Why silva will beat sonnen

And those brief opportunities that Silva actually will have will meet with firm resistance from an iron jaw. Sonnen has never been knocked out before. Over his career he has been defeated twice by TKO, but one of those losses was the result of a cut, the other of a corner stoppage. Besides, Sonnen's wrestling will prevent Silva from doing the type of damage he is capable of doing.

The little bit that sneaks through is an amount that Sonnen's chin is more than capable of absorbing. Though Silva got the win, Sonnen knows that he can beat Silva as a result of the last fight. Yes, Sonnen failed his post-fight drug test last time.

And yes, Silva fought with an injured rib. What detractors usually fail to mention is that Sonnen is in the UFC in fights for which he has passed the drug test, and none of those wins were gimmes. Also mentioned only rarely is that fighters often compete whilst injured. Can those who excuse Silva's near-loss by pointing to his injury promise me that he will be percent this time around? If not, then Silva's injury is irrelevant. Moving past the condemnations Sonnen is often faced with, he dominated Silva in their first match.

Sonnen knows he can take the fight to the mat at will. He knows that he can take Silva's shots. Heck, he even knows he can strike with Silva, albeit it in small doses. When you juxtapose that lone deficiency with Silva's list of worries—stopping the takedown, the throw, ground and pound and Sonnen's striking, clearly there is good reason for Sonnen to be confident.

Silva will enter UFC 's main event with a mindset different than the one that has made him the best mixed martial artist on the planet. In a promotional conference call prior to UFC , Silva had this to say of his opponent:. What I'm going to do inside the Octagon is something that's going to change the image of the sport. After putting on a surprisingly strong performance against Anderson Silva at UFC , Chael Sonnen may be a little too confident in his ability to dethrone the middleweight champion.

The only answer Silva had for Sonnen in that fight was a desperation triangle choke. It is possible that Sonnen thinks the only thing standing between him and a win over Silva is his submission defense. In reality, Silva has plenty of other ways to beat Sonnen, so this is a fight that Sonnen will need to have his full focus for.

While Chael Sonnen looked like a man on a mission at UFC , a rematch with Anderson Silva would be much more important for the champion than the challenger. Usually, title fights are much more pivotal for the contender. However, Silva is looking to cement himself as the greatest fighter in MMA history, and the most disappointing moment in his UFC career was his near-defeat to Sonnen in their first meeting.

Silva landed a jumping Shogun kick. He buckled Sonnen with a right elbow. Silva landed a jumping body kick. They were swinging. Silva stuffed a double and landed on top in half-guard with four thirty. Silva elbowed the body hard twice. Sonnen double-leg reversed on top to guard. Sonnen landed a left elbow.

Sonnen landed a left hammerfist. Three fifteen. Sonnen landed four hard rights. Sonnen tried the can opener. He landed a blocked left elbow. Three minutes left. The crowd chanted 'USA'. Sonnen landed a nice left elbow.

A pair of hard rights and a hard elbow and another right. Silva landed three hard elbows from the bottom with one fifteen. Sonnen landed six or seven short right hands.

Sonnen was bleeding from those elbows. Silva landed another pair of elbows from the bottom. Sonnen was cut on his left eye. The fourth round ended. The fifth round began. Silva stuffed a double, Sonnen got up. Silva blocked a high kick. Sonnen dropped Silva with a left hand and followed him into guard. Rogan was chuckling. Sonnen passed to half-guard. He passed to side control with an arm triangle.

Silva retained half-guard and then guard with four fifteen. Sonnen landed four hard body shots. Sonnen landed a right hand. They called the knockdown a slip. Sonnen passed to side control. Three fifteen remaining. Sonnen landed six short hammerfists. Silva landed an elbow from the bottom. Sonnen landed three rights. Sonnen landed body shots repeatedly. Silva locked up a triangle. Two minutes two seconds after.

Sonnen was defending. Sonnen tapped once controversially and there was a big hubbub. What the fuck ever. Silva was pissed. Wiki Content. Victor Rodriguez. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? Chael Sonnen vs. Anderson Silva 1. Edit source History Talk 0. The Fight [ ] The first round began. Categories Add category.