Comments on: Paulo Filho vs. Chael Sonnen rematch postponed to June because of depression?

By: Fightlinker » Blog Archive » Paul Filho’s issues upgraded from ‘Depression’ to ‘Addiction’

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:30:30 +0000

[...] Over the past week or two I’ve passed up on a couple of stories regarding the Paulo Filho vs Chael Sonnen rematch. First Paulo Filho pulled out of the fight, citing ‘depression’. Then the fight was back on, and Chael Sonnen went from being +400 with the bookies to +175. I guess Paulo’s mental state on top of his stated desire to move to light heavyweight after this fight had people anticipating he’d drop the belt. [...]

By: bmoney

bmoney — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 05:25:38 +0000

Look for my boy Bryan “The Beast” Baker to be fighting Sonnen at WEC 33 in place of Paulo Filho. He was originally booked to fight up and coming Nissen Osterneck but Nissen injured his shoulder, then they scheduled him to fight Logan Clark, but after they announced Filho wouldnt be fighting they gave Bryan a call and asked him if he would like to fight Sonnen instead. A big risk with only 12 days until the fight but hes up for it, so wtch him on the VERSUS channel, should be a good fight. B$

By: Paulo Filho vs. Chael Sonnen rematch on for March; WEC announces complete fight line up at UFC blog for UFC news, results, videos, rumors, fights, pics and tickets — MMAmania.com

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 19:41:27 +0000

[...] Despite numerous reports that he was postponing his rematch with Chael Sonnen (19-9-1) on March 26, WEC Middleweight Champion Paulo Filho (14-0) will indeed headline the upcoming WEC event as scheduled. [...]

By: PJJ

PJJ — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 13:35:54 +0000

That was easier to find than I thought. The rationale behind the shirt…

From the Tom Gerbasi article “Paulo Filho’s World Domination Tour”:

Like Quinton “Rampage’ Jackson’s chain, Chuck Liddell’s Mohawk, or Tito Ortiz’ bleached hair, Paulo Filho has a calling card that makes him instantly recognizable to mixed martial arts fans around the world — his sleeveless checkered shirt. But for the WEC Middleweight Champion, this is more than just a fashion statement.

“I bought this shirt in Japan,” explained Filho through manager / translator Ed Soares. “It was long sleeve but it wouldn’t fit around my arms, so I had to cut it. I’ve gotten in three really bad car accidents and the shirt was with me; when my father was run over by a car and was feeling cold, I covered him with this shirt. It’s been with me through some rough times, and to me it symbolizes that I can get through those times. I feel really good when I’m wearing it, that’s why I like walking into a fight with it.”

Well, with Filho rampaging to 15 straight wins without a loss and recognition as one of the best middleweights on the planet, maybe his opponents need that shirt to make them feel better about the rough times they’re about to face when the bell rings.

By: PJJ

PJJ — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 13:16:47 +0000

I believe UFC.com had an article on Fihlo before his last WEC fight. It talked about the shirt. I don’t remember exactly, but I think Paulo was wearing that when he was in a serious car accident. He thought he was lucky not to die in the accident and so it became his lucky shirt and now wears it to the ring/cage before each fight. (I will check to see if it is archived for exact details.)

By: PJJ

PJJ — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 13:11:55 +0000

[quote comment="347223"][quote comment="347176"]What is with all these Brazilian drama queens, Shogun and now Filho. This is MMA not soccer![/quote]

First of, soccer my friend, is the best sport in the world with MMA a close second. Don’t hate the game just because americans aren’t good at it. second, a torn ligament is nothing to be making fun of, the guy can’t fight as it is. Would you rather have him fight chuck so chuck would win an easy fight due to shoguns injury, or would you rather have chuck work his ass off to win and deserve the victory over shogun? Third, you want to talk about drama, what’s up with randy? the biggest drama queen in the sport of MMA today?[/quote]

I’m sorry but soccer is not the best sport in the world, just the biggest. It’s not hated because “Americans aren’t good at it”. It’s just there are so many better options. Now, I’m off to my dodgeball league.

By: Stagger-Lee

Stagger-Lee — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 12:24:55 +0000

[quote comment="348715"]I think Filho should be stripped of the title for this crap. Sonnen should take on someone else for the belt and let Filho chase him. Lets see what that does for his depression.[/quote]

I agree, being depressed should not be a reason to refuse to fight.

By: Stagger-Lee

Stagger-Lee — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 12:24:04 +0000

[quote comment="347157"]Being 5′8” and walking around at like 200 pounds, now that would depress me too. Yeah I know that’s a low blow but i couldn’t resist! [/quote]

lol.

By: kitsunex

kitsunex — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 05:13:10 +0000

clinical depressing, especially when associated with other disorders such as bipolar is some serious shit. if you’ve never experienced it, you have no room to talk and should just shut up. you all act like it isn’t isn’t serious, and you can just “snap out of it” but that isn’t the case, far from it. your own mind is the one prison that can hold anyone and being trapped in it sucks. i wish him all the best and hope he can overcome it.

By: dcsoldier187

dcsoldier187 — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 23:32:41 +0000

depresion common now they should just take his title cause sonnen was beatin him up there last fight just give it to him