After an enormous rivalry fueled in recent years, the disagreements between Anderson Silva e Chael Sonnen seem to have come to an end.
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Anderson took the first step towards sealing peace when he shook hands with Sonnen after the duel, held in the early hours of last Saturday (07), and invited his rival to a barbecue at his home. Now it was Chael's turn to forgive Spider for the incident that happened the day before.
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Sonnen was responsible for Anderson Silva not be fined by the Nevada Athletic Commission, the entity that sanctioned the fight, for the shoulder thrown at his rival during the weigh-in, on Friday (06).
The information was confirmed by the Commission's executive director, Keith Kizer, in an interview with the North American website MMA Junkie.
“I spoke to Sonnen, who was the injured party, and asked him what his level of outrage was. And he was very tolerant,” Kizer said. “Sonnen said he was not angry with Anderson and that he had forgiven him. He was not sure if the shoulder was premeditated and that there were no problems”, added the director.
Kizer also stated that Sonnen asked him so that Anderson would not be fined by the Athletic Commission. “If you want to make a small fine, that’s fine, but I wouldn’t do any kind of fine.”
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Despite not being fined, Anderson was given a hard time by the Commission, which threatened not to sanction any more fights by the Brazilian in the state, if a new act like that were repeated.
“I told him that if he did something like that (shoulder) again, we would not allow him to fight again in Nevada”, the state where Las Vegas is located, the city where the UFC holds most of its events.
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