Quick Quote: Lindland on Why Sonnen Will Beat Anderson Silva

On Monday’s Savage Dog Show, Matt Lindland said teammate Chael Sonnen is the man to take out UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva:

“I just think that he’s got the style. … I think he adheres to a similar philosophy as I do: try not to get hit and put the guy in an adverse position and control the top position and dominate positions and then do damage. I really, truly believe that Chael can get those dominant positions on Anderson. When he grabs a hold of Chael’s head like he did against Rich Franklin, I don’t think Chael’s going to stand there and let him put knees and punches and elbows to him. I think he’s going to put him on his back if they get in that close. He’s not going to give him space to bring those strikes in.”

Lindland added that Sonnen has always been the type of fighter who could beat anyone, but now he’s mentally focused:

“Now his head’s in the right place. He’s fighting as if he believes in himself. That’s really what matters.”