UFC 117
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- camer0
Sonnen did a good job. Anderson was lucky to win that fight. VERY lucky.
- SoulFly0
At least we know Silva has a good jaw
- HijoDMaite0
what was with with tap confusion? he tapped!
- he gave 1 slow tap, usually it's a rapid succession of taps clearly indicating panic.lambsy
- whatthefunk0
no confusion, Silva waited the entire bout for the right moment and then he struck like a cobra. He channeled his combined cardio, pain threshold, and ground and pound patience to defensively stalk his opponent - the right opportunity presented itself and Silva struck. What's most telling is how easily Silva was able to "find himself" in a submission situation, was almost too convenient given the time and tone of the fight. Silva put on a show and out strategized Sonnen, manufacturing a come from behind victory layer on top of what was always a guaranteed Silva win. Hughes did what Silva should of done, what Silva could have done
- d_rek0
I was waiting for the submission all 5 rounds. Sonnen has a penchant for putting himself in a bad spot and he opened himself up. Silva took a thumping but he proved himself yet again. Silva was born to kick ass.
- d_rek0
@whatthefuck,
There's no doubt Silva is the better striker. I think you're absolutely right. I think Silva put himself in that position and weathered what was a long and torrential storm from Sonnen. Silva knew when it was time to shine and shine he did!
- vitamins0
I was honestly hoping for something brutal to happen.
- 74LEO0
This is why MMA is gay!
- blogger0
Sonnen failed a drug test after the fight
http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog…
I'm not sure if anyone else was suspicous.
- Ironmonkey0
According to California State Athletic Commission Executive Officer George Dodd, Chael Sonnen has been notified that he failed post-fight drug screening following his loss to Anderson Silva at UFC 117, which was held Aug. 7 at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif.“[Sonnen] received his notice yesterday,” Dodd told Sherdog.com shortly after the Shane Mosley-Sergio Mora boxing match ended Saturday night in Los Angeles.
In a conversation the day before, Dodd declined to comment on the situation, other than answering that all fighters from UFC 117 had passed drugs-of-abuse scans, but that the commission was still waiting on performance-enhancing drug screens from the event.
Dodd did not state which banned substance was red-flagged, but with a clean drugs-of-abuse scan it is clear the positive test was for a performance-enhancing substance.
The last major UFC banned-substance case in the state centered on UFC 73’s lightweight title match, which saw both competitors -- Sean Sherk and Hermes Franca -- test positive for PEDs. Both fighters were suspended for one year and fined, though Sherk appealed and had his suspension shortened to six months.
Sonnen is staring at a long layoff if he elects not to appeal or is denied. He was scheduled to rematch Silva Feb. 6 in Las Vegas, but that fight may be delayed or scrapped in light of these allegations.
Text messages to Sonnen went unreturned.
His manager Matt Lindland told Sherdog.com that he was cornering a fighter on the East Coast and had no knowledge of the positive test results.
Silva’s manager Ed Soares, who engaged in some heated exchanges via the media in the build up to the fight, was stunned when asked for his reaction.
“If it’s true, I feel really bad for him,” said Soares. “I know he did it to himself but it is really sad, he put on such a great performance that night. It is just a shame it will be tarnished.”
- So damn I guess no one really is close to Silva.Ironmonkey