I know, I know.. it's been a while, hasn't it? To be completely honest, even I wasn't sure if whether or not I would continue this blog. But, recent events in my all-time favorite sport have reminded me of why I created this in the first place.. so, moving on to what's currently on my mind..
UFC 148.
You wanna talk about a HUGE fight.. it doesn't get much bigger than this. This event is a little more meaningful to me because the first pay-per-view UFC event I ever watched live was UFC 117(that's right.. the first fight between Anderson and Chael) and I've been absolutely hooked ever since(though I had been following MMA fairly closely for some time before). That was all the way back in August of 2010, and now here we are.. with a rematch on the horizon after both men have scored two consecutive victories since their first meeting. A friend and I opted out of ordering UFC 116 after much consideration and decided that 117 had the better looking card top to bottom.. and I'm so glad that we did because we witnessed an all-time classic that night. And atleast it seems like we're going to witness another tonight.
It's no secret to anyone who knows me personally that I'm betting the farm on Sonnen, because I know he has the best shot of dethroning Silva, and I largely dislike Silva in general. Don't get me wrong, I understand that he's the absolute best to ever compete in mixed martial arts(and both his record and path of destruction are proof of that) and I do realize that I'm fortunate to see the best there has ever been in the biggest fight of his career.. but I just simply find him distasteful. He's arrogant, hypocritical, and almost never shows any sportsmanship. He's in dire need of a reality check, and Sonnen is the man for the job. If anyone can humble Anderson Silva, Sonnen's your man.
Sonnen dominated Silva for over 4 and a half rounds.. a feat that is by far unmatched. He landed over 300 strikes during that time, along with multiple takedowns and gave Silva the biggest challenge of his career. The only downfall to Chael Sonnen is his submission defense.. something that has long been his poison. Silva exploited that weakness(and maybe the only one) and secured a triangle choke with just over a min to go before the final bell to retain the title. I seriously doubt history will repeat itself.. after all, lightning never strikes twice, right?
Nobody(and I mean nobody) gave Sonnen a chance to win that fight, let alone dominate the #1 P4P champion like he did.. which is also very similar to this fight in particular. Everyone seems to think that Anderson will come out stronger, and more focused than he's ever been and get a dominate, decisive victory. I'm not saying that can't happen(nor am I saying that it won't.. this is A. Silva) but the only reason he retained the title was Chael's weak submission defense. If you think that same Chael Sonnen with the same underdeveloped submission defense will be showing up tonight only to fall just short of championship gold again.. think twice.
I know I'll be on the edge of my seat from the opening bell til the end..
WAR SONNEN!
