Bobby Lashley vs Wes Sims confirmed for Strikeforce: 'Miami'
by MMAmania.com on Jan 22, 2010 3:05 PM EST
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It wasn't easy, but Strikeforce today confirmed that is has finally found an opponent for former WWE star and collegiate wrestling champion Bobby Lashley (4-0):
Three-fight UFC veteran and The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 10 alum, Wes Sims.
The announcement comes with little more than one week until Strikeforce: "Miami" is set to go down from the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida on Saturday, Jan. 30.
Yohan Banks was originally expected to take on Lashley; however, the Florida Boxing Commission rejected him as a worthy opponent. Mixed martial arts journeyman, Jimmy Ambriz, was later approved by the commission, but Strikeforce apparently wanted to go in a different direction.
Enter "A Whole Show."
Sims is the prototypical journeyman fighter, having competed under the IFL, K-1 and UFC banners, among others. This, however, will mark his Strikeforce debut.
Besides his bizarre episodes with former UFC Heavyweight champ Frank Mir, Sims is probably best known for his recent appearance on TUF 10. On the show, Sims surprisingly lost his first fight to the comparatively inexperienced Justin Wren.
Sims had won his last three fights before appearing on the mixed martial arts reality series.
Lashley, who also moonlights as a "face" for TNA Wrestling, entered the world of cage fighting back in Dec. 2008 as a co-headliner for South Florida's Mixed Fighting Alliance (MFA). The 6'3" powerhouse needed just 41-seconds to extirpate Joshua Franklin via doctor's stoppage.
Of course comparisons to fellow ex-WWE and amateur wrestler Brock Lesnar quickly followed, as the pasty-faced Goliath needed just four fights to win the UFC heavyweight championship from Randy Couture just a month prior to Lashley's MMA debut.
Those comparisons were quickly eradicated courtesy of Jason Guida at "March Badness" earlier this year. Most expected the American Top Team-trained fighter in just his second professional fight to steamroll the floundering journeyman.
It didn’t happen.
Despite taking the unanimous decision victory, "The Dominator" looked a bit green against the Ultimate Fighter washout and nearly succumbed to a guillotine choke in the third round of their pay-per-view contest.
His inexperience was clearly evident.
What was also evident was his desire to fight -- and improve. The Junction City, Kansas native took a fight against Mike Cook just two months later, submitting the Strikeforce veteran just 24-seconds into the first round at MFC 21: "Hard Knocks."
His most recent fight came against K-1 attraction Bob Sapp in the main event of "Ultimate Chaos" back on June 27. "The Beast" was put down in the first round via technical knockout and along with the quick win over Mike Cook, helped return some of the optimism to Lashley's future as a viable heavyweight contender.
Standing in his way is the colorful 37-fight veteran.
Strikeforce: "Miami" features a main event between Nick Diaz and DREAM Welterweight Champion Marius Zaromskis for the promotion's vacant 170-pound world title. Female powerhouse Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos will put her 145-pound title on the line against Marloes Coenen in the co-featured fight of the night.
In addition, feared K-1 striker "Marvelous" Melvin Manhoef will make his Strikeforce debut opposite the power-punching "Ruthless" Robbie Lawler. And joining them on the main card is the welterweight showdown between Jay "The Thoroughbred" Hieron and Joe "Diesel" Riggs.
Not too shabby.
For more on Strikeforce: "Miami" click here.
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HAHAHAHa
I love it!!!! I bet Lashley has a hard time finishing him. But will eventually.
"If we fight for money, I'll stop hitting you when you ask me to. If we fight for honor, I'll stop hitting you when i feel like it." - Rickson Gracie
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHA
Im glad I went to the bathroom before reading this
Because I would have just pissed myself.
I would love to see Lashley lose just cause – but Sims is going to get tackeld and bear hugged unconcious.
"He wants to get in close and use that reach advantage" - Mike Goldberg
"Half of this game is 90% Mental" - Tim Sylvia
"I have two words for you... Destiny" - Diego Sanchez.
