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Quoteworthy:
“I’m not feeling bad, I’ve already recovered my weight and I’m ready. That guy (Sonnen) will pay dearly my 25% (purse) inside that octagon on those three rounds: 10% on the first, 10% on the second and the rest at the third.”
WEC Middleweight Champion Paulo Filho sounds fired up after having to forfeit 25 percent of his purse to Chael Sonnen after tonight’s fight at WEC 36: “Faber vs. Brown” at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla., which will air on the Versus network at 8 p.m. ET. And the Brazilian intends to take it out on the Team Quest fighter in the form of bodily harm. Filho shocked the mixed martial arts community yesterday, coming in to his then 185-pound world title bout an alarming seven pounds over the division limit. As a result, he has been docked a portion of his salary and the fight will now be contested as a three-round nontitle fight.
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i wanna know what sonnen thinks about this.. i think filho is gunna get KTFO
I cant stand this guy, he comes in overwieght by 7 pounds! Did he even try to cutt? and then hes talking noise? Yea I’m sure he will win, but this guy really needs to put kncoked back down to reality.
Yeah i love how it’s somehow Sonnen’s fault. i hope this dude gets ktfo. to be honest i’m not sure how this guy is even a ranked fighter after his last performance
I hope Sonnen KTFO out of fa**ot ass Filho. Filho talks and talks and talks about respect, respecting the fight, your opponent, the sport….EVERYTHING…..
And first he comes in OUT OF SHAPE and 7 lbs over and wants to blame it on Sonnen somehow??? Sonnen has waited on Filho , because he was crying and taking dope, so he had to pull out of a title match already…and now NOT TITLE match, because, well, probably the same things.
I have no respect for Filho. Watch the Sherdog interview of Filho in past coupel days. It is done in Filho’s bedroom. he looks like he is living in a crackhouse.
Paul Filho from pride would walk through any middleweight on this planet
Even quoted by Anderson Silva himself
How dare anyone make fun of Paulo, after all hes been through!
Obviously none of you have seen Filho fight in Pride (you dumbass Americans)
Filho from pride would walk through any middleweight on this planet, even quoted by Anderson Silva himself in an interview
#1 undisputed middleweight fighter before Anderson Silva came to ufc
Nah seriously, he has 1 bad performance and you all forget how legendary and talented this guy is.
Dumbass Americans only know about MMA in AMERICA
Don’t worry Paulo, 25% of the losing purse isn’t that much anyway
I dont get it. When did not making weight equate to loosing all your skills? Filho is still the better fighter, but because he didnt make weight, you all jump off the bandwagon and now expect for him to get knocked out? I could understand if you guys were just hoping for him to get knocked out, but to predict it is just silly in my oppinion. Filho is still the superior fighter and I think it will show. I am not supporting what he did or even what he is saying, but I still believe Chael is going to get his ass kicked.
That arm is going Snap, Crackle, and Pop! THen it will be flown to Brazil and mounted on the wall inside team Nogueira/Anderson’s Gym!
Was never on the bandwagon, I had money on Sonnen when the lines opened. Last fight he got dominated. Chael made a mistake and he locked up an arm bar, was a nice sub in a tough spot, but he was still getting his ass handed to him. I would think this time Sonnen just keeps the fight standing, cause he was putting the beat down on Fihlo with his reach.
O. i wasn’t either. i think filho is talented, but i never bought into him being the #2 mw in the world. im surprised the blackhouse boys dont revoke his membership and send him to werdum’s fat camp. i mean could you imagine a.silva, lyoto, feijao,cigano coming in overwieght like that? even big nog (who doesnt have to make weight) would never come in to a fight in that condition. paulo’s mouth is writing checks his fat-ass cant cash. lol!
“im surprised the blackhouse boys dont revoke his membership and send him to werdum’s fat camp. ”
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Send this man a T-Shirt!!
VM. thanks!
best line ever b.w.!
agreed…this man needs a t-shirt and maybe even a free mustache ride.
my halloween costume was a big fake stache and a t-shirt saying “free mustache rides” but i dont feel like i deserved it anymore…
I won $150 dressing up as the Geico caveman playing tennis with Billie Jean King.
i think paulo is winning for sure but he should have kept his mouth shut and apologised to sonnen for cancelling the last fight and coming in way over wieght for this one.
Odamn: THen I respect you for it. But you have to admit, there are a lot of people that were picking Filho last week and because he didnt make weight, they are now going with Sonnen. That just makes no sense to me.
Roy: I dont disagree at all. Paulo doesnt sound very classy or professional. THen again, he doesnt speak a word of English so who knows what he really said or how he said it. Bottom line, it was very unprofessional, but he is still the supperior fighter. Chael has never beaten a top opponent in his life. I dont see that changing tonight.
John, why does it not make sense to change your opinion after a weigh in? You just said last week it was an important part when considering bets. Did you not change your mind on Werdum after seeing him last time, I did.
Filho is obviously unfocused and out of shape. He may be able to make up for it with pure talent, but all things being equal, he should take a beating. I don’t really care for either, but I will be rooting for Chael for sure now.
