Anderson Silva beats Chael Sonnen via Submission on UFC 117

On the UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen main card, pound-for-pound king Anderson Silva sets to defend his UFC Middleweight championship belt against Chael Sonnen.

The Anderson Silva vs Chael Sonnen fight video is set to take place on August 7, 2010 live at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California, USA and on PPV (Pay-Per-View).

Anderson Silva, “The Spider“, from Brazil, the #1 Middleweight and the top pound-for-pound MMA fighter in the world as ranked by Sherdog has a mixed martial arts record of 26 wins (15 by way of knock out, KO) and 4 losses. He’s the current UFC Middleweight Champion and he just came off a Unanimous Decision win over Demian Maia on Silva vs Maia at UFC 112, April 2010.

While Chael Sonnen from United States of America, the #2 Middleweight in the world as ranked by Sherdog has a mixed martial arts record of 24 wins (7 by way of knock out), 10 losses and 1 draw. His last fight was a Unanimous Decision win over Nate Marquardt, February 2010.

The Silva vs Sonnen video will be an Ultimate Fighting Championship title match with Silva’s UFC belt at stake.

Silva’s performance against Maia on his last fight disappointed UFC President, Dana White. After that, White warned Anderson that he will cut him from the UFC if he fights the same way he did in that event in Abu Dhabi.

“I’m telling you right now, if he acts like that again in the ring, I will cut him,” said White. “I don’t care if he’s the pound for pound best fighter in the world. I don’t care if he’s the middleweight champion.”

Will Silva repeat his disappointing clowning performance and be cut out of the UFC? Or will he show an amazing performance against the number two middleweight, Chael Sonnen, who trashed talked him leading up to this event. Check out Sonnen trash-talking Silva.

Before this event, check out the Countdown to UFC 117 then they’ll undergo the UFC 117 weigh in.

For the Silva vs Sonnen video on August 7, 2010, watch the UFC 117 live stream on fight night.

You can also check the Jon Fitch vs Thiago Alves 2 video as well as the Clay Guida vs Rafael dos Anjos video, Matt Hughes vs Ricardo Almeida video and Roy Nelson vs Junior dos Santos video that are the other main cards.

Watch the Anderson Silva vs Chael Sonnen video:

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You can watch the Anderson Silva vs Chael Sonnen replay after the fight night whenever available.

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Anderson Silva (27-4-0) defeated Chael Sonnen (24-11-1) via 5th Round Submission by (triangle choke) in 3 minutes and 10 seconds to retain his UFC Middleweight title belt.

The top pound-for-pound trash-talker in UFC backed up his words by dominating the top pound-for-pound MMA fighter for the first four round and a half rounds using his excellent wrestling skills.

Sonnen managed to put down Silva and stayed on top of him while pounding him with big striking punches most of the time.

Based on the score cards on the first four rounds, it really looks like the challenger is about to win the title match but “The Spider” showed the heart of a champion in the fifth and found the an opportunity to lock Sonnen with a triangle choke just a few minutes before the fight ends.

What an upset win for the UFC Middleweight Champion! Silva’s toughness was tested in this fight as he was hit more than he received in his entire career. With 12 consecutive wins, Silva holds the longest active winning streak in the UFC and the record for the longest winning streak in UFC history.

This fight was one of the three fights in UFC history to end in the fifth round. The other two were the Couture vs Rodriguez at UFC 36 and Penn vs Sanchez at UFC 107.

Watch the Anderson Silva vs Chael Sonnen video:

You can also monitor the complete UFC 117 results for updates and watch the UFC 117 highlights.

After this, Anderson is scheduled to fight on February 5, 2011, check the Silva vs Belfort video while Chael has a bout on October 8, 2011, check the Sonnen vs Stann video.

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