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the mike cook fight was actually a little scary
Bobby just ran straight at him and grabbed his head and good night irene
Cook isn’t very good but he isn’t very bad either.
"He wants to get in close and use that reach advantage" - Mike Goldberg
"Half of this game is 90% Mental" - Tim Sylvia
"I have two words for you... Destiny" - Diego Sanchez.
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Very Mediocre is that Mr. Cook
If I ever saw an amputee getting hanged, I'd probably just start calling out letters.
This Lashley being a fighter is retarded
If Brock wasnt in MMA, Lashley wouldnt be either. The dude is a half hearted fighter that is riding Brocks coat tails.
@fjbar on twitter...formerly El Mexicutioner
Truth.
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
Lashley's not that bad
He didn’t go straight to the top like Brock and get a title shot in his 3rd fight ever. The guy is putting his time in and earning his stripes here; gotta give him time. I know Sapp isn’t the best competition but he still took him down easily and GnP’d the big guy into submission pretty quick. The guy looks like he could be a beast.
"Wanderlei Silva; hallowed be thy name." - Genesis 50:27
by O damn he got caught on Jan 22, 2010 3:54 PM EST up reply actions
Problem is that Lashley is not commited 100% to MMA like Brock was once he joined. He is still wrassling...
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
I've heard him say it because
he and his family have a lifestyle because of wrasslin but if he can make enough money he will switch to MMA fulltime.
Right now wrassling pays for his MMA without losing his income.
I agree with OD
"He wants to get in close and use that reach advantage" - Mike Goldberg
"Half of this game is 90% Mental" - Tim Sylvia
"I have two words for you... Destiny" - Diego Sanchez.
Anyone interested in a dumbest MMA quote of all time poll?
Speaking of money
This article begs the question of how much did they have to pay Wes to come in on last second notice because he knows he has some notoriety from being in the UFC and then on TUF. Whatever they payed I am sure it is way to much for Wes Sims, unless it was for a half eaten cheese sandwich with one side of bread also missing haha.
by Edgecrusher71 on Jan 22, 2010 7:02 PM EST up reply actions
you guys shoud try to watch the MFC mike cook fight
all 30 secs of it
"He wants to get in close and use that reach advantage" - Mike Goldberg
"Half of this game is 90% Mental" - Tim Sylvia
"I have two words for you... Destiny" - Diego Sanchez.
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He's not putting his time in
He couldnt finish Jason Guida of all people. Plus he is a part time professional wrestler. He isnt dedicated to MMA, just a paycheck. He will never be top 10.
@fjbar on twitter...formerly El Mexicutioner
Might be true
He’s definatley got the size/athletics to do it though. And the Guida thing was a learning experience; he got inside his head with all the trash talk and threw him off his game; he looked a lot better against Sapp, GnP looked pretty good in that fight.
"Wanderlei Silva; hallowed be thy name." - Genesis 50:27
by O damn he got caught on Jan 22, 2010 4:03 PM EST up reply actions
Saying someone looked good against Sapp doesnt really help an arguement.
@fjbar on twitter...formerly El Mexicutioner
Yup. I need ALOT more on Lashley's behalf before I consider him as a legit MMA guy.
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
How is Lashley beating a bunch of sub-cans earning his stripes, while you criticize Brock for beating former world champions and earning the title?
The weather is here, I wish you were beautiful
You cannot compare the 2 except for the fact that they both were in wrassling. The End.
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
Aww
yeah
martial arts is about technique over size and strength. While strength and speed are great, technique will always overcome it.-FuckerDave 01/19/10
Brock Lesnar, Fuck Yeah!!!
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
Was just reading some threads from yesterday
And I saw that some people were looking for a picture of Jesse and wondering why its not posted. He claimed one was posted on this site years ago, but challenged people to find it.
Jesse = IT HAS BEEN FOUND!!!!!!
I AM SOMETIMES BIASED - Get over it!!!!!!!
yeah
haha, I started the whole thing. im a bit of a trouble maker sometimes. Show yourself Jessie!
I read your blogs every day, its some what eerie to not know what you look like. I think you owe it to us maniacs.
Do you look similar to this?
