He was, though, about more than PEDs. He was a brilliant, game-changing television analyst, but lost his job on Fox when news of another drug-test failure emerged. He created a popular podcast and then got back into the game when ESPN hired him. He set the standard for a fighter-turned-analyst and contributed greatly to a deeper fan understanding of the sport. With his trash talk and quick wit, he took promotion and showmanship to the next level and laid a blueprint for future fighters to follow.
He was accessible and cordial to the media, which also helped grow the sport. He was a good, not great, fighter who was fearless and gave everything he had once the door locked and the bell sounded.
It may not have been nearly enough to win, but you got whatever Sonnen had on a given night. Give the Raptors their due, not an asterisk, for winning NBA title. Did we just see the end of the Golden State dynasty?
Longtime Broncos owner Pat Bowlen dies at A former NBA player has issued an apology after his daughter was seen at a youth basketball game in Orange County throwing a vicious sucker punch that left another girl with a concussion.
After two and a half years with the 49ers and zero games played, Jalen Hurd has been released. The 49ers announced today that they have released Hurd, who had been on injured reserve.
A talented athlete who had [more]. President Biden referred to the late baseball player Satchel Paige as "the great negro" before correcting himself during his Veterans Day address at Arlington National Cemetery on Thursday. It took Jets quarterback Mike White a long time to be an overnight success. He transferred from South Florida to Western Kentucky, was a fifth-round pick of the Cowboys in , and never got on the field in a regular-season game until , when he came in for an injured Zach Wilson and had a [more].
Lauren Carpenter reviews the matchup and the fantasy implications from the Thursday night matchup between the Ravens visiting the Dolphins on TNF.
Lefty was back on familiar turf at Phoenix Country Club, shooting a 65 in the first round on Thursday. Bob Myers believes the Warriors will benefit from situations like the one between Draymond and Jordan Poole on the bench Wednesday.
If there's any solace for Lamb, it's that he's not alone in his confusion. Powerful agent Scott Boras was critical of "the fact that the system allowed" Atlanta to win the World Series, despite being under. After missing last week's game against the Chiefs, Aaron Rodgers' playing status for Sunday against the Seahawks at Lambeau Field is still unknown. Real mad. The outbursts from the champion took everyone by surprise, including White, who less than a minute earlier gave Silva a pass for not being talkative over the entirety of his UFC career.
And when he gets in there he's an artist. He does what others can't. You show up to watch this guy fight. Very true. Silva has fought and won all 14 of his Octagon appearances and has been the most formidable champion in company history since he won the belt in his second UFC bout against then champion Rich Franklin in October of Since submitting Sonnen in the fifth round of the recognized Fight of the Year at UFC , Silva spent last year demolishing top contenders Vitor Belfort and Yushin Okami in one-sided title defenses.
Previously, Silva has shown emotion in the cage and in particular in his usually intense weigh in staredowns, but he never uncorks in this way while answering press questions. When the time comes, the time is right, I'm going to break his face and break every one of his teeth in his mouth.
I'm going to beat his ass like he's never been beaten before. I'm going to make sure every one of his teeth are broken, his arms are broken, his legs are broken, he's not going to be able to walk out of the Octagon by himself. I can guarantee that. I know that he's listening. The game is over. No more [expletive] talking.
So, back to the original subject. What, oh what, went wrong for Chael P. Well, a few things. The fact that Silva actually defended takedowns certainly did not help. Silva probably knew that, one day, he would fight Sonnen again. Even if he did not, he fought Yushin Okami. Mark Munoz has also been waiting for a title shot for a while now. At some point in the last two years, Silva surely dedicated a good bit of effort toward improving his takedown defense.
Still, Sonnen did score that early takedown, and his attempts in the second round largely came against the cage, or while Silva was backpedaling.
As such, fans should not suddenly declare Silva un-takedown-able quite yet. Did Sonnen get overly confident standing? I am not a psychic, so I cannot exactly tell you what Sonnen was thinking when he decided to throw a backfist at Silva. He did land a couple punches on Silva in the fight, and landed more than a couple back at UFC , which may have made him forget Silva's knockout prowess.
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