There's no doubt that Chael Sonnen has his sights on the UFC middleweight title and his Aug. 7 fight with Anderson Silva. That doesn't mean that there aren't other targets in mind for the Oregonian if he walks out of Oakland with the title belt. Make no mistake, the goal for Sonnen heading into UFC 117 is for the championship gold, not getting a win over Anderson Silva. Beating Silva is what he has to do to get the title, but that's not the feather in his cap. "The opponent just doesn't matter," Sonnen said about Silva. "That's what bullies do; that's what Anderson does. Guys go out and they pick their fights, and they take easy fights. Fighting math teachers from Ohio, and one-legged guys from Canada, this is going to be a tremendous difference when he gets in there with an All-American from Portland, Ore." Sonnen takes direct aim at past opponents of Silva, including Patrick Cote and most notably former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin. The Cincinnati native was long embroiled in a controversy about a potential fight with Sonnen's close friend and training partner, Matt Lindland, before he was cut from the UFC. According to Sonnen, he also called for a fight with Franklin, but the former the current 205-pound contender wanted none of it. Read more: http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=12157&zoneid=2
Sonnen is an asshole who is making the absolute most of his minute in the spotlight. As much as I'd like to see Silva lose, I don't want it to be to this hard-on.
