The coaching matchup between Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva looked like dynamite television waiting to happen, but things went south early on in filming, flipping on its head what looked set to be a classic “TUF” rivalry. As one of the brashest trash talkers in the history of the sport, Sonnen had a knack of getting under people’s skin. His witty banter and snappy one-liners resulted in him becoming one of the biggest draws and “heel” characters in the promotion. His most infamous rivalry was undoubtedly with UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva, with the peak coming when Sonnen took aim at the Brazilian legend’s country, family, and legacy. But, despite Sonnen (31-17-1 MMA, 7-7 UFC) squashing the beef with “The Spider” after falling short in their two championship battles, he found himself in another heated rivalry, this time with Wanderlei (35-14-1 MMA, 5-7 UFC). Sonnen and Wanderlei filmed Season 3 of “The Ultimate Fighter Brazil,” where things got physical between the pair after Sonnen refused to apologize for criticizing Brazil during his past rivalry with Anderson.
BAD MMA Trending Cloud
UFC • Bellator • Conor Mcgregor • news • PFL • Jon Jones • ta block • Daniel Cormier • Dustin Poirier • Khabib Nurmagomedov • AXS TV Fights • videos • Francis Ngannou • WSOF • Jorge Masvidal • Anderson Silva • Nate Diaz • Ronda Rousey • Amanda Nunes • Dana White • Max Holloway • Donald Cerrone • ufc news • Tony Ferguson • Michael Bisping • Kamaru Usman • Demetrious Johnson • Alexander Volkanovski • Henry Cejudo • Michael Chandler • Charles Oliveira • Jose Aldo • One Championship • Aljamain Sterling • Tyron Woodley • Derrick Lewis • Georges St Pierre • featured • Holly Holm • Stipe Miocic
- MMA News (105140)
- UFC 301 Weigh-In Results: Flyweight title fight officially set
- Israel Adesanya gives his UFC 301 main event prediction
- Jon Jones eyeing ‘massive’ fight with Alex Pereira
- UFC 301 weigh-in results: Everyone hits marks in Rio de Janeiro
- Alex Perez hopes Alexandre Pantoja retains title at UFC 301: ‘I want to fight the guy that beat me’
- UFC champ Alex Pereira thinks Jiri Prochazka most likely next in line: ‘Ankalaev is going to have to wait’
- UFC 301 main, co-main event official weigh-in highlights video
- Jon Jones: Alex Pereira matchup would be ‘biggest fight in MMA history’ and ‘no one can argue that’
- UFC 301 weigh-in results
- UFC 301 weigh-in results (8 a.m. ET)