UFC 117: Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen Made Official With Eight Bouts
by Scott Haber on Jun 3, 2010 11:14 PM EDT
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The UFC made a long-expected August event in Oakland, California official today, with the announcement of UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen, scheduled for August 7th at the Oracle Arena. Along with the headlining middleweight title fight between Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen, seven additional fights were confirmed. Here's how the card's looking so far:
Anderson Silva (26-4) -500 vs. Chael Sonnen (24-10-1) +350
Matt Hughes (44-7) vs. Ricardo Almeida (12-3)
Thiago Alves (16-6) -140 vs. Jon Fitch (22-3) +115 *
Junior dos Santos (11-1) vs. Roy Nelson (15-4) *
Rafael dos Anjos (14-4) vs. Clay Guida (26-11)
Thiago Silva (14-2) vs. Tim Boetsch (11-3)
Dennis Hallman (41-13-2) vs. Ben Saunders (8-2-2)
Dustin Hazelett (14-5) vs. Rick Story (10-3)
Johny Hendricks (8-0) vs. Charlie Brenneman (12-1)
Rodney Wallace (9-2) vs. Stanislav Nedkov (11-0)
*not yet announced
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That is a seriously well rounded card
I must see at least three of those undercard fights.
"I have trained to fight an army. There is no way one man can stop me if many cannot." -Georges St. Pierre
And...
Am I crazy, or did I miss the UFC signing Nedkov? When did that happen?
"I have trained to fight an army. There is no way one man can stop me if many cannot." -Georges St. Pierre
Wow
How bizarre, yet totally awesome. I figured I must have missed it somehow.
"I have trained to fight an army. There is no way one man can stop me if many cannot." -Georges St. Pierre
I like this card
I might have to get tickets.
"Even the Swedes are getting mad."-Randy Hahn
"It's very cozy in the sin bin."-Randy Hahn
all that ying yang sonnen talked wont mean shit once he getting woke up by the referee
by staytrue2010 on Jun 3, 2010 11:20 PM EDT reply actions 9 recs
Spike has to have a prelims special for this
Hazelett/Story and Silva/Boetsch.
"It's fourth and fifteen and you're looking at a full-court press." - Lt. Frank Drebin, Police Squad
No doubt about that.
But Story won me over after the Brian Foster fight. Story would probably own Hazelett trading punches, but if it goes to the ground it could be really intriguing.
"It's fourth and fifteen and you're looking at a full-court press." - Lt. Frank Drebin, Police Squad
I am amazed Silva has fallen so far down the card.
He is an exciting fighter and has only lost to two elite LHW fighters / former champs.
Plus his loss to Evans was far from lopsided. That fight could have reasonably been scored a draw. If he fared that well with a hurt back he deserves to be a main card fighter.
It’s due to his opponent, and the strength of the other matchups.
There’s no way you could justify Thiago Silva’s fight being above Fitch-Alves on the card. And Hughes-Almeida has the legendary former champ vs. a guy on a win streak. JDS is ranked at least as high as Thiago Silva at his respective weight class. I don’t think it’s disrespect to Silva in this case.
What about
Rafael dos Anjos vs. Clay Guida
I just see T Silva as a main card fighter. IF this card is too stacked they should have used him on a weaker card like UFC 115…
Guida and dos Anjos are both coming off decisive wins
Silva’s coming off a decision loss, and Boetsch is just returning to the UFC after being demoted to the minor leagues. Guida’s also more of a fan-favorite than Silva, so it makes perfect sense to have him and dos Anjos on the main card.
As long as Silva-Boetsch ends up on the Spike prelims (if they do a prelims special for this card), he’ll still be getting plenty of exposure.
Kind of weird
Silva went from headlining a PPV, to the prelims in one fight.
Training BE since January 2010
Ask Thales Leites about that...
although I’m sure that if there’s a Spike prelims special for this one, Silva-Boetsch will be on it.
Awesome card
that is going to sell like shit.
"Someone is WRONG on the internet. What do you want me to do? LEAVE? Then they'll keep being wrong!"
-Randall Munroe
Chael Sonnen is going to get a decision
He has to decide which insurance plan will cover his medical costs for the beating he will receive.
