VIDEO: Anderson Silva shoulder-strikes Chael Sonnen during staredown
Posted on July 6, 2012, 07:05 PM by Anton GurevichReigning UFC Middleweight champion, Anderson "The Spider" Silva, continued his attempts to provoke a physical confrontation with Chael Sonnen ahead of tomorrow's UFC 148 main event encounter at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Silva approached Sonnen for a traditional weigh-in staredown, but then got a little bit "too close" and shoulder-punched the challenger. Sonnen remained calm, but Silva was visibly angry, once again shouting something at his arch nemesis. UFC color commentator Joe Rogan went on to interview Sonnen, who responded with a classic Razor Ramon-styled promo.
Sonnen was clicking his jaw, which clearly indicates that Silva's shoulder strike was not a soft one.
Nevada State Athletic Commission are now expected to take a disciplinary action against Anderson Silva. The champ is most likely to get a hefty fine for his outburst.
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sucker shoulder
Anderson is such a whimp
quote from dana, The way TRT works is, as you get older, your testosterone level drops. This replaces it. But the problem is you get guys going 'this much [gestures small amount] is good, so this much [gestures bigger amount] must be great.'
"You will find guys who will cheat even with the stuff that's legal.
"Anderson Silva, the best in the world, has broken every record in the UFC, he's 38 years old and he is not doing TRT. He's 100 per cent [sic] natural and he beats everybody.
"The bottom line is you don't need that junk. If you don't use stuff earlier in your career, you don't end up needing that junk."
mannn alot of things Silva has done and acted like he is above everyone full of himself...even tho Chael seems to be a douche the only time he has acted like that is to Silva all other fights he has been true respect and to see silva act like he doesnt understand english after all these years and he acts upset he has to fight Chael now most true champs want the guy who had beaten them or was a close fight to prove they are the champ and Silva has went out of his way to NOT fight Chael.... the card is an insane card cant wait
Don't be surprised if Anderson loses his cool and fights dirty against Chael.
Chael needs to look out for inside leg kicks to the nuts, upkicks to the face like the okami fight.
lol even the shoulder punch is accurate
Where's the RESPECT of true martial artists, Silva??!! Chael has really gotten inside the head of the champ. We'll see tonight whether all his pent-up anger is good or bad in fighting.
If he was up against a guy who can finish you with one mistake(maia,leites,vitor....even cote) he'd be in trouble.
But,since it's a guy who can't finish you even when you make over 50 mistakes on your worst day and his best....i think he's safe.
omg guys he was just trying to hype the fight omg omg
If you're crying about that atleast you'll be prepared when he hits him for real.
chael's faces looked really sucked in
sucked in like a meth or crack heads lol
me and thw wife got to meet segal too he is really nice, hes got a really hard hand shake 2 lol
2321:
Did you know seagal invented the handshake ?
LOL!!!!!!!1
I thought he invented the handjob ?
It would seem Cheal mind-raped Silva deeper then I thought :D
Say what you want but I think Chael is in Anderson's head more than ever...We'll see how it goes down tomorrow
it will all be over soon
The choke wasn't at the weigh ins it was in the fight.
Who was the fighter that tried to choke the guy out at the weigh-ins, then? was it in KOTC?
Mike don't argue with IChokepeople - he chokes people ...
No idea Mike but that is pretty awful.
YES! But only at the weigh ins!
Talk is cheap. What you expect. Want to make it personal. Then accept the consequences. Sonnen gangster from oregon next for you is math teacher from ohio.
rts99, talk is definitely cheap.
Talk is cheap....
But not as cheap as a CHEAP shot at a weigh-in.
What CHEAP shot? lmao.
What if anderson knocked Chael out righ then and there with that shoulder hit? bahaha!
I like how Chael started moving his jaw like he got hurt or something. I actually think by Anderson doing that, it flipped the table and screwed with Chael mind a little.
Not cool Andy, not cool. Totally understandable but not cool. Normally I would hope the guy that did that would lose but since it is Chael he is fighting I just hope he gets to do that and more about a thousand times during the fight.
You come talk here about suckerpunching and f....king rights. If you talk smack about other fighters family and nation. That isnt suckerpunching? Real bad guy in here is Andreson Silva. YOU NEED PEOPLE LIKE ME THEN YOU CAN POINT YOUR F.....ING FINGERS AND SAY THATS THE BAD GUY.
Somebody was watching Scareface recently?
a little Razor Ramon in there as well
That's not a sucker punch... Thats how they welcome you in Brazil!
if you call that a cheap shot you're too pussy for mma. it wasn't even hard, just disrespectful. Respect is out of the equation for this fight anyways. Someone on Sherdog said they would like to see Anderson do what Aoki did to Hiroka. Personally I think that would be an amazing way to finish the story, not that it would ever happen
Any shot outside the cage is a cheap shot. It has absolutely nothing to do with how hard it is.
