(Video courtesy YouTube/ProMMARadio)
Apparently Anderson Silva is fed up with Chael Sonnen‘s pre-fight posturing and he wants his Team Quest opponent to lay off.
In the above interview with Pro MMA Radio, Sonnen recalls a tense situation that occurred at this weekend’s UFC Fan Expo in which Silva approached him to tell him to "relax."
Sonnen said that he told the UFC middleweight champ, who seemed frustrated by the amount of autographs he had to sign for fans at the event, that "in two months, he wouldn’t have to sign any more because nobody will care about him again." Apparently Sonnen’s remark was lost in translation at the time, but when one of Anderson’s entourage later informed the Brazilian fighter what was actually said, he decided to seek Chael out and tell him to lay off.
It’s starting to seem like Chael is getting inside Anderson’s head, possibly exposing a chink in his seemingly impenetrable armor, which is likely his plan since "The Spider" has never shown any mental weakness in the past.
He’s never faced a master of verbal warfare like Sonnen, either, so it should be interesting to see what happens on August 7 at UFC 117 when the pair finally lock horns.
Let’s look back on some of the missiles he has launched in Silva’s direction thus far:
"A.S. Your run is T- 70 days. I’m not a math teacher from Ohio, I’m a gangster from Oregon. Talk is cheap, it takes money to buy whiskey."
"Anderson, you are going to be on your back more than a pornstar with a mortgage."
"I would imagine, who knows what Anderson’s doing. At the end of the day, who cares. If he wants to leave the division, leave the sport, who cares. Beat it, nobody tunes in to watch him anyways, and his little fake ‘I don’t speak English. You want me to let you in on a secret, Anderson Silva speaks perfect English. He just has such a low amount of respect for you and all the rest of the media that he pretends he doesn’t."
"He’s a grown man with earrings. He’s a grown man with saggy pants, pink t-shirts and crooked hats. Go join a gang, don’t get in the UFC. People don’t care about him. He came out and said he’s gonna go heavyweight, no one cared. So he comes out and says well ‘I’m gonna go light heavyweight,’ no one cared. ‘Well I’m gonna retire.’ Good! Beat it, this is back page news, no one cares about you anyway. ‘Well I’m not gonna retire I’m gonna stick around.’ Or do that. Again, it doesn’t really matter, you’re a nuisance. So who cares, they go make the little action figures and the two little kids that bought em, are probably pretty upset, their parents probably thought it was Quinton Jackson when they bought it for them and the kids had a disappointing Christmas I would imagine. That’s a big difference. I became the number one contender on February and February 7 he sent out a press release as to why he shouldn’t have to fight me. On August 7 he will fight me. I stand here of my own free will. He stands here because Uncle Dana is making him."
“I signed my contract and sent it in six minutes after it hit my fax machine. He’s been hanging on to (his contract) for 10 days and hasn’t signed it yet,” said Sonnen. “I’ll be fighting August 7 against somebody. I’m presuming it’s him, but again, he’s had it for 10 days. I don’t know if fax machines aren’t working in Brazil or what the holdup is.”
Hopefully the fight lives up to the hype Chael is creating for it.








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commentsMaia kicked the shit out of Sonnen and slammed him on his fucking head directly into a Triangle...
Anderson is going to utterly murder Sonnen.. and that imo is a good thing.
Anderson, destroy.... because this dude is seriously disrespecting you...unlike Damien.
Does anyone really think Chael stands a chance against him? Five of his last six fights have been won by decision so I don't think he is going to finish A.S. I would love nothing more than to see him knock A.S. out but I am not going to hold my breath.
And I think its hilarious that people think Sonnen is going to get murdered. Damien Maia SHOULD have been murdered since he's not even in the same class as Silva, yet we got a 2 round fight (shoved into a 5 round package) where nobody hit anyone. Fucking embarassing. If history has shown us anything its that Anderson Silva can KTFO anyone who comes in with their guns blazing, but any other behavior from his opponents leaves his frustrated and without any offense..
Sonnen by L&P with a sprinkling of G&P. And I don't even like Sonnen. I think he's a retard, but he amuses me with his verbal jujitsu that apparently The Spider can't defend against.
It would be fucken awesome to have people only talking about how awesome Silva was in the cage after the event
Really awesomely awesome Mofo's, I think I'm drunk again
People arent appreciating the genius in what he says.
I just don't see why he talk the shit he talks. he has lost 10 times, and won 24 against some obscure fighters.
He tells everyone he is the bully in the back locker rooms, and that when he walks in the room fuckers better stop playing hip hop and start playing country.
Well I don't believe that horseshit for a second.
As much as I want to see Anderson " the dancing fuck-monkey" get his head handed to him....there's no way in blue hell its gonna be Sonnen who does it.
Though your wrong in draggin political affiliation into an octagon.
According to Chael, Anderson speaks perfect English, but pretends not to because he hates the American media. Yet when Chael "dissed" Anderson, Silva didn't even know it, because it was "lost in translation."
Chael needs to do a better job making sure all shit talk jives.
I know you guys are mad at Silva from his recent fights, but remember Silva has still finished (In very impressive fashion) Forrest Griffin, Travis Lutter, James Irvin, Dan Henderson, Nate Marquart, Rich Franklin x 2, and of course my favorite ass kicking, Chris Leban. Out of Silva's 26 wins only 7 are from decision (15KO's, 4 Subs).
Anderson Silva has tore down the UFC and kicked ass. He has fallen off the horse yes, but the man has some of the best skills I have ever seen. A weird shit talking white republican like Chael Sonnen won't be the one to take this monster out of the UFC.
I respect Chael trying something new and shit talking; maybe it's something Anderson needs to be "reborn," but I am very surprised by many of the posters talking about Silva like he's actually going to lose to Sonnen. HA. I hope it wakes Silva up. But I don't want a boring fighter like Sonnen anywhere in the upper echelon of the UFC.
Sonnen is 24-10. With 14 boring dicksucking decisions. Im willing to bet the KO's/Subs were just as boring and simply included his opponents getting tired of him dickriding them to another decision.
Silva vs. Leben, Franklin, Marquart, Franklin, Irvin, Griffin, Henderson. Those were boring fights? Go watch K-1.
Sonnen wishes he had victories over half of the "who's who" list of competitors that Silva's fought.
What would happen if Sonnen tried to move up to LHW? One crushing defeat after another.
Silva lost a round to hendo, in which hendo got him down did no damage what so ever and gassed himself out, hendo then proceded to get rocked in the face and then get RNC'd by the end of Rd2...but what I don't get is how is that Silva almost losing?
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