UFC 117 silva vs sonnen

[THE_LOCKSMITH]

gsp would probably come in as the favorite in a fight with silva now.

not sure if he'd be the fav but before this fight most thought Silva would wreck GSP easily, now this fight must happen and GSP has a great chance

[chrisharvard01]

So true, Great win for Silva

Were we watching the same fight? FORTUNATE win for SILVA, yes.


guy almost got his head knocked off his shoulders for 4.5 rounds. SONNEN must have punched him in the face nearly 200 times.


SONNEN quite literally crushed him like a pepsi can.





Being on the losing end of this, I would say it's worse than LESNAR giving up his leg in his first fight or BONES JONES getting himself DQed. This was stupid. SONNEN had this fight won and got tired. Moments later he's tapping out. Pathetic.

[mitmur1998]

Were we watching the same fight? FORTUNATE win for SILVA, yes. guy almost got his head knocked off his shoulders for 4.5 rounds. SONNEN must have punched him in the face nearly 200 times. SONNEN quite literally crushed him like a pepsi can. Being on the losing end of this, I would say it's worse than LESNAR giving up his leg in his first fight or BONES JONES getting himself DQed. This was stupid. SONNEN had this fight won and got tired. Moments later he's tapping out. Pathetic.

If he crushed him like a pepsi can then he would be holding the belt. Silva did what champions do, find a way to win. Its not over to the bell. You can say if this and if that and Sonnen should have did this or shoulda did that, but he didnt and Silva is still the champ.

[autotide]

I can't stand silva wish he would lose already

[squallsquall]

SONNEN quite literally crushed him like a pepsi can.

You think? From where I was sitting, it looked like Sonnen tapped...

[lockwoot]

You think? From where I was sitting, it looked like Sonnen tapped...

yeh sonnen even tried to deny that he tapped

[mitmur1998]

You think? From where I was sitting, it looked like Sonnen tapped...

[JohnnyDr@ma]

silva fighting with broken ribs, obv why sonnen had a chance lol

[JohnnyDr@ma]

sick defence on the ground too for 20 mins of fight

[GoGoGadget]

I have a boner I won so much money last night.

[brooks85]

it was a wild night

[36mafia]

i bet the silva backers were shitting bricks for the first 4.5 rounds

[ngates815]

Just watched it...WOW, is all I have to say.

[Soxsfan9]

I fuking hate Silva I really wish that he fukin lost last night!!!

[knownone]

Weird 5th round the ref stopped it almost immediately; The triangle wasn't secured which boggles my mind I couldn't tell if Sonnen was tapping or trying to locate his own arm it did look like he tapped but then again he immediately looked to free himself after a 50/50 tap?? I kind of wish the ref would have waited just a bit longer for a full on tap out.

Sonnen deserves an immediate rematch; Silva doesn't deserve P4P #1 anymore... The guys exactly what he's always been great striker with a solid ground game average takedown defense and average cardio. Sure he looks good against average strikers and BJJ fighters who cant take anyone down but against wrestlers Silva is just average and unfortunately for him Dana isn't letting him hand pick fights anymore.

[Shane]

I love when a card that's stacked on paper actually plays out in an exciting way. That was a GREAT night of fights. I feel for the Sonnen backers, though. That's got to suck.

[playa420]

Great comeback win for SIlva, but unfortunately I think where staring to see Anderson slip at 35.Hes hands and reflexes didnt look as fast as they used to be, and he even got caught with some shots.I hope Anderson retires before he gets KO'd or loses a decision.It would suck to see him go out like Chuck Liddell Or Roy Jones.

[Facepunch]

Great fight last night. I spilled 2 drinks at the bar because I was flailing around like an idiot watching that one.

[GoldRush7]

Weird 5th round the ref stopped it almost immediately; The triangle wasn't secured which boggles my mind I couldn't tell if Sonnen was tapping or trying to locate his own arm it did look like he tapped but then again he immediately looked to free himself after a 50/50 tap?? I kind of wish the ref would have waited just a bit longer for a full on tap out.

Sonnen deserves an immediate rematch; Silva doesn't deserve P4P #1 anymore... The guys exactly what he's always been great striker with a solid ground game average takedown defense and average cardio. Sure he looks good against average strikers and BJJ fighters who cant take anyone down but against wrestlers Silva is just average and unfortunately for him Dana isn't letting him hand pick fights anymore.

