Bader will be making his promotional debut will be fighting for a world title which he has never done. Their rivalry spanned two promotions, and after multiple postponements in the UFC, they finally fought in 2017 in Bellator. It was a vintage win for the 40-year-old Sonnen and his first since August 2013. Not much action in the first round. Full Fight | Chael Sonnen vs Wanderlei Silva | Bellator 180 - YouTube 0:00 / 24:08 Full Fight | Chael Sonnen vs Wanderlei Silva | Bellator 180 BellatorMMA 1.64M subscribers. On what was next, Sonnen (29-15-1) called Fedor Emelianenko, who lost earlier in the night by first-round knockout to Matt Mitrione. For more on Sonnen vs. Silva, check out the play-by-play courtesy of MMA Fightings Chuck Mindenhall. After the final bell, Silva angrily pushed a full-mounted Sonnen off of him and protested in frustration. For Sonnen, it's his second fight since coming off suspension. Sonnen (29-15-1) earned a unanimous decision over Wanderlei Silva (35-13-1) in their long overdue grudge match. That gives Sonnen time to recover, now he gets up and takes Silva down. Search Videos; Latest News; UFC 175 Wanderlei Silva vs Chael Sonnen July 5, 2014 Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas . Watch more top videos, highlights, and B/R original content, We never got it right from the beginning. . He writes features and news stories, and provides analysis relating to the world of boxing. Sonnen 10-9, Official Decision: Winner Sonnen, 30-26, 30-27 (2x), New Wrestling Observer Newsletter plus tons of downloadable podcasts every week, Get breaking news alerts & weekly roundups sent to your inbox. 9:38: Round 2 to Bader (10-9, 19-19). Lima did the same but was able to connect on some vicious leg kicks to seal the round. 9:55: Round 5 to Bader (10-9, 48-47 Bader). It's all Sonnen right now. Sonnen highlighted the importance of this fight to him in the lead-up to it, per Ryan Mayer of CBS New York: "We never got it right from the beginning. Mitrione is 2-0 since he entered the promotion in 2016. Steven Muehlhausen is a contributing writer for DAZN News. 11:52:Mitrione defeats Emelianenko by knockout at 1:14 of the first round. Larkin 10-9, R5: Although Larkin is busier, he seems relunctant to close the distance after tasting Lima's power in the second round. Both used to be world class. In a story broken by the Associated Press, Bellator revealed that they would be running MSG for a PPV on June 24th. Sonnen scrambled up and took Silva down again. At Bellator NYC, watch Chael Sonnen vs. Wanderlei Silva full fight video highlights to see Sonnen's memorable win Saturday night.Footage courtesy of Spike TV.Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgHCheck out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/u8VvLiVisit our playlists: http://goo.gl/eFhsvMLike MMAF on Facebook: http://goo.gl/uhdg7ZFollow on Twitter: http://goo.gl/nOATUIRead More: http://www.mmafighting.comMMA Fighting is your home for exclusive interviews, live shows, and more for one of the world's fastest-growing sports. He secured an early takedown but appeared to give his neck to the Brazilian. Davis needs to get a takedown as Bader will win a stand-up contest all fight long. Pico tapped in 24 seconds, the fourth fastest finish in Bellator history. 10-9 Chael. 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This is how the feud ends; the way most thought it would. Within a one-month span, Silva literally ran from a random drug test and Sonnen tested positive for multiple banned substances. http://bit.ly/SubscribeBellatorYT Follow Bellator MMA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BellatorMMATwitter: https://twitter.com/BellatorMMAInstagram: https://instagram.com/bellatormma/Snapchat: BellatorNationTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bellatormma Silva went for a guillotine choke, but Sonnen slipped out. Bader scored a quick takedown and almost put him in a guillotine, but Davis rolled out.. Close round. Bader10-9. The American wasted no time in taking down the Brazilian and applying the pressure from the jump. Silva unable to help it. Official decision: Winner Bader, via split decision, 49-46 Bader, 49-46 Bader,48-47 Davis, > Bellator Welterweight Champion Douglas Lima (29-6) def. Pretty classic Chael. Single sentence summary Phil: What happens when the fighter who. Here wasour live coverage of Bellator NYC: Sonnen vs. Silva: 12:53: Round 3 to Sonnen (10-9, 30-27 Sonnen). Catch up on all the action from New York City with our live blog below. ", Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Ultimately, Sonnen was able to break the hold and went to work putting the pressure on Silva from The Axe Murderer's guard. Even so, Sonnen did enough with his top control to win the round in the eyes of ESPN's Brett Okamoto: First round is the Chael we once knew. "Tito sucks and I just sucked even worse," Sonnen said. Brett Okamoto sorts it out. But he was visibly exhausted from grappling with Sonnen and was unable to work back to his feet after the opening round. Freeman had the height and weight advantage which proved to be too much for Pico. Sonnen just suffocating Silva here, taking it to him. That's what makes this fight tough to predict. Not to be outdone, Silva showed he still had something to offer. So far Silva taking his beat to the ticking of the clock. 