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UFC middleweight fighter Chael Sonnen was quite honest and forthright with me recently on a conference call for UFC 136. MMA fans have heard Sonnen's opinion about the night he fought UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva and how he beat him for four rounds, yet Silva walked out the cage with the belt. I was straight to the point with Sonnen and we had the following exchange: MMA Stomping Ground: Do you really believe that Anderson Silva isn’t the best 185 lbs. fighter in the world? Chael Sonnen: "It's getting harder and harder to deny that he should be shown that appreciation. He ducked Okami for years but he did finally get in there and he made it look easy. So, I think you've got to look at that. If you're asking if I would ever concede that Anderson's better than me? No. I would simply refer you to the tape. I think [our] skills are vastly different. I think I could come down a lot and still be ahead of him. I also think he ducks ...
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