The Antics of Chael Sonnen

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   Going into the UFC 117 Fight for the UFC Middleweight Championship between Champion Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen, I wanted to Silva to knockout this "idiot". Sonnen's smack that never stopped got extremely annoying and I did not think any one could back up all that nonsense that was said.
  However, after his domination of Silva, I instantly liked the guy.
   Sonnen virtually had the fight won going into the fifth and final round of the fight, and looked to pull off the biggest upset in UFC history. Could a trash-talking former politician really beat the pound for pound best fighter in the world? It looked that way until Silva stunned us all with a triangle armbar that had to be pulled out of his rear. It was really tough to see the underdog fall the way he did, and only realize he came so close, but yet was so far away.
   From that point on, and because of his ridiculous humor, Chael Sonnen became one of my favorite fighters. The guy is flat out funny, comparing himself to Dog the Bounty Hunter ("I'm not Dog the Bounty Hunter; I don't issue apologies) to even creating a simile that involved Chinese food and Anderson Silva ("Fighting Anderson Silva is a lot like eating Chinese food and after 20 minutes of doing it, I'm gonna wanna do it again"), but there comes a time where everyone needs to just sit down and realize what they are doing, and Sonnen needs just that.
   After being suspended from MMA because of being convicted of money laundering, Sonnen is finally cleared to fight for the first time since that devastating defeat of his. He has definitely let people hear he is back which is not bad, but it might be the wrong people.
   Sonnen has been talking to trash to light-heavyweight Brazilian fighters Wanderlei Silva and Lyoto Machida; probably the last two fighters I would ever talk crap about. Silva and Machida are both like Anderson Silva in that they could win any fight and could hurt any opponent they face. Every fighter realizes every opponent could inflict damage, but does Sonnen realize what he is doing? He is going to get the whole country of Brazil mad at him because Brazil is so passionate of its fighters and have more than just two Brazilan fighters want to kick his ass.
   He will never nor should he ever move up to the 205 weight class, because not only is that class stacked as it is, but I just do not see him doing well there. Therefore he just needs to shut his mouth at the 205s and focus on his own weight class (185 lb) because that is where he will have the most success. If Sonnen does beat Brain Stann at UFC 136, that could force a rematch against Silva for the middleweight title, so Sonnen needs to focus on training instead of making a whole country want to spill his guts out.
   I understand that trash talking is a part of the sport, and it is enjoyable hearing it every now and then, but there comes a time where a fighter just needs to showcase his or her ability inside the cage or ring and shut up out of it.