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Before the fight against Nate Marquardt at UFC 109, Chael Sonnen was just another UFC Middleweight far, far away from challenging Anderson Silva for his belt. But the charismatic Oregonian had plans of his own; Sonnen used his second-to-none trash talking skills and the interest in Nate Marquardt’s campaign for a rematch against Anderson Silva to call out the Champ, eventually forcing himself into the mix for a shot at the title. Of course, Chael Sonnen backed up his talk by bulldozing Marquardt

On March 1st 2008, Dan Henderson took on Anderson Silva in Columbus, Ohio to unify the UFC Middleweight Championship and the PRIDE Welterweight title. Although Hendo did a good job against the The Spider in the first round, Silva ended the fight in the second round via. Rear Naked Choke.
Fast forward to 2011, he is now fighting under the Strikeforce banner, fighting for a title at forty years old, and making a return to the place where the Middleweight title got away. Dan Henderson’s opponent is a man ten

Via his official Twitter (@vitorbelfort)

Following on from his win over Jorge Rivera, it seems Vitor Belfort wants a shot at Michael Bisping. Belfort is coming off of a loss against Champion Anderson Silva, back in February. Rumours had initially spread of a bout between Belfort and fellow Brazillian Wanderlei Silva, but it appears Joe Silva has had a change of heart.
A win over Bisping could see “The Phenom” quickly catapulted back into title contention. Despite being touted as the biggest challenger to

The co-main event at UFC 126 will feature Forrest Griffin and Rich Franklin. Both of these fighters are former UFC Champions, Griffin at Light Heavyweight and Franklin at Middleweight.
Griffin won the Light heavyweight title when he out pointed Quinton “Rampage” Jackson in a controversial unanimous decision in 2008. He went on to lose the title to Rashad Evans less than six months later. From there he suffered a humiliating loss at the hands of Anderson Silva in which he was knocked down three

According to the California State Athletic Commission, UFC Middleweight contender Chael Sonnen was tested positive for Performance Enhancing Drugs for his fight against Anderson Silva at UFC 117. The fight took place last months on August 7th at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California, with Silva defeating Sonnen via Triangle Choke/Armbar combination in the final 5th Round.CASC Executive Officer George Dodd stated that Sonnen already received his notice, but refused to reveal for which PED the Oregonian

Well, actually it’s hard to call it a trash talk, but it looks like the former WEC Featherweight Champ and MMA legend Urijah Faber learned the lesson from Chael Sonnen’s UFC 109 comments, and is now on his way for a title shot. Before Chael Sonnen’s famous “pink t-shirt and earrings” rant, only a few MMA fans considered the Oregonian as the right man for a shot at Anderson Silva. But Sonnen’s media warfare paid off, showing many other fighters a good way to get themselves noticed. There’s no problem in

With less than two weeks ahead of Anderson Silva’s clash against Chael Sonnen, we take a closer look at the Top 5 UFC fighters who failed to become Champions. Sonnen would not like to add himself to that list, which includes some of the best fighters to ever step inside the Octagon. The Oregonian should notice that two of the fighters in this list were beaten by Anderson Silva, in their quest for the UFC Middleweight title: 1. Jon Fitch When: