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UFC QUOTABLES: Chael Sonnen says Anderson Silva will be better, but not tougher, than him at UFC 117
Jul 26, 2010 - 8:04:04 AM UFC QUOTABLES: Chael Sonnen says Anderson Silva will be better, but not tougher, than him at UFC 117

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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

"At the end of the day, he's still going to be better than me. He's still going to punch better than me and kick better. He's going to have a black belt in jiu-jitsu and I'm gonna have no belt in jiu-jitsu. But who cares? Who cares who is better? In 25 minutes, it's a matter of who is tougher, who can stand out there and go harder for a longer amount of time. Who can be hurt and stay in the fight anyway. Who's going to get tired and stay in the fight anyway. That's really it. He's gonna be better, and I'm fine with that. He's going to hurt me when he punches me, and I'm fine with that. But I'm gonna walk straight up to him, put him on his ass and beat a hole in his face. And as long as this sport has been around, that strategy has never been beaten."

-Chael Sonnen talks to the Houston Chronicle about how he sees his fight with Anderson Silva at UFC 117 going down.

Penick's Analysis: Chael's definitely got a point, for the most part. When it comes to being inside the cage, it's not always about who's the better fighter that counts. Being able to make up for disparities in talent with hard work and determination is exactly what makes underdog stories so fascinating and enjoyable. Still, Sonnen's fooling himself saying that strategy's "never been beaten." Of course it has; he himself has been submitted seven times and defeated eight times overall, that's a pretty clear personal example of that strategy being beaten. But he's going to get his chance to try to outwork Silva and make those discrepancies in talent and overall skill a moot point.

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