Sonnen took care of business against Brian Stann, and his rematch with Anderson Silva may be imminent. Sonnen should be careful—he may not enjoy getting his wish.
Sonnen has high hopes, and they are understandable considering he had considerable success in their first match-up before Silva submitted him via triangle choke.
Controversy crept into the equation when a drug test revealed that Sonnen had elevated testosterone levels for the bout. Since then Sonnen has been suspended and arrested for several infractions and issues away from the Octagon.
During his time away he has used twitter as his personal forum for calling out many MMA fighters, including Vitor Belfort, Mirko Cro Cop and Lyoto Machida.
After he submitted Brian Stann on Saturday night, he used the post fight interview as a opportunity to call on the Spider.
It is true, the match against Sonnen was the worst I’ve seen Silva look in years, but the fact is, he still beat Sonnen. Compound the result of the fight with the fact that Sonnen may not have been competing on a level playing field. Those facts don’t exactly make Sonnen a favorite in the rematch.
Silva has looked dominating since. Kicking Vitor Belfort’s face off and dominating an overmatched Yushin Okami to avenge the last blemish on his legendary career.
It will certainly be a big-time fight, when it takes place, but Sonnen better be prepared to face a prepared and pissed Anderson Silva.
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