UFC 117 medical suspensions and injuries for 'Silva vs Sonnen '

by mmamania.com on August 17, 2010 7: 08 AM EDT

The California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) recently released its list of medical suspension issued to UFC 117: "Silva vs. Sonnen," which took place on Sunday, August 7, 2009, from the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California.

With some of the attacks that ended early (and violently), 14 of the 22 fighters who fought on a map for the follow-up visits with their physicians will be highlighted.

UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva, which was battered but not beaten by Chael Sonnen for almost five full rounds was Chief among them. the "spin" will be on the sidelines with a rib injury and neurological problems to six months, unless, of course, he can get of a medical practitioner for him to return earlier.

Be that as it may, the Brazilian should a mandatory medical suspension of 45 days and could not be contacted for at least 30. Sonnen, meanwhile, will be suspended for at least 60 days and not keep in touch during that time, either.

Rafael dos Anjos(broken jaw), Stefan Struve Geodetic Arc (bottom lip stunning) and Christian Morecraft (head trauma), were also selected after their fair share of the penalties in the Octagon.

But that's not all.

Here's the full list of the UFC 117 injuries and their medical instructions:

Anderson Silva:Suspended 45 days (30 days there have been no contact) for rib injury and neurological follow-up.

Chael Sonnen: suspended for 60 days (60 days, there have been no contact) for cuts.

Rafael dos Anjos: 180 days suspended (180 days, there have been no contact) for broken jaw.

Roy Nelson:Suspended 45 days (30 days there have been no contact) for the "hard" screw.

Junior dos Santos: suspended for 60 days (60 days, there have been no contact) for stunning right cheek.

Dustin Hazelett:Suspended 45 days (30 days there have been no contact) as a precautionary measure--must be a new physical.

Phil Davis: 180 days suspended (180 days, there have been no contact) for possible broken hand.

Charlie Brenneman:Suspended 45 days (30 days there have been no contact) as a precautionary measure--must be a new physical.

Tim Boetsch: suspended for 60 days (60 days, there have been no contact) for facial cuts, additional six-month suspension (broken thumb) leave, unless by a doctor.

Todd Brown: suspended for 60 days (60 days, there have been no contact) for the laceration.

Stefan Struve Geodetic Arc: suspended for 60 days (60 days, there have been no contact) for the lower lip laceration.

Christian Morecraft: suspended for 60 days (60 days, there have been no contact) for eyebrow cuts, additional six-month suspension (head trauma) unless turned off by a doctor.

Ben Saunders:Suspended 45 days (30 days there have been no contact) for the "hard" screw.

Dennis Hallman: suspended for 60 days (60 days, there have been no contact) for the destruction of the left cheek.

Just a quick reminder: Fighters often return to action much faster when doctors them the green light. the long suspensions are just a precautionary measure is in most cases.

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Photo disturbing da Silva UFC 117 conquer Sonnen

 

Anderson Silva should be counting his lucky stars this Monday morning that he still has his UFC title belt. The sample scored whupped up for 22 minutes but was still able to pull off a presentation with just over two minutes left in its fight against Sonnen Hague.

Apparently his work with movie star Steven Seagal action does not pay a dividend. Silva was seriously its ties with the star of great flicks like "Above the Law" and "Under Siege." Seagal escorted Silva to the Octagon and also had a great "Smooch".In this video, Seagal seemed to be added to offensive arsenal of Silva, showing him some moves from Seagal Aikido. remember, was the guy who said Sonnen wouldn't be much of a test for Silva.

"Certainly this fight is another step on the road," Seagal said. "But I think this will not be one of his struggles harder".

To avoid getting sacked 27 times, Silva can add Fran Tarkenton his smantellera. The sample was taken in all five shifts. which included dumped on her front in less than a minute in the last four rounds.By Compustrike, he was also impressed 289 times. That is a number of outrageous considering only the champ was hit a total of 208 times in its first UFC 11 attacks.

 Sonnen used the word "devastated" on numerous occasions during the press conference postfight. Lose on the big stage too often was the case for the former wrestler Oregon.

He can take some satisfaction in grabbing the fight of the night bonus $ 60,000.That is more than what might say bettors in Las Vegas.Presentation of Ave Maria Silva came as punters were counting their money. Unfortunately when "take a knee" in guard someone isn't quite the same as football.Bets on Silva pushed its unilateral quotas to less-500 in some cases. as you can see, a ticket to parlay with underdogs Sonnen and Matt Hughes, would you have paid in excess of 11-1. Hughes has been a solid success at more dog-145. Dennis Hallman was the best night out-280.