"It's fourth and fifteen and you're looking at a full-court press." - Lt. Frank Drebin, Police Squad
Chael's happy with your subject line.
He loves decisions!
"Someone is WRONG on the internet. What do you want me to do? LEAVE? Then they'll keep being wrong!"
-Randall Munroe
Only the lazy finish fights.
"I am a man who pisses largely and frequently, which they say is a sign of great mental activity" -Henry Miller-
by Neil Manich on Jun 3, 2010 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Kenny Florian is lazy.
"It's fourth and fifteen and you're looking at a full-court press." - Lt. Frank Drebin, Police Squad
Yea I’m not really interested in seeing the main event but the rest of the main card looks intreguing. I’d love to see Roy pull off a win as against Dos Santos. That would be hilarious.
Key word in that post: HILARIOUS
Because he has no business in the cage with Cigano. Hear me out.
Dos Santos is a freak, Roy is pudgy (he may be deceptively strong but even that wouldnt compare to Cigano).
Roy’s strength = grappling. Cigano trains with Black house… and is a freak.
Nuff said
"Well, here's the thing. Ya know? Let me explain something to you." Scott Coker being slightly redundant.
Remember how everyone felt before Nog/Brillz
I think you should take that into consideration.
Training BE since January 2010
Ah come on tell me deep down wouldn’t you love to see a Roy Nelson title run? If for nothing else for the hilarious movie spin offs… I’m only sorry Chris Farley is too dead to be considered for the part in a movie.
You’re highly overestimating training with Black House as a measurement of ground ability
How did I end up on this bandwagon and why does everything say property of Chael Sonnen?
Dos Santos ground game is entirely based on getting back up. Even Gonzaga couldn’t get a grip on his ass.
by judonerd on Jun 4, 2010 2:08 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
How do we know this? Based on one takedown attempt where JDS got away from Gonzaga? (a guy he definitely didn’t want to go to the ground with)
Seems like an awful lot of inferences both in the strength of his ground game and its effectiveness.
How did I end up on this bandwagon and why does everything say property of Chael Sonnen?
I’m not looking at a piece of paper that says “one takedown, unsuccessful”.
I’m looking at the actual fight, and the insane explosion of technique and power he displayed. His escape was very high level and scary.
Besides, this isn’t BRKLSNR, it’s Fat Boy Roy. His takedowns are mostly from the clinch.
After seeing Duffee get KOed by Russow, one can make the same argument that you did: Russow’s strength = grappling/Duffee is a freak. Yet that didn’t stop Duffee from getting KOed.
Cigano has more than just physical gifts
JDS isn’t just a physical freak learning how to fight MMA, he’s an experienced guy, top contender, and probably the best striker in the HW division. Add to that a camp with serious BJJ chops, and the fact that nobody has been able to put him down for long, and I think Roy is in for a long night…or rather a short one.
Tatum: I think he's a good man. I like him. I got nothing against him, but I'm definitely gonna make orphans of his children.
Who dat?
This card has JUNIORDOSSANTOS!
"I am a man who pisses largely and frequently, which they say is a sign of great mental activity" -Henry Miller-
by Neil Manich on Jun 3, 2010 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Fitch at +115
You all better start dumping money on Fitch at +115…seriously, Alves has not fought in over a year (shit, ring rust is real) and Fitch has mad skills and has looked outstand in his last fight.
Wow, almost all main card worthy fights
Nice pickup of Nedkov, snuck that one right in
by TheBiggertheyare... on Jun 3, 2010 11:24 PM EDT reply actions
The aftermath of the Silva/Sonnen fight will be hilarious no matter what.
Keep Firing, Assholes!
Have you accepted BROCKLESNARRRRRR!!!!!!! as your personal Heavyweight Champion?
Awesome.
This looks like a seriously good card. Can’t wait. My initial thoughts: Silva, Almeida, Alves, Dos Santos, and Guida all coming away with the W.
I hate to say it, but if I look at it objectively
Fitch will probably win by LnP. My only hope is Pitbull will train nothing but the ground game for the next 2 months. If he can neutralize Fitch on the ground then Captain Decision will have no chance.
