Found February 06, 2012 on BJPenn.com:
During last weekends UFC 143 media frenzy, UFC officials announced that the middleweight rematch between Chael Sonnen and Anderson Silva has been agreed upon by all parties for a yet to be announced event set for June in Brazil. The middleweight champion, Anderson Silva made an appearance in Las Vegas for UFC 143 and UFC [...]


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