AUSTIN, Texas – Prior to his now legendary UFC 117 clash with Anderson Silva, UFC middleweight contender Chael Sonnen launched a months-long verbal assault of epic proportions.

While an official date has yet to be announced for the forthcoming rematch, Sonnen is already up to his old tricks.

And while it's Silva on whom the challenger is most focused, he's got some kind words for "a French-Canadian Minnie Mouse," the UFC's heavyweight champion with a "$5 haircut and a knife tattooed on [his] chest," and a certain "Axe Murderer" who Sonnen says "used to be a fighter."

"I'm ready to go,' Sonnen said at Tuesday's special Q&A session at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas. "Is Anderson here somewhere? I'll kick his ass from Austin all the way to San Antonio.

"People keep saying, 'Chael, you're hyping the fight.' No I'm not. Hyping a fight is when I tell you guys, 'This is going to be a great fight.' I did just the opposite (before the first fight), and I'm going to do just the opposite now. This is not going to be a great fight. This is going to be him getting beat up for 25 minutes or until he gives up."

Sonnen appeared well on his way to victory in the pair's August meeting after dominating the champion through nearly four-and-a-half rounds. But the fight took an unpredictable turn in the fifth and final frame when Silva latched onto a desperation triangle choke and elicited the tap from Sonnen.

Sonnen predicts it will be different this time around, and he was less-than-complimentary of Silva's vaunted standup attack even after witnessing it first hand.

"I think [Silva] is a great fighter, but he's not as good as me," Sonnen said. "He's not as good as Yushin Okami, either. He's not the best guy in the world, and he never has been. He's a sham.

"He's one of these guys that throws leg kicks. So what if you get get kicked in your leg? What a bunch of [crying]. Getting kicked in the leg and admitting that hurts is like admitting you're scared in the dark. It may be true, but if you say it, you're a real wimp."

Sonnen said he's not discounting the danger that Silva presents in the rematch. Nevertheless, he believes the belt will be wrapped firmly around his waist after the second meeting, and he's already considering a few superfights afterward.

Sonnen said he'd be willing to move down a bit and face welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre in a catchweight contest or jump up a class and challenge current light heavyweight title holder Mauricio "Shogun" Rua.

"'GSP' had better pray to heaven above that 'Shogun' accepts my challenge because one of those two is getting beat up," Sonnen said.

When called on his bluff by a fan in regards to a potential matchup with St-Pierre, Sonnen immediately launched into one of his patented tirades while insisting he was more than serious.

'If GSP said he wanted to fight me, the first thing I would say is the same thing I say every time I hear GSP talk: 'Dang it that guy sounds like a French-Canadian Minnie Mouse,'" Sonnen said. "That's the first thing I'd say. Then I'd say, 'Hey, GSP, let me ask you a serious question – do you have a designated driver? Do you have someone to get you home safely? Because clearly you are intoxicated.

"'GSP, do you have a hankering for pain? GSP, did you lose a bet with God? GSP, bring your $3,000 suit, bring your $3 date and get the three-cent tan knocked off your socialist back.' If you see GSP, give him that message for me."

Sonnen didn't limit his challenges to fighters outside his own division. There were brief mentions of Michael Bisping ("I don't think I'm going to help his career") and Wanderlei Silva ("used to be a fighter"), for instance.

But as testament to his belief that it's simply not possible to bite off more than he can chew, Sonnen took his challenges all the way to the top – UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar.

"If Brock Lesnar was here right now, I'd take my boot off and throw it at him, and he'd better polish it up before he brings it back to me," Sonnen said. "Talking about he's the baddest guy in the UFC? Brock, quit eating so many raw eggs and doing push-ups because it's affecting your realm of reality. Are you kidding me? I'd slap you in your face, and you wouldn't do anything.

"'I'm Brock Lesnar. I've got this $5 haircut and a knife tattooed on my chest.' I'll shove it up your face if you get in Chael Sonnen's way."

So with another shot at the UFC's middleweight title on the horizon, Sonnen's trash-talking range once again knows no limits. And in an effort to step up his game from the awe-inspiring levels of his UFC 117 clash with Silva, Sonnen has now taken to operating with completely different mediums.

With that in mind, Sonnen debuted a poem-in-progress, currently titled "Anderson, who you gonna send?"


"Anderson, who you gonna send?"

Anderson, think it through.
There's still a few months before they lock the cage door behind me and you.
Last time, they raised your hand, but it was plain to see
I took a lot more about of you than you took out of me.
I broke the mirror, and I blew away the smoke.
It was me who tapped, but it was you who broke.

Source: http://mmajunkie.com/news/20641/ufc-poe ... t-list.mma

-Chael Sonnen

hahahaha i love this guy

It was me who tapped, but it was you who broke
He knows he'll never fight brock so he can say whatever lol

"If Brock Lesnar was here right now, I'd take my boot off and throw it at him, and he'd better polish it up before he brings it back to me,"

Ok, this guy is my new favorite fighter!

Title should have been:
UFC politician Chael Sonnen adds...
This guys spins shit talk just like a politician would, and we know he is in fact a member of the Republican party in whatever state he lives in.
Example, after losing to Silva: "I got the silver medal tonight...(etc)"
STFU Chael. There is no silver medal, you LOST. And to make himself look like even more of a douche, he didn't want to admit he tapped for a few seconds after he did!
My message to Chael: Take your foot out of your mouth and go be a politician full time, I don't like your kind in this sport.
And to piss me off even more, Dana White obviously likes this guys jive talk, or still has something against Silva to give him an immediate title shot again. Penn vs. Edgar II was different, Penn lost the belt and deserved a shot at redemption, Chael should have been thrown back in with the other contenders, not given an immediate rematch . Why does this guy get 2 title shots in a row(after losing?!?!?) in the most esteemed MMA organization in the world?
This guys ego knows no limits, calling out everyone and writing poetry about a fight he lost??? I like Penn's trash talk, the Diaz brother's trash talk, even Bisbing's trash talk is good, albeit childish. Their trash talk is from the heart, and they are humble in defeat. Chael is an ego-maniac, and I'm not down with that BS type of personality.
It will be a very, very happy day in my life as a fan of MMA when someone shuts this guys mouth FOR GOOD.
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Have to agree with Noobicide on this one i personally think Sonnen is bad for the sport and i can't stand his trashtalk, this is MMA not the WWE.

Personally, I find his trash talk so damned silly, that it's hard to be offended by it. MMA is a sport, and sports are supposed to be fun distraction from real life. Chael adds another level of fun IMHO. When Lesnar pissed all over the fans and the sponsors, THAT was some disrespectful bullshit!

"we know he is in fact a member of the Republican party in whatever state he lives in."