Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen – UFC 117
Aug. 7, 2010
[autotag]Chael Sonnen[/autotag] talks a big game, and he was about to back it up by shocking the world and dethroning one of the greatest fighters of all time, UFC middleweight champion [autotag]Anderson Silva[/autotag].
At that point, Silva had managed to dispatch of all his opponents with relative ease, and many thought Sonnen was about to be another victim, but they were wrong.
Sonnen used his wrestling to completely dominate Silva on the ground, even rocking him early. He was en route to arguably the biggest upset in UFC history until, much to his horror, with less than two minutes left in Round 5, Silva wrapped his legs around Sonnen’s neck and submitted him with a Hail Mary triangle choke.
Silva retained his title and pulled off a submission out of nowhere, the only bit of offense he was able to mount throughout the entire fight.
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