The grudge match between Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva finally came to a head on Saturday when Sonnen emerged victorious in the Bellator NYC main event at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Sonnen (29-15-1 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) earned his first victory in nearly four years and in the process settled a bitter rivalry more than three years in the making with Silva (35-13-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) when he emerged victories by unanimous decision in the light heavyweight bout, which aired on pay-per-view.
Check out the top Twitter reactions to Sonnen’s victory over Silva at Bellator NYC.
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