I'm not sure about that. That triangle was locked and Sonnen most definitely tapped. He never bitched once about the fight being ended like that he knew he got caught

[knownone]

I'm not sure about that. That triangle was locked and Sonnen most definitely tapped. He never bitched once about the fight being ended like that he knew he got caught

Why would he bitch? it's his fault he knows that.
The triangle wasn't locked Chael for all intents and purposes was fine for atleast 30 more seconds which is why i'm confused as to why he quick tapped whether intentionally or not.

[eidolon]

I thought Silva was going to try the triangle in like the 3rd round...
Sonnen had one helluva fight. I was backing Silva, and I couldn't tell 100% if he tapped, but after about the 3rd view, I saw his face and his arm movement, there was no blood flow, he was about to pass out.

Great fight. hope there will be a rematch.

[flyingillini]

I had Sonnen and was hoping the whole fight that he didn't get caught. I knew he had the W locked up when he went into the 5th round and then when I saw him posturing up I had a feeling he was going to get submitted. I can't imagine what Sonnen feels like right now. He had the fight easily won.

[Pabinator]

what a fight that was, UFC IS great!

[GoGoGadget]

Why would he bitch? it's his fault he knows that.
The triangle wasn't locked Chael for all intents and purposes was fine for atleast 30 more seconds which is why i'm confused as to why he quick tapped whether intentionally or not.

When chael adjusted to defend the triangle, Silva got his arm and that's when he tapped. Its easy to get out of a sub after you tap lol.

[stefan084]

Great fight last night. I spilled 2 drinks at the bar because I was flailing around like an idiot watching that one.

yeah we all spilled a bunch of drinks last night too--great fights. hard fought fights actually worth the money

[bigsmitty]

Why would he bitch? it's his fault he knows that.
The triangle wasn't locked Chael for all intents and purposes was fine for atleast 30 more seconds which is why i'm confused as to why he quick tapped whether intentionally or not.

Thirty more seconds? Looking to see someone die in the ring or what there guy. Quick stoppage definitely but those leg triangles are brutal once they're locked. Great night of fights and that Sonnen/Silva fight was great for everyone involved-Sonnen established himself, Silva showed he does have championship heart and the UFC can again be proud that one of their stars is not behaving like a jackass. Cheers

[ngates815]

Why would he bitch? it's his fault he knows that.
The triangle wasn't locked Chael for all intents and purposes was fine for atleast 30 more seconds which is why i'm confused as to why he quick tapped whether intentionally or not.

Ever been in a triangle choke?

Have one of your buddies put you in a half assed one. See if you can hold on for 30 seconds. He didn't have the triangle locked in at first, but then when he adjusted, and grabbed ahold of his arm, that shit was over. You can't survive a triangle for more than 10 seconds when it's locked in.

Good fight for Sonnen, but for some reason I felt as if Silva could of got him in a triangle in round 3-4

[GoldRush7]

Why would he bitch? it's his fault he knows that.
The triangle wasn't locked Chael for all intents and purposes was fine for atleast 30 more seconds which is why i'm confused as to why he quick tapped whether intentionally or not.

[jin2daj]

chael honestly did an amazing job though. i hope he continues to fight in the ufc

[Vaughany]

chael honestly did an amazing job though. i hope he continues to fight in the ufc

Why wouldnt he continue to fight in the UFC???!

[Kaladarus]

Why wouldnt he continue to fight in the UFC???!

In his speech he said that if he wasn't going to be the best he would move on in life and do something else. He didn't say exactly that, but he's said similar things before. I don't think he's leaving though. From what we saw, we can pretty much assume he'll be back. He's got the potential to be the best.

[Vaughany]

In his speech he said that if he wasn't going to be the best he would move on in life and do something else. He didn't say exactly that, but he's said similar things before. I don't think he's leaving though. From what we saw, we can pretty much assume he'll be back. He's got the potential to be the best.

He said in the post-conference that he'll be back and stronger than ever. Thers no way the UFC would let him leave now tht he is in the mainstream after his epic trolling. They will make a TUF coach for sure...probly against Anderson for a rematch.

[Kaladarus]

That would be awesome. He needs a rematch for sure.

[KCJMAC]

Agreed. TUF 13 - USA vs Brazil with Sonnen & Silva as coaches would be fantastic. That would also be the best smack-talking since season 5 in my opinion.

[THE_LOCKSMITH]

i blame steven seagal, Silva should have never trained with that guy or let him walk down to the octagon with him