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Anderson Silva reveals knockouts weren’t allowed in exhibition fight with Chael Sonnen

Anderson Silva reveals knockouts weren't allowed in exhibition fight with Chael SonnenAnderson Silva and Chael Sonnen are facing backlash following their lackluster five-round clash in Sao Paulo. More than a…

Anderson Silva reveals knockouts weren't allowed in exhibition fight with Chael Sonnen

Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen are facing backlash following their lackluster five-round clash in Sao Paulo.

More than a dozen years removed from their final encounter inside the Octagon, Sonnen and ‘The Spider’ stepped inside the squared circle for a long-awaited trilogy bout under the Spaten Fight Night banner in Silva’s native Brazil. Unfortunately, the fight failed to live up to the hype, even though there was very little of it to begin with.

Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen

Speaking with the media shortly after the fight, Silva was asked about the online criticism.

“It was an exhibition match, and as an exhibition match, it wasn’t allowed knockouts, it was a match with no [winner],” Silva said. “It was an exhibition and I believe we put on a good show” (h/t MMA Fighting).

Silva’s son, Kalyl Silva, also competed on the card, earning a unanimous decision victory over Paulo Roberto. He is now 3-0 as a professional after going 2-1 in the amateur ranks.

Kalyl Silva

“It was incredible, it was much more than I expected,” Silva said. “It was great to be able to put on this show for the people and my fans, to share this spot with my son [Kalyl Silva], who was a baby and already followed me, so I’m very happy,”

Anderson Silva plotting a return to the ring in Dubai

Anderson Silva is now 2-1-2 since making his sweet science debut in 2021. He’s earned notable victories over boxing legend Julio César Chávez Jr. and another former UFC champion, Tito Ortiz. However, he came up short in his big-money match with ‘The Problem Child’ Jake Paul, coming up short on all three scorecards.

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Silva plans to continue boxing, revealing that he already has a match lined up, but was unable to provide any details outside of the location.

“I have a [boxing] match in Dubai that isn’t an exhibition,” Silva said. “There’s no date yet. We’re negotiating, and I can’t say who the opponent is yet or [my manager] will kill me because the contract is in secrecy. It’s another big challenge in my life. A big challenge, indeed.”

Anderson Silva reveals knockouts weren’t allowed in exhibition fight with Chael Sonnen

Anderson Silva reveals knockouts weren't allowed in exhibition fight with Chael SonnenAnderson Silva and Chael Sonnen are facing backlash following their lackluster five-round clash in Sao Paulo. More than a…

Anderson Silva reveals knockouts weren't allowed in exhibition fight with Chael Sonnen

Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen are facing backlash following their lackluster five-round clash in Sao Paulo.

More than a dozen years removed from their final encounter inside the Octagon, Sonnen and ‘The Spider’ stepped inside the squared circle for a long-awaited trilogy bout under the Spaten Fight Night banner in Silva’s native Brazil. Unfortunately, the fight failed to live up to the hype, even though there was very little of it to begin with.

Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen

Speaking with the media shortly after the fight, Silva was asked about the online criticism.

“It was an exhibition match, and as an exhibition match, it wasn’t allowed knockouts, it was a match with no [winner],” Silva said. “It was an exhibition and I believe we put on a good show” (h/t MMA Fighting).

Silva’s son, Kalyl Silva, also competed on the card, earning a unanimous decision victory over Paulo Roberto. He is now 3-0 as a professional after going 2-1 in the amateur ranks.

Kalyl Silva

“It was incredible, it was much more than I expected,” Silva said. “It was great to be able to put on this show for the people and my fans, to share this spot with my son [Kalyl Silva], who was a baby and already followed me, so I’m very happy,”

Anderson Silva plotting a return to the ring in Dubai

Anderson Silva is now 2-1-2 since making his sweet science debut in 2021. He’s earned notable victories over boxing legend Julio César Chávez Jr. and another former UFC champion, Tito Ortiz. However, he came up short in his big-money match with ‘The Problem Child’ Jake Paul, coming up short on all three scorecards.

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Silva plans to continue boxing, revealing that he already has a match lined up, but was unable to provide any details outside of the location.

“I have a [boxing] match in Dubai that isn’t an exhibition,” Silva said. “There’s no date yet. We’re negotiating, and I can’t say who the opponent is yet or [my manager] will kill me because the contract is in secrecy. It’s another big challenge in my life. A big challenge, indeed.”

Chael Sonnen ready to fight ‘Overrated’ Jorge Masvidal in a boxing match

Chael Sonnen Jorge MasvidalAfter fighting to a draw with Anderson Silva this weekend, Chael Sonnen is not planning on slowing down now…

Chael Sonnen Jorge Masvidal

After fighting to a draw with Anderson Silva this weekend, Chael Sonnen is not planning on slowing down now as he looks to usher in the next phase of his combat sports career.

After the battle, Sonnen wasted no time before cutting a sinister promo on the mic during the post-fight media scrum. Blasting Jorge Masvidal for his foolish business practices and claiming he couldn’t remember the last time Masvidal won a fight.

