Chael Sonnen, Wanderlei Silva reportedly fight during 'TUF: Brazil 3,' UFC 'fixing the mess'
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You didn’t really think Chael Sonnen was going to go to Brazil and coach “The Ultimate Fighter†and not have any incidents go down, did you?
UFC President Dana White today told a small group of reporters at a media luncheon in California that a fight broke out between Sonnen and opposing coach Wanderlei Silva. The two are coaching opposite each other on “The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3″ in Sao Paulo.
Taping is going on now, and the series will begin streaming on UFC Fight Pass in March.
According to MMA Weekly’s Erik Fontanez, White said the UFC is “dealing with fixing the mess†that came from Monday’s fight.
The timing of the fight might not have been better. Sonnen recently recorded a video for UFC Fight Pass to talk about what’s been going on in Brazil, where he was expected to need extra security after years of controversial comments of the country, its people and its beloved fighters – like Silva, Vitor Belfort and Anderson Silva.
“Wanderlei has been an experience, to say the least,†Sonnen said in the video. “I compare him to an onion – you peel him back, and there keeps being layers. You know the cartoon where the guy gets super angry and runs out of ideas and then smoke starts coming out of his ears? That’s happened with Wanderlei a couple of times out of nowhere.
“I feel like if all the teams get together, and all the coaches get together, we can get him through this. He reminds me of that feisty grandpa you see at the holidays. Even though he’s old and a little bit broken down, he’s still got some spirit. He’s still got that spunk in him that you would miss. And I think that’s what Wanderlei brings to this whole thing. If we can all just help him and get him through this and to our fight, I’ll be like the bridge that gets him from that point to retirement – which is where he’s headed.â€
Check out the full video with Sonnen above, then stay tuned to MMAjunkie for the latest on “TUF: Brazil 3″ and news on the reported Sonnen-Silva in-taping incident.
