Chael Sonnen Makes Shogun Rua Quit
UFC & FOX SPORTS 1 CHANNEL DEBUT
San Francisco, CA– If you found yourself like me, thinking that Chael Sonnen was going to get thrashed by Mauricio “Shogun” Rua on the debut of the UFC on the equally debuting Fox Sports 1 Network, then you failed to look at the fact that Chael is a good wrestler and Rua is NOT the hardest guy in the UFC to take down. After a give and take 4+ minutes, Sonnen secured a guillotine choke hold and the fight, one in which the winner was a 3 or 4-1 underdog, ended as Rua was forced to tap out at 4:47 of the opening round.
CHAEL IS IRRITATING
“The mouth that roared“ Chael Sonnen moves to 28-13-1, 7-6 in UFC fights). The victor will like meet equally aged Wanderlei Silva of Pride Fighting Championships fame who never struck UFC gold, next. In a make or break fight, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua drops to 21-8 MMA, 5-6 UFC. As for Chael being an asshole? I look at his stand up, which is great in that he can talk and piss off viewers and opponents with his diatribes, as great marketing that is at the very least irritating.
SONNEN STILL A “BIT PLAYER” WITH WIN
After successive losses at 185 to ex-champ Anderson Silva and Jon Jones at 205, both UFC title scraps, Sonnen resurrects himself as a “gatekeeper” type of fighter that can talk smack like the great orator Ric Flair of pro wrestling fame.
EX-STRIKEFORCE KING BEATEN DOWN
Travis Browne KO 1 Alistair Overeem (head kick & punches) Time was 4:08. Convicted Steroid cheat Overeem, good to see him lose again sans the juice.
“CALIFORNIA KID” URIJAH FABER VICTORIOUS
Urijah Faber UD 3 Yuri Alcantara . After being roughed up a bit early in the fight, Faber, a former World Extreme Cagefighting champion wins with shutout scores of 30-26, 30-26, 30-27)
MEN IN BLACK III ACTOR MIKE PYLE BEATEN
Matt Brown KO 1 Mike Pyle (strikes) Time 0:29.
John Howard Split Decision 3 Uriah Hall. Scores were split as two judges went with Howard 30-27, 29-28, while the third judge had it 29-28 Hall.
UFC FIGHT NIGHT RESULTS IN FULL
Michael Johnson UD 3 Joe Lauzon Wide scores were 30-27, 30-27, 30-25.
Michael McDonald SUB 2 Brad Pickett (triangle choke) Time was 3:43
Ovince St. Preux KO 1 Cody Donovan (punches) Time: 2:07.
James Vick Sub 1 Ramsey Nijem (guillotine choke)
Time: 0:58.
Conor McGregor UD 3 Max Holloway. Scores: 30-27, 30-27, 30-26.
Steven Siler KO 1 Mike Brown (punches) Time was 0:50.
Diego Brandao UD 3 Daniel Pineda. Scores were 29-28, 29-28, 29-28.
Manny Gamburyan UD 3 Cole Miller. Scores were 30-27, 29-28, 29-28.
Pedro Fernandez