It will go down as another “what if” for Chael Sonnen.
Sonnen stuck to his bread and butter in round one of his UFC 148 rematch with middleweight champion Anderson Silva on Saturday night, scoring an instant takedown and using his ground-and-pound to easily win the round.
Then, in the second round, he went for a spinning back elbow, a move rarely seen in his arsenal. He missed wildly, fell to the mat, and the champion pounced.
Silva landed a huge, legal knee to the grounded Sonnen and opened up with a series of punches, forcing referee Yves Levigne to stop the bout at 1:55 of round 2
Chael Sonnen Vs. Anderson “The Spider” Silva
Fight was scheduled for 5 rounds (5x5x5x5x5) – Fight was for the Middleweight Title
Anderson Silva defeated Chael Sonnen by TKO (Ref Stoppage, 2nd Round, 1:55)
