Wow what is your Reaction to Anderson & Chael stare down after the press conference!!
Wow that stare down after the press conference that was a little too intese because it truly look like one of them wanted to swing. What are your guys thoughts & do you think this has gotten to their heads and will have a effect on the outcome this sat!!
LOL @ anyone who says Chael is scared or 'bitched out'. What a load of bollocks coming from proper fools. I've said it before and I'll say it again. Both men know what's at stake. Silva's pride. Chael's career. Neither man is afraid of the other. And both are going to bring it, even more so than before. If you believe anything other than that, then you're a bit daft.
As for all of the 'Sonnen is going to get KOed or TKOed' rubbish, Chael has been hit, and he's been hit hard. Here is a man who isn't exactly known for getting put away by punches, and yet so many of you seem so certain. If Silva wins this fight by anything, I can almost guarantee that it'll be by submission.
Did anyone else think that Silva whispered something to Sonnen while they are going back and forth?
I don't really think this is angry Anderson. I think it is loony Anderson. He was making jokes and smiling much of the presser...he just seems very serious about winning this fight.
Chael is one of the older fighters in the UFC. He's testosterone deficient and should be mellowing out in his old age. It looks like he has more fire, ambition and drive than all of the 20 year olds in the UFC put together.
He's the only one staking a claim and trying to make a name for himself by calling out the best guys.
Others are picking on Forrest, Matt Hughes and other fighters they think are easy targets which is kind of lame & pathetic.
Silva is probably still angry & upset about the things Chael said and he may be training hard and well. But, he could well be outside his comfort zone and over-extending himself in ways he normally wouldn't. It could make him erratic and unbalanced when what he really needs is to be calm & relaxed.
Chael could well have him right where he wants him. Silva staying relaxed and composed may well be his greatest asset. If Chael manages to take that away from him, it could be huge.
But, then, Chael looks like he might be fading a little. He does look a bit like his age & the wear and tear of a long career is catching up with him. Silva looks much the same, sometimes.
I think the comments about Silva's wife and how personal things got kind of ruined this fight for me.
I don't want to see Silva lose and have him feel like he let his whole country down. And, watch him have to stomach all the shit he took from Chael for the past few years.
And, I don't want to see Chael lose and have to eat his words about all his training being for nothing if he doesn't hold the belt. And, all the things he's said.
It'll be an interesting fight & it'll be interesting to see what happens. But, its not something that I want to watch.
I don't want to see Silva lose and have him feel like he let his whole country down. And, watch him have to stomach all the shit he took from Chael for the past few years.
And, I don't want to see Chael lose and have to eat his words about all his training being for nothing if he doesn't hold the belt. And, all the things he's said.
I with you on the first part, but the reason I want to watch is EXACTLY so the second part happens.
I want to see Chael eat his words and have all his hard work be for nothing. Because he needs to learn that hard work with evil motives or actions is a horrible thing. If you work hard to be the best murderer in the world, you should still go to jail and rot for it.
He has cheated unrepentantly, crossed beyond the line of personal against an entire country, sport, dozens of hard working fellow fighters, their families, other sportsmen and many more.
Nothing would be more just than to see the look on Chael's face as he wakes up bloody on the canvas on July 7th and realizes that his cheating, ruining his body with steroids, trash talking, disrespect, grueling workouts and everything else were ALL FOR NOTHING.
For all the talk, the comment that made the most impact was Silva saying via Soares "For him to be able to strike with me standing up, he would have to be a magician. It's impossible for him to stand up with me." ( 33 mins in )
At that point, Sonnens face looks like thunder. Then he goes off on the whole "Anderson can speak English thing" ( again ) completely avoiding the diss.
Nothing Sonnen said the whole conference made Silva flinch even a little.
Chael might be regarded as an uber troll jedi... but hes been so relentless with his talk that we're all used to it. Its lost its impact.
At this point, I'm more confident that Silva will win the fight. I did just have a massive shit, which has put me in a good mood. Lets see how I feel tomorrow.
For all the talk, the comment that made the most impact was Silva saying via Soares "For him to be able to strike with me standing up, he would have to be a magician. It's impossible for him to stand up with me." ( 33 mins in )
At that point, Sonnens face looks like thunder. Then he goes off on the whole "Anderson can speak English thing" ( again ) completely avoiding the diss.
Nothing Sonnen said the whole conference made Silva flinch even a little.
Chael might be regarded as an uber troll jedi... but hes been so relentless with his talk that we're all used to it. Its lost its impact.
At this point, I'm more confident that Silva will win the fight. I did just have a massive shit, which has put me in a good mood. Lets see how I feel tomorrow.
I just got done watching the fight yesterday (first fight), Sonnen actually had no problems standing up with him. In fact, Sonnen actually got the better of him standing except for a flurry Anderson got off in the 4th (I think that was the round) where Sonnen survived fairly easy and got right back on top.
Not saying Sonnen is the better striker by any means, but I highly doubt that got Sonnen even the slightest bit worried. He already knows Anderson has great striking, that's nothing new, but what is new in this fight is he knows that he did quite well standing with him considering the skill gap in their striking ability.
Honestly, neither guy is scared or worried - it would be ridiculous to think otherwise. These are two top ranked MMA fighters who already fought once, one guy won and the other guy dominated him for 4 and a half rounds, both are coming into this fight with complete confidence and know what's going on, some pre-fight banter isn't going to worry either of them.