"It's fourth and fifteen and you're looking at a full-court press." - Lt. Frank Drebin, Police Squad
Dana White: "And as far as Anderson is concerned, he wants to remind everybody why he’s considered the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world."
Even Dana can’t seriously believe this anymore. Silva could care less.
If Chael gets knocked out
I wonder if his opponent in Oregon will use it in an ad?
Vote Quimby
I can see the commercial now:
“If Chael Sonnen cannot fight for himself, how can he fight for you?”
Whilst showing the KO from different angles. Effing grand.
by mrclark707 on Jun 4, 2010 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions 6 recs
Going with the new theme that wrestling has become the dominant force in MMA
I’m going with Sonnen, Hughes, Fitch, Nelson, and Guida.
Silva!
Anderson, that is…Tim Boetsch hasn’t impressed since he Jeet Kun Do’d David Heath so I am interested in him with Thiago Silva, a good striker who’s down to bang.
Why is Matt Hughes still fighting? Doesn’t he pick his own fights? He should win by Ass-holi-ness GNP.
Not sure what to think about Dos Santos/Nelson…if Nelson can get JDS down, he can put that very effective fat-ass crucifix on him. I’m sure getting KO’d by Arlovski taught Nelson a lesson about strikers.
Not impressed with Fitch…LnP is his game for sure and Alves has no answer for that.
Don Anjos by submission…Saunders, Hazmat, Hendricks and Nedkov…
Also, Dana White wins by WWDFWD!
Also, please take a look at Chael’s face now…as it will look completely different after the fight. He might not make it to the General Election.
I live in SF right across the bay bridge from Oakland
I have never been to a ufc event, and I don’t know anyone here who would be interested in going enough to spend money on a ticket….so…..anyone on here planning on going and wouldn’t mind meeting up with me there so that I’m not totally by myself?
this is about to sound like I’m trying to pick up a date but gear with me, I’m figuring if anyone would be willing to watch a ufc event with a total stranger they should know a bit about me. I’m 27, the first mma event I ever saw was ufc 34, I am extremely passionate about mma and it is the only sport that I follow and can intelligently discuss. I am knowledgable enough to engage in all the mma talk anyone can handle, and while my opinions may differ, I’m not one of those elitist asspipes that think that any opinion different from my own is idiotic as I see so much in the comments section of fanposts…which is why I stopped commenting all together aside from this here.
so if anyone will be in oakland for this event and wouldn’t mind some extra company, let me know here cause I REALLY want to see my first live event but watching it alone would be a last resort. I’m 420 friendly, I mean come on, I live in SF and can bring whatever pre-ufc goodies we may require.
peace, love, and afro grease
by Opposites Attack on Jun 4, 2010 12:22 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
by the way
I typed that on my phone, so please ignore any spelling or grammar issues. People spending their time correcting spelling on comments in an MMA forum really piss me off and are a waste of life. 99% of the time you can tell exactly what someone means.
by Opposites Attack on Jun 4, 2010 12:24 AM EDT up reply actions
I must suck at typing on a phone, because it takes me forever
to type a 2 sentence text on my blackberry, and usually I use as many abbreviations as possible.
by pickleofguatemala on Jun 4, 2010 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions
Dude, I just wanna say, having been to my first live UFC event a couple weeks ago (114), you’ll have an amazing time no matter what. I went with a 5 friends (one of which lives in Vegas/wife works for the UFC) and I was so excited I basically left them and made my way right to where the fighters walk out, and sat there for most of the event. I met Joe Silva, GSP, Florian, Mickey Rourke, Alan Belcher, and Dana White (briefly).
I’d totally go but I’m on the east coast.
damn dude that's awesome!
how’d you meet those guys? That must have been great to see them up close, be able to look into each fighters eyes before each bout on the way to the cage…that would be amazing to see in person!! That sounds like a great idea by the way so I may have to do what you did and get over to the walk-out area. You can bring a camera right? I’d love to get some good close pics. Hell ya.
by Opposites Attack on Jun 4, 2010 1:43 AM EDT up reply actions
awesome!
