Chael Sonnens camp to appeal loss.

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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) may have tied a ribbon on its UFC 148 pay-per-view (PPV) event from the MGM Grand Garden Arena last Saturday night (July 7, 2012) in Las Vegas, Nevada, but the fight between Anderson Silva vs Chael Sonnen is far from over. It's kind of a slippery issue. Sonnen, who was on the wrong end of a second round technical knockout (TKO) stoppage, plans to file an appeal against his loss to "The Spider" with the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC), claiming Silva's crushing knee intended to strike the head of a downed opponent. And part of it did, according to longtime mixed martial arts (MMA) reporter Jonathan Snowden, who today (July 9) tweeted news of the appeal while rubbing elbows with the cast and crew of The MMA show with Mauro Ranallo. See video of the blow in question by clicking here. Did Silva's thigh make contact with Sonnen's face? Star-divide The appeal comes in stark contrast to Sonnen's post-fight comments, who not only admitted to joining his Brazilian nemesis in a clothing tug-of-war, but also downplayed the intentions of the knee that signaled the beginning of the end to his championship rematch: "Yeah, Anderson grabbed my trunks but I grabbed his right back. It goes both ways. We can't sit and nit pick some of that stuff. It's a two man sport. It's kind of like moving the chains in football, it evens itself out. What goes around comes around. Anderson grabbed my shorts tonight, I'll grab someone else's shorts down the road." On the knee on the ground: "You know, I don't make those decisions and I hate those rules anyway. You know, I'm an old school guy before we had rounds and weight classes and all that stuff. We're in a lot better spot now, I don't propose we should go back to that but I don't care about legal or illegal. I could see him, I could see it coming. That's just the way it goes." Details on Sonnen's appeal will undoubtedly trickle in as he continues to press his case with the NSAC. Until then, you can see a still-shot of the knee, as it lands, by clicking here. for more on his loss to Silva at UFC 148, including talk of retirement, click here. For the rest of the UFC 148 results and reactions click here. http://www.mmamania.com/2012/7/9/314...e-ufc-148-nsac

Personally i dont think Chaels camp should do this. I dont know if Chael is participating or what but nothing in the fight happened that should overturn the win. They are saying that part of the thigh did hit his face. And looking at this picture i tend to agree.

But i really cant see how a portion of a thigh touching your face is enough to do any damage.
If anything i have a problem with the shorts holding but thats my problem and i certainly dont believe its something the win should be overturned for.

Simply put i think they need to take the loss like a man and move on. Win 2-3 fights and get a third match.

Source: http://www.mmaforum.com/ufc/103324-chael-sonnens-camp-appeal-loss.html

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