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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 his career will be a failure to him should he lose to Anderson Silva on Saturday…
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.
“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.
Although Chael Sonnen and Anderson Silva were massive rivals in the UFC, the two have gotten friendly since both stepped away from MMA.
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.”
Sonnen last fought in 2019 when he suffered a TKO loss to Lyoto Machida.
‘Funky’ is not a fan of Chael Sonnen taking a boxing match with Anderson Silva. On Friday, June 15,…
‘Funky’ is not a fan of Chael Sonnen taking a boxing match with Anderson Silva.
On Friday, June 15, ‘The American Gangster’ will step inside the squared circle for a trilogy bout with his greatest UFC rival in Brazil. The bout will come nearly a dozen years removed from their last meeting inside the Octagon and weeks before their inaugural meeting at UFC 117 is forever enshrined in the UFC Hall of Fame.
The announcement came as a shock to fight fans considering Chael Sonnen, a former three-time UFC title challenger, was best known for his wrestling skills rather than his stand-up game — as was the case with former ONE and Bellator MMA champion Ben Askren when he signed up for a boxing match with YouTube sensation Jake Paul.
At the time, Paul was still making a name for himself in the world of combat sports, unlike Silva who is already considered to be one of the best strikers in MMA history.
Appearing alongside Daniel Cormier on a recent episode of their Funky and the Champ YouTube show, Askren expressed confusion over Sonnen’s decision to box Silva, suggesting that absolutely nothing good can come of it on the side of the West Linn, Oregon native.
“I don’t know,” Askren said. “Chael, I love you, but I don’t know why you’re boxing,” Askren said. “At least when I took my boxing fight, I thought this dude (Paul) sucked. I thought he was really bad. Unfortunately for me, he’s not all that bad and he’s continued to be a boxer and win boxing matches.
“I really don’t know why Chael’s doing it. Anderson is a very good striker. He’s actually had multiple boxing matches… beat Julio César Chávez. So I don’t know why he’s doing it” (h/t MMA News).
Outside of their vastly different runs in mixed martial arts, Anderson Silva has already proven himself in the ring, earning victories over former UFC champion Tito Ortiz and the aforementioned Julio César Chávez in 2021. Meanwhile, Sonnen hasn’t sniffed competition since a second-round knockout against Lyoto Machida five years ago — aside from beating the sh*t out of five people in a hotel for disrespecting his wife.
Truth be told, the almighty dollar is probably the motivating factor here, but Askren is not wrong to suggest that Sonnen will be in for a rough night against ‘The Spider’ in South America.
Former UFC champion Anderson Silva will fight Chael Sonnen for the first time in more than a decade, but this time the two will square off in the boxing ring.…
Former UFC champion Anderson Silva will fight Chael Sonnen for the first time in more than a decade, but this time the two will square off in the boxing ring.…
Former UFC champion Anderson Silva will fight Chael Sonnen for the first time in more than a decade, but this time the two will square off in the boxing ring.…
Former UFC champion Anderson Silva will fight Chael Sonnen for the first time in more than a decade, but this time the two will square off in the boxing ring.…
Anderson Silva is NOT fighting Terry Crews. On Saturday, the former NFL player turned Hollywood actor caught the attention…
Anderson Silva is NOT fighting Terry Crews.
On Saturday, the former NFL player turned Hollywood actor caught the attention of MMA fans when he claimed that on June 15, he would be heading to Brazil for a fight with UFC Hall of Famer Anderson Silva.
Silva and Crews developed a friendship after co-hosting a slew of regional variants of Netflix’s Ultimate Beastmaster series. Still, the announcement was a head-scratcher as Crew, who is known for his comedic chops and buffed-out build, has never once competed in combat sports. At least not professionally.
As media outlets were still trying to figure out what the hell was going on, Silva took to social media and debunked the news that he was fighting Crews despite he himself suggesting the fight was on hours earlier.
“Everyone was expecting the fight to be me and Terry Crews, but it won’t be with Terry,” Silva said in a translated post on his Instagram Stories. “Terry is a great friend that I have. A guy that I love very much and have great affection for. Tonight at Fantastico, you will be able to find out who my opponent is in my last fight here in Brazil.”
UPDATE | Anderson Silva says he will NOT be fighting Terry Crews.
He will instead be announcing his opponent later this evening for what will be the final fight of his career.
— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) May 19, 2024
So if it’s not Terry Crews, who is ‘The Spider’ fighting? Well, even he doesn’t know.
“I’m also excited to find out who it is,” Silva added. “I don’t know who it is yet, but today I’ll find out along with you.”
Was The Expendables actor ever in the running to fight Silva? Was it all a publicity stunt? Why does Silva not know who he’s fighting in less than a month? We’re so confused.
Whoever Anderson Silva fights, the contest is expected to be under boxing rules.
After walking away from the UFC in 2019, ‘The Spider’ has competed in four boxing matches, going 2-2 in the process. Along the way, he squared off with YouTube star Jake Paul, suffering a unanimous decision loss. His two wins came against legendary pugilist Julio César Chávez Jr. and former UFC champion Tito Ortiz.
UPDATE | Anderson Silva says he will NOT be fighting Terry Crews.
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