I saw a video of that match. I love that CM Punk, an MMA fan, and Bryan Danielson, who trains at Xtreme Couture, paid tribute to Sonnen-Silva 2.
[quote name='technicalstylez']yeah i was never a fan of chael - going back to the first time i saw him fight in the ifc lhw tournament- til i saw his fight camp video with matt serra on the ufc youtube channel. outside of the trashtalk he seems like a genuine nice guy and he friggin owns a pizzeria..
i really hope he comes back..and sticks to wrestling instead of wannabe ong bak techniques. anyhoo, i told my buddy before the fight that i thought anderson was gonna win controversially by soccer kick/footstomps to seriously hurt chael on purpose even if it resulted in a dq, seems me and kizer are on the same wavelength.[/QUOTE]
Chael Sonnen is still, in my opinion, the number-two guy in the division. But, I think he retires. He sounds like a goal-oriented person. And, without a title to chase, I think he retires and finds something else to do. I see much success in any endeavor he attempts. Could you imagine if he starts his own gym or becomes another head coach for Team Quest? People would flock to him.
Two things.
http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2012/7/1...nderson-silva-we-could-both-lose-sponsorships
Jon Jones says that he will not fight Anderson Silva because he's afraid of losing money from sponsors, and, if he were to win, he wouldn't want to take money away from Silva. That has to be one of the weakest excuses I've heard. Georges St-Pierre. Tapped to strikes and lost to Matt Serra. Georges St-Pierre: One of MMA's highest paid fighters. Everyone will most likely lose. It's not about the loss, it's about the recovery. Fighters get paid to fight. Hopefully, Zuffa realizes the amount of money to gain from having this fight, and pushes for a Silva-Jones super-fight.
http://www.mixedmartialarts.com/news/411085/Soares-Maybe-Silva-could-make-170/
Ed Soares says that Anderson Silva could possibly make 170. So, let me get this straight: Silva refuses to fight Jones because he "hespects him." Picture big, sarcastic air quotes. But, by Soares' words, he sounds willing to fight arguably his co-leader as best fighter in the world—a mister Georges St-Pierre. If Silva attempts to pressure St-Pierre into a fight, when St-Pierre has said he'd rather not fight Silva, then that would prove my point that Silva is a bully who avoids truly competitive fights (Sonnen rematch, Jones, Machida).