Not by Sonnen he isnt.
Unless that involves Sonnen snitching on him for something, of course.
Chael Sonnen vs. Wanderlei Silva to headline Bellator PPV at MSG
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Not by Sonnen he isnt.
Unless that involves Sonnen snitching on him for something, of course.
If you thought Wand looked good before he had the 3 year break then I don't know what to say to you...
He is 4-7 getting KO'd 4 times since Sep 2006 and a couple of those wins and decisions were wars (like the Chuck fight and the Stann fight) and he is 40 years old. He does not need to keep doing this. He is going to end up a retard.
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And how many of those guys had a 3 year break where they were in a very serious accident? Wandy, God love him, should never fight again. I said it right after he KO'd Stann (as in seconds afterwards) that I hoped he would announce his retirement during the Joe Rogan interview.
And Sonnen is 1-4 in his last 5 fights without a single win post PED era. Sonnen is 39 years old but has the testosterone of an 8 year old girl. Sounds like good match making to me.
GSP is over 3 years away from the sport at this point.
I'm sure Wand wouldn't be allowed in the cage if the injuries he sustained were career threatening. They wouldn't just go "So you feel ok?" and take his word for it. Plus- Sonnen isn't a KO artist. It's possible, just not very likely.
That's an understatement! Sonnen hasn't finished anyone with strikes since pre WEC days.
Not at all. They were both cleared to fight (probably shouldn't have been). But this fight (Chael vs Wanderlei) will be in New York. Kimbo vs Dada was in Houston. Huge difference.
There was a good deal of smoke and still is about forged medicals.
Bellator didn't forge anyones medicals. It would be beyond dumb to risk your entire organization for any 1 fight, let alone that one.
If you think Wand and GSP are at the same levels of good health you are nuts! Wandy has been brutally KO'd and been in so many wars (training and fights) it is ridiculous.
You people are either sadists who just want to see completely shot guys like Wandy and Shogun get more damaged or just completely retarded if you think that Chael and GSP are just as banged up...
He's been knocked out exactly twice in the last 9 years.
But if it makes you feel better, Bellator can send him in like this
and to think i spent money on ufc 208 in brooklyn. fuckin hell.
Since Sept. 2006 Wanderlei has been BRUTALLY KO'd four different times:He's been knocked out exactly twice in the last 9 years.
But if it makes you feel better, Bellator can send him in like this
Crop Cop and Hendo in back-to-back fights only 5 months apart.
He had a WAR with Chuck between his KOs where he was wobbled a couple of times.
Then Rampage just 2 years later in Dec 2008 (a very said PRIDE fan night for a few reasons). Wandy not only looked slow as shit in that fight Rampage said he was much, much slower and easier to anticipate as compared to when he fought him in PRIDE.
Then 3 years later Leben K him TFO easily with an uppercut.
Wand is shot and you apparently enjoy watching people get crippled...
Two things. 1) That's not for you to decide. He's a grown man, he's given his all for this sport, he's earned the right to decide when he's done. 2) The last time we saw him fight, he hit Brian Stann so hard that when he woke up he was in the announcers seat. He could easily do that to Chael.
How exactly would I decide whether or not Wand fights? Am I his mother? His doctor? A Commissioner? Nope.
I can say that in my estimation he is shot to shit, has already shown some signs of brain damage and I don't want to see him fight ever again.
I can also say that you seem to enjoy watching fighters get brain damaged.
I can say whatever I want and, in this case (unlike when I declared myself Governor of the Northeast Region of the United States) I have facts to back me up : P
Haven't read the thread, but have they set a price on the PPV yet? If they're smart they'd set it a bit low - say $30 - because a lot of people (casuals) proly won't pay $60 for something that doesn't have 'UFC' written on it, no matter who's headlining.
No pricing yet, but the card is already worth $60
Bellator to promote separate PPV card as followup to Bellator 180 at MSG; Chandler-Primus title fight added
I agree, but a lot of the more casual folk out there probably don't. Bellator will need at least some of them to buy the ppv to get a respectable number of buys, so I think they might need to lower the price a little.If they can build their own brand a bit more then they can maybe up the price in future.