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Chael Sonnen Emerges from Hiding, Blasts Anderson Silva, Goes Back to Hiding

("I’ve killed more than 350 people in five different states. I’ve got to warn you though, some of the details are a little bit hazy." PicProps: MMA Mania)
As several astute MMA writers reminded us last week, UFC 126 was initially supposed to …


("I’ve killed more than 350 people in five different states. I’ve got to warn you though, some of the details are a little bit hazy." PicProps: MMA Mania)

As several astute MMA writers reminded us last week, UFC 126 was initially supposed to be Chael Sonnen’s second chance to not totally blow it against Anderson Silva. Then Sonnen’s life took a dramatic zag when we discovered his piss was pure testosterone and he was forced to turn stoolie to avoid jail time on a federal mortgage fraud beef. His UFC contract duly frozen, we haven’t heard much at all from the now former realtor as he prepares for sentencing. After Silva’s Seagal-inspired win over Vitor Belfort on Saturday night though, old school wrestler-turned-fighter-turned-commentator-turned-actor Paul Lazenby (official MMA record 1-6, according to the Dog) reached out to Sonnen for comment. Turns out, dude didn’t have anything nice to say at all.

"Thank you, Anderson, for revealing yet another weakness for me to exploit in our rematch,” Sonnen said, or emailed as it seems. “Beating that poor punching bag doesn’t impress Uncle Chael, guy. You tipped your hand like a chump poker player at a $5 table in Atlantic City. You may have beaten Vitor, but in the process, you LOST your edge. By beating that husk, you gave me the last page of your playbook. Revel in your time, (because) it ENDS the night you face me. I will mow you down like autumn wheat, AGAIN."

Yeah, at this point, Sonnen’s patter is starting to feel pretty desperate. He’s like a serial killer who just keeps confessing to made-up crimes because the thing that scares him most is that people will lose interest in him. Also, we already know that his opinions are as malleable as a Roman gladiator’s sexuality, but referring to Belfort as “that poor punching bag” and “that husk” constitutes a 180-degree turnabout from what he said about “The Phenom” almost a year ago to the day.

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Apparently Besides Believing He Can Act, Steven Seagal Also Thinks He Invented the Front Kick

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When Anderson Silva mentioned in his post-UFC 126 fight interview that Steven Seagal taught him the front kick that he knocked Vitor Belfort out with Saturday night most of the MMA community were willing to give…

 
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When Anderson Silva mentioned in his post-UFC 126 fight interview that Steven Seagal taught him the front kick that he knocked Vitor Belfort out with Saturday night most of the MMA community were willing to give the Hard to Kill, Out for Justice Lawman the benefit of the doubt, but when the Marked for Death, Above the Law Glimmer Man told reporters that he invented the textbook front kick, we weren’t the only ones who called bullshit.

Here’s what Seagal had to say to MMA Heat’s Karyn Bryant about Silva’s win:

"I couldn’t have been happier, because right before he walked out I said to him, ‘Stay away from him for the first, you know, two, three minutes, just kind of get him frustrated and fake low and come high and do that kick I’ve been teaching you and kick him in the head or the face. He did exactly what I said and exactly what I wanted to happen and I was very, very proud of him…I was raised in Japan under some of the greatest karate masters and jiu-jitsu masters to live in our time and I learned that kick 40 years ago or 30 years….35…I don’t know — a long, long time ago and I worked for the last 35 years or so to perfect it."

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Homoerotic Photo of the Week

Hey, if you’re not even a little gay for Jonny “Bones” Jones, then something’s wrong with you.

This picture makes us wonder where the “Bones” nickname came from.

Hey, if you’re not even a little gay for Jonny “Bones” Jones, then something’s wrong with you.
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This picture makes us wonder where the “Bones” nickname came from.

The MMA Wrap-Up: Post-UFC 126 Edition

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After another successful title defense by Anderson Silva at UFC 126 — and with it, another highlight reel finish — the MMA Wrap-Up returns to look at Silva’s win and the man who is perhaps getting just a little too much credit for it. That’s right, we’re talking about Steven Seagal here. Enjoy.

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After another successful title defense by Anderson Silva at UFC 126 — and with it, another highlight reel finish — the MMA Wrap-Up returns to look at Silva’s win and the man who is perhaps getting just a little too much credit for it. That’s right, we’re talking about Steven Seagal here. Enjoy.

UFC 126 Post-Fight Press Conference Video

Filed under: UFCThe UFC 126 post-fight press conference will happen right after UFC 126, and we’ll carry the live video right here at MMAFighting.com.

The post-fight press conference is an opportunity to hear from the fighters after their fights have …

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Dana White will speak at the UFC 126 post-fight press conference.The UFC 126 post-fight press conference will happen right after UFC 126, and we’ll carry the live video right here at MMAFighting.com.

The post-fight press conference is an opportunity to hear from the fighters after their fights have finished, and it’s also the place where the winners of the Fight of the Night, Submission of the Night and Knockout of the Night bonuses are announced.

The UFC 126 post-fight press conference will begin about 15 minutes after the main event ends and and the video is below.