Chael Sonnen confident he beat Anderson Silva in boxing match, wants ‘overrated’ Jorge Masvidal next (2024)

Chael Sonnen is already writing more checks with his mouth.

Not moments after the conclusion of an odd five-round boxing match in Brazil against longtime rival Anderson Silva, Sonnen was up to his old tricks on the microphone. There was no official winner due to the bout being booked as an exhibition, but Silva appeared to get the better of Sonnen over five rounds. MMA Fighting scored the fight 50-45 in Silva’s favor.

That wasn’t how Sonnen saw it.

“I thought I won the first three rounds,” Sonnen said in a post-fight media scrum. “You have to understand, he let me win the first one. He always lets me win the first round. That’s one of his strategies, he feels you out. He lets everybody win the first round, and I did the same thing in Rounds 2 and 3 that I did in the first round.

“But I slipped somewhere in the fourth round, and then they brought the doctor in at some point because I had a bloody nose or something. It’s like, come on, you’re making this look way worse than it is. It was three rounds to two, I thought I won that fight.”

Sonnen has often boasted that he is not only undefeated (in actuality, he owns a 31-17-1 in MMA), but that he also got the better of Silva in their previous UFC fights. At UFC 117, Sonnen dominated Silva with his grappling for more than 20 minutes before Silva caught him with a triangle armbar submission in the fifth round. In their rematch at UFC 148, Silva defeated Sonnen by second-round TKO.

With his liberal interpretation of how fights are scored, Sonnen explained how he still has the advantage over “The Spider.”

“You have to understand, the last two fights, whether I like it or not, were stoppage losses, so a draw is a big step in the right direction,” Sonnen said. “On the other hand, of the six completed rounds I’ve had with Anderson Silva, I won all six. He has never won a round against me, that’s a reality.

“Tonight, he won rounds, so big deal for me to get a draw, big deal for him to win a round.”

While Silva is yet to reveal his plans following his third fight with Sonnen, there is no uncertainty on Sonnen’s side as to what’s next. He wants a piece of fellow former UFC star Jorge Masvidal.

“This whole thing was just part of the process,” Sonnen said. “I’m boxing Jorge Masvidal. I got called out for that fight, I have agreed to that fight, this was all part of the training process, and I learned some stuff tonight. Anderson, when he gets going, he tricked me a number of times, and I do not like to get tricked in there. I like to see that stuff coming. But, I mean, he would move one way and hit you with the other, he’d show you the right hand and then hit you with the left. He was very tricky and he was very fast.

“I only say that because the guy is the better part of 50. If he is tricking me to the point that he can get some of those hands on me, I’m going to have to respect Jorge Masvidal a little bit more than I wanted to.”

Currently, Masvidal is booked to fight Nate Diaz in a boxing match on July 6. Masvidal has regularly traded public barbs with Sonnen, to which Sonnen hasn’t shied away from responding.

When Masvidal’s business with Diaz is resolved, Sonnen expects the former “BMF” champion to follow up on all the talk and meet him in the ring.

“Masvidal’s a little bit overrated, in all fairness, within his own mind,” Sonnen said. “I can’t remember the last time that he won a fight. He gave me a threat, he said, ‘I won’t even use my right hand. I’ll put that in the contract.’ I’m like, ‘OK, stupid, put that in the contract. I didn’t ask for that, but go ahead and put that in there.’ Then he talks about, ‘I’m going to pay you $10 million.’ Well, I didn’t ask for $10 million, but again, stupid, put that in the contract. Just keep talking.

“It just keeps getting worse for Jorge Masvidal. There’s some people you play with, there’s some people you don’t; put me in the category of ‘don’t.’ Do not challenge me unless you want to fight me.”

Chael Sonnen confident he beat Anderson Silva in boxing match, wants ‘overrated’ Jorge Masvidal next (2024)

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Chael Sonnen confident he beat Anderson Silva in boxing match, wants ‘overrated’ Jorge Masvidal next? ›

When Masvidal's business with Diaz is resolved, Sonnen expects the former “BMF” champion to follow up on all the talk and meet him in the ring. “Masvidal's a little bit overrated, in all fairness, within his own mind,” Sonnen said. “I can't remember the last time that he won a fight.

Is Chael Sonnen the best fighter? ›

Sonnen is often considered one of the best mixed martial artists never to have won a major MMA world championship and one of the sport's greatest trash-talkers. Clackamas County, Oregon, U.S.

Who has beaten Chael Sonnen? ›

Chael Sonnen Record: 29-15-1
W/LFighterMethod
lossChael Sonnen Rashad EvansKO/TKO Punches
winChael Sonnen Mauricio RuaSUB Guillotine Choke
lossChael Sonnen Jon JonesKO/TKO Punches
lossChael Sonnen Anderson SilvaKO/TKO Punch
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Who won Silva vs Sonnen boxing? ›

Saturday, June 15, was a busy night in combat sports, and in case you missed it, MMA legends Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen fought to a draw in Brazil...in a boxing match. The fight, which was a unique blend of exhibition and friendly competition, was a rather uneventful affair.

Who is the best male fighter in the UFC? ›

Men's Pound-for-Pound Top Rank
1Islam Makhachev
2Jon Jones
3Leon Edwards
4Alex Pereira
5Ilia Topuria
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Who has Jon Jones lost too? ›

During much of his championship reign, Jones has been widely considered to be the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world. Never stopped nor outscored during his career, Jones's only professional loss is a controversial disqualification against Matt Hamill; a result disputed by Hamill and UFC president Dana White.

Is Chael Sonnen a hall of famer? ›

Silva and Sonnen join UFC champions Joanna Jedrzejczyk, Frankie Edgar, and former Pride champion Wanderlei Silva as 2024 Hall of Fame inductees, and will be inducted during the 2024 UFC Hall of Fame ceremony on June 27 at T-Mobile Arena, in Las Vegas.

How many fights did Silva lose? ›

Anderson Silva Record: 34-11-0 (1 NC)
W/LFighterMethod
lossAnderson Silva Chris WeidmanKO/TKO
lossAnderson Silva Chris WeidmanKO/TKO Punch
winAnderson Silva Stephan BonnarKO/TKO Knee
winAnderson Silva Chael SonnenKO/TKO Punch
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Who defeated Anderson Silva in boxing? ›

Since retiring from the UFC in 2020, Silva competed in three professional boxing matches, defeating Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Tito Ortiz in 2021 but losing to Jake Paul in 2022.

Does Chael Sonnen do jiu jitsu? ›

In fact, Chael is so confident in these BJJ hacks that he has competed at the highest levels of submission grappling, including 3 trips to ADCC, where he has always won in the early rounds and a huge win in a Superfight where he defeated the legend Leo Viera in 2017.

Who is the best fisherman in UFC? ›

Gregor Gillespie is the best angler in the bruising world of mixed martial arts.

Who has the most wins in UFC history? ›

Most Wins. Jim Miller holds the most wins in UFC history with 25. He appeared in 42 UFC fights (Andrei Arlovski second-most behind him with 40), losing 16 and one draw bout. These wins from Miller were from the lightweight division, where he started competing in October 2008.

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