The ufc.com site recently posted an interview with Chael Sonnen where he talks about the UFC on FOX 3‘s Nate Diaz vs Jim Miller and Josh Koshcheck vs Johny Hendricks fights, along with his somewhat predictions for who he thinks will win. Chael was almost normal in this one but did manage to slip in some Chael candor wrt Mike Pierce. Always entertaining with Chael.

He started with the Diaz vs Miller fight:

“Jim Miller has been on such a roll lately and normally I would have just taken him, but after Diaz’s last fight with Cerrone, it’s so hard to picture him losing”

He added:

“It’s a really hard fight and I think it’s gonna come down to takedowns from Jim Miller, if he can drag him down to the mat over and over. I think that’ll look good for him but I think it’s going to be pretty hard to do.”

and concluded with:

“This is a case where both guys are going to get hit a lot. Both guys are going to beat up the other guy a lot, and sooner or later the night is going to end and the judges are going to have to figure that out.”

On the Koscheck vs Hendricks fight:

“Two words: About Time! This is such a great fight.”

He went on about their strong Wrestling backgrounds and then dropped his little bomb about a common opponent of theirs, Mike Pierce:

“who they both defeated…allegedly. I thought Pierce beat both em.”

Classic. Honest. Chael. Dig it. To wrap up, he added:

“Generally, the younger guy does better which is Johnny Hendricks, and I’m speaking purely in Wrestling terms. Fighting? A lot of the time it tends to lean towards the older guy. So, you know, we’ll see. It’s a very competitive and hard match. If I had to pick I would go Johnny Hendricks, but, I’d rather not. I’d rather just not pick and sit back and enjoy.”

Great insight from Sonnen indeed. The video can be found here:

http://www.ufc.com/media/UFC-on-FOX-3-Chael-Sonnen-Predictions

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