Chael: I wanted to look cool at the weigh-in, but then i took a should to the face.
*Shoulder
Suprised Sonan no fall down ha! Have many shoulder fist foot strickes in fight. Fly home to Oragon cry Sonan baby ha! now. Will foot no work see stars many fists in mouth ha! Sweet dreems Sonan...
WTF did I just try to read :O ?
all i got was sonnen is going to cry when he wins the belt?
All jokes aside, Silva should be fined for that. No question.
He should be fined, but when you make as much money as a top level professional athlete does, fines don't mean quite as much. Silva might actually get MasterCard as a sponsor now.
Plane ticket from Brazil to Las Vegas: $1,200.
Hotel room for one week at MGM Grand: $900.
Fine from Nevada State Commission: $20,000.
Shoving your shoulder into the biggest mouth in MMA: Priceless.
There are some things money can't buy. For everything else, there's MasterCard.
yeah if ur talking about fines maybe ur boy chealroild should also be fined for stepping out of line talking about the man's wife..as smart as chealroild is theyre r other ways promoting fights
"chealroild"?? you're a tard...
I am not American and thus have little knowledge on the law in America, but Silva should be indeed fined, technically he assualted sonnen, anything thats physical before the first bell of the fight and after the last bell of the fighter is assualt, surely i am right here? I know its only a shoulder to the face but its the principle right? Dana got rid of paul daley for sucker punching kos, i aint saying get rid of Silva but it looks like he is above the law, there should be some sort of punishment inflicted on silva.
Anderson looked so nervous he couldnt control himself for a stare down,,,angry,,,please...for one second he couldnt keep his nerves in order,,,Hes so scared because he knows its a 50 / 50 chance he could lose with this fighter but I bet he wouldnt drag his feet for a third rematch with Rich Franklin...Personally I dont like the name calling but I cant blame Chael, he had no choice but to twist Silvas arm to get him in the ring. Its a 50/50 chance Silva not like the other fights you accept with a 90 /10 chance of winning!!! take it like a man and Chael wouldnt have ran his mouth about you, your wife or your Country...I hope he kicks your ass for being a coward and dragging this on for two years..
yes wife and kids should be off limits
For those who didn't hear what Anderson said to Chael after giving him a love tap, Anderson said "You Cute hoe"
cheal's scare for his life right now, he's gonna get his whoop again...
I can bet my two balls taht if this wouldve been done buy any randome fighter, Dana would have said He is done.... as simple as that but no, since Dana sucks Brazilian c*ock he aint doing nothing.... Dana being Dana
Well, I think the question about Chael being in Silva's head has been answered. Sonnen has certainly gone out of his way to provoke Anderson, so this kind of response isn't that surprising.
There's a real danger in fighting angry. If Silva is this tweaked up, and doesn't take Chael out quickly, he could have a major adrenaline dump.
Sonnen would be exactly the wrong style of fighter to have that happen against.
i did bet 250 € on silva
Really? It was 1.3 to 1. Silva's chances are good, but not that good.
the odds where 1.4 at bwin. should i win, i'll get 350. crossed fingers :-)
Ah, but if you'd bet on Chael, and he won you'd get like €800.
but he will loose
All jokes aside what is the punishment going to be? Or is the UFC going to start having brawls at weigh ins now, great way to get the sport to go mainstream.
Agreed. I think they'll be 2 separate governing bodies here: the NSAC and the UFC.
Personally, whatever the NSAC decides to fine Silva, I think the UFC should write Sonnen a check for that amount... cause that's f!cking bullsh!it... "respect" my ass. Sonnen was pissed and is gonna whoop Anderson's ass tonight.
Silva will get fined, he can afford it.
I predict if Chael wins, it will be by something ironic. Triangle choke, flying heel hook or pillow fist KO with help from "some guy with a Hispanic accent".
What a lame move by Silva... Who was talking about 'bad for the sport' and other shit?
Now Silva has totally lost my respect...
Chael should have slapped him immediately after the shoulder-strike to get even more in Silvas head, but chael is just to smart to react on such bully shit.
or maybe Anderson wanted himself disqulified? I find it strange that Dana said that Anderson didn't want this fight... is he really scared?
I actually thnk that it could be a cultural thing. Chael's taken a lot of heat for the way he hypes up fights, but almost all the fighters who have criticized him have been Brizillian. Wanderlei even warned him about "losing his teeth". I think that Silva felt the ultimate "F-U Chael" would have been to eternally deny him a title shot by throwing his weight around as champ. Were UFC still run by Brazillians, it might have worked.
it was simply a bitch move
Chaels cut looked tough. If the Bisping Chael shows up this fight is over quick.