My point isnt whether its true or not. My point is that Sonnen did not look happy about the comment at all. Considering Sonnen was trying to wind Silva up during the whole conference, it was good to see Silva get under Sonnens skin a touch. Good on him.
I don't buy his rib injury excuse. Tell me the last person who got in Anderson's face right at the start of the bell, never holding back, rushing him and straight up taking the fight to him? Anderson requires time to feel his opponent out before he can get shots off, Sonnen didn't let him, he punched him in the head, got in his face, threw him on the ground and kept him there.
That has far more to do with Anderson's striking looking worse than it did in other fights, he's not scared of Anderson, he doesn't give Anderson room to breathe or find his pacing - he makes Anderson fight from the sound of the bell, and Anderson had 0 answers striking for this kind of pressure/pace.
Will he improve on that? I don't know, we will all have to wait and see, for his sake I would hope so, as he needs to change a lot of his game if he wants this fight going any other way for him (sub on his back at some point in the fight).
Very curious to see how this fight goes down, hoping for a war.
seemed to me like in the stare down chael was cool calm and collective and in control. Silva on the other hand seemed anxious and too aggressive which is not where he needs to be.
He did it with Vitor, Lee Murray. What i got from that was cockiness on Silva's part, Chael had his head down when when Silva whisper something in his ears. If he was really anxious i don't think he would get into Sonnen's face like that and have a half a smirk on his face.
after that message then this confrence talking bout beating his ass ,cheapshots at HIS credibility, and getting real personal with the testosteron while sonnens giving credit to him lil bit now? and chael talking bout tapping being the end of the roundwas HILARIOUS !!! hes comedic gold he must think about what hes gonna say ahead of time lol but yea cant wait for this one i think anderson by tko in 3 round
The stare down was awesome, Anderson looked pumped! As for the rest of the press conference, I've never cringed so much in my life listening to that prat Chael Sonnen.
Means nothing. Anderson is old school, look past the nice shirts and designer watches because he is a typical, brutal Chute Boxe fighter. Sonnen is a showpony when the cameras are out, everything he says is rehearsed.
I don't believe in ANY mental games coming into play when you're in the cage.
Chael is in Anderson's head? So what? Anderson wants to knock him out? What if Chael wasn't in his head? Would Anderson be grinding it out for a decision win? Don't think so.
It's like when people say "If you don't believe you're going to win, you won't". Bullshit. If you train as hard as ever, the second you step into that cage and you notice that a dudes trying to knock you out, you're doing whatever you can to avoid it, and the way to do so is to impliment you're trained gameplan and stop him from doing so.
I just really hope this fight doesnt turn out to be some anticlimax dud where Sonnen gets knocked out within 30 seconds. I want a back and forth 5 round WAR!
Well, Chael crossed the line and pulled the tiger's tail so what do ya expect? I'm surprised Anderson was as composed as he was!
I agree with Toxic though - Not sure if these emotions will help or hurt Anderson. It could work to Chael's favor, could get him killed. Can't wait to see.
Bisping fought the fight of his life that night and Sonnen looked terrible. Supposedly he had a bad weight cut which could have attributed to his less then stellar showing but who knows.
I was nervous when they read the decision because Mike looked terrific tbh. Wouldn't have been surprised if they had gave him the win. Kudos to the Count.
As far as a rub injury, gtfo. Fighters rarely come in at %100 and the only difference was Sonnen managed to touch the tender spot more than a few times early in the fight.
I can't believe how many people think Chael will do the same thing he did in the first fight ie: beat Anderson up for 5 rounds and win a UD. Um, yeah, if he does the same thing in the second fight as the first, he will of course, lose all over again.
You're nuts if you think any of Chael's baby talk is going to effect Anderson in any negative way shape or form. Anderson is far to experienced and professional for that. He knows Chael is a just a character for the media and not a real fighter and Silva will prove it all over again.
I just can't wait to hear what excuse Chael and his Fans use the say they actually won this time too, even though he doesn't have the belt.
The trash talk has mirrored the first fight. Chael came on Strong, Silva weathered the storm, Chael wilted and Silva showed him what's up. End of one story, start of the next story with the same ending.
If I remember right, Chael's reason for suspension was changed to lack of disclosure and was shortened because of that. I would imagine that means if he does the same exact thing but just properly tells them this time, he should be fine.
But there's a good chance I'm completely wrong since I'm just guessing. If his high T:E levels are still unacceptable, then I doubt we'll see it again. No way does he make the same mistake twice.
I just looked at it again and Chael does indeed look mighty pissed. Sure, he kind of looks pissed the whole conference in a comedy villan kind of way... but he looks dark after that comment.
Whatever. I saw that little interaction as significant. Is it actually significant? Probably not. But then, I could say that about 99% of the whole intraweb.
This is not Silva trying to be something he's not. This is Silva being what he was before two of his best fights, the belfort fight and the Lee murray fight. The Murray staredown was even more intense than this one.
I think Anderson is just excited for this fight, hence his stare down energy/fwd motion. Just like in the countdown when he was excited when saying 'i will break your face' like 5 times lol
Not that it matters at all, but Sonnen won the stare down.
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