11:30:Primus defeats Chandler by TKO at 2:20 of the first round to capture the Bellator lightweight title. Prediction: Sonnen via submission, second round. Yauger 10-9, R2: Hardy looks a little more confident, but you have to keep in mind this is her MMA debut so the expectations should be kept in check. It resides in his name recognition. Sonnen did exactly what everyone thought he would do, take the fight to mat, which he did in the first 15 seconds. This time Sonnen fairly easily advances to mount, but Silva recovers back to half guard. But to Sonnen's credit he was able to overcome the trouble, went back to wrestling, threw ground and pound punches, elbows and looking for submissions to leave "The Big Apple" with his first victory since a first-round submission win over"Shogun" Rua back in Aug. 2013. 6y . He throws from awkward angles and he's aggressive. Alice Yauger(4-6) by third round TKO (4:47)Flyweights. "You asked me for an autograph in the back. 9:50: Round 4 to Bader (10-9, 38-38). The last 40 seconds, Hardy turned it on, hurting Yauger badly with a right hand that put her on her butt. The victory was a 180 from Sonnen's lifeless Bellator debut in January, when he returned from a three-year retirement and a lengthy drug suspension to lose via pathetic first-round submission to Tito Ortiz. This fight came down to Sonnen's wrestling being superior to Silva's stand-up. With Sonnen on top. Like Sonnen's fight against Ortiz, this was Silva's first foray back into the sport since 2013. Davis is showing more of a sense of urgency in this round, loosening up with his punches. Where was this Larkin the first three rounds of the fight? Can Primus jump into the lion's den? Chael Sonnen has taken the time to look back on his heated rivalry with Wanderlei Silva. Marfone landed a big right hand, but didn't follow it up. Round 2 was a lot like the first. The sport of MMA has drastically changed in the past three years. It looked more like a sparring session instead of a championship fight. What the genesis of that was? Davis went back to being the more active fighter. Sonnen scores decision victory over Silva (0:31), Sonnen dominates W. Silva in grudge match, 'I want to be next': Albazi wins, seeks title fight, Sources: Blaydes, Almeida to fight on Nov. 4, UFC's Dvalishvili (hand) to miss several months, McKee vs. 'Pitbull' headlines Bellator-Rizin event, Dern pounds Hill on feet, canvas in lopsided win, O'Malley's coach praises UFC champ Sterling, NSAC: 9 PFL fighters banned for failed drug tests, A eight-second KO kicks off drama-filled first episode of TUF 31, How a former NFL All-Pro and an ex-UFC fighter teamed up to help wounded veterans. > Brent Primus (8-0) def. Inside the negotiations that brought the No. Youre gonna find out just like Wanderlei and Tito (Ortiz), you never piss off a gangster," Sonnen exclaimed. The replay showed that Chandler's ankle gave out underneath him as he was backing up. Davis 10-9. Bader scored a takedown with 15 seconds left in the round but Davis reversed and had side control as the horn sounded. Ranking the TUF coaches fights: Which fight was No. If you are having trouble viewing the blog, please click here. The Madison Square Garden crowd booed heavily. Great performance by Sonnen. Wanderlei Silva via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27) This wasn't even competitive. > James Gallagher (7-0) def. Whether you like it or not, Primus won the fight and the title. This has been deemed to be by many fight experts as the presumed fight of the night. He took Silva down and spent the vast majority of the round in complete control, getting full mount and side control while working ground-and-pound and submission attempts. I cant fully remember. Silva, who hadn't fought at all since March 2013, did drop Sonnen in the opening round with a right hand and hurt him again in the second, but his inability to stop the takedown effectively removed any shot of his scoring the win. Now, the wrestler from West Linn, Oregon, will claim all the bragging rights. Davis threw a roundhouse kick that missed. Wanderlei Silva 35-14-1 (Win-Loss-Draw) loss Related Videos PICTURES It appeared as if Bellator may have been hyping a possible Ortiz-Sonnen rematch, as the broadcast closed with a split-screen of the two fighters during Sonnen's post-fight rant. Sonnen and Silva squared off as opposing coaches on the UFC's reality series in 2014 and were scheduled to fight in July. Mitrione landed several punches and Emelianenko was out cold. UFC title matchup projections: What does our model think of Nunes-Aldana and Jones-Miocic? Two fights in, this hasn't been the best show, but there's time. I patted your head and said I'd think about it. Bad spot for Silva, given the expense of energy he spent on that choke. ", Sonnen was much less animated at the postfight news conference, saying, "I respect Fedor, and I think he and I's paths are going to cross sooner rather than later.". As soon as Sonnen attempted an instant takedown, however, the fight was over. Lima landed a left jab and pushed Larkin up against the cage to end the round. A very close fight heading into the final round. He jumped on Pico and finished him with a d'arce choke. 