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Chael Sonnen , Can He Beat Anderson Silva?

10 Reasons Chael Sonnen Will Beat Anderson Silva in Brazil

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At UFC 117, former NCAA All-American Chael Sonnen nearly shocked the world. Middleweight champion Anderson Silva was considered by many to be nigh unbeatable. Silva moved with a panther's grace and struck like a cobra. Few, if any, in MMA history can match his record, skill set or martial prowess.

That's what made Sonnen's four-round dismantling of the champion so remarkable. It was unprecedented. Only a brilliant last-minute submission saved Silva's title and perfect UFC record.

Now the two men are set to meet again. And this time, Sonnen will walk away with the world championship. Why? I've got 10 reasons Chael will be the next UFC middleweight champion.

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In the UFC's 19-year history, exactly half of their 46 world champions have come from a wrestling background or made wrestling the focal point of their attack.

The odds are in Sonnen's favor, although the middleweight class is the one weight class devoid of a wrestling kingpin.

Wrestlers dictate where the fight will take place. And no one in the sport does it better than Chael Sonnen.

Can you imagine what it must be like to be Anderson Silva? Chael Sonnen has been yapping in his ear for years now.

The trash talk is designed to take Silva off his game. If he's angry, or worried about avenging Chael's increasingly inflammatory talk, he's not concentrating on winning.

Advantage: Chael.

Although they've mostly gone their separate ways, Chael grew up in the sport with a who's who of UFC and wrestling talent.

Olympic silver medalist Matt Lindland was his mentor. He watched and trained with legends like Randy Couture and Dan Henderson daily.

Oregon's Team Quest will go down as one of the all-time great fight teams. A Chael title run will simply add to their legacy.

Sonnen's head coach, Scott McQuary, tells Bleacher Report that Chael will soon be making the most of his advantageous positions on the ground:

"We just needed to tweak a few things," McQuary said. "I told him, 'We need to work on your defense and I want to work on just a couple of submissions.' It's worked really well. We have a number of things in the bag that we haven't even let out yet. The Brian Stann fight, we were so glad he got that submission we'd been working on.

"But trust me—he's got a bunch of stuff he hasn't even showcased yet. I looked at the positions he was most frequently in. A lot of times he was trying to ground-and-pound people with fairly good success. But I told him, 'We can make this a lot easier. Let's work for a submission.' He's so damn good at keeping his position or transitioning to a new position if things go awry, it was kind of a no-brainer."

Traditionally, Sonnen's Achilles heel is his submission defense. He just can't seem to escape the triangle or armbar.

Who better to mentor him than Strikeforce women's champion, and armbar savant, Ronda Rousey?

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Anderson Silva vs Chael Sonnen Rematch

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10 Reasons Anderson Silva Will Beat Chael Sonnen at UFC 147

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Anderson Silva will face Chael Sonnen in a rematch of their epic UFC 117 middleweight bout this June at UFC 147.  I won't waste time regurgitating what took place because just about everyone already knows.  The following is a list of 10 reasons why Anderson Silva will beat Chael Sonnen. 

Anderson Silva is quite possibly the best striker in Mixed Martial Arts history.  It is not simply the fact that he can hit you anywhere he wants (with pinpoint accuracy), it is the fact that he has what can trump any striker and that is timing. 

We have all seen it before…the cage door closes, the ref says fight and we hear Mike Goldberg tossing out the Bud Light slogan "here we go."  Then for the next few minutes (depending on his opponent) Anderson circles around the cage feeling out his opponent and getting their timing down in the process. 

Silva is even willing to take a few shots to get their timing.  The announcers continue to talk and the fans begin to boo because they are bored and then something happens.  Anderson drops his hands to his side and that usually spells the beginning of the end for his opponents.  He sits there and dares them to engage and then makes them pay dearly for it. 

In the first fight, Chael did not allow Anderson time to do this. He will most likely go with the same strategy as last time and rush from the opening bell.  That may be Chael's saving grace, keeping enough pressure on Silva to ensure he doesn't get his timing.  Even without it Silva is still in my opinion a better striker than Chael is.  History however disagrees as Sonnen landed far more significant strikes in the first fight than Silva.  

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