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"I want to thank the single most important opponent I ever had," Sonnen said. "I couldn't have gotten to where I am without this dance partner and that is, of course, Anderson Silva. I thank you for the opportunity and the memories." |
-He was the first guy to beat Filho.
-He beat Okami and Marquart, when he was an underdog against both.
-He beatdown Anderson Silva for 23 minutes before losing in what's the latest stoppage in a fight in UFC history.
-He talked some funny smack.
-He lost the rematch to Silva, but the gate was 6.9 Million.
-He was willing to fight Jon Jones on short notice, and wanted to fight Daniel Cormier on short notice when Rashad got hurt.
-He's a good announcer for Fox Sports 1.
-He always talked a ton of smack before the fight but was gracious after it. Against Shogun he said he got lucky. After the first Silva fight instead of calling the submission lucky he said that Anderson has the heart of a champion and found a way to win. He said that Anderson Silva was the better fighter and the better guy always wins. After the 2nd fight the media kept on trying to get him to use the short grabbing or the knee as an excuse and he refused to do it, saying that Anderson won and Anderson was the better fighter.
He was never world champion, but the UFC lost a draw, and I'll miss him.
