Few good things arose out of Anderson Silva’s recent UD victory over Demian Maia, unless of course you have a strange fascination with learning new taunting techniques, then clearly Silva provided you with a showboating demonstration that the sport has never seen. Although the UFC would clearly prefer for fans to watch Silva because he’s crazy good and fun as hell to watch (when he’s actually, you know, interested in fighting), having a heel around (to use the pro rasslin vernacular) can also be good for PPV numbers.
By now you’re probably aware that Dana White recently confirmed on Jim Rome’s show that Chael Sonnen is getting the tap to face Silva on August 7th. If there’s a guy who can hype a bout with Silva, whose approval rating has taken a serious hit recently, it’s Sonnen. Speaking to MMA Junkie recently, Sonnen offered more ‘Sonnens’ on the whole Silva situation. For example:
“Nobody has challenged Anderson Silva,” Sonnen said. “Not one human being, not one interview. Go to what the kids call ‘Google,’ and prove me wrong. Show me one athlete in any weight class that’s challenged this guy except me.”
“What’s different about me is that I acknowledge Anderson Silva’s going to hit me and kick me,” he said. “I acknowledge it’s going to hurt a lot. But I don’t care.”
Although the article reports that Silva has yet to sign off on the bout, mark our words, this is going to get good, real good.