Sonnen at UFC 148 Presser: I have stones just like John Holmes
Posted on July 3, 2012, 03:21 PM by Mike Searson
Sparks flew at Lagasse's Stadium inside the Palazzo in Las Vegas, Nevada, which played host to the press conference for UFC 148 Silva vs. Sonnen II. Silva and Sonnen have been going back and forth with the normally reserved "Spider" getting into the verbal fray after hearing Sonnen's trademark trash-talk lately.
When asked why Silva did not initially want to fight a rematch against Sonnen, the champion responded: "I am here to fight whoever they put in front of me and sometimes my opinion doesn't make much of a difference but I will fight whoever I put in front of me. Play time is over, it's over. Saturday, a lot of things are going to change. Things are going to be much different after Saturday."
Sonnen, ever the self-promoter fired back: "I fight like Jon Jones. I make songs like Sean Combs and I have trombone size stones just like John Holmes."
Sonnen denied that he has a "home-court advantage". When asked if he felt safer fighting in Las Vegas than Brazil, he laughed and asked the reporter if she had read the news and that Sin City is not all that "safe" in its own right, coming back to Silva and taking a shot at Ed Soares for translating, he added: "Anderson lives in a mansion in Beverly Hills, he has home-court advantage. He's closer to Las Vegas than I am. This is insanity. He pretends he doesn't speak English like he's pretending he's the world champion walking around with a phony belt; this is insane. The fight in Brazil would have been neutral territory. Why are you asking questions in English? Anderson sits here like he doesn't understand you. First off, he speaks English. We could replace Ed Soares with an app I could download for $9.99."
When asked if he thought he took things to far, Sonnen was quick to say: "People say this shouldn't be personal, but it is personal. I don't give a damn if I hurt his feelings. The record speaks for itself. He's the champion but I'm the best. I'm a world class athlete. He's a martial artist but I'm a cagefighter. There's a big difference. I don't know what respect is about. There's no point in paying the prices that I have paid for anything less than to set your goals at the top. He tried to make me go in the corner and wilt like Vitor Belfort, but that's not who I am."
Silva responded with: "I have no words to really explain other than the game is over. The game is over and you guys will see on Saturday night what I'm talking about. I don't have anything else to say other than he's screwed. All of us athletes are part of an elite group. I believe that the comments he made about my wife, the comments he made about my country are very disrespectful to me, my country and the UFC. We are elite athletes and shouldn't be talking that way to each other. Chael tested positive for steroids, he offended a nation, he was charged with a crime. How can you take anything this guy says for real. This guy is ridiculous."
Silva has long felt that Sonnen does not deserve this fight and said so, quite plainly: "I don't believe Chael deserves the rematch, but I'm an employee of the UFC. If I have to go out and beat his ass 10 more times, I'll beat his ass 10 more times. Chael once again, I feel he doesn't deserve it. He was in his most dominant position for most of the fight. If I was in the most dominant position for a few seconds, the fight wouldn't have went the way it went. The other fighters I've faced in the UFC was more qualified than Chael. I beat a guy for five rounds in Abu Dhabi and he submitted Chael in seconds in the UFC."
At the end when it is all over, Silva was asked, would he respect Sonnen like all his previous opponents. The Spider answered: "Of course I will show respect after the fight. I respect all my opponents and he falls under the same category. I am a martial artist first and I will respect him because that was the way I was raised."
When the fighters were asked about their predictions for the fight, Sonnen said: "All I can tell you is this is gonna be a hard fight. I'm gonna wait for him to throw a kick like he always does, put my forehead into his chest and run my fist into his head for 25 minutes or until he gives up. I'm bigger, faster and stronger. All I can tell you that the Chael of today could beat up the Chael of two years ago and the Chael of two years ago stomped this bum."
Silva predicted a first round victory, saying: "The way it is going to happen is that I am going to him him, hit him some more, hit him more, he will try to grab onto me and then I will keep hitting him until he gives up."
Silva remained calm for the remainder of the Presser, but things got heated during the staredown and UFC President Dana White had to step in to restrain Silva when the champion went on the offensive.
Comments
Silva will destroy.
ithink chael forgot he is the 1 who quit last time!!!
how was that weak chael did quit b4 he passed out????
You were weaked because you are a grown man who acts just like a Justin Bieber fan girl.
i was just saying he was the one who tapped out and quit not silva, sonnen lost ya hit him 320 big deal u lost, i guess thats something to put on a resume i hit silva 320 times!! lol
Don't spoil all the fun with this... this.... this ...REALITY!!! If you ever talk about THAT again I will Weak your ass to Death!!!
No but really they did happen good for you for pointing that out.
Naah, Chael will win via mortgage fraud.
Silva acted like a spoiled 16-year old who thinks he's everything at the staredown.
Really ?
Naw I believe he acted like a guy who doesnt know about respect. I could give 2 turds whether a fighter respects other fighters but I hate the fact Silva talks about how he respects his opponents while he does this "thug" stuff in stare downs and tries to punk sweet and innocent Demian Maia, then proceeds to hide behind the referee. in the later rounds.
