UFC 132: Sonnen Rips Wanderlei Silva Again, Predicts Leben in Co-Main Event

Wanderlei Silva responded to fellow UFC middleweight Chael Sonnen’s comments on Twitter by saying that he would “kill him fast” if the smack talk did not stop from the Team Quest standout.

Well, if that’s the case, hopefully Sonnen has his will up to date and has someone close to him to write his obituary. 

UFC.com posted a video of Sonnen previewing the co-main event of UFC 132, where Silva takes on Chris “The Crippler” Leben.

Needless to say, Sonnen did not give Silva a chance in winning this 185-pound affair, which many are seriously considering to be a Fight of the Year candidate.

Shockingly, Sonnen started off by saying, “Wanderlei, he can be pleasing to watch. He goes out and he’ll mix it up for a little bit.”

However, the former All-American wrestler did not wait long to take another verbal shot at one of his oldest adversaries.

“Eventually, Wanderlei’s fights all end the same. The referee pulling his mouthpiece out and a doctor shinning a flashlight in his eyes.”

While Sonnen is obviously trying to rile up the former Pride star, it is hard to ignore the fact that “The Axe Murderer” has lost five of his last seven, three of those losses coming via knockout.

Sonnen continued by saying, “I think it’ll be a pretty fun match to watch, but I don’t think it’s going to be ultra competitive. I think it’s going to be Chris Leben.”

Uncle Chael wasn’t done there, also mentioning that, “I think Leben’s got the edge everywhere. He’s a little bit faster, he punches a little bit harder, but the biggest strength Chris will have, is his ability to take a punch.”

The legally troubled middleweight, who is patiently waiting to make his return to the Octagon, took one more shot at Wanderlei when he said that Silva can’t tale a punch:

“From my living room, when I watch him fight, that seems to be Wanderlei’s big weakness: his toughness.”   

As far as who Chael wants to fight next, he concluded the short interview by saying:

“Well, I’m looking forward to defending my middleweight championship,” echoing a sentiment he posted on Twitter a few days earlier.

Sonnen then couldn’t resist another opportunity to call out the actual UFC middleweight champion, Anderson Silva. 

“(I’d like to fight) either of the Silvas, from Anderson Silva from Wanderlei Silva, that’s just because I don’t like ‘em…not because they would do much for me.” 

Speaking candidly, Sonnen said he hasn’t given much thought to who he’d actually like to fight in his comeback fight, and that Leben was not the only fighter he was rooting for on the UFC 132 card.

In the main event, Sonnen said he will be cheering for Urijah Faber to defeat Dominick Cruz for the UFC bantamweight title.