When it was announced that Chael Sonnen would be the next man to fight Anderson Silva, my first tought was a bit different than the rest of the MMA community. While the majority of MMA fans exhaled a collective groan, some like me thought maybe it wasn't as clear cut as everyone seemed to think. I promptly threw together a fanpost(much like I am now) minutes after the announcement. I expressed my theory that Sonnen could take the fight where he wanted, and grind out a decision. As August 7th drew closer, my take on the fight began to change. I looked back at Silva's fights I saw that he had an uncanny ability to create a scramble, and take advantage of it. I also noted that Chael seems almost exhausted afer the third round of every fight. About a month ago I finalized my projection of how the fight would go.

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     Yesterday I had the pleasure of attending Bellator XXI at the HArdrock in the wondeful state of Florida. This was the first ever MMA event I have ever been to, and I have to say that it is much more intense in person. I had pretty good seats in the fourth row so i could see all the action.

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I have been seeing a lot that, although he got by Nate, Chael has no chance at Anderson. Do you really believe that? Of course Anderson's stand up and clinch game are second to none, but has anyone ever tested his skills on the mat? His fights with Travis Lutter and Dan Henderson come to mind. Travis was able to take him down and control him despite being exhausted from a weight cut he couldn't make. I believe that if Lutter would have came in healthy he could have control that fight start to finish. Next, lets look at Dan Henderson. Dan is one of the best Greco Roman guys to ever grace the UFC, and using his superior power he controlled the first round very easily. When the Second round started Dan, having gained confidence that he could control where the fight took place, tried to stand with Anderson. That was his downfall as we all know. Now lets look at Chael, who far exceeds either of these guys collegiate wrestling wise. Chael also has very little stand up; he knows this. So he won't make the same mistake that Dan did. He would grind Anderson relentlessly and shamelessly to get a plodding decision. It may just be me but I will be betting on Chael if and when him and Anderson fight.

P.S. I still think the guy's a total tool.

P.S.S. I wish Nate would have won :(