"This is a non-title fight Joe, so its scheduled for three five minute rounds" -Mike Goldberg (really? you mean Terry Etim and Shannon Gugerty arnt fighting for a title? No shit!)
Wow, that kid really likes his Saved by the Bell Buddy Bands.
The weather is here, I wish you were beautiful
That kid is our Jesse at age 8.
"This is a non-title fight Joe, so its scheduled for three five minute rounds" -Mike Goldberg (You mean Terry Etim and Shannon Gugerty arnt fighting for a title?)
Even Better.
Tim Syl
via, age 8.
"This is a non-title fight Joe, so its scheduled for three five minute rounds" -Mike Goldberg (You mean Terry Etim and Shannon Gugerty arnt fighting for a title?)
Timmay, Age 8
"This is a non-title fight Joe, so its scheduled for three five minute rounds" -Mike Goldberg (You mean Terry Etim and Shannon Gugerty arnt fighting for a title?)
Tim vs sims in march??
Thought i read that on BE?
Tito Ortiz: I think Chuck's lost a step, maybe i've lost a step also, but that's what makes the fight so exciting!
That is AWESOME!!!!
Thta is so freakin hilarious. I am gona have to save this for future use and laughs!!!
The first time i saw that Tim pic i was laughing for literally 10 min straight.
"This is a non-title fight Joe, so its scheduled for three five minute rounds" -Mike Goldberg (You mean Terry Etim and Shannon Gugerty arnt fighting for a title?)
LOL...nice Chris!
Fedor was originally cast as the main character in 24, but was replaced by the producers when he managed to kill every terrorist and save the day in 12 minutes and 37 seconds
the weird thing is
Tim was just on his way to class, but not gym class…that was his A1 outfit.
Fedor was originally cast as the main character in 24, but was replaced by the producers when he managed to kill every terrorist and save the day in 12 minutes and 37 seconds
I didn't critisize Brock...
Just noted that Brock got a lot of heat for getting a title shot so fast; Lashley is doing the opposite and starting at the begginer level and still catching the same amount of criticism.
"Wanderlei Silva; hallowed be thy name." - Genesis 50:27
by O damn he got caught on Jan 22, 2010 4:25 PM EST up reply actions
Brock got his shot when there really weren’t any compelling title fights in the division. Logically, he should have had to win at least one more fight to get the shot, but his trouncings of Mir and Couture tell me he was ready.
Lashley is not fighting legitimate HW fighters. He is fighting sub-cans. Those aren’t going to make him a better fighter any more than Kimbo became a better fighter with his TKO via shoulder punch over Bo CAN-trell.
The weather is here, I wish you were beautiful
Sub-Can
The Cans that are so low even Fedor won’t fight them.
by Jimbobb on Jan 22, 2010 5:09 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
truth ^ ^
Fan of Tiger 'Makin It Rain' Woods
by B-A-N-A-N-A-S on Jan 22, 2010 6:27 PM EST up reply actions
UNTRUTH!
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
Answered the e-mail OJR.
Just got home late from poker and was reading some of the posts I missed this afternoon.
martial arts is about technique over size and strength. While strength and speed are great, technique will always overcome it.-FuckerDave 01/19/10
THis was funny as fuck
" Sub-Can
The Cans that are so low even Fedor won’t fight them."
Good one, Jimbobb.
martial arts is about technique over size and strength. While strength and speed are great, technique will always overcome it.-FuckerDave 01/19/10
I hate Brock but those criticisms were unfounded. Besides, Brock never waffled about his MMA career or hedged his bets like Lashley. Lashley needs to commit full time like all the other fighters to get respect.
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
>:(
!
"Wanderlei Silva; hallowed be thy name." - Genesis 50:27
by O damn he got caught on Jan 22, 2010 4:38 PM EST up reply actions
OD, your angry face is classic. LOL.
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
I like Lashley
but I will concur with this gripe. I would much rather see him give up make-believe fighting and focus on training completely. I don’t buy the $$ thing… he’s got just big enough of a name that he should be able to pick up some sponsors.
