We are now just days away from Bellator’s second attempt at pay-per-view (PPV), as Bellator: NYC is set to take place this Saturday (June 24, 2017) from the famed Madison Square Garden in New York City. The event will be headlined by a grudge match years in the making, as veterans Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva are gearing up to do battle.
The two have been scheduled to fight numerous times over the years, but the bout never came to fruition. In fact, some were worried that it would fall through this time too after Silva missed two pre-fight press conferences. “The Axe Murderer”, however, said he missed those press conferences because he wasn’t confident that he’d be able to control himself around Sonnen.
After all, the Brazilian recently admitted that he’s never had a rival quite like “The American Gangster”:
“I’ve never had an opponent like this, and I don’t like it,” Silva told MMAjunkie Radio. “I had some bad guys like (Ricardo) Arona, but (Sonnen is) many times more. I need to concentrate and be ready to make the fight what I want to do.”
“For sure I’m going to hurt him, a lot,” Silva said. “I want to feel his blood on the ground.”
Silva hasn’t competed in over four years, as his last appearance came against Brian Stann at UFC on Fuel TV 8 back in March 2013. He seems to be motivated heading into his bout with Sonnen, however, and he claimed that his ‘technique is back’:
“It’s been a long time since my last fight,” he said. “Now, finally, my technique is back. Everything is right, and I’m really happy. I’m so happy to get back to work.”
While Silva is known more for his aggressive striking and for his background in Muay Thai, Sonnen is known more for his wrestling and for his powerful takedowns. Silva is well aware of this, and he says that he’ll be ready for it on fight night:
“I trained a lot of knees, because I know what he wants to do,” Silva said. “He has just one movement, and in that moment, I’m going to catch him.”
Who do you expect to come out on top in the main event of Bellator: NYC?
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