Chael Sonnen almost pulled off a Frankie Edgar.
For four rounds, the trash-talking Sonnen backed-up his words when he dominated the ‘invincible’ Anderson Silva.
Going into the fifth and final round, Sonnen is almost destined to make a major upset (see Edgar vs Penn), leading on all the judges’ scorecards, BIG.
However with 1:50 remaining in the bout, Silva wrapped his long legs around Sonnen’s neck and caught him with a triangle choke to pull off one of the most improbable come-from-behind victory in UFC history.
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In the main event of UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen, the best middleweight fighter in the UFC and ranked as one of the top pound for pound fighters in the world today returns to defend his UFC Middleweight title.
However, this might as well be his last fight inside the Octagon if he continues giving performances that looks more like clowning than fighting.
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One of the most dominant UFC fighters ever and inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame on May 2010, former two-time UFC Welterweight Champion Matt Hughes returns to continue his path towards regaining the title.
At UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen, Hughes faces Ricardo “Big Dog” Almeida; Renzo Gracie’s student whom he beat at UFC 112.
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In the co-main event of UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen, two of the best welterweight fighters in the world finally meets in a rematch.
Jon Fitch and Thiago “Pitbull” Alves first met at UFC Ultimate Fight Night 5 won by Fitch when he knocked-out Alves in the 2nd Round.
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At UFC 116, Brock Lesnar successfully defended his title against Shane Carwin when he won via submission (surprised?)
In the next UFC pay-per-view event on August 7, 2010 at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California, USA, Roy “Big Country” Nelson and Junio “Cigano” dos Santos will fight in an elimination bout to determine who will fight the winner of the Lesnar vs Velasquez set at UFC 121.
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In the main card of UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen, Clay Guida and Rafael Dos Anjos will clash.
American Clay “The Carpenter” Guida (26 wins-11 losses, 4 KOs/13 submissions) was the first Strikeforce Lightweight Champion and held the title until being defeated by Gilbert Melendez at Strikeforce: Revenge.
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