And this should be his last warm-up fight. Time to move up the competition ladder and show the fans if you’re real.
That's not really fair to Ask Lashley to give up his job.
I mean if he were a construction worker or a mechanic you wouldn’t expect him to give that up. If it were just about the money, he’d just stay with the wwe. It seems like he wants to test himself and compete. The fact that he wrestles part time shouldn’t make a difference.
O damn, my bad if you thought I was trying to rub you up the wrong way...
In the last thread, everyone that knows me always says i’m to over protective of my kids and didn’t mean for it to sound like i was attacking you. I had to pop away from the comp for an hour so just thought i’d catch you here. Peace.
Tito Ortiz: I think Chuck's lost a step, maybe i've lost a step also, but that's what makes the fight so exciting!
NP
I just like to argue lol.
"Wanderlei Silva; hallowed be thy name." - Genesis 50:27
by O damn he got caught on Jan 22, 2010 5:43 PM EST up reply actions
Because...
He is starting at the bottom of the heap where all the “cans” reside, And because he didn’t come in the game saying that all he wants to fight is the best competition ect.. All he wants to do is keep on rising and to do that legitimately you have to start with the destruction of cans…
"The cowards plan is to rule amongst the incapable.. My plan is to incapacitate the cowards"
--ME
This just in, Baby Brock Lesnar replaces Wes Sims.
"This is a non-title fight Joe, so its scheduled for three five minute rounds" -Mike Goldberg (You mean Terry Etim and Shannon Gugerty arnt fighting for a title?)
greatest picture ever
Goldie: "Michael Jordan-esque in his grappling skills is Travis Lutter."
Rogan: "No, no he's not. No."
LOL
He’s the toughest baby that i have ever seen. Brock Lesnar….bad ass since day one.
"This is a non-title fight Joe, so its scheduled for three five minute rounds" -Mike Goldberg (You mean Terry Etim and Shannon Gugerty arnt fighting for a title?)
that would be sweet...but not as sweet as Wes' interview after he does it
Fedor was originally cast as the main character in 24, but was replaced by the producers when he managed to kill every terrorist and save the day in 12 minutes and 37 seconds
He looks like he's giving his "Oh" face in that pic.
"You know what would make a good story? Something about a clown who makes people happy, but inside he's real sad. Also, he has severe diarrhea."
by Buster Bluth on Jan 22, 2010 3:31 PM EST up reply actions
Isn't Sylvia fight Hong Man Choi in Dream next?
"He wants to get in close and use that reach advantage" - Mike Goldberg
"Half of this game is 90% Mental" - Tim Sylvia
"I have two words for you... Destiny" - Diego Sanchez.
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Jay Hieron vs. Joe Riggs on the undercard LOL And they have 3 other fights on the main card that should not be there. Not that Hieron and Riggs is huge but come on. LMAO way to go Strikeforce. Strikeforce will be done in a year.
Hieron = Undercard
He is the Rodney Dangerfield of MMA. It don’t matter what he does, he will get no respect.
I AM SOMETIMES BIASED - Get over it!!!!!!!
Lashley
Wes sucks!!! Lashley should knock him out I hope!
well it looks to be the most competive match up that we herd thus far
HI YAH!
by Thats It For you! on Jan 22, 2010 3:15 PM EST reply actions
There are sooooo many options
here as to guessing what Sims is looking at or doing…
Fedor was originally cast as the main character in 24, but was replaced by the producers when he managed to kill every terrorist and save the day in 12 minutes and 37 seconds
I'm to slow
****************************************
Five things I must do before I die:
1. Min a je toui
2. Finish a marathon
3. Learn to surf
4. Punch Shia Labeouf in the face
5. Min a je toui
by Dirty_Sanchez on Jan 22, 2010 3:19 PM EST up reply actions
Please. I know spell check doesn't cover French, but it's 'Menage a trois'.
With an accent above the first e in menage, and a ` above the a. Straight translation is “house of three”.
