Within a week of coming up short against UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva a second time Chael Sonnen was linked to a possible run at 205 pounds. Even Sonnen, who has competed as a light heavyweight before, seemed open to the move in hopes of landing some big fights and finding an easier route to a title-shot than the logjam in front of him at middleweight.
Sonnen has since revealed he will indeed fight at a heavier weight for his next outing though not one officially linked to an actual division.
?It’s not ‘catch weight’ it’s a ‘grudge weight.’ I’ll fight him at a GRUDGE WEIGHT OF 200 lbs. I don’t care about him enough to cut to 185,? wrote Sonnen on Twitter.
Sonnen Interested in Title-Shots, Not Pay Days
While Sonnen?s interest in taking a fight at 200 pounds is obvious, the actual competitor he?s addressing is a bit foggier as he stopped short of actually mentioning the individual?s name. Some candidates for the clash who have emerged as potential candidates for the slot are Wanderlei Silva and Vitor Belfort, both of whom have exchanged words with Sonnen in the past and fought at light heavyweight before despite currently being 185-pounders. However, with Belfort already linked to a bout with Alan Belcher in October, it would seem Silva is the more logical choice between the two.
Silva was last seen fighting Rich Franklin in an exciting effort a few months back. The two competed at a catch-weight of 190 pounds.
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