I wish i was in Cali…we’d be buds! I hope you find a friend and have a good time…I gotta wait for UFC in the Middle of the Pacific to go to a LIVE show.
by RickNakedChoke on Jun 4, 2010 12:40 AM EDT up reply actions
There's a chance I'll be there.
Might be getting comped tickets via work connections, so we’ll see. I won’t be able to sit with you, but might get to meet a fellow BE member and have a beer beforehand?
I’d strongly suggest going if you live that close. I’ve been to several events and even mediocre cards on TV are great live. The atmosphere is wonderful, the Baba O’rielly hype video is awesome (I’m a total mark for it), and it’s always a cool experience. You won’t regret going, and if you have to do it alone, you’ll become friends with people near you. UFC crowds tend to be pretty friendly guys, the douchebags are more rare than you’d expect.
"Someone is WRONG on the internet. What do you want me to do? LEAVE? Then they'll keep being wrong!"
-Randall Munroe
that's what I'm thinkin
I mean I watch it on a new 46" LED LCD TV I just bought 2 months ago and that was such an amazing improvement over my last tube tv from the 90s, but to see it live would be that times 35214985 which equals mind blowingly ludicrously incredible shit. I imagine the energy and atmosphere is out of control. I’ve been to a rage against the machine concert so I know how strong the energy can get and how it charges up the crowd like mad and I can’t wait to see what it’s like live and in person. Goddamn I’m getting excited now!
thank you everyone for the responses and info and personal experiences, I appreciate it!
anyone got some good stories from ufc events to share? That’d be fun.
by Opposites Attack on Jun 4, 2010 1:29 AM EDT up reply actions
I've seen Rage live too.
Got way out of hand. We, meaning the entire audience, literally tore the venue apart. I ripped a gate down and dropped it on my ankle, didn’t realize I took a chunk of skin with it until well after the set ended. Awesome show. When did you see them?
As for events… I’ve got stories out the ass. Like I said, I generally get my tickets through work, so I’m often sitting with trainers/family members of guys on the card. The tension when you watch with those guys is incredible, and you get way invested in the fights. Beats the hell out of sitting in your living room.
"Someone is WRONG on the internet. What do you want me to do? LEAVE? Then they'll keep being wrong!"
-Randall Munroe
by pdl on Jun 4, 2010 1:47 AM EDT up reply actions
craziest concert I'd ever been to for sure.
it’s was in the late 90’s….i was a freshman or sophomore in high school, so 98 or 99 I guess it was….damn so long ago that’s crazy! That’s a pretty sweet hookup with tickets, especially the location to fighters family and friends, that’s awesome. I can definitely see how you’d be much more strongly invested in the fights that way.
by Opposites Attack on Jun 4, 2010 2:05 AM EDT up reply actions
I’ve got a luxury suite booked for 60 people. It’s apparently the largest one available (regular suites seat 20). I believe there is room for at least a half dozen more. Cost is $155.
drop me a line if you’re interested: steak_knife@yahoo.com
& bring some girls.
that sounds totally amazing.
what is the suite exactly? How do you watch the fights from it and what is your line of site to the cage? I imagine a suite must be pretty damn sweet. (see what I did there? Aaaahhhh) a buddy of mine had a suite for a basketball game in boston (i grew up in maine) and it had a full buffet of food, those things are amazing.
I do know a bunch of girls, but like I said above it’d be hard enoug to find one to pay for the cheap tickets at the event than 155, but I’ll definitely put it out there and see if anyone would be interested. Either way that sounds pretty awesome so I’d definitely like to know more
by Opposites Attack on Jun 4, 2010 1:38 AM EDT up reply actions
Same here
I also live in San Francisco and am thinking about going. I’m pretty excited about this card and I don’t know anyone else that wants to go. I’ve never been to any live MMA event. I’d be down to meet up.
it would be awesome to get a bunch of BE'ers
to meet up at the event and maybe do a fanpost about our experience there. I saw something similar on MMAmania where a bunch of members go to events and share the experience afterwards….seems like a cool idea. It’d be fun to go with a bunch of people that know what they are talking about when it comes to mma and the UFC.
by Opposites Attack on Jun 4, 2010 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions
probably I'm broke right now!
