After keeping a low profile on the lead up to the fight, UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva broke his usual peace nad told reporters that he had already won against a fighter with style like Chael Sonnen, only better in Pride champ Dan Henderson.
Going to UFC 117, middleweight contender Chael Sonnen threw verbal slurs and ranted disrespect over the middleweight champion and his 11 consecutive wins, 6 of them title defenses. On these Silva has kept himself focused on what's coming out of the octagon fight, and never really on the word war being imposed by Sonnen.
But in the prefight interview with Silva, he said, answering to Sonnen's critic of not being able to fight a true wrestler, "Chael's saying I've never fought a wrestler," Silva says. "In my opinion, Dan Henderson is one of the best wrestlers in MMA." Dan Henderson is a Greco-Roman wrestling Olympian and NCAA I division wrestler.
Silva speaking in his usual respectful manner, "in my opinion, Dan Henderson is one of the best wrestlers in MMA." Silva won via rear naked choke.
That's probably all he needs to say, but with words much fewer than Sonnen's rants, it tells a lot of Silva's advantage on this fight. Chael fights with 3 consecutive wins on his back. He was also the WEC middleweight champ before it got dissolved and sent Sonnen packing towards UFC, where Demian Maia, a guy Silva toyed, was waiting to give him a triangle choke.
There are impressive wins in Sonnen's resume, but with the pound for pound best fighter in the world, he might not just fair as well as many UFC fighters Silva fought, especially Dan Henderson.
Even in word war, Silva showed he can beat Chael's raps. And as far as UFC betting is concerned, Silva knows no one wins via a microphone.
The fight stays on the ring.
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