnen really hasn’t signed that contract after all.

As it turns out, the planned UFC 147 rematch between Sonnen and UFC
middleweight champion Anderson Silva may not take
place on June 23, as was originally announced.

UFC pres…

STOCKHOLM – Maybe Chael Sonnen really hasn’t signed that contract after all.

As it turns out, the planned UFC 147 rematch between Sonnen and UFC
middleweight champion Anderson Silva may not take
place on June 23, as was originally announced.

UFC president Dana White on Saturday revealed a United Nations meeting,
“Rio +20,” scheduled for June 20-22 in Rio de Janeiro is causing a few
complications that may force the company to move UFC 147 to a different
date.