The translation is
gettin it on with 2 hot chicks
"Wanderlei Silva; hallowed be thy name." - Genesis 50:27
by O damn he got caught on Jan 22, 2010 6:00 PM EST up reply actions
Or 2 average chicks with some alcohol involved...yes, I was that guy :(
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
I'm sure it's been
said before but that pic of Sims…looks like he just finished rubbing one out.
****************************************
Five things I must do before I die:
1. Min a je toui
2. Finish a marathon
3. Learn to surf
4. Punch Shia Labeouf in the face
5. Min a je toui
or he's drunk and can't find his clothes
Fedor was originally cast as the main character in 24, but was replaced by the producers when he managed to kill every terrorist and save the day in 12 minutes and 37 seconds
Sims actually stands a really good chance at winning this fight
Lashley is a joke.
martial arts is about technique over size and strength. While strength and speed are great, technique will always overcome it.-FuckerDave 01/19/10
What a joke
Sims just needs the money….and Strikeforce needs an easy win to make Lashley look good.
Sima only fought once in the past year and a half(small show in Indiana in Nov 08), and the TUF loss that doesnt count. And he looked so horrible against Wren. This is just sad. Sims couldnt hang way back when mma wasnt as serious. He hasnt evolved and is no better than he was a few years ago, while everyone else’s skills has increased by leaps and bounds.
Sims is simply broke and doing this for the money. Is he living under a bridge again??
Great quote……
“If an organization has to search for an opponent rather than choose one of the many that it already has available to them(you know, the Striekforce HW roster) then good chance the fight is a joke
LOL...is Sims busting a nut in that picture?
What’s up with the ‘O’ face?
by HappyLittleTreez on Jan 22, 2010 3:25 PM EST reply actions
he's looking down at the tranny he just woke up with
Fedor was originally cast as the main character in 24, but was replaced by the producers when he managed to kill every terrorist and save the day in 12 minutes and 37 seconds
lol
Fedor was originally cast as the main character in 24, but was replaced by the producers when he managed to kill every terrorist and save the day in 12 minutes and 37 seconds
You couldn't give away free tickets to hard core MMA geeks for this match...unless they are wrassling fans.
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
WAR SIMS!!!
i hope wes finishes lashley 1 way or another!Wes didnt look 2 gud getting choked out like in 30 seconds against big countrys cousin!
lol
wes sims is gonna get killed, he is garbage
WAR BOBBY!!!!!
TRU WHAT ALL YALL KEEP SAYING THAT HE NEED TO MAKE MMA A FULL TIME JOB. but he did look good agains Sapp an you kan say Sapp aint sh…. an i agree but he wuz beating the sh… out of Big Nog when they fought. so he have to have some kind of skills he juz couldnt stop bobby from beating that ass lol. but i dont see Wes wining this fight. an if he win i say let him fight BRETT RODGERS to really see what he kan do at HW.
He had a horribleshowing against Guida who is a better gatekeeper then Sappo...
If Lashley wins there is no way he will agree to fight Rogers. He is tip toeing through the tulips of the mma ranks. Maybe in like 4 or 5 years he may want to get out of the can zone! I respect him taking his time to learn the ropes, but his choice of fights are crap. I would say if he gets the win put him up against Mike Kyle/Whitehead or possibly Olympic wrestler Daniel Cormier. Kyle and Whiteheads experience maybe to much for Lashley yet, but Cormier may be the perfect fight for him since he had a hard time finishing in his first fight. But would Cormier’s wrestling, olympic experience, be entirely to much for him to handle? I would like to see Lashley lose personally, I am not a big fan and don’t like a lot of the half steppin…
smart move by strikefarce
Sims FTW!
Fan of Tiger 'Makin It Rain' Woods
lol...
i see another kimbo vs seth episode…
Looking at that picture..
I feel like Bobby Lashley could crush me with his two huge anger wrinkles between his eyes
Great way to end a Friday with this news
Lashley is going to kill Sims but who cares about that, the pre-fight banter is what’s going to be fun to watch. Sims is a wacky guy and a master of talking shit while Bobby is an easily offended pro wrestler, I’m just looking forward to seeing what Wes says and does to piss off Bobby before he gets smashed. Mind you it would be funny if Wes won as well though I don’t see how he can do anything to trouble Lashley, he’s going to get taken down in the opening seconds of the fight and will lie on his back until the ref stops it.
