Sonnen fires at Wanderlei Silva: 'Fights at PRIDE were set up'

C. Sonnen (photo) publicly exchanged barbs with Wand again. Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC

If anyone thought that the “war” between Wanderlei Silva e Chael Sonnen it was over, he was wrong. Apparently, the rivals were just preparing another chapter of the confrontation that, it is believed, has everything to migrate into the Octagon. After another series of provocations from Wand, Chael Sonnen did not spare the Brazilian and attacked his past as champion of the now extinct PRIDE.

“Am I picking on him? Yes, I'm picking on him. This goes back to when he was fighting in Japan. I was the first guy to point out the fact that those fights were fake, that he didn't win fights in Japan and he didn't have a record of 22 wins and no losses. They (the fights at PRIDE) were set up”, said the loudmouth, in an interview with the “MMA Fighting” website.

Sonnen also cited some witnesses who, according to him, would prove his accusation. “As soon as I said that, other guys started coming out and saying, ‘Oh, Chael’s right. From Gary Goodridge to Mark Coleman to Don Frye, they came out and said 'Yes, we were backstage, and yes, they (the fights) were rigged.' He (Wanderlei Silva) is upset, but that doesn’t change the reality of what happened,” he added.

Even in the midst of constant friction with Wanderlei Silva, Chael Sonnen There is another challenge ahead of us in November. On the 16th, the North American faces his compatriot, and former light heavyweight champion, Rashad evans in the co-main fight of UFC 167. The event takes place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, in Las Vegas (USA). In the main fight of the night, the welterweight champion Georges St Pierre face the challenger John hendricks.