UFC 117 has a big Championship fight scheduled between Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen. Dana White has already said that Silva better preform better than he did at UFC 112, or he is out of the UFC. At UFC 112 Silva mocked his opponent and was even chastised by the referee. Silva was declared the winner by unanimous decision after 5 rounds. It was also said the Silva was verbally insulting Maia during the fight, while circling and taunting him. Watch UFC 117. We will see if Silva stays in the UFC or not, it would be too bad if his attitude got him kicked out, he a great fighter.
Silva is a fierce competitor with only four losses in 30 bouts. He is defending his Middleweight Champion title at UFC 117. He won the UFC 112 fight to defend his belt against Demian Maia, the fight was originally schedule for Silva vs. Belfort but Belfort was struggling to recover from an injury. The UFC 117 fight was announced on April 14th, Silva's 35th birthday.
Chael Sonnan is also a touch competitor and fighter. Sonnen has a record of 24-10-1, he has one 14 of his fights by decision and proves to be a tough competitor with the stamina to make it through all the rounds. Chael Sonnan originally fought for WEC but moved to UFC after the WEC got ride of the middleweight division. Chael has faced many top fighters and held his ground. Watch UFC 117.
The Silva vs. Sonnan fight should be action packed. Sonnan was a NCAA wrestler and can do some real damage on the floor. The other scheduled fights should be great to watch as well. Matt Hughes is a very experienced fighter going up against Ricardo Almeida who has only a fraction of the experience. Cant wait! Watch UFC 117.