UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen

[balton777]

UFC 117 Silva vs Sonnen - Saturday August 7 - Fight Card​

Anderson Silva vs Chael Sonnen
26-4-0 Record 26-10-1
6' 2" Height 6' 1"
185lbs (84kg)Weight 185lbs (84kg)​

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John Fitch vs Thiago Alves​

Clay Guida vs Rafael Dos Angos​

Matt Hughes vs Ricardo Almeida​

Roy Nelson vs Junior Dos Santos​

Dustin Hazelett vs Rick Story​

Phil Davis vs Rodney Wallace​

Tim Boetsch vs Todd Brown​

Johnny Hendricks vs Charlie Brenneman​

Stefan Struve vs Christian Morecraft​

Ben Saunders vs Dennis Hallman​

 

[balton777]

I haven't seen Sonnen fight but he's been talking a lot of smack.

Does he have what it takes to beat Silva?

 

[BrandonJ]

He's a very good wrestler and tough guy. He has the perfect style to beat Silva. That being said you can never bet against Silva.

 

[Jayzao]

Sonnen's jiu jitsu is still suspect so he'd better hope his stand up game holds up against Silva's Chute-Boxe style.
We all recall what happened to Forest who is styled much like Sonnen.
In fish terms I would say he has the fighting chance of say a danio in a tank with juvenile oscar......

 

[mike_sema]

I see this fight ending in the middle of round 2 by way of KO for Silva. I have seen Sonnen fight and i do not see what he can bring that is different to the table for the spider...

 

[PNWFisherman]

If Sonnen stands in front of Silva and tries to trade he is going down round 1 via ko.

 

[creepyoldguy]

i love silva, and hes a great fighter but i want to see someone come in and knock him off his high horse. with that being said, he seems untouchable. so all i hope for is that hughes and guida come out on top

 

[mike_sema]

I also would like to see Junior Dos Santos KO big country, i am not a fan of his belly flop

 

[balton777]

Silva's alright, he's kind of boring personality-wise but at least he's humble I suppose. From everything I've seen out him so far, I think he'll walk right through Sonnen and pretty much anyone else in his weight class at this time. With the UFC replaying Sonnen's mouth running so much, he's going to be that much more embarrassed when he gets ko'd. But like I said, I haven't seen him fight, maybe he'll pull it off......naaah.

 

[balton777]

I also would like to see Junior Dos Santos KO big country, i am not a fan of his belly flop

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all i hope for is that hughes and guida come out on top

I really liked Hughes in his day but he didn't evolve with the sport. His stand up is a joke in todays MMA. I'm thinking maybe he's just not built to box, his body looks awkward punching.