I change my mind all the time after weigh ins. Its actually a big factor on who I bet on. But I think the talent difference is extreme in this match up. I NEVER thought much of Chael and it might be clouding my judgement.
I just think good takedowns and top notch Jits is something that Chael wont be able to handle.
Being out of shape means more at Heavyweight then at other weight classes. For example Werdum was fat and out of shape because the huge weight range of the HW division allowed him for so much room to get fat. At middleweight you have little Flexibility in weight, so I dont think 7 pounds heavy equals him being out of shape to the point where his skills are diminished. Make sense? You dont have to agree, but am I getting my point accross?
True story, the second I saw Werdum on the scales I put money on Dos Santos
Makes sense, but in this instance, this guy is coming off some “mental issues” or whatever personal problems he was dealing with, he’s had a long lay off, and now to top it off he’s coming in over weight, kinda makes you wonder. I guess we’ll see tonight, but I’m willing to bet, Fihlo isn’t the same guy anymore.
Damn I totally forgot that he hasnt fought since all the BS (depression, drugs). Now that I think of it, I stand corrected this is worse than I originally thought.
Thanks for slapping some sense into me man!
Point taken, but I don’t see Filho’s talent being so great he can negelect training, focus and nutrition. BJ Penn he is NOT!
And something else to consider, now he’s got the fact that he’s lost 25% of his purse, the fact that he’s the champ yet he came in overweight and in the back of his mind he’s gotta be thinking about how bad that makes him look. Just more on his mind other than the fight. Paulo may be the better fighter, but like GSP said, it’s not about who’s the better fighter, its about who fights the best come fight night. I think I’m taking my $$ straight to the bank tonight.
did you guys see the weigh-ins. filho looked like he didnt even want to be there.not good. cant wait for tonight though regardless! pulver/garcia is gonna be a war. i got pulver in that one. i used to hate jens (i think that might have been due to his and b.j.’s rivalry/fued), but he has started to grow on me. him leving mfs was a smart move on his part. we’ll see. i hope the cerrone fight gets shown as well. dont forget to watch tuf. 2 lw fights tonight. it airs back to back on spike and comes on again after the wec. see yall then.
Yea I’m looking forward to Pulver vs Garcia the most, thats the fight of the night right there. I got Jens too, I wanna see a rematch with Faber that was an awesome fight.
I don’t get it? When is being completely unprofessional and not making weight something you hold your opponent accountable for? Yeah….Filho is probably the more talented fighter, but he’s also a complete clown. Personally, I believe a belt holder should lose more than 25% of their purse for not making weight, maybe even their belt.
agree with losing belt and should be a total purse donation to opponent, paulo is a complete jackass
your right john even though he didnt make weight his skills are still their as well as discipline and professionalism and dedication. which means if he is the champion and great fighter he is…he would have made weight. i for one was never on a bandwagon. ive always believed he was overrated an shady about his training. all he has to his name is a jits game and some wild swings that “looked” good when tko doerkson…yeah doerkson. so much superior he believes in not making weight and this isn’t the first time this had happened.
“Fat Pill Head” Fihlo will have many advantages, including not having sucked down to his correct weight. If he doesn’t win, he better have a large supply of pills to cheer him up. What a fat, loudmouthed disgrace.
huh? i wish the purses went on winning and losing, but they don’t! you do realize 25% of his probably 40k payday is 10k…sounds like a big loss to me!
you are right – i was just poking fun at paulo
Go Sonnen, this guy is turning into a bigger clown every second.
What a joke. He can’t make wait, he has all kinds of other problems and then he says something as asinine as “I am going to make the other guy pay for the consequences of my ineptitude.” I really hope Chael takes this one.
What an ass! He’s acting like Sonnen stole his money or something. Maybe if you weren’t an unprofessional clown you wouldn’t have to fork over a quarter of your earnings.
I’ll tell you what, Sonnen has been VERY respectful of Filho. I have a whole new respect for Sonnen and how he handled this whole Filho drama.
If you are going to bash someone for not making weight, you should at least spell weight correctly.
Good usage on the quotes though.
I’m not a fan of Sonnen but I hope he wins this. Filho shouldn’t be upset with Sonnen for his purse reduction. It’s his own fault for not making weight. I’ve never even heard of a champ not making weight. What a joke
I was thinking the same thing. I’ve been pulling for Filho this whole time but now I definitely want to see Sonnen win. I think Filho is lucky that it’s only 25%, because it really should be more since Sonnen is losing an opportunity to win the belt.
I was rooting for Filho, but how in hell do I root for this guy now?
He should be apologizing to everyone that has stuck by him through all of his bullshit (including Chael), but instead he pulls a “it’s everyone else’s fault I’m an idiot”.
Changed my mind…I hope Sonnen finishes him of this time…fuck ‘em.
I wonder what his buddy anderson silva has to say…
What a dumbass!
LMAO. Classic!
LOL! Is that you James?
No need for Anderson Silva to retire now. Doesn’t he hate when people miss weight so he should have no problem fighting Filho as a matter a fact he should be his next opponent when the UFC merges the WEC upper weight classes.