"Wanderlei is focused and well trained...he will easily win this fight, by a large margin and with much better technique."
Anderson Silva on why Wand is going to smash Bisping. Get ready to lose your dignity frosnt.
strikefarce fail
too bad bobby didn’t come to the ufc they would have a line of guys who would make a great fight. fail.
brock lesnar owns fedor's soul
Bisping has had enough of the shit talkers
"I’ve not had a bad word to say about Wanderlei in the build up to this fight but either his people in his camp or him himself seem intent on talking sh*t and putting things in his head. Maybe they are trying to motivate him, I don’t know. I got a call from the UFC the other day and they said Wanderlei had asked them to arrange a conference call so he could basically talk sh*t to me down the phone. Like I’ve always said, the man’s a legend but I’ve got no problem smashing him in the face come Sydney."
WANDY RIP
also mania another story
Have you seen what Sonnen said about Anderson Silva? Its on s**tdog. Ive never heard such a stupid a outburst like it
WANDY RIP Bispings going to toy with you then destroy you
What did he say?
If its anything other than anderson silva would kill me in less than 5 seconds he’s an idiot.
..
you would not believe what he said and how much of it! mania need to get in on the site its unberleaveable.
WANDY RIP Bispings going to toy with you then destroy you
here it is
Chael Sonnen is gunning for the middleweight belt, but he’s also going after Anderson Silva for what he perceives as a falsehood being portrayed by the champion.
The Top 10 middleweight spoke to MMAWeekly Radio recently where he unloaded on Silva and his manager, Ed Soares, for some issues he has with the fighter most call the top pound-for-pound competitor on the planet. Sonnen says very candidly that he’s hoping for a title shot if he gets past Nate Marquardt at UFC 109, but doesn’t care one bit if it’s Silva who’s defending the belt.
“I would imagine, who knows what Anderson’s doing. At the end of the day, who cares,” said Sonnen. "If he wants to leave the division, leave the sport, who cares. Beat it, nobody tunes in to watch him anyways, and his little fake ‘I don’t speak English.
“You want me to let you in on a secret, Anderson Silva speaks perfect English. He just has such a low amount of respect for you and all the rest of the media that he pretends he doesn’t. I’ve had conversations with Anderson Silva in perfect English, and on top of that he’s so boring to listen to that he and his rocket scientist manager, Ed Soares, who is also about as exciting as watching grass grow, have decided that Ed is better on the mic than Anderson, so just let Ed do the talking.”
Sonnen says Silva’s disdain for the media reaches back to other fighters as well, who speak about the subject in private amongst themselves.
“It’s quite ironic that all the media comes on and talks about how great this guy is for reasons that are completely un-understandable to me. How great Anderson Silva is, and all of us fighters are in the back going, ‘jeez, they’re out there massaging his ego, Anderson hates them so much, he pretends he can’t understand them,’” Sonnen stated.
One person who will not be signing up for the Anderson Silva fan club anytime soon is Sonnen, who also slammed the champion for his top pound-for-pound status, and believes that if they ever do fight, the verbal warfare will be decidedly one-sided.
“That guy’s no more the top fighter out there than Bigfoot is roaming the woods,” said Sonnen. "That is an absolute myth, and all these guys can buy into it, but there’s a young man out in Portland, Ore., that is not signing up on that bandwagon.
“If Anderson ever signed to fight me, which is highly unlikely, he’ll be getting a verbal beating like you’ve never seen. And his language barrier won’t be the point of interest.”
Silva’s manager spoke exclusively with MMAWeekly Radio after hearing Sonnen’s comments and actually had some complimentary things to say about the Team Quest fighter, but believes that everything being said has a purpose behind it.
“Who is this that we’re talking about?” Soares joked when Sonnen’s name came up.
“I think Chael’s a really super nice guy and every time I’ve met the guy he’s always been really cool to me. That’s weird that he would say stuff on the radio, but I think at the end of the day, Chael’s not a dumb guy, he’s a pretty smart guy,” Soares commented. “I think no one will really pay attention to what he has to say unless he probably talks about Anderson.”
