He def tapped you could tell by his demeanor after

This solidifies it for me. GSP hands down the best.

Same thing happen In Chaels first fight with Paulo Filho. He was winning the fight easily before losing to an armbar. Chael won their 2nd fight.

Yea, he def tapped. Sucks.

how can you talk that much shit then dominate only to tap. Sonnen shoulda let himself go to sleep. Tonight showed why wrestling is the best base in mma. Great card tonight was worth a buy for sure

Silva honestly looked like he was throwing the fight

The best fight was that hilarious prelim they threw into the PPV... The names escape me, but it was the tall thin guy who kind of resembled Big Z and the shorter chunkier dude...

We had a good laugh in the 1st round when the taller dude was getting his face busted in... I said in between the 1st and 2nd rounds that he was just pulling his version of the rope a dope and letting the other guy wear himself out..

Then in the 2nd, the taller dude threw 4 straight bombs to knock him down and followed with some more great bombs on the ground.

Sonnen is a warrior, and don't give me any Silva had hurt ribs bullshit. Chael Sonnen kicked Silva's ass. Forget Vitor Belfort getting a shot at the title, Sonnen deserves an automatic rematch.

Sonnen showed the exact type of fighter to beat Anderson SIlva. Great wrestler, smart on the ground (for 23 minutes anyway) and aggressive, with decent hands. Problem is, outside of Sonnen, I don't see anyone at 185 that could do it. Overall very good card, gotta love when the US goes 3-2 against the Brazilians.

Silva better stay 185 cause he'd get worked by the elite guys at 205.

I have to give props to Chael & Anderson both, Chael said he was going pound a hole in his face & did the for 24 & 1/2 minutes. Also Anderson for having the heart of a champion to take a beating like that & still come out on top WOW.

Vitor at 185 will give Anderson plenty of trouble.

Sonnen sure earned my respect for his performance up until the submission. I thought it was a solid tap at first but then after watching the replay I was iffy about it. Silva at points looked disinterested. There were a few times when he was letting Sonnen land bombs and didn't even try to protect himself.

Hughes looked solid.

I was hoping Nelson would have beat Dos Santos so I could watch Lesnar throw him around.

I have to question how hard Sonnen punches because of everything he landed he never seemed to hurt Silva. He didn't cut him or even cause much swelling. I also have to say that was the slowest I have ever seen Silva look in the octagon.

I saw a stat today that had me shaking my head. Sonnen landed more strikes (289, a new record for strikes in a UFC match) on Silva in this fight than had been landed on Anderson in his first 11 UFC fights combined(208). I didn't get to watch the whole fight (had to relieve the watch after round 2), but saw the first two rounds. Sonnen earned a lot of respect from me just because he was willing to go after Anderson. I think too many people just sit back and are afraid to attack Anderson for fear of getting caught. Chael just went after him from the beginning. Hopefully we get to see a rematch of this one in the near future.

Upcoming cards with big fights listed:

WEC 50 - August 18th on Versus from Las Vegas, Nevada
Dominick Cruz (c) vs. Joseph Benavidez II for Bantamweight Title
Anthony Pettis vs. Shane Roller
Cub Swanson vs. Chad Mendes

Strikeforce: Houston - August 21st on ??? from Houston, Texas
Muhammad Lawal (c) vs. Rafael Cavalcante for Light Heavyweight Title
Ronaldo Souza vs. Tim Kennedy for vacant Middleweight Title
Bobby Lashley vs. Chad Griggs
Antonio Silva vs. Sergei Kharitonov

UFC 118 - August 28th on PPV from Boston, Massachusetts
Frankie Edgar (c) vs. B.J. Penn II for Lightweight Title
Randy Couture vs. James Toney
Kenny Florian vs. Gray Maynard
Nate Diaz vs. Marcus Davis

UFC Fight Night 22 - September 15th on Spike TV from Austin, Texas
Nate Marquardt vs. Rousimar Palhares
Matt Wiman vs. Mac Danzig
Jim Miller vs. Gleison Tibau
Cole Miller vs. Ross Pearson

UFC 119 - September 25th on PPV from Indianapolis, Indiana
Frank Mir vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira II
Ryan Bader vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Matt Serra vs. Chris Lytle
Sean Sherk vs. Evan Dunham
Melvin Guillard vs. Jeremy Stephens
C.B. Dollaway vs. Joe Doerksen

WEC 51 - September 8th on Versus from Broomfield, Colorado
Jose Aldo (c) vs. Manny Gamburyan for Featherweight Title
Jamie Varner vs. Donald Cerrone
Chris Horodecki vs. Ed Ratcliff
Miguel Torres vs. Charlie Valencia
George Roop vs. Chan Sung Jung
Mark Hominick vs. Leonard Garcia

UFC 120 - October 16th on PPV/Spike TV from London, England
Michael Bisping vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama
Dan Hardy vs. Carlos Condit
John Hathaway vs. Mike Pyle
Cheick Kongo vs. Travis Browne
James Wilks vs. Claude Patrick

UFC 121 - October 23rd on PPV from Anaheim, California
Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Cain Velasquez for the Heavyweight Title
Matt Hamill vs. Tito Ortiz
Jake Shields vs. Martin Kampmann
Diego Sanchez vs. Paulo Thiago
Brendan Schaub vs. Gabriel Gonzaga
Patrick Cote vs. Tom Lawlor
Paul Taylor vs. Sam Stout
Court McGee vs. Ryan Jensen

WEC 52 - November 7th on Versus from Sacramento, California
Urijah Faber vs. Taekya Mizugaki

UFC 122 - November 13th on PPV from Oberhausen, Germany
Mirko Cro Cop vs. ???

UFC 123 - November 20th on PPV from ???
Rampage Jackson vs. Lyoto Machida

WEC 52 - November 24th on Versus from ???
???

The Ultimate Fighter 12 finale - December 4th on Spike TV from Las Vegas, Nevada
Lightweight Finalist #1 vs. Lightweight Finalist #2

UFC 124 - December 11th on PPV from ???
Georges St-Pierre (c) vs. Josh Koscheck II for Welterweight Title

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So does anyone on here think Sonnen didn't tap?

bigdaddy2003;447067 wrote:So does anyone on here think Sonnen didn't tap?

While watching it live, it seemed really weird the way the fight "kind" of ended. But that was because the ref didn't do a good job of stopping it right when he did tap. He saw it and casually tried to stop it, then backed off a bit. He needed to be more assertive and clear because it was clear as day Sonnen tapped.

He tapped no doubt about it

As much as i was enjoying Sonnen beating the snot out of Silva, he tapped.

Even if it was an "instinctive" tap (those that train BJJ know, you tap earlier in practice than you do in a real match) and maybe he wanted to change his mind half way through. He still tapped. The ref was the idiot who didn't assertively stop the fight.

Sonnen did NOT complain about the stoppage after the fight was over.

Bellator 24 season opening event live on Fox Sports Net this Thursday night 8pm - 10pm ET, got the DVR set up:
http://mmajunkie.com/news/20214/nine-fight-card-official-for-thursdays-bellator-24-season-opening-event.mma

Now Bellator files suit against the UFC:
http://mmajunkie.com/news/20229/bellator-sues-ufc-alleges-tortious-interference-of-contract-of-jonathan-brookins.mma

Bellator sues UFC, alleges "tortious interference of contract" of Jonathan Brookins

"We've been offering the fighter fights, and hindsight being 20-20, we were lied to by his management saying he was injured and couldn't accept fights," Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney today told MMAjunkie.com. "We find out afterward he was filming and fighting on 'The Ultimate Fighter' – that he made the show and was in the house."