10:23: Round 1 to Lima (10-9). A daily roundup of all your fighting news from MMA Fighting, By submitting your email, you agree to our, Nah bro, f*** yous: Pros react to Amir Albazis decision win over Kai Kara-France at UFC Vegas 74. Sonnen's ability to ride out an opponent from top position is probably affected less. A round where Larkin and Lima were feeling each other out. Look up Wanderlei vs Bob Schrijber from pride GP 2000. Bader landed another right hand. I'm a hardcore fan after all! Primus (7-0) received the championship opportunity going 5-0 in the promotion. Pico, 20, is a Golden Gloves Champion and one of the most decorated wrestlers in the world. MMA Fighting scores R1 for Sonnen, 10-9, Round 2: Silva lands another big punch, and Sonnen again wobbles, and as Sonnen takes Silva down Silva grabs his neck. Michael Chandler (16-4) to win the Bellator lightweight championship via doctor stoppage at 2:22 seconds of Round 1. They both seemed to take the round off, but Lima is more aggressive. (0:31). Chael does for a quick second, but only to put some mustard on a right hand as he dives back into Silvas guard. Lima (28-6) became a two-time champion when defeatedAndrey Koreshkov back in November. And now into side control. R1:Chandler slipped early inexplicably and seemed to have rolled his ankle or twisted his knee. Headlining the show is a grudge match between Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva that was originally scheduled for 2014, first for UFC 173 and then UFC 175. Because on paper, Sonnen should have the ability to take Silva down. Bader stuffed another takedown attempt. Large groups of fans began to leave the arena long before the final round came to a close. It was only three years ago, but it feels like another lifetime. If Larkin loses the fight, he will know why. Mitrione just got up quicker, connected on short uppercuts and a right hand to knockout the MMA legend. Oops. Now, we go to the judges decision. Gozali . We are about to find out. It was only three . 10:14:Kicking off Bellator NYC, for the welterweight title, Douglas Lima defends his belt against Lorenz Larkin. Chandler (16-3) is a two-time Bellator champion who retained his title over former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson back in November. The Digital Media title will be defended in a rematch. Chandler landed a right hand that dropped Primus, but Chandler could not stand up. Some things, of course haven't changed. For just the second time in company history, and first under current president Scott Coker, Bellator MMA will test its selling power on the pay-per-view market this weekend. Bellator NYC Cheat Sheet -- Sonnen vs. Silva. When he does, Rizzo changes levels and shoots, but da Silva blocks the shot. Wanderlei Silva and Chael Sonnen return to the cage this June 24, 2017 at Madison Square Garden this New York City, New York. 10:49: Round 5 to Larkin (10-9, 48-47 Lima). Sonnen quickly rebounded to score a takedown but Silva had a guillotine choke but couldn't do much with it. R1: Hardy bloodied up Yauger above her eyebrow, but took some shots that had her blinking. Chandler fought valiantly but his ankle kept giving out on him. We did get one report of the upper part of the arena being tarped off and fans being moved down to the lower level. Larkin appeared to be tentative to throw. This was something you'd see in your local MMA promotion on a Friday or Saturday night. Lima seemed a lot stronger than Larkin throughout the fight. He landed a couple of kicks to Larkin's front leg. He announced his retirement in 2014 after he accepted a two-year suspension but elected to sign with Bellator in 2016. Pretty absurd. 