10 UFC Fights That Happened Outside Of The Octagon
5. Chael Sonnen Vs Wanderlei Silva (On The Ultimate Fighter)
If you know anything about Chael Sonnen, you'll know the dude loves to talk sh*t. Whatever words will stir up enough controversy to make his fight a 'must-see', he'll use them.
With that being said, Sonnen found himself in a dream bout with 'The Spider' Anderson Silva at UFC 117 and used the build up to take a few shots at his opponent's home country of Brazil. Sonnen mentioned how he would introduce the country to 'soap'.
Not exactly the kind of comments that are going to make you any friends.
So, when Sonnen found himself opposite another Brazilian, in Wanderlei Silva, as a coach in The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3, friction was inevitable.
Midway through the season, the two began to brawl after a Sonnen shove lit the fuse for this powder keg to explode in spectacular fashion. Locked in a clinch on the ground, Silva delivered some sickening, rage-fuelled elbows to Sonnen before the two were dragged apart.
The two would eventually meet years later, in 2017, inside a Bellator ring with Sonnen coming out on top via unanimous decision.