Silva felt disrespected when Lutter failed to make weight for their fight at UFC 67. He was only 1.5lbs over the limit, I bet he’s pissed when his bud comes in 7lbs heavy….
No he’ll put a sympathetic spin on it I’m sure, after he states how unprofessional it was he’ll say something about how it was just a big mistake and paulo will come back better than ever, or something to that effect.
I want him next that is what he should be saying. hasnt Anderson been vocal from when Lutter did not make weight and make a statement of how he dislike when people dont make weight. Next in line not Chuck Liddel but Paulo Filho, no reason to retire anymore for AS.
Filho is a tool. He is making an A$$ of himself.
Fighters train and train and eat right to come in at the right size. Chael had to do that. Filho comes in way over. It should have been 50% of his purse. You’re the champion, you should make weight. I’m pulling for Filho, but still. It’s bs to come in 7 lbs over.
Agree Joey, 25% is not enough. He should be walking with half of Paulo’s purse and the belt if he wins.
Filho is a mental midget, I hope Sonnen does get caught from a mistake… that’s the only way Filho will win.
correction: “doesn’t get caught from a mistake”
He sure shot himself in the foot this time. Heres a guy that misses weight as a champion, and then points the finger at his opponent!
I think he was scared of loosing his title before they fold his division. He wants to go out the WEC middleweight champ. Thats low.
I dunno. I was a Lutter fan until he came in over weight for the Silva fight. I think that if you come in to a title fight overweight and unable to make it, you should have to forfeit the title. It doesn’t make much difference here because the WEC is dissolving the weight class but still it really blows for Sonnen. He could have potentially come into the UFC as the last Champion and unify the belt with an Anderson fight. Then Silva could be the UFC/PRIDE/WEC unified Middleweight champ. I kinda wouldn’t want Silva to waste one of his last fights on Sonnen but it would be a cool achievement. Anyway all I’m saying is Filho is a punkass
Sonnen better not take him down like a dumbass this time. He was kicking his ass all up and down the cage last fight, and wasn’t in any danger until he took him down. He can complain all he wants about the verbal submission, but it was his fault he lost due to the stupid gameplan. You’d have to be an idiot to willingly put yourself on the ground against someone that good
Hopefully he learned his lesson, and will put away this overrated clown this time.
So he pretty much says he is not going to end the fight in round one ahahah. What a loser…
This guy is a disgrace. I hope Chael wrecks him in Round 1.
don’t bet on Chael , you will loose your money….
lol – nice prediction. Wondering why you would have faith in a champion that shows up 8lbs over, has that ever happened before. Obviously, he has had no interest in MMA in the last couple training months. Maybe if he was 2 lbs over I’d see your case but……..Easiest fight of the night to bet on (and Garcia which I posted in the odds page). EASY MONEY, EASY MONEY
lose not loose
And yes, I am the grammar police
good thing you can spell fuck and stick then.
One has to wonder what kind of shape Filho is in. His training had to have taken a hit with everything going on in his personal life. It showed in the fact that he came in extremely overweight. In addition, the last minute weight cutting may really sap his stamina tonight. Filho barely beat Sonnen last time, but he is in a lot more trouble tonight. If this fight goes into the late 2nd or 3rd, Filho will be gassed out.
Lol take responsibility for your own stupid actions Filho. That purse of yours never would have went anywhere if you were more disciplined in the first place. Seven pounds over? I don’t even see that in amateur fights..ever. I absolutely despise online MMA “rankings”, especially Sherdog, and to have someone with your lack of responsibility in the top 2 (LET ALONE 10)is absolutely moronic.
Yea I don’t agree with the rankings either, I can’t see him beating Franklin, Hendor or Marquardt, hell he might even get out jits’d by Palhares, though that would be an excellent ground fight right there.
Hendo * Hendor sounds like some sorta dungeons and dragons crap lol
7 pounds? How can he do this? And all he has to pay is 25% I like the guy (Filho)but what a douche. get your s#!t together man. He’s one of the best fighters in the world. Prob #2 at his weight. To bad he just seems like one of those guys…
turning it into a three round non title fight punishs Sonnen more thatn Filho
the champion of a weight class should be held to a higher standard than anyone else because he is the face of that weight class. If you’re the champion of a weight class and come in overweight for a title match. you should lose the title because apparently its not important enough for you to give it its due respect. not making weight as a champion is a slap in the face to the weight class, the organization, the fans, and to mma in general. YOU JUST HELD UP A WHOLE WEIGHT CLASS BECAUSE YOU ARE A LAZY PRICK, WITH NO RESPECT FOR THE SPORT OR YOURSELF.
No sir, you will pay, indeed already have paid, dearly in the court of pubic opinion. Shame on you.
Sounds like filho is scared. Got dominated the first time(yeah he won but still got schooled) had so called personal issues for the rematch and could not fight now comes in over weight not by a pound but by 7 making sure he could not lose his belt. Chael should have denied the fight or demanded it to be a title fight.
filho, is a piece of shit, hope ufc refuses to sign him
That fight sucked. Filho should lose his belt for that performance.