1 heavyweight in the world, Francis Ngannou, to the PFL, Mitrione finishes Fedor after double knockdown, Supplemental Privacy Policy for Singapore. More. SB Nation; All 250 blogs Search. But you wonder if, in some way, this rivalry now represents more than a few demeaning comments about Brazil by Sonnen, or Silva's decision to get a little physical on a reality television show once. On it goes. That much of course we know. She's also a Brooklyn, NY, native. Steven Muehlhausen is an MMA and boxing writer and contributor for Sporting News. Larkin gave Lima lots of different looks, but Lima stayed conservative and stuck to his game plan of throwing leg kicks to Larkin's front leg. Chael Sonnen vs. Wanderlei Silva is one of the greatest rivalries in MMA history. The same as the fourth round. Another close round. He worked his way to his feet and landed a strong warning shot that floored his opponent and took top control. Who gets the job done? Chandler is favoring his left leg heavily. Chael Sonnen, Bellator MMA, Wanderlei Silva | 5.6M views, 54K likes, 1.8K loves, 2.5K comments, 2.8K shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Bellator MMA: The bad blood between Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei. 9:32: Round 1 to Davis (10-9). USATSI Ortiz, 42, who retired after his victory over Sonnen five months ago, was seated in the front row. In the first round, he clipped Sonnen with a straight right hand to wobble "The American Gangster" and then in the second round, "The Axe Murderer" landed a knee to the chin followed by a straight right. The actual fight was an incredibly disappointing one for Silva (35-13-1), a native of Brazil and veteran of Pride and UFC, who made his return to fighting after a four-year break which included his own lengthy drug suspension. Bader keeps going to back he's been doing in the fight, popping the left jab and keeping Davis at bay and causing blood to get under Davis' eye. Both Sonnen and Silva are former UFC title challengers with substantial fan followings. Machida is Lyoto's brother and isn't exactly a spring chicken. The PPV main card begins at 10 p.m.Join us for live coverage starting with the Spike TV fights. Four years off could absolutely affect that. He decides when to strike and keeps Larkin on his heels and very tentative. The first one did not go well. Again, this wasn't the showcase I was expecting, but it's hard to expect a lot from someone making their pro debut. The entire main card. Gracie landed a few punches in the standup. Emelianenko is making his Bellator debut and his first time fighting in the United States since 2011. The 23-fightveteran showed more activity while it Lima took the round off for one reason or another which you should never do in a championship. Sonnen had some rough moments early in the second, but hit the double leg and dominated from there. Another close round. He went in there and derailed the Pico hype train. Larkin needs a finish to be able to wrest the belt from the Brazilian. Can Silva return from a nearly four year hiatus to defeat his arch enemy? Inside the negotiations that brought the No. Silva might be gassing himself out here, just hold the choke, which isnt in clean. Hes going to get this decision. Bader notched a takedown but Davis got right up. > Heather Hardy (1-0) def. Her hands are down though and if Yauger had any real power, she'd be in a lot more trouble. Both fighters started throwing more kicks in the round. What's at stake now, more than three years later? Watch him in. This is four years in the making. So, while you can try to speculate on Sonnen's overall level of motivation by watching his loss to Ortiz, it's hard to draw any parallels to what he'll deal with, stylistically, here. However, a submission loss to an aged Tito Ortiz in January at Bellator 170 still casts doubt on just how much Sonnen can offer the organization. Larkin took control of the early portion of the round with his striking but Lima turned it around in a blink of an eye with a thunderous left hook to drop Larkin. Not that what happened in 2014 needs to be the focus of 2017. Wanderlei Silva was a huge name within Pride FC and also fought in the UFC and Bellator during his MMA career. Larkin Bader def. Few in the history of the sport have been more comfortable in the pocket. Everytime they get close, Lima pushes him off. Round 1 Rizzo slowly walks his opponent down, feinting his jab slowly until da Silva puts his own back to the cage. During a Bellator media call last week, he challenged Silva to count backward from 10. Sonnen and Silva have been feuding for over four months. Watch more full fights here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfbnS7oKXqsF-vU3FO7gnmifTtK5vmobT#ChaelSonnen #WanderleiSilva #MMAKnockouts #KOs #FightFinishesUpcoming events: https://www.bellator.com/eventDOWNLOAD THE NEW BELLATOR MMA APP! Lima tried to finish it off connecting on ground and pounf punches but Larkin was able to get back to his feet. The effort was enough to secure the clean sweep on the judges' scorecards and inject a little life into Sonnen's Bellator run. 11:45:Up next at Bellator NYC, in heavyweight action, former PRIDE heavyweight champion and the fighter many fight pundits feel is the greatest MMA fighter of all-time as Fedor Emelianenko (36-4) goes up against Matt Mitrione (11-5). Davis land a long right hand, followed up by a left. These two were originally supposed to fight in February before a last minute medical issue on the part of Mitrione forced a postponement. Larkin landed a leg kick again. Davis landed a few good knees to the mid-section. