{"id":228911,"date":"2017-03-20T14:39:14","date_gmt":"2017-03-20T21:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=228911"},"modified":"2017-04-14T13:42:10","modified_gmt":"2017-04-14T20:42:10","slug":"breaking-chael-sonnen-vs-wanderlei-silva-set-for-june","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/chael-sonnen\/breaking-chael-sonnen-vs-wanderlei-silva-set-for-june\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING! Chael Sonnen vs. Wanderlei Silva set for June"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chael Sonnen vs. Wanderlei Silva is finally going to happen!<\/p>\n<p>The grudge match between Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva is finally going to happen on June 24 in New York City.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/bdc780e81cea4c63b69170f5738155e2\/Bellator-hits-New-York-with-big-pay-per-view-show-June-24\" target=\"_blank\">APNEWS.com<\/a> first reported the bout <\/p>\n<p>According to the report, Bellator MMA will be holding a pay-per-view event in New York City on June 24 and the event will be headlined by the highly anticipated fight between Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva.<\/p>\n<p>The event will mark only the second pay-per-view in Bellator history. Bellator staged its only previous pay-per-view event in May of 2014, shortly before CEO Scott Coker took over the promotion.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;We always said that when we come to New York, we&#8217;ll bring the biggest and the best fight card we&#8217;ve ever had in the history of this company,&#8221; Coker told the AP. &#8220;We&#8217;re putting it together, and our roster is robust enough that we feel like it&#8217;s time to get into the pay-per-view business, so here we go.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Chael Sonnen made his debut with Bellator this past November, where he suffered a submission loss to MMA legend Tito Ortiz.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Tito-Ortiz-Chael-Sonnen-John-McCarhty-bellator-170.png\" alt=\"Tito Ortiz Chael Sonnen John McCarhty bellator 170\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-219230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Tito-Ortiz-Chael-Sonnen-John-McCarhty-bellator-170.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Tito-Ortiz-Chael-Sonnen-John-McCarhty-bellator-170-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Tito-Ortiz-Chael-Sonnen-John-McCarhty-bellator-170-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Tito-Ortiz-Chael-Sonnen-John-McCarhty-bellator-170-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sonnen had the following to say about fighting in New York City:<br \/>\n<em><br \/>\n&#8220;New York is a big deal for a lot of people,&#8221; Sonnen said. &#8220;I&#8217;m a big deal for New York.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>As for Wanderlei Silva, the former PRIDE FC champion has not competed in MMA since March of 2013, where he scored a second-round knockout victory over Brian Stann.<\/p>\n<p>Silva has alternated between wins and losses over his past six fights, going 3-3 in those contests.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Axe Murderer&#8221; will make his highly anticipated Bellator debut under the grand lights of Madison Square Garden.<\/p>\n<p>Who do you think will emerge victorious when Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva throw down at Bellator 180 on June 24 at Madison Square Garden in New York? 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