Next for Anderson Silva: Sonnen Rematch or Vitor Belfort?

[Mr. C]

Originally Posted by Sherdog.com Chael Sonnen dominated and grounded Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva at UFC 117 last night in Oakland, California for a majority of five rounds before Silva pulled out a submission with less than two minutes left on the clock. UFC President Dana White acknowledged that last night’s finish could warrant another go between the two middleweights, although he wouldn’t commit to making it happen before Vitor Belfort gets his shot. Belfort was to meet Silva at UFC 112 in April, but withdrew with an injury and has since undergone surgery and recovery. “It’s definitely a rematch people would want to see,” said White, referring to a slew of requests directly following the barnburner. “We’ll see what happens. Vitor’s waiting to fight right now too. We could do the rematch with Chael. We’ll see what happens.”

Sonnen should fight the winner of Marquardt/Palhares in January. Belfort should be next. No one who gets stopped deserves an immediate rematch. Dana has already said Belfort is up. Sonnen lost hands down. There’s no disputing it.