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc. site: media | arena: mma | pageType: stories | Phil Davis (17-5) by split decision (49-46, 49-46, 47-48) to win the Bellator light heavyweight title. Esther Lin/MMAFighting.com NEW YORK - This is the Bellator NYC live blog for Chael Sonnen. The second round saw the American Gangster put himself in a similar position. Give Freeman credit. Silva scrambled to his feet and pulled away. The crowd booed at the lack of action. His record isn't much better . Crazy opening round there. Prefight: Both fighters got their national anthems played. The fight fell apart, however, when both received suspensions in Nevada for doping-related offenses. Its a landslide when it gets to this position. Larkin connected with a big right hand that bloodied the nose of Lima. I never miss a UFC fight! Outside of a pair of small pockets of action on the feet, the pair of 40-year-old's, with just one fight between them over the last four years, very much looked their age as Sonnen relied on his wrestling to maul and dominate Silva by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27 twice). Sonnen is showing shades of his dominant performance against Anderson Silva, just staying relentless on top of Silva. Primus kicked Chandler and the former champion's ankle gave out on him. A great performance by Mitrione and the likelihood end of a legend. You don't want to win it like that but he won and people have to accept it. Chael Sonnen had little trouble taking down Wanderlei Silva in their fight Saturday night and came out ahead 30-27, 30-27 and 30-26 on the judges' scorecards. UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. Albazi odds, picks, Top UFC storylines you may have missed in May, UFC storylines you may have missed in May, McKee vs. Pitbull set for Bellator vs. Rizin 2 in July, Dern dominates Hill for key win at strawweight, Sterling-O'Malley pegged to headline UFC 292 in Boston, Gaethje vs. Poirier 2 to headline UFC 291 fight card. How much of the UFC on ESPN 46 card did you watch? Another former Pride legend -- Fedor Emelianenko -- will also make his Bellator debut as he faces heavyweight Matt Mitrione in the co-main event. Silva received a lifetime ban at first, but that was ultimately reduced to three years. Light heavyweights. Gracie took Marfone down, but he scrambled up. Relentless pressure and offense on top. That woke up Lima who landed a wicked left hand that dropped Larkin. About a decade went by, and I finally got the fight signed, we both ended up in the principals office on suspension, we both came out of those suspensions and were finally here. The Madison Square Garden boobirds are out. Watch Chael Sonnen vs. Wanderlei Silva full fight video highlights from Bellator NYCs main event above, courtesy of Spike. Primus, Bellator MMA Welterweight I cant fully remember. In 2014, Sonnen cracked a joke about Silva's inability to count higher than 11. R2: Davis is a bit busier in this round, but he isn't landing much. Here we go. What's at stake when Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva meet in a long-awaited grudge match? 9:44:Round 3 to Davis (10-9, 29-28 Davis). Bellator; BKFC; Podcasts; Results; Video Booth . Immediately after, Sonnen called out legendary heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko, who suffered a knockout loss to Matt Mitrione earlier in the night. The third round was pretty much rinse and repeat as Sonnen showed the kind of swarming top game that made him a tough out for years in the middleweight division. Sonnen did just that in defeating Silva by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27) in the main event of Bellator NYC at Madison Square Garden in New York City. It was a far better performance for Sonnen than his last time out, when he suffered a submission loss to Tito Ortiz at Bellator 170. Yauger has a little size on Hardy and doesn't seem intimidated in the least, catching her in the clinch and delivering knees when she can. A four-year layoff won't affect that. The referee interrupted the fight to check on Chandler's leg and the doctor called the fight off. Lightweights. And that's probably the best way to summarize this, actually. The fight never happened, though, as both were suspended that year for doping cases. Pretty much even, with neither guy doing much to win the round. Close round. He stuffed a Bader takedown, popped the jab while Bader appeared to be more in the feeling out mode. Lima 10-9, R2: Larkin was more aggressive to start the round, but Lima did a good job of dodging punches. Silva can be a very dangerous man to shoot on. Bader 10-9. An undefeated Ronda Rousey attended that same Las Vegas news conference and fielded (half-)serious questions about fighting men. Primus went after Chandler's leg by throwing continous leg kicks. Definitely an upset. Two judges score the fight 30-27 for Sonnen, while the third judge scored it 30-26. 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