He is just recycling the same lines he has said for 2 years and the Brazilian media is just pretty silent. Chael's act and probably his book has to target the most simply minded people.
Chael thinks he is getting under Anderson's skin...but he really isn't. It is painfully obvious.
Apr 24, 2012 - As anticipated, the UFC has scrapped plans to hold Anderson Silva's championship rematch against Chael Sonnen in a soccer stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The blockbuster grudge match, which was originally booked for UFC 147 on June 23, has now been rescheduled to headline UFC 148 on July 7, 2012 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV. UFC President Dana White announced the switch at a press conference in Rio on Tuesday morning.
Previously, White cited difficulties obtaining a proper venue in Brazil due to a United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development booked for the same week. The conference runs from June 20-22 and lists 194 member nations among its attendees.
With Silva-Sonnen II shifted off the card, UFC 147 now features a middleweight match-up between The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil coaches Vitor Belfort and Wanderlei Silva, the TUF: Brazil featherweight and middleweight finals, and a heavyweight bout between Fabricio Werdum and Mike Russow.
UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo may also be moved onto the card. Aldo is currently scheduled to fight a yet to be announced opponent at UFC 149.
A venue for UFC 147 has yet to be finalized. UFC officials originally targeted the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange, a colossal soccer stadium that could potentially seat upwards of 50,000 Brazilian fight fans.
Chael makes me go through various degrees of emotions. One minute I despise em, the next I think he's bat crazy, the next he makes me chuckle, next moment I'm laughing hysterically. He truly is a master bastard marketing savante of sorts.
Didn't have time to watch it so I scrolled to the staredown. Chael looks FAT. A big fat white blob.
As much as I'll be rooting for Sonnen, a part of me does feel badly for Anderson. It's got to be a kick in the knickers to go from fighting in front of your countrymen, in one of the biggest venues in MMA history, against your arch nemesis whom has talked nothing but smack about your country, to having it all taken away.
Again, I'll be rooting for Sonnen, but Anderson has certainly earned all of the above. And to have it taken away without compromise has to be a tough pill to swallow (though I'm certain there was financial incentive offered).
Oooo baby I'm excited for this fight. That staredown was both weird and awesome. Chael did look a little pudgy in the face but maybe that's just how he looks before cutting weight.
I don't understand Silva at all. He looks past Chael and acts like he doesn't care, then stares intently at him when it's time to face the cameras. He did the same thing the last time they fought.
Either act like you don't care or act like you're taking him seriously. You can't do both.
This statement is so incredibly inaccurate it's not even funny. During the interview Anderson doesn't give a crap about Sonnen. Unlike Sonnen Anderson is a professional, a gentlemen and an actual martial artist. However when posing for a stare down, it's his job to make it look interesting.
Champ Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen (for middleweight title)
Champ Dominick Cruz vs. Urijah Faber (for bantamweight title)
Rich Franklin vs. Cung Le
Forrest Griffin vs. Tito Ortiz
Michael Bisping vs. Tim Boetsch
Renan Barao vs. Ivan Menjivar
Fabricio Camoes vs. Melvin Guillard
Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Gleison Tibau
Dong Hyun Kim vs. Demian Maia
Riki Fukuda vs. Constantinos Philippou
Champ Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen (for middleweight title)
Champ Dominick Cruz vs. Urijah Faber (for bantamweight title)
Rich Franklin vs. Cung Le
Forrest Griffin vs. Tito Ortiz
Michael Bisping vs. Tim Boetsch
Renan Barao vs. Ivan Menjivar Fabricio Camoes vs. Melvin Guillard
Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Gleison Tibau
Dong Hyun Kim vs. Demian Maia
Riki Fukuda vs. Constantinos Philippou
Pretty lame it is not going to be in Brasil now... Sonnen is such an unrepentant bastard, part of me has to like him. The other part of me however, can not wait to see him get his lights put out for being such an attention whore. Either way, I'll be tuning in so he's done his job successfully I guess... It's funny he wasn't as arrogant when Wand cornered him and told him to mind his manners more when doing promotional stuff. He must not be THAT crazy:thumb02:
Chael is the biggest king troll ever, he know's he's full of shit but yea as has been said, hype, promoting the fight, creating a buzz etc, it all makes money for him and the ufc.
Hope silva teep kicks him the **** out, like he did Belfort.
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