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The event was the third held in São Paulo following UFC Brazil in 1998 and UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping in 2013. The event was expected to be headlined by a light heavyweight bout between the coaches of The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3 Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva.
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- Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva had a history. UFC fighters in recent times have realized the importance of self-promotion. Irrespective of what everyone claims, most of the nasty things said on public platforms and social media are nothing more than a conscious effort to get fans interested in fights.
- The most famous incident in TUF history involved Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva. Apart from episodes involving Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor or Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier, there have been very few incidents of high-profile UFC fighters coming to blows on a public platform.
- Chael Sonnen is one of the best promoters. Chael Sonnen introduced the idea of trash-talking and self-promotion in the UFC long before Conor McGregor's rise.
Sep 9, 2020 · The coaching matchup between Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva looked like dynamite television waiting to happen, but things went south early on in filming, flipping on its head what looked...
- Farah Hannoun
Jun 30, 2021 · The epic feud between bitter rivals Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva’s peaked on UFC’s The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) reality show.
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Sep 14, 2020 · Chael Sonnen has opened up on his infamous rivalry with Wanderlei Silva, which got physical during the third season of The Ultimate Fighter Brazil.
The coaches this season will be Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva. Dana White calls it, “The biggest rivalry in the history of The Ultimate Fighter.” Wanderlei says that he’s Chael has...
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The fight between Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva stunningly never took place inside the Octagon. Injuries and USADA violations on the part of both men postponed the fight on multiple occasions that led to releases and temporary retirements.
