Anderson and Sonnen hug after fight at UFC 148
Chael Sonnen said throughout the promotion of UFC 148, an event held in the early hours of last Saturday (07), that Anderson Silva it was a hoax. But after the knockout suffered at the event, the American seems to have changed his mind.
UFC president Dana White said in an interview with the “Jim Rome Show” that right after the fight, Sonnen was full of praise for Anderson's performance.
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“I have a lot of respect for that guy. I have been competing in fighting competitions since I was seven years old. When I was on top of him, landing punches and elbows, I felt that he “broke”. I ended up with Anderson Silva in the first round. Then he came back for the second round and destroyed me. In my entire career, I have never seen another fighter do anything like that,” he said. Chael Sonnen, according to the UFC president.
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In the most anticipated rematch of recent years, Chael Sonnen started at a breakneck pace, just like the first fight between them, and punished Anderson Silva in the first round. But after a spectacular pendulum in the second round, the Brazilian punished the North American with several punches on the ground and won the fight by technical knockout.
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