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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. The fight was originally scheduled for UFC 173 but later shifted to this card. However, the fight was transferred to July 5, 2014 at UFC 175.
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- March 9 –, May 25, 2014
Jun 30, 2021 · Chael Sonnen remembers his infamous ( and oft-memed) encounter with Wanderlei Silva on the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s (UFC) The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) like it was...
- Shakiel Mahjouri
- June 24, 2017
- New York, New York, United States
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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.
Apr 14, 2014 · Chael Sonnen is telling me about the infamous brawl between he and fellow TUF Brazil coach Wanderlei Silva. It has been billed as a watershed moment for the season, at least in hype videos,...
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Nov 2, 2020 · Chael Sonnen's Backstage Fight with Wanderlei Silva. Like. Comment. Share. 84K. 10.3K comments. 55M views. UFC . · November 2, 2020 · . Follow. "I can't let you get close." The Ultimate Fighter has deliver some absolitely ICONIC moments. [ TUF returns March 2021 on #ESPNPlus] See less. Comments. Most relevant. Jason Mowatt.
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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...
