UFC 136 was certainly a memorable night for the MMA giant. Not only were the fights exciting, and the main event having a come-from-behind knockout, but Chael Sonnen was on the undercard.
Just as he always has, Sonnen was able to impress most with his gift of gab. He was also able to impress in the cage as he swarmed the All-American Brian Stann, and got the victory by choke in the second round.
Still, the most impressive feat of the night had to be how he single-handedly trounced Dan Henderson, Michael Bisping and Jason “Mayhem” Miller without even having to be in the same state as them.
When the fight was over, Sonnen immediately called out Silva in his usual over-the-top manner and left the cage.
The next day articles exploded all over the Internet claiming that Sonnen had once again channeled the WWE, and cut a first-class promo. Others tried to focus more on his dominant win and his impressive handling of the former military hero and WEC light heavyweight champion.
No matter what they talked about, though, almost all articles had the same notion.
Chael Sonnen should be next for Anderson Silva.
Before the fight, Dana White had stated that Dan Henderson was in the running to get a rematch with Anderson Silva.
Michael Bisping and Jason “Mayhem” Miller were also coaches on this season of “The Ultimate Fighter” and both were probably in the running as well. Bisping because he is an international star who can sell pay-per-views, and Miller because of his MTV show “Bully Beatdown” and crazy personality.
Not to mention the fact that their rivalry would buildup to a fight on free TV during “The Ultimate Fighter” finale. If they had a decent scrap, one of them might have gotten a title shot.
After the fight, and more importantly, the post-fight interview, Dana White changed his mind and said that he would be foolish not to let that fight happen.
A dominant victory put Sonnen into the minds of every fan and journalist that was at that event or watching it live, but it was the two sentences he uttered after it was all said and done that got him his rematch.
And with it he was able to beat three different middleweights for the right to face Anderson Silva without having to even step in the cage with them.
Some say that actions are louder than words.
Saturday night, Chael Sonnen turned it the other way around.
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