After loss to Jon Jones, Chael Sonnen should call it a career Posted by Drew Ellis (04/28/2013 @ 2:52 pm)  Chael Sonnen has done a good job running his mouth, but now, his mouth may not be able to support his fighting career.
After losing to Anderson Silva in an underwhelming performance back at UFC 148, Sonnen was stopped in 4:33 against UFC light heavyweight champion, Jon Jones, on Saturday night at UFC 159. Sonnen didn’t really deserve a title fight in the first place. He hadn’t fought at 205 pounds in the UFC in over six years, yet somehow got an immediate title fight with Jones. Sonnen can sell a fight, but even his promos are outdated and tiresome. If you really want to know where Chael Sonnen gets his material, watch tapes of pro wrestling from the 90s. I will give credit to Sonnen for being one of the best at 185 pounds, but he had no business competing against Jones on Saturday night, and with an unimpressive loss in the first round, he finds himself without any direction for his career. A rematch with Silva isn’t in the cards and he certainly isn’t going to talk his way into a rematch with Jones after failing to put forth much offense on Saturday night. Sonnen should do what he does best and that is sell fights, but not for himself, for the UFC. He should stick to being a broadcaster and realize that he had a successful career, despite not winning a title. Posted in: Events, Fighters, News, Results, UFC Tags: 185 pounds, 205 pounds, Anderson Silva, Chael Sonnen, Jon Jones, Jones vs. Sonnen, MMA, Silva vs. Sonnen, top 10 light heavyweights, top 10 middleweights, UFC, UFC 148, UFC 159, ufc light heavyweight championship, UFC Middleweight Championship, Ultimate Fighting Championship
UFC 148 Results & Recap: Anderson Silva is the best Posted by Drew Ellis (07/08/2012 @ 12:50 am)  Not that many needed convincing, but Anderson Silva is the best fighter in the world.
There was a little bit of doubt in the minds of some due to Silva’s performance against Chael Sonnen at UFC 117, but on Saturday at UFC 148, Silva removed all doubt. Silva stopped Sonnen at 1:55 into the second round with a barrage of strikes that Sonnen couldn’t respond to, as he defended his UFC Middleweight Championship for the 10th time. Sonnen won the first round, as he took Silva down quickly and held him down for five minutes, but Silva showed great takedown defense in the second and used his pinpoint accuracy with his striking to end the fight. With Sonnen past him for good, there really is no viable challengers left to Silva. Sonnen seemed to have the best style to beat Silva, and the champ still ran through him. Silva is now 15-0 in his UFC career and just adding to his legacy as the greatest UFC fighter of all time. Perhaps a change in weight class is in order to challenge him, or perhaps he should just retire on top of the world. In the co-main event, Tito Ortiz saw his career come to an end in a unanimous decision loss to Forrest Griffin. Ortiz (16-11-1) a former UFC champion and now Hall of Famer, seemed to tire early in the fight, which opened the door for Griffin to pepper him with strikes. Ortiz landed a few big punches and a few takedowns, but Griffin had a 3/1 edge on total strikes and was the more active fighter. Ortiz is going out at the right time, as he clearly is not among the best in the division and this performance proves it. For knowing it was his last bout, he didn’t have much of a spirited effort to win. For a man of his stature and his talk about being the people’s champion, he sure didn’t go out on his sword. Griffin didn’t look at that great either, but he was definitely looking to finish the fight at the end. Read the rest of this entry » Posted in: Events, Fighters, News, Results, UFC Tags: Anderson Silva, Chael Sonnen, Forrest Griffin, MGM Grand Garden Arena, MMA, Ortiz vs. Griffin, Ortiz vs. Griffin III, Silva vs. Sonnen, Silva vs. Sonnen II, Tito Ortiz, top 10 light heavyweights, top 10 middleweights, UFC, UFC 148, UFC Middleweight Championship
Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Results: Barnett, Cormier roll Posted by Drew Ellis (09/11/2011 @ 11:36 am)  Well, I was wrong.
Sometimes things just don’t go your way when picking MMA fights and Saturday was that example. I was 1-3 in my Strikeforce picks, with my lone win being Josh Barnett choking out Sergei Kharitonov. It was a great win for Barnett, who now advances to the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Finals against the surprise contender, Daniel Cormier. Cormier, the Olympic wrestler, used his striking to topple Antonio Silva and advance to the finals. He landed a pair of big punches early in the fight, with the second one sending Silva to the ground. From there, Cormier finished the fight with a pair of big hammer fists. Cormier has now propelled himself into the heavyweight spotlight and a battle with fellow wrestler, Josh Barnett, should make for an interesting championship. Cormier may have the edge with his striking and wrestling ability. That could help him stay off his back against Barnett, who should have a submission edge on the relatively new fighter. In the other two featured bouts, Luke Rockhold upset Ronaldo Souza to win the Strikeforce Middleweight title. I didn’t give Rockhold much respect entering the bout, but he grinded a nice win over Souza, using his striking and submission defense to keep the fight in his favor. Question is, does this give Rockhold a chance to move to the UFC for a unification bout? Or does he still not catch the eye of the UFC brass? Muhammed Lawal returned to action by KO’ing unbeaten Roger Gracie. King Mo’s big right hands ended the fight in the first round and gave him one of his most impressive wins to date. Posted in: Events, Fighters, News, Results, Strikeforce Tags: Antonio Silva, Barnett vs. cormier, Daniel Cormier, heavyweight finals, Josh Barnett, King Mo, luke rockhold, MMA results, muhammed lawal, roger gracie, Ronaldo Souza, Sergei Kharitonov, Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix, strikeforce middleweight championship, Strikeforce Results, top 10 heavyweights, top 10 light heavyweights, top 10 middleweights, Zuffa
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