Stefan Struve screwed underdog bettors well. giant was getting destroyed by Christian Morecraft (plus-240) when it has landed a right-handed fight-changing to turn things in his favor.

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UFC 117 of three stars: Silva, Sonnen and Struve

The first event of pay-per-view UFC in more than one month had no lack of impressive performances.

N ° 1 star--Anderson Silva: If no reminder was necessary because MMA is an amazing sport, Silva gave you. A football team is unlikely to come back and win when down four touchdowns in the notice of two minutes.Ditto a basketball team down 40 points, or a baseball team 12 runs downwards. But in MMA, judges score cards can be made questionable with a single triangle choke.

Silva has demonstrated not only the magnitude of MMA, but the nature of a sample.Has withstood a Sonnen Yoshiyuki beating for 4 1/2 laps, but was still able to come back and win., quite simply, has discovered a way to win. That is a quality found in larger samples, independently of sport.

No. 2 star--Sonnen Hague: of course, the man who delivered the beating for most of the main event deserves glory as well. Sonnen used wrestling and the Earth and the pound to inexorably pummel Silva. Sonnen fact Silva human aspect, a feat that few other combatants were able to accomplish.

No. 3 star--Stefan Struve: on a map jam-packed, was difficult to choose the final Star, but Struve showed his mettle with a second round KO of Christians Morecraft.Struve was battered and beaten by the first round.With a lip altered and a bloody face, Struve is back to deliver two strikes punish subscribe Morecraft.

Honorable--Wrestling: Yes, the world's oldest and largest sport has played a leading role to 117 UFC.Matt Hughes used a technique old school wrestling to beat Ricardo Almeida. Jon Fitch used wrestling to take back Thiago Alves. Phil Davis, Clay Guide and even Sonnen wrestling used to get the job done--almost done in the case of Sonnen.

Dishonorable Mention--Thiago Alves: first, he blew the weight. then he was dominated by Jon Fitch a unanimous decision loss. Alves looked slow and tired, managing only a few suits of offense near the end of the second and third round.

Who are the stars from 117 UFC?

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Chael Sonnen: ' I'm not in the pay sales '

With its relentless, trash talk months fact Chael Sonnen more his UFC to promote 117 fight as each fighter has ever done to promote each pay bout with Anderson Silva.

No nickel Sun but get for it.

In an interview on HDNet's fighting words with Mike STRAKA, Suns, his UFC contract pay does not include bonuses, and it is fine with that said: he was not promoting his fight to make money for themselves, he did it to make money for the UFC.

"" I'm no partner, the UFC,"said Sun."I'm not a flat fee get the pay Verkäufen.Ich. "So I'm easy to sell struggles in the job."

Sun said UFC President Dana white not paying him based on pay sales, nor should he.

"Not only I didn't get a piece, I'm not a piece," Sun said."Dana white owes me nichts.Ich am in debt to Dana white."
I want to monetize the UFC."The UFC am no deal Schulden.Nichts.Ich in debt."

For a man who as an arrogant jerk so much in recent months, bescheidenen.vielleicht sounds the Suns now remarkably is acted the way he his rematch with Silva, the start of the Black Hat and put werden.jedoch sold on the white hat it is sold, Suns Silva 2 sure big verkaufen.Sonnen see that.

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Sonnen Gets a call from Armstrong, then mocked Jim show in Rome

He is fighting the best mixed martial artist worldwide in just over two days, Chael Sonnen he really needs to address the drama unfolding on his comments by Lance Armstrong? Of course not and now he is only making it worse by putting some sort of game/elaborate hoax.

We did Wednesday night that Sonnen FanHouse said that he never not comments and never talked with the interviewer Larry pepper. Thursday, Jim Rome gathered on history and booked Sonnen for an interview.

After a long debate on combating Anderson Silva, Rome then pressed Sonnen on its observations Armstrong. Sonnen again said that he didn't make comments and that it wasn't him on the show. Sonnen said he also received a call from Armstrong.

' Said ' I heard your interview, what they say about me? 'He broke the story for me.And I don't think even that was him. I talked to him on the phone a few times, "said Sonnen. "He blindsided me. I assure you, Jim, you won't find any footage of any such interview."