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Chael Sonnen Speaks on Looming Jorge Masvidal Fight

“This whole thing was just part of the process,” Chael Sonnen began, speaking on the Anderson Silva fight (H/T MMA Fighting). “I’m boxing Jorge Masvidal. I got called out for that fight, I have agreed to that fight, this was all part of the training process, and I learned some stuff tonight. Anderson, when he gets going, he tricked me a number of times, and I do not like to get tricked in there. I like to see that stuff coming. But, I mean, he would move one way and hit you with the other, he’d show you the right hand and then hit you with the left. He was very tricky and he was very fast.

“I only say that because the guy is the better part of 50. If he is tricking me to the point that he can get some of those hands on me, I’m going to have to respect Jorge Masvidal a little bit more than I wanted to.”

Despite already being booked for a fight against Nate Diaz, Masvidal and Sonnen have publically traded insults a few times now.

“Masvidal’s a little bit overrated, in all fairness, within his own mind,” Chael Sonnen said. “I can’t remember the last time that he won a fight. He gave me a threat, he said, ‘I won’t even use my right hand. I’ll put that in the contract.’ I’m like, ‘OK, stupid, put that in the contract. I didn’t ask for that, but go ahead and put that in there.’ Then he talks about, ‘I’m going to pay you $10 million.’ Well, I didn’t ask for $10 million, but again, stupid, put that in the contract. Just keep talking.

“It just keeps getting worse for Jorge Masvidal. There’s some people you play with, there’s some people you don’t; put me in the category of ‘don’t.’ Do not challenge me unless you want to fight me.”

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Do you think Chael Sonnen stands a chance against Jorge Masvidal in a boxing match?

Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen fight to a draw in uneventful boxing bout – Silva vs. Sonnen Highlights

Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen fight to a draw in uneventful boxing bout - Silva vs. Sonnen HighlightsMore than 12 years removed from their last meeting inside the Octagon, former middleweight world champion Anderson Silva and…

Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen fight to a draw in uneventful boxing bout - Silva vs. Sonnen Highlights

More than 12 years removed from their last meeting inside the Octagon, former middleweight world champion Anderson Silva and three-time title challenger Chael Sonnen went toe-to-toe in a five-round exhibition boxing match in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Unfortunately, the fight failed to live up to the hype as both men were simply going through the motions for much of the contest. From the opening bell, Sonnen attempted to put pressure on Silva, peppering him with a series of strikes with very little behind them. Silva avoided any real damage and landed the cleaner shots for the majority of the matchup.

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Once in the later rounds, ‘The Spider‘ started to look like his old self, dancing around the ring and doing a brilliant bit of counterstriking, but by then, it was far too late to redeem their lackluster clash.

Official Result: Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen is ruled a draw after five rounds.

Check Out Highlights From Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen at Spaten Fight Night in Brazil

Anderson Silva, Chael Sonnen Fight to Draw in Exhibition Boxing Match of UFC Icons

Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen went the distance in the main event of Spaten Fight Night on Saturday in Silva’s birthplace of Sao Paulo, Brazil, with the…

Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen went the distance in the main event of Spaten Fight Night on Saturday in Silva’s birthplace of Sao Paulo, Brazil, with the…

Chael Sonnen says career with be ‘Miserable fail’ with boxing fight loss to Anderson Silva

Chael Sonnen claims loss to Anderson Silva in boxing fight will make his career a miserable failureChael Sonnen says his career will be a failure to him should he lose to Anderson Silva on Saturday…

Chael Sonnen claims loss to Anderson Silva in boxing fight will make his career a miserable failure

Chael Sonnen says his career will be a failure to him should he lose to Anderson Silva on Saturday night in Brazil.

Sonnen is set to end his retirement to make his boxing debut in São Paulo, Brazil. Although Sonnen isn’t known for his striking, he says he’s taking this fight seriously as this is his final chance to defeat Silva.

Silva defeated Sonnen twice in MMA so this is the ‘Bad Guy’s’ final shot at defeating him. If Sonnen loses, he says his career will be a failure.

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“There is nothing about this where I go, ‘Boxing is not quite my style,’” Sonnen said on his ESPN show “Good Guy/Bad Guy” with Daniel Cormier. “I’m going out there to beat this man, to fix my life, or I am going to go the rest of my days looking at my career as a miserable fail.”

If Chael Sonnen does defeat Anderson Silva it would be a massive upset and would allow the American to get the last laugh on the Brazilian.

Chael Sonnen putting respect to Anderson Silva aside

Although Chael Sonnen and Anderson Silva were massive rivals in the UFC, the two have gotten friendly since both stepped away from MMA.

Chael Sonnen claims loss to Anderson Silva in boxing fight will make his career a miserable failure

However, heading into their boxing fight, Sonnen says he’s putting that respect behind him.

“To be the one to get to sign off and close out his career, there is a certain appreciation,” Sonnen said. “But, before I go too nice guy, on you, the rules, starting with No. 1, is we damage each other. I know people like to be friendly and like to say we made up. They love to use the word ‘respect.’

“I will adhere to it, too because it seems like the gentlemanly thing to do, but I’m going to go damage him, which is what I’ve agreed to do. I’m going to put my body in there because he asked. He could have gotten any opponent he wanted. He apparently still wants to do damage to me. So, to act like everything is behind us would just be insincere.”

Anderson Silva set to fight Chael Sonnen in boxing match trilogy in Brazil this July

Sonnen last fought in 2019 when he suffered a TKO loss to Lyoto Machida.