At ease, Sonnen provokes Anderson and dozes off during the press conference

Wearing a mask, Sonnen provokes Anderson during the press conference in Rio de Janeiro.

The rivalry between Anderson Silva e Chael Sonnen got a new chapter this Tuesday (24). The fighters, who came face to face for the first time since they faced each other in 2010, exchanged several provocations and provided very unusual moments for the press who followed the press conference.

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First to be questioned, Sonnen once again stated that Anderson's title is false. “I don't know how you give this guy confidence. I beat him for five rounds and I'm the real champion. He talks about his legacy. He won the belt against the great Chris Leben, defended the title against the phenomenal Patrick Coté and put on a show against the very strong Thales leites. What a legacy,” teased Sonnen.

In turn, Anderson was not intimidated in his response and criticized the North American's attitudes. For the Brazilian, Sonnen disrespected his country, his family and the sport. The champion also teased that Chael is not a martial arts athlete, but just a guy who practices wrestling.

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“I started in martial arts. You see, martial arts. Sonnen doesn't practice that, he practices wrestling, and he doesn't know what it is. There are several ways to promote a fight. He disrespected a country, he disrespected me and my family. The best fight would be between me and my clone. I'm going to continue doing my job, train hard and try to bring this victory here”, said Anderson, while his rival pretended to be asleep during the Brazilian's response.

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After “waking up” from his nap at the press conference, Sonnen says he never wanted to disrespect Brazil and stated that Brazilian women welcomed him very well.

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“My impressions of Brazil are great. I think there was a misunderstanding. Maybe it was with the boys, the women always welcomed me very well”, said the American, who took a mask to the interview table that he explained he used as a disguise when traveling around the country. “No one recognized me”, he laughed.

At the time of the official photo, the most tense moment of the press conference took place. Anderson Silva He frowned and took the belt in his hands. Sonnen made to take it. The American even hugged the current champion in a mocking tone. At this moment, the atmosphere became tense and Dana White, president of the UFC, intervened to separate the athletes.

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