Then Rome played audio and Sonnen denied again. Clock Kalib Run has a nice recap of following Sonnen mocked as Rome and spun in topic of "worst lies ever."

Rome says that is incredulously that he would deny that was him.Rome says that if he were a look-alike, they spent 45 minutes doing an interview posing as Sonnen. Roma asks what do you think of this "fight hype" Dana White as it went over the line and Dana is not a "boy BS".

Because she loves Sonnen and Middleweight has saved the promotion for 117 UFC, we're guessing White did not rip in fighter but came as silly national radio. Some bloggers MMA are saying that we are playing right into the hands of Sonnen. He is turning the tables on average. Josh Gross thinks that went beyond.

It's not something that damages the reputation of sport, but certainly knocks down a peg Sonnen. that said, perhaps this final bit of controversy will bring in more buy pay-per-view which was firstly the final target of barrage of trash talk.

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Welcome to Chael Sonnen map

SAN FRANCISCO - like Chael sunbathing on the UFC 117 press conference demonstrated is the key to any good schtick that ruse maintain that it is not a schtick.

Laugh at your own jokes. Crack a smile.Not nod and wink your way through your Routine.halten you just plowing forward, as if you have no idea that the words coming out of your mouth are completely absurd.

For the better part of a half hour in fisherman's Wharf Hilton on Thursday afternoon, this is the game plan, the Suns gefolgt.Die was exactly time that it was over the Suns of only the straight face could hold.

His insult comedy routine got accused Silva's Manager, Ed Soares immediately, from the ground as he Anderson, the mistranslating one the Silva's comments.

"You not the only one in the room, which speaks Portuguese, although you act like you are," boomed Suns. "It is a difficult picking up this language as it is pig Latin understanding step."

And how that set the tone for the afternoon.

Sure there were some questions for the other fighters. Dos Santos has a chance to talk one candidate bout a little about your number and Jon Fitch heavyweights Roy Nelson and junior and Thiago Alves weighed in with a few comments of your own.But it took long also gave the floor to Sun, and you Rails just curious to hear what he would say next as the media.

"" I really know what respect means,"said Sun somewhere."That sounds like something a child in the street, says after he is always ready, talks about respect your coat and your shoes to nehmen.Jeder, I do not. Listen, I'm here to Kämpfen.Dies is a fist fight to me.You can speak about mixed martial arts, and can bend and do all this shit you see in the movies, but when done with it, and the guy in the shark [-skin] suit gets done say our name and gets the heck out of the ring'm going to be in a fist fight, I on Saturday night in Oakland, California. "

The former welterweight of Champ Matt Hughes was breathless with laughter at this time.

"I have to say this is the funniest press conference that I've ever been," said Hughes.

Even Dana White had to admit that he himself enjoy was.

", He says some funny sh-t.""It's hard not to laugh."

A man, which stopped short of laughter, Silva.Wie was however, Suns itself as "under the weather over trained, under motivated and yet robust enough to beat this guy" described, Silva simply rubbed his eyes and shook his head.When asked whether all the began trash talk by his opponent to annoy him, the Champ shrugged.

"I am to the idiots like him who is sprechen.Es about me fight fought a constant Kampf.Ich idiots around the world have beaten some me, some have not."

So far succeeded Sun's mouth always him mainstream exposure on ESPN SportsCenter and even made an appearance in the Jim Rome show about Lance Armstrong incendiary comments speak Suns still insists he never made.

But if any of the publicity is bad for Sun's image, he is the last who know.

"He said"I never backlash for my comments,","."I receive Lob.In of fact, I ran for public office and 99.6% of the vote."

The Republican was primarily for the Oregon Statehouse where Sun unopposed, asked MMA fighting of Ariel Helwani ran.

"That is correct," said Sun.

And for a second there, it looked almost like he along with the joke laugh war.Fast.

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Dana white: Chael Sonnen believes everything he says

SAN FRANCISCO--MMA fighting spoke with Dana white after Saturday's UFC 117 pre fight press conference about a range of topics:

Chael Sonnen's type hype its fight against Anderson Silva, whether Sun line, his relationship with Silva, the current welterweight title, his new-found respect for Roy Nelson, Zuffa pending against Bellator and Ken Pavia and MC Hammer's arrival in the MMA management world has crossed.

