Chael Sonnen Watch! The Rematch is Finally Going to Happen

For those of you who didn't watch Saturday's UFC on Fox 2 event, Chael Sonnen is now set for his long awaited rematch with Anderson Silva. The announcement came before his fight with fellow top middleweight Michael Bisping, that the winner would be given the chance to challenge Silva for the middleweight title in his home country of Brazil. The fight will most likely happen this summer, and after a slightly lackluster display on Saturday, Sonnen needs to step his game up if he wants to make as much a fight of it as he did with Silva back in 2010.

Sonnen really has been a man on a mission since this fight, maintaining that he could beat Silva if he had a chance, and campaigning for a rematch every chance he got. With an impressive win over Brian Stann, and now another (albeit less impressive) win, this time over Bisping, it is clear that the UFC made Sonnen work for the rematch rather than just handing it to him. And though Sonnen dominated Silva for four and a half rounds in their first fight, he had the element of surprise, and even an alleged rib injury on Silva going in his favour. As a huge Sonnen fan, I will be rooting for him when the rematch comes around, but realistically I don't see how much of a chance he really has. Sonnen has never been a great finisher in fights, and if he goes another five rounds with Silva I have to believe that Silva will find a way to beat him, just as he did last time.

Sonnen surprised us all with his arm triangle submission of Brian Stann back in October, and he needs to pull out something like this if he really wants a win against Silva. I absolutely cannot wait for this rematch, but Chael had better come into it with a new game plan, because you better believe Silva is going to.