Anderson Silva Will Need To Vacate Title, If He Beats Sonnen And Belfort

MONTREAL – With any fighter in any division, looking beyond that competitor’s next matchup is never a safe thing to do.That’s true even with the seemingly unbeatable UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva (26-4 MMA, 11-0 UFC), who faces top contender Chael Sonnen (24-10-1 MMA, 4-3 UFC) at UFC 117 in August.But when you’re 11-0 in the UFC, a different set of rules tends to apply. And while UFC president Dana White believes Sonnen may prove Silva’s toughest test in recent memory, he does have an idea

Anderson Silva expects old school match: Grappler vs Striker

Silva owns 15 of his 25 career wins by knockout or TKO some of his victims include Griffin, Franklin, Irvin, Leben and Marquardt while, Main has a record of 12-1 from which 8 of his fights have come by submission, most of these submissons came in the first round.
When asked about this match up, Silva agreed with the old school type match up
“I think it’s a very interesting matchup,” Silva said through his manager, Ed Soares. “I think it’s MMA’s best striker against MMA’s best grappler. I think it kind of