Soares also reacted to Sonnen’s comments about Silva’s performances and believes he needs to look in the mirror before pointing the finger at anyone else.
“Anyone that has a mouth can say what they want,” he said. "I don’t think people pay too much attention to what Chael does. Saying that Anderson’s boring or Anderson’s this, Anderson’s that, we don’t even need to go back and see what Chael has done. If you really want to analyze Chael’s career over the past couple years, he’s had some wins, but he said he didn’t tap against Paulo Filho. If the ref wouldn’t have stopped the fight, Paulo Filho would have his arm in Brazil with him.
“And when he beat Paulo Filho, he was 35 to 40 percent of a Paulo Filho and he took him to a decision. Then he went and fought Damien Maia, got submitted quick, and now he’s going to fight Nate Marquardt which Nate just ended up knocking out Damien Maia. I think Chael should be really focused on his fight that he’s got against Nate Marquardt because I can tell you right now that’s probably going to be the hardest fight of his life. I would put my money on Nate.”
Commenting about Silva’s willingness to speak English also came up. While Soares admits that the champion has had some issues with the media in the past, overall he understands that it’s all part of the business.
“He doesn’t speak perfect English. It’s definitely improving a lot and he can start to have a little bit more of a conversation with people, but at the end of the day when the lights are on and the camera is there, he likes to have someone next to him there to translate for him,” Soares said.
The Brazilian manager understands that the fight game is a business, and Sonnen may be playing the part of the villain to perfection. He also knows that talking the way he is could prompt a rivalry and a shot at Silva’s middleweight title.
“I don’t know what he’s doing, but I would be keeping my mouth shut and in the gym training, especially training his stand-up,” Soares said in closing.
WANDY RIP Bispings going to toy with you then destroy you
link
http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=10556&zoneid=2
WANDY RIP Bispings going to toy with you then destroy you
I bet jay would agree with Sonnen about Silva's temperament!
Tito Ortiz: I think Chuck's lost a step, maybe i've lost a step also, but that's what makes the fight so exciting!
Interesting..
Chael’s comments are suspect but still believable.
"Wanderlei Silva; hallowed be thy name." - Genesis 50:27
by O damn he got caught on Jan 23, 2010 9:34 AM EST up reply actions
Soares is right...
He should be worrying about Nate then Silva. I hate when fighters overlook the challenge at hand while talking crap against Champions they will more then likeley never get a chance to fight. Chael is just trying to make a name for himself with trash talk. Crappy way to go about it! Even if Anderson does have decent English it would be much better to have and speaktrhougha translator rather then misunderstanding or saying the wrong thing. Funny thing is don’tmost respected mma analysis and fighters speak of Anderson has a top p4p? So is he calling everyone out and saying they are full of ish?
haha
I know, really. I think i’m more interested in Coleman vs Couture and thats just an old man fight. UFC 109: They Steal From Me!
"This is a non-title fight Joe, so its scheduled for three five minute rounds" -Mike Goldberg (You mean Terry Etim and Shannon Gugerty arnt fighting for a title?)
MANIA
You guys takin the day off? Get to work, time for a new thread!
:P
"Wanderlei Silva; hallowed be thy name." - Genesis 50:27
by O damn he got caught on Jan 23, 2010 9:53 AM EST reply actions
Ditto
I’m running out of funny pictures to share.
"This is a non-title fight Joe, so its scheduled for three five minute rounds" -Mike Goldberg (You mean Terry Etim and Shannon Gugerty arnt fighting for a title?)
Wes Simms was a waste on TUF
I don’t mind somebody being a character when they can back it up with some game but Wes has none. Hopefully, Lashley destroys him.
it looks like Wes is filming porn in that picture. am i the only guy who thought that?
Gatti. Dekkers. Pele. Aoki. Kang. Vanderlei. Basillio. Harry Greb.
by theworldsoldestsport on Jan 23, 2010 3:06 PM EST reply actions
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