Assuming the English translation we’ve been given is accurate, it was admittedly a bit jarring to see reports of Anderson Silva’s longtime manager, Ed Soares, casually telling a Brazilian media outlet the middleweight champion “only has around four fights left in his career.”
Yet before we all start weeping over the swan song of the world’s top pound-for-pound fighter, it’s important to keep some perspective on exactly what Soares means when he says “four more fights.” (MORE>>>)
It's not often that fans of mixed martial arts are given the chance to watch two of the best pound for pound fighters in the sport on one card. At UFC 136, fans were given that chance with UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo and UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar. Both men were already considered two of the best in the sport, but where do they stand when it comes to the best pound for pound fighters? (MORE>>>)
Chael Sonnen looked like he hadn't missed a day in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Sonnen elicited a tapout from fellow top-10 middleweight Brian Stann in the second round of their bout at UFC 136 in Houston. It was Sonnen's first fight since losing 14 months ago to middleweight champion Anderson Silva.
A head-and-arm choke forced Stann to give up, not long after Sonnen took him down with authority to start the round. (MORE>>>)
