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Sonnen on Bisping: 'I like an arrogant guy'
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<p>Yesterday it was reported that Mark Munoz had injured his elbow and was out of the co-main event vs. Chael Sonnen on UFC on FOX event, January 28th. Replacing Munoz was Michael Bisping. The winner will get the next shot at champion Anderson Silva.</p>
Bisping had been scheduled to fight Demian Maia. Maia will now face undefeated Chris Weidman on the same card.
Bisping and Sonnen are two of the most polarizing figures in mixed martial arts, Sonnnen by design. Bisping on the other hand often voices puzzlement at negative fan reaction.
In pro wrestling, the ability to work the mic is a prized quality. No one in MMA has ever done it as well as Chael Sonnen. Indeed, you have to go back to Muhammed Ali (happy belated 70th champ) to find someone in combat sports with Sonnen's media skills. The Bisping announcement gave rise to fan anticipation that a torrent of insults was heading for Bisping's head.
However, an interview with USA Today reveals Chael Sonnen as a more complex character than generally understood.
When you think about it they are similar in personality except Bisping is much more of a man. Chael shit his pants when Bisping retorted to a comment of his at the UFC on Fox 2 press conference.
Its cool how he is a trouble maker but never to the guys who are down on their luck. It just goes to prove he is aware of peoples feelings and knows how far to take the "heel" role.
InYourMomaCloset - And PS - don't buy into this "I only pick on guys that are on the top" bullshit.
Sonnen picks on guys who others think highly of, cause it makes him look like a big man.
Egotism is his agenda.
Once again, I don't understand why the UFC wanted Palhares to fight Damien instead of Sonnen.
If they offered him Sonnen, he probably would have taken it. DM, being the BJJ guy, is obviously more difficult for him, and a bout he couldn't take at a moments notice.
japetto - Not having a gameplan is exactly why Chael has been submitted so many times.
No, he just has a weakness to fighting BJJ BLACKBELTS...you know, guys who've spent YEARS learning how to submit people...Filho, Horn, Anderson, Maia...all Brazilian BLACKBELTS in Jiu Jitsu...Nate Quarry didn't do so well though and Filho never came close in the rematch while Anderson had to get raped for nearly five rounds (ground and STANDUP) to pull off the sub on a tired Sonnen.
japetto - Not having a gameplan is exactly why Chael has been submitted so many times.
No, he just has a weakness to fighting BJJ BLACKBELTS...you know, guys who've spent YEARS learning how to submit people...Filho, Horn, Anderson, Maia...all Brazilian BLACKBELTS in Jiu Jitsu...Nate Quarry didn't do so well though and Filho never came close in the rematch while Anderson had to get raped for nearly five rounds (ground and STANDUP) to pull off the sub on a tired Sonnen.
From ESPN's Mendenhall: "Yet there was one thing that nearly everybody outside of England agreed upon -- with the new pairing of Sonnen and Bisping in a middleweight title eliminator, Sonnen just got clearance to land in Sao Paulo for his fight with Anderson Silva come June."
Kumite4 - Its cool how he is a trouble maker but never to the guys who are down on their luck. It just goes to prove he is aware of peoples feelings and knows how far to take the "heel" role.
What? What about all that shit he talked about Wand and CC? They were both past their prime when he made the comments.