that is such a hard question because the card is so stacked….if this was 2 years ago I’d say silva bar none…but who even knows which silva will show up anymore. Man he really screwed himself over with the fans….badly. And it’s everybodys loss, not just his own. Anyways…im really lookin forward to JDS taking another step up the HW food chain. Guida is exciting as hell. Fitch fighting a guy like alvez should be smother proof and a standing war I’m hopin and prayin. And I’m curious to see what hughes has got left in the tank against a guy making huge strides toward relevency which is always fun to see. He has been improving lately it would appear. I mean every main card fight has an angle I’m pumped about. God I’m loving chael’s trash talk and that has me so pumped for that figt so I guess I’m going to have to settle on the main event…now hear me out…it was reported that AS approached sonnen at the expo and told him to lay off the talk, so clearly AS is pissed and will logically lay a smackdown on chael like the building is on fire….ya that doesn’t make sense but it’s cool. Although…one of silvas 56234 excuses for his maia performance was that he was disrespected by him…well if that’s silvas reaction to maia’s trash talk, which ammounted to praise in my opinion, then holy shit what is AS going to do with chael. Prance around like a fairy and dance for 5 rounds instead of 2 or 3? We will see, we will see….for better or worse, we are going to find out.
by Opposites Attack on Jun 5, 2010 1:23 AM EDT up reply actions
Unless Silva is completely insane (which he could be) I doubt he would commit career suicide. I think Sonnen will force Silva to engage. The trash talk always adds another layer of interest to it. I’d love to see Silva tear him apart. It should be a good fight.
I am pumped about the Dos Santos/Nelson fight, I really hope it makes this card. Its a great test for Dos Santos.
And Clay Guida always seems to get the crowd excited. I enjoy watching the dude fight.
So yea, great card. We should keep in touch, I wanna be there.
I’m really excited for the co-main event. The UFC is trying to build up Almeida as a legitimate contender at welterweight, which I think he is, and a win over Hughes certainly puts him up there.
Rafael Dos Anjos and Clay Guida look like cavemen from two different tribes.
Training BE since January 2010
by Fake Emcee on Jun 4, 2010 12:41 AM EDT reply actions 4 recs
It wasn't until just now that I realized
these profile pics look like headshots for gay porn.
Training BE since January 2010
I would be so excited...
if I thought that Chael actually had a shot. I will enjoy a couple more months of the delusion of Chael’s “creative trash talk” until he actually gets injured severely in the octagon…
Take ONE Karate class, if you're so into Karate...
Anyone else worried about committing to tickets to the fights when two of the best fights on the card (Fitch-Alves and Nelson-Cigano) have yet to be announced?
How did I end up on this bandwagon and why does everything say property of Chael Sonnen?
Yeah
I’m really looking forward to Nelson-Dos Santos fight, I’d be really bummed if that wasn’t on the card. But they need a heavyweight fight right?
fitch is going to get knocked out, he’s under alot pressure to finish fights, i think he’s going make some mistakes in this fight..
I thought Hughes was only fighting other legends at this point? What does he have to gain by beating Ricardo Almeida? Does Hughes just want to fight anyone even remotely connected to the Gracie family?
"If your going to come on then come on!" - Harold Howard
UFC positioning potential title contenders. Either Hughes wins and is right back in the title shot hunt or Big Dog gains a lot of credibility and can main event a fight night or co-main event against a big name WW.
How did I end up on this bandwagon and why does everything say property of Chael Sonnen?
This is the most stacked out of all of the UFC's upcoming cards.
I would love to go to this.
and as always joe rogan will orgasm and yell ZE BIGGEST MATCHUP IN UFC HISTORY throughout the prelims
Go big red!
lol
Mike Goldberg: "You know Joe, When Matt and his brother Mark Hughes were growing up, they would pound each other behind the barn."
by xFenixKnightx on Jun 4, 2010 10:31 AM EDT up reply actions
Holy crap, this card is amazing but I wont be buying it. Not buying a Silva fight until he gets his shit straight. I will be watching it at my local Applebees. Eatin good in the neighborhood…
Mike Goldberg: "You know Joe, When Matt and his brother Mark Hughes were growing up, they would pound each other behind the barn."
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