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UFC 117 main event breakdown: Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen

Recently I was talking with an insider of sport about things the nothing with Saturday night UFC 117 Middleweight championship fight, if the topic to Chael enabled Sun for obvious reasons. Finally he is most interesting man in the world, at least until early Sunday morning.

The Insider who has spent time with Suns recently started talking about Sun's mental makeup and some outrageous things that he is in the leadup to his battle with Anderson Silva said.The General wisdom holds that Sun said these things to interest in the fight to drums, or to get in Silva's head, but completely he one other reason schlug.Sonnen, he insisted, a need the stakes so deeply in the fight to invest that he had no other choice but to force to increase in the performance of his life.

Sun is encountered that he started recently graduated sports psychology and had come to the realization that sit in unpleasant situations and overcome success seemed in anticipation to lead. It is a bold, all-in strategy, who upped the entertainment level of support, but it does in a loaded fight?

It goes without saying that a Silva solar style clash which is highest order.Silva (26-4) is a powerful striker, made of long limbs and tip angle is seemingly a bullish nightmares for opponents to verursachen.Sonnen (24-10 1) tenacious wrestler close space and suffocating depending on his enemy ground strikes.
The proof is obviously the numbers where after Compustrike, Silva has only six takedowns in 11 UFC fights, and spent about 78 percent of his battles in the standup position. Now Sun has tried 29 takedowns in his seven UFC bouts, and spent about 63 percent of his time on the mat.

While the style contrast is striking, which is striking a Kontrast.Silva one of the best strikers in recent history MMA connect to 71 percent of his beats according to UFC Zahlen.Er is also very hard to beat. Connect your according to Compustrike from standing opponent to only 32 percent trying.

Suns, is however unlikely to engage in a standup war for longer periods. More likely is it that a plan similar to the following in his upset of Nate Marquardt at UFC 109, where he less than two minutes of the 15 minutes bout on his feet select spent instead on his back repeatedly adopted Marquardt, put where he landed 149 ground strikes over three rounds.

The question is: it can Silva placed there, and if so, he can avoid, delivered?

Because he landed, fights, 72 percent is its takedown tries on his last seven UFC it seems likely that Sun at some point get the fight on the ground. However, there will be no easy task.Silva avoids approximately 83 percent of takedown attempts against him and has only twice in his last six seizures been taken down.

Part this is because many fighters hesitant to commit against him to move days.to regarding contact in danger hit.As we have seen repeatedly with Silva, he appears brightest against people who come directly to him.Forrest Griffin and James Irvin were both aggression mode, if you ko's erlitten.Gerne, that Silva counterstrike and he has no objection to his opponents come to him confidence that your goals, its precise hands, elbows, knees and Shin find.

As a result, Sun is, its lumps to take as he moved in takedown. of course this is nothing new for him.Marquardt got his shots, to.Silva, though, is harder and more accurate.Sun goes to take what he dishes out and soldier on either fill Silva against the fence (where he did, with his Muay Thai) or put it on the ground (where Silva is not rags Jiu-Jitsu).

The truth of the matter is that Sun might be a perfect fight to win, to fight.Based on their finishing stats alone, can easily see you that Sun's last five wins by decision were, but have all three Rounders and nobody in Silva's League.Then again, is there someone in his League?

Despite some Silva's questions recent efforts, drawing criticism from fans, media and even the UFC President, nobody, he knock out or submitting of anyone in the world called the middleweight division home suitable ist.Sonnen has 10 times in his career, including seven times the template verloren.Es are holes in his game to be sure.

Thats not to say, he did not win kann.He's press going to Silva, as he in awhile urged been still nicht.Nach all his proclamations is it clear that he is not going to Silva dance clown will win him lassen.Er in his face, or he scored verlieren.Bereits peace with the fact which might lead it to a unilateral loss just like an impressive victory, so his mind with faith should be clear wear that a constant pressure Silva's approach is down capabilities to limit and/or him in the course of time.

Suns forces to fight Silva, and the master will happily enjoys verpflichten.Er when the fight is brought ist.Es almost than whether the master requires that the challenger in a sign of respect come to him and it is a formula that has resulted in some of his best performances.

With more performance, striking elite and better submissions Silva not has more options than Suns to gewinnen.Erwarten, a fast blowout with his tenacity and grit, Sun should an almost perfect performance to win and that's a lot of someone regarding who has lost 10 times in his career.

Silva via second round template.

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