UFC right this moment introduced that the traditional 2010 battle between middleweights Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen might be inducted into the UFC Corridor of Fame’s ‘Combat Wing’ as part of the category of 2024. The 2024 UFC Corridor of Fame Induction Ceremony will happen as a part of the twelfth Annual UFC Worldwide Combat Week, on Thursday, June 27, at T-Cellular Area, and might be streamed stay solely on UFC FIGHT PASS.
“The primary battle between Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen was unimaginable,” stated UFC President & CEO Dana White. “That is the battle that made Anderson a star and confirmed the world that Chael may compete with anybody within the division. This unimaginable dogfight had every little thing you need in a five-round title battle, and it will likely be an honor to induct this battle into the UFC Corridor of Fame this summer time.
As the principle occasion of UFC 117: SILVA vs. SONNEN, which befell on August 7, 2010, at Oracle Area in Oakland, Calif., each Silva and Sonnen entered the occasion on profitable streaks of 12 and three, respectively.
Silva entered the Octagon as UFC middleweight champion with a 28-4 document (11-0 UFC) that included wins over future UFC Corridor of Famers Forrest Griffin, Wealthy Franklin, and Dan Henderson (battle wing); former UFC welterweight champion Carlos Newton; former WEC middleweight champion Chris Leben; former WEC heavyweight champion James Irvin; former Strikeforce welterweight champion Nate Marquardt; and former Shooto welterweight champion Hayato Sakurai.Sonnen entered the match because the top-ranked middleweight contender with a 26-10-1 document (7-4 UFC / WEC) and former wins over former Strikeforce mild heavyweight champion Renato Sobral, former WEC mild heavyweight champion Jason Lambert, former WEC middleweight champion Paulo Filho, and former Strikeforce® welterweight champion Nate Marquardt.
Each athletes met on the middle of the Octagon, exchanging punches and kicks to start the primary spherical. 52 seconds into the spherical, Sonnen landed a straight left, gorgeous the champion and knocking him again to the cage. Sonnen started to stress Silva, touchdown a number of further punches and takedowns to regulate the tempo of the battle. With 3:23 left within the first, Sonnen took Silva down and mounted him, controlling the motion in half guard and touchdown punches from the highest place. Sonnen would transfer into full guard with 1:45 remaining, staying on prime of the champion by the top of the spherical. Sonnen secured 31 vital strikes within the spherical, greater than any earlier opponent landed in opposition to Silva in a full UFC battle.
Silva got here out firing for the second spherical, touchdown a number of punches and kicks earlier than being taken down by Sonnen. Sonnen managed the tempo of the second spherical from the total mounted place, touchdown punches and elbows with Silva responding with pictures from his again periodically. With 15 seconds left within the second, Silva would try a Kimura on the fence, with Sonnen countering from prime place.
Each athletes raced to the middle of the Octagon for spherical three, with Silva instantly touchdown an overhand proper. Sonnen would advance and take Silva down 20 seconds into the spherical, persevering with his dominance on the canvas. Sonnen would proceed his floor assault on Silva, touchdown punches and elbows from the highest place.
Silva opened the fourth spherical by taking management and touchdown a sequence of punches, kicks, and an elbow that surprised Sonnen. The 2 traded punches earlier than Silva took Sonnen down 30 seconds into the spherical. Sonnen used his wrestling background to safe a reversal and take management through prime place with 4 minutes remaining. Sonnen would management the fourth spherical through prime management, constantly touchdown punches and elbows.
The fifth spherical opened with each athletes within the middle of the Octagon, measuring one another up till Sonnen landed an overhand left that knocked Silva down. Sonnen secured the highest place and tried to submit Silva through aspect choke 45 seconds into the spherical, however Silva evaded the hassle. Sonnen continued to regulate the battle from the bottom, constantly touchdown punches with Silva evading from the bottom.
With 2:05 remaining within the battle, Silva started to land a number of punches from his again and slipped Sonnen right into a triangle armbar, submitting Sonnen through TKO with 1:50 seconds remaining to retain the UFC middleweight title. Silva’s triangle armbar submission was solely the second in UFC historical past, and when it comes to time elapsed, was the second newest at the moment. Silva’s submission got here with a -60 vital strike differential and stays the best statistical comeback end in UFC championship historical past.
Sonnen’s 320 strikes landed in opposition to Silva set a UFC document that ranks fourth right this moment. Silva had solely absorbed 166 complete strikes in his earlier 11 fights mixed.
Silva’s win earned him his twelfth consecutive UFC victory, breaking Royce Gracie’s UFC document for longest profitable streak. The battle additionally received Combat of the 12 months honors through the Fighters Solely World MMA Awards.Silva and Sonnen would every win their subsequent two respective fights earlier than assembly in a rematch in the principle occasion of UFC 148: SILVA vs. SONNEN II. Silva would win their second assembly through second-round TKO.