On Tuesday night UFC President Dana White announced that Chael Sonnen will be Anderson Silva's next opponent. While appearing on ESPN's "Jim Rome is burning", White declared that the champion's showboating antics would not work against the tough, gritty Sonnen, "He’s got a real tough fight coming up. His next fight’s going to be against Chael Sonnen, and Chael Sonnen’s one of these guys who’s not going to lay back, not do what these other guys (did)". Sonnen impressed many observers in his last fight against top middleweight Nathan Marquardt, whom before the fight was widely considered as the #2 middleweight fighter in the world. Marquardt had no answer for Sonnen's brutally effective pressure tactics, in which he constantly pushed forward and battered Marquardt with repeated takedowns. Chael also showed an improvement in his stand up, as he was able to hold off Marquardt long enough to close the distance and complete takedowns. However, Anderson Silva is no Nathan Marquardt. Although Marquardt is a ultra talented and dangerous fighter, Silva is a unique blend of athleticism, speed, power, grace, and intelligence (although he doesn't always show it). What Sonnen does have an advantage in is trash talk. Sonnen has been talking tons of trash about Silva and his crew. Lets hope he can back it up!
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