Sonnen crushes Stann then challenges the Silva to ?Loser leaves town match?

There's nothing Chael Sonnen could do to top the performance he posted tonight against Brian Stann, then he stepped to the microphone. After finishing Stann via arm-triangle choke in less than nine minutes, Sonnen stood in front of 16,ooo-plus at the Toyota Center and challenged UFC middleweight champ to what they call in the world of pro wrestling a "Loser leaves town" match.

"Anderson Silva ... you suck!" Sonnen said. The victorious then stepped away from the microphone for a little dramatic pause.

"Super Bowl weekend .., the biggest rematch in the history of the sport. I'm calling you out Silva. I beat you, you leave the division, I lose, I will leave the UFC forever."

That was it. Short and simple, but epic. Sonnen walked right out the cage.

Sonnen is not afraid of courting controversy. This was his first fight back after a bizarre saga involving the California State Athletic Commission and testing for peformance enhancing drugs. Before Sonnen took on Silva last year at UFC 117, he disclosed that he was taking testosterone because of a deficiency in his system. After several hearings during an appeal process, Sonnen wound up serving a one-year suspension.

It overshadowed what happened that night in Oakland. Sonnen dominated the nearly unbeatable Silva for 23-plus minutes before blowing it late and falling victim to a submission. The storm has been brewing for over a year and Sonnen has been talking major trash about the champion to anyone who would put a microphone in front of his face.

There's was certainly a lot of pressure on him tonight, but it didn't show. Stann is a dangerous striker, but his grappling has always been a weak point. Sonnen went right after his opponent's achilles heel. He dumped him to the mat early the first and kept him down for the rest of the round. In the second, it took just six seconds to get Stann to the mat. He grinded on Stann with elbows and punches. The crowd starting booing and for some odd reason referee Keri Hatley stood the fighters up. It didn't help Stann. Just 20 seconds later, Sonnen lifted Stann off the ground and slammed him. With 1:27 left Sonnen slapped on the arm-triangle choke. Stann held out for a while, but had to tap, giving the victory to Sonnen.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Sonnen-crushes-Stann-then-challenges-the-Silva-t?urn=mma-wp7973

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