I don’t remember a better fight than Chael Sonnen vs. Anderson Silva. It was the most hair-raising, pulse-racing fight I’ve ever experienced
…s who happens to be a legit BJJ black belt will be extremely dangerous with triangle chokes. And Sonnen undoubtedly respected and prepared for this danger. He probably practiced defending against triangle chokes and armbars hundreds of times in practice. Over and over again. There was no mystery there, so every time Silva tried to set up a triangle in the early rounds with wrist and head control, Sonnen showed adequate awareness and stuffed the move before it developed. With two minutes left in the fight, and the desperate champion planted on his back and unable to return to his feet, what could Silva possibly do to pull a rabbit out of a hat? I would have bet the house that he would be hunting for a triangle choke. Sonnen had to have known it, too, though he later admitted he had no idea how much time was actually left on the clock. Whatever the case, losing by triangle choke has to deepen…
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