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Chael Sonne͏n v͏͏s.͏ ͏An͏derson Silva!͏ This was a bout made in ͏heaven. One ͏of͏ th͏e greatest riva͏lries ever seems͏ to b͏e re͏igniti͏ng ͏ag͏ain. T͏he fo͏rmer ͏middleweight ch͏ampion ͏͏made͏ headlines ͏in the͏ pa͏s͏t͏͏ ͏fe͏w days͏ when he and͏ Terry Crews w͏ere supp͏osed to ͏fi͏gh͏t in ͏a bo͏xin͏g match a͏fter͏ Cre͏͏ws͏ c͏ha͏llen͏ge͏d hi͏͏m. Anderson S͏ilv͏a ini͏ti͏ally͏ accepted the fi͏ght bu͏t͏͏ later͏ withdre͏w͏, ͏cla͏i͏ming that Crews ͏is͏ ͏a good f͏rie͏n͏d of ͏h͏͏is. Ho͏we͏v͏er, h͏e t͏ea͏sed t͏hat͏ ͏t͏here ͏will ͏be a͏ fight that concerns a certain mystery op͏͏pone͏nt.

Well, I hope you got the clue right there! It’s none other than Chael Sonnen. Anderson Silva teased a mystery opponent for the final fight of his career and what would be a better opponent than Chael Sonnen. The duo are all set to lock horns against each other on June 15 in Brazil, the Spaten Fight Night promotion announced Sunday.

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Silva has been teasing the finale of his career and Sonnen’s Instagram post about the fight just made his much better. ‘The American gangster’ took to his Instagram handle to share a video of himself where he can be seen saying, “Oh Anderson, yoohoo. It’s me again. See you June 15” The duo has fought twice in their UFC career and their fight was nothing less than a rollercoaster ride.

In both of the fights, Anderson Silva reigned supreme. Regardless, their rivalry ended before the third fight as both fighters retired from MMA. But now, it seems like Sonnen and Silva are looking to run a final clash of their career. This news got a flurry of reactions from the fans but seems like they are divided on it.

Fans couldn’t muster up their mind for Chael Sonnen vs. Anderson Silva match

͏Anderson Silva ventured into boxing after his MMA career and has a record of 2-1-1 in the ring. His only loss came against Jake Paul which is well pretty embarrassing. Nonetheless, a fan highlighted that if Sonnen gets knocked out by Silva again then it would be pretty awkward for him.

As mentioned earlier this fight would be Silva’s final fight in their career and to end it with his biggest rival is just a cherry on top moment for him. A fan seems to think the same.

Their fight seems to be a boxing match in spite of them being professional MMA fighters.

When they were fighting, the banter they threw at each other was pretty harsh. It seemed as if they were enemies, but after retirement, both of them became friends. In one instance, Silva even invited Sonnen for dinner. Well, that’s all in the past. The only thing that remains is their last fight.

After a bit of a scuffle, Terry Crews challenged the former middleweight champion for a clash but the fight dropped quickly as Silva backed out. Nonetheless, now that you think about it. Was it all a marketing gimmick?

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Last but not least, a fan seems to be taking a dig at Chael Sonnen.

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Their fight would be the end of Anderson  Silva’s glorious career. Nonetheless, what are your thoughts on the clash between two UFC Hall of Famers? State them in the comments below.