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Silva???s response to Sonnen???s words was as uncomplicated as his single-word answers.

???I actually think it???s funny,??? said Silva.

When reporters pushed the Brazilian for clarification and further comment, Silva???s manager Soares questioned why the media was trying to make his client engage with Sonnen???s comments.

???This is just a conference call. Anderson finds it to be funny,??? said Soares, ???and they???ll take care of what they have to August 7 inside the Octagon. And then we???ll see who???s laughing.???

???I want to go in there and do my job. Everyone has there own way of promoting a fight,??? added Silva. ???This is his way that Chael is choosing to promote the fight and that???s his choice. On August 7, I have a job to do??? not mess around and talk a bunch of crap about people.???

When describing Silva as a fighter and opponent, Sonnen had a straightforward answer, though.

???He???s a scary fighter. There???s just not a lot of fighters you can say that about that are just flat-out scary,??? said Sonnen. ???He???s very mean. He???s vicious. He???s sharp, in that he???s so skinny and long (that) his elbows, knees and fists are sharp.???

Sonnen predicted it wouldn???t be easy going with Silva on fight night.

???He???s going to hurt me really bad on August 7,??? said Sonnen. ???I???m confident that I can deal with the pain, walk through it, go to the hospital that night and leave with the championship belt anyway."

In other notes:

??? When asked if he???d gotten bored in the UFC middleweight division, Silva answered, ???No. I like my weight division and I???m prepared to stay in my weight division. I want to retire in (that division.)???

Silva also shrugged off a suggested catch-weight bout with 170-pound champ Georges St. Pierre and light heavyweight candidates like Lyoto Machida, inviting challengers to cut down to face him at 185 pounds.

??? Sonnen voiced a lack of enthusiasm in meeting Vitor Belfort next, if he gets past Silva. Belfort was to have met Silva at UFC 112, but withdrew from a shoulder injury and underwent surgery.

???I believe Vitor???s in line next. That???s probably not who I???d want to fight,??? said Sonnen. ???I???ve got a guy in mind and I???ll challenge him on the night of the 7th.???

??? Silva had few words for UFC President Dana White, who expressed discontent with the Brazilian???s April victory over Demian Maia at UFC 112 in Abu Dhabi. ???He can say what he wants to say,??? said Silva.

??? Sonnen dispelled talk that the fighter also took issue with Silva???s manager, Soares.

???I have never said anything bad about Ed,??? said Sonnen. ???I???m really close to considering Ed a friend.???

??? Silva denied having any difficulty with wrestlers, including with Sonnen???s former teammate and two-time Olympian Dan Henderson. Henderson grounded Silva for the first round of their UFC 82 bout in March 2008, before the Brazilian floored Henderson and choked him into submission in the second.

???No, as far as wrestling goes, I didn???t have a problem with Dan Henderson and he???s one of the best wrestlers around,??? said Silva.

??? Sonnen did express some downside to his verbal campaign against Silva, agreeing that it took time and energy from his training: ???Everything???s a negative thing. Everything???s a hurdle that you have to get through, but that???s the way it should be. If you???re going to headline an event, there should be pressure and added distractions and things to do."

The above is from Sherdog.
link : http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Sonnen-Continues-Attack-on-Silvas-Po pularity-Ability-to-Promote-a-Fight-25935

I am very excited about this event. IMO it's the best one this year (at least on paper).
What you guys think???

I might spend my hard earned money on this one. should be good

its going to be hilarious when sonnen is out cold 2 mins into the fight...anderson should spit on him when its done

but overall this card is actually worth spending the money on, staaacked lineup

Sonnen is a mouthy idiot. Gonna get tuned by Anderson.

QUOTE(#7):

Originally posted 12:21 PM ET  07.29 by Freddie Tiffani

Sonnen is a mouthy idiot. Gonna get tuned by Anderson.

I just hope Silva doesn't do like he did against Maia. Because he claims he felt "disrespected" and that is why he did it./..
So if that was what he did when he felt disrespected, imagine what he might do with Sonnen...

Stop ripping guys who are trying to sell fights.

We all know he doesn't have a chance unless he keeps him on the ground.

I agree. But he is also disrespecting Silva.
Probably because he know it is easy to get under Silva's skin. after all, it took one comment from Maia to rile him up.

Sonnen is just upping the bar.

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Originally posted 03:24 PM ET  07.29 by JimJ77 Can't make it up

Oh no doubt he's disrespecting him. He went a little over board when he compared Portugese to pig latin. Its fine to say no one likes Anderson, and no one cares about him, but to start ripping a mans language like that is a liitle tacky. Sonnen better back all of this up in the cage, because he'll look 10 times worse if Anderson destroys him in the cage.

which we know will happen.

The funny thing is that always after all the verbal assault, he ends up noting how great Silva is and how much he "expects" to get hurt on this fight.

I hope Silva does to him what GSP did to Serra on the second encounter.
A thorough beating that left no doubt who was the superior fighter.

That fight IMO was the one that showed me the potential of GSP. Up until then, he was just a good fighter.

I think its great that Sonnen is doing this.... Makes more people want to tune in. He is right about the buisness aspect of it. Why do you think so many people have tuned in to see Brocks fights. At first it wasn't because of how good he was, it was because of the hype around him and his antics...

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Originally posted 04:21 PM ET  07.29 by Roni

which we know will happen.The funny thing is that always after all the verbal assault, he ends up noting how great Silva is and how much he "expects" to get hurt on this fight.I hope Silva does to him what GSP did to Serra on the second encounter. A thorough beating that left no doubt who was the superior fighter.That fight IMO was the one that showed me the potential of GSP. Up until then, he was just a good fighter.

Of course he says that about him as a fighter, but Sonnens biggest problem with Anderson is how dumb he is buisness wise.

can't disagree with you there.
But then again. he is at the top and is the supreme being... act as he will, I don't think anyone will take it from him.
Worse yet, he just said he will not move up or down anymore. If anyone wants him, go to his weightclass...
That spells for one boring reigning champ...