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Silva vs. Sonnen II moved to UFC 148 - Press conference + staredown video inside!

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#1 · (Edited)
UFC 148 main card now looks like this:

- Silva vs. Sonnen II
- Cruz vs. Faber III
- Tito vs. Forrest III
- Franklin vs. Le
- Bisping vs. Boetsch
That's the card of the year right there!



How Anderson is taking this without going ballistic I'll never know... Respect - Also, Sonnen is a pig :p





 
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#2 ·
This is when Chael's act hits an all time low.

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.
 
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Silva vs. Chael Sonnen II Rescheduled for UFC 148

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.
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#11 ·
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.
 
#13 ·
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).
 
#29 ·
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.
 
#30 ·
I like how nobody has any idea on how the fight would turn out.

the card is stacked already, loving it!

rooting for chael.

people can hate on him as they want, but at least he's here for the fans. Silva sure can fight but it doesn't look like he cares about the fans.

Chael has balls of steel tho, saying stuff like that IN Brasil
 
#31 ·
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


INSANE!
 
#40 ·
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


INSANE!
Guillard vs another Black belt.

LOOOL.
 
#32 ·
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:
 
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