Who won UFC Chael Sonnen vs Wanderlei Silva?
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Who won UFC Chael Sonnen vs Wanderlei Silva?
‘” Sonnen and Silva never actually fought in UFC; however, they eventually settled their rivalry Bellator 180 on June 24, 2017, with Sonnen winning a unanimous decision.
Who Won Silva Vs Sonnen?
Sonnen (29-15-1) earned a unanimous decision over Wanderlei Silva (35-13-1) in their long overdue grudge match. The light heavyweight fight, which was initially supposed to happen in 2014, headlined Bellator NYC at Madison Square Garden.
Did Wanderlei and Chael fight in UFC?
Chael Sonnen vs. Wanderlei Silva is one of the greatest rivalries in MMA history. With both men being Hall of Fame talents who had bad blood, they had fought in, and out of the cage. Their rivalry spanned two promotions, and after multiple postponements in the UFC, they finally fought in 2017 in Bellator.
Why did Sonnen and Silva not fight in UFC?
The fight was cancelled and moved from the Brazil card to UFC 175 after Silva hurt his hand while punching Sonnen during their on-air fight. The fight was finally set for one of the biggest cards of the year in UFC 175, headlined by Chris Weidman vs. Lyoto Machida. However, it naturally didn’t happen.
Did Sonnen tap vs Silva?
Chael Sonnen’s main event fight against Anderson Silva at UFC 117 was going so well until it wasn’t. The Bad Guy dominated Silva for the first four rounds of the fight, before being caught in a triangle choke in the final round. Sonnen tapped to the choke, ending the fight, or did he? Well, yes, he did.
How many times did Rampage beat Wanderlei Silva?
The third fight took place in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) at UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008 on December 27, 2008. This time, however, it would be Quinton Jackson avenging his two earlier defeats to Silva by knocking him unconscious with a left hook….Wanderlei Silva vs. Quinton Jackson.
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Has there ever been a quadrilogy fight?
The quadrilogy is known as an aggressive series due to all four fights ending in either knock-out or technical knockout, however, only one of the fights occurred in UFC. Valentina Shevchenko and Joanna Jedrzejczyk have also met four times with their only UFC fight occurring in the co-main event of UFC 231.