Silva has fake humility
At least Sonnen doesnt try to put himself on a pedestal
Well Silva got owned in that staredown for sure.
That was a little embarrasing on Silvas behalf, I am a huge silva fan, and really hope he stomps sonnen into the ground. But watchin him at the stare down, he looked desperate to establish some sort of phsycological edge, which suggests to me that sonnen really has got in his head, it was like he was scared so he is tryin to force some fear on sonnen, i got a bad feeling about this, i hope he keeps his cool in the fight otherwise it could be a tough night for the champion
You should be happy TRUST ME, Silva is gonna go in there focused on inflicting serious damage, no hand dropping etc etc. I have the opposite feeling I'm thinking Silva is gonna do something sick to add to his list of sick sh*t I just don't know what.
That's exactly how I feel. I have no clue what's going to happen but I'm kinda of curious to see what Silva does to Sonnen. He might take that arm home with him.
I was thinking a flying spinning knee or Sonic Boom Kick
pyschological edge*
So i guess Silva have pillows the way Chael fell asleep on them @UFC117
This ol script writing wannabe cheat days are numbered & I will be witnessing all this live, weigh-ins, fight, after party. I will be high like Sonnen testosterone levels….off kush contact & congac
Sonnen's punches were so soft Silva couldn't get up...no wait that doesn't make any sense.
Sonnen's punches were so soft that Silva go knocked down and we know how rare that is...no wait that doesn't make any sense.
Silva liked being out struck both standing and on the ground so he put up with pillow punches for four and a half rounds...no wait that doesn't make any sense.
Sonnen beat Silva like a rented mule with more punches than all his previous fights and that was quite a feat but he went on to lose because Silva is a tough, skillful SOB...ah, that's it.
All good points, but I'll give you an add on: "skillful SOB...", and Chael has lapses on the ground that leave him open to submissions along with running out of gas every once in a while.
All of u talking rubbish about Silva are all fools...u dont know what ur talking about.
Now who can argue with that logic?
Ya wonder how he possibly got weak'd ....strange
chael will win then silva will get an immediate rematch then lose again and retire...end of story
care to share the next Lottery numbers with us? unless of course you are to tired from time travel.
Silva was losing his composure.
Chael definetly got the edge on that staredown maintaining his cool..
Chael just won this fight...
I'll say it again;
'For the typical idiot that Chael has been all these years I honestly hope his meaningless career as an Athlete comes to a painful end without any success.'
Oh so like your life then right?
Too bad Sonnen accomplished more as a 8 year old then you have in your entire life :]
Hope your mom's basement is nice and cozy and your internet remains at high speeds.
That Did hit you hard didn't it? Now you wanna get personal huh....
Lets wait and watch buddy :)
And change your stupid name dude, it sounds like a wannabe porn star!!
grandslam..... if Chael wins there is going to be a public holiday named after him in oregon.
The news will be huge...People will be talking about this fight for the next decade if he pulls off a win.
If you think Chael has been an idiot now, Its only getting bigger and badder after he wins.
I disagree, I don't think he'll make an amateur mistake.
He's been champ for this long for a reason. Also, like Jones, maybe he fights better this way.
As we all know Chael is hyping the fight but he has gone a bit too far and AS is taking it personally. IDK if that is an advantage for either one but if I was Chael I would be worried about an arm bar or kimura being held a little to long dear me, those Brazilians are passionate :)
One way trafic like the last fight the crestoion is can the Chicken get a lucky submition again.Sonnen will rape him again for shore
You want to know who wins? .Dana.. I have recently become a little put off by Dana white. After watching "Like Water" than the whole
" Frank Shamrock didn't help the" NEW" UFC so no HOF."
I don't know it seems like he puts too much pressure on these fighters to be actors as well.
Not sure I agree that Chael has gotten in Silva's head.. The entire conference Silva was very relaxed.
If anything Chael seemed to have lost his witty way when Silva was pushing on him.
I would have expected him to laugh - Considering all the jokes he has made about how much of a push over Silva is.
Anyway let's enjoy the fight since it isn't our face getting smashed up.
I believe Silva has this one locked up.
Sonnen's only weakness is submitions if trains for it he is unsopable.If Sonnen smashes Anderson's face like the last fight and wins the Spider will look pretty bad
How can you say he is unstoppable. He has lost 11 times. Dont get me wrong, he is a very talented fighter and is a top mma fighter, but he is still beatable. Fair enough the last fight he lost via anything but submission was in like 2004 but Bisping beat him on the stand up and even controlled him for a while. Bisping was robbed of that fight. Chael is beatable and that proves it! Anderson is one of the worlds best fighters of all time. Im looking forward to this fight but Silva will win!
chael is the big donkey!
I agree. He has disrespected Silva too much. If he came in, built up the fight a little and smashed Silva face, i would have alot more respect for him. but talking about his wife etc, thats ovwer the top. Lost a little respect for him there!!
Lets just hope Anderson has been improving on his TDD. Im excited to see this fight regardless of the outcome