{"id":243166,"date":"2017-06-27T10:09:12","date_gmt":"2017-06-27T17:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=243166"},"modified":"2022-02-04T20:28:26","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T04:28:26","slug":"wanderlei-silva-reflects-on-chael-sonnen-fight-vows-to-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/wanderlei-silva\/wanderlei-silva-reflects-on-chael-sonnen-fight-vows-to-return\/","title":{"rendered":"Wanderlei Silva reflects on Chael Sonnen fight, vows to return"},"content":{"rendered":"

This past Saturday in New York, Bellator MMA held their first pay-per view event, which featured a number of high-profile fights. In the main event, former UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen stepped into the cage against longtime rival, former Pride FC champion Wanderlei Silva, for a highly anticipated showdown four years in the making.<\/p>\n

When the two met in the cage, it was Sonnen who dominated the fight, repeatedly taking Silva down throughout the course of the three round affair. With that being said, while Silva may have had no answer to Sonnen’s takedowns<\/a>, Silva did manage to tag Sonnen behind the ear early on in the fight, momentarily causing Sonnen’s legs to give out. Despite that, Sonnen was able to continuously control the fight, earning himself a unanimous decision win.<\/p>\n

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Following the fight, Wanderlei Silva released a statement on the loss, revealing that he thoroughly enjoyed returning to fighting, however he has now released another statement via social media.<\/p>\n

Check it out below:<\/p>\n

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Foi um recome\u00e7o , gosto de ver os erros e acertos , me senti com um preparo f\u00edsico muito bom, consegui me recuperar muito bem entre os rounds, o melhor momento da luta foi nosso , meu erro foi t\u00e9cnico e falta de ritmo , ( estava a 4 anos parado ) mais estou feliz por ter passado em todos os testes, f\u00edsico e mentais , vcs n\u00e3o imaginam a press\u00e3o de fazer o main event no Madison square garden , com a casa completamente lotada , gente at\u00e9 em p\u00e9 , l\u00e1 atras , e milh\u00f5es te vendo no mundo todo . Nao h\u00e1 desculpas para um derrota mais , eu sei q poderia ter evitado aquelas quedas , e vou treinar pra isso ! . Obrigado queridos irm\u00e3os de guerra . Somos muitos , os promotores do @bellatormma ficaram ficaram impressionados, com o n\u00famero de pessoas que alcan\u00e7amos Batemos todos os recordes de audi\u00eancia do evento , isso mostra o tamanho da nossa torcida. Posso dizer \u00e9 que adorei voltar, e q vou me preparar muito bem pra voltar muito melhor ! Vamos pra guerra heyyyyyy !!!👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻<\/a><\/p>\n

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