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Former UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen was a recent guest on The MMA Hour where he told Ariel Helwani that he personally saved ‘TUF Brazil 3’ by showing opposing coach Wanderlei Silva his bank account.<\/p>\n

“The Axe Murderer” denied Sonnen’s recent claims in a video posted to Facebook, where he credited his coach Rafael Cordeiro as being the individual who convinced him to return to the TUF gym. Here is what Silva had to say (as transcribed by Guilherme Cruz of MMAFighting<\/a>):<\/p>\n

“There was a report this week about my archrival Sonnen telling stories from TUF, telling lies. He\u2019s unbelievable,” Silva said. “He comes here and tells a story that didn\u2019t happen. When the show started, my first act was to tell him \u2018turn to the camera and apologize for everything you said about this country or I won\u2019t work with you\u2019. And he said \u2018I won\u2019t apologize, I really think this is a sh—y country, and I won\u2019t apologize\u2019.<\/em><\/p>\n

“I left, and started talking to the production when my coach, Rafael Cordeiro, came to me and said: \u2018Wanderlei, here\u2019s the deal, you will be able to answer this guy the way you like, inside the rind. You will beat him up. Go back and do the show not for him, but for the athletes\u2019. I respect my master, and I said \u2018master, you\u2019re right\u2019. And he comes and says he showed me his bank account. What is this?”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Silva\u00a0continued by issuing the following challenge to “The American Gangster”:<\/p>\n

“Sonnen, you\u2019re a pu\u2014y,” Silva said. “You\u2019re hiding behind the UFC contract, you\u2019re still tied to this event. I was able to let myself free and will fight in other promotions. This year, God willing, I will come back. And I\u2019ll tell you this, we\u2019re in different promotions, but we live in the same world. I don\u2019t accept anyone telling lies about me. I can go there and put my hand in your face, you punk.<\/em><\/p>\n

“When your archrival is talking trash, that\u2019s one of the things that motivate you the most. I challenge you. If you can\u2019t fight MMA, I challenge Sonnen to do any type of fight that involves punches in the face. If you want it, come get it.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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