Chael Sonnen scored his first Bellator win recently, defeating his longtime rival Wanderlei Silva via unanimous decision at Madison Square Garden. Now, one of Silva’s teammates wants a piece of “The American Gangster”.
Bellator middleweight champion Rafael Carvalho was waiting for the promotion to set up his next title defense after he knocked out Melvin Manhoef in May, but is now willing to move up to 205 pounds to face Sonnen.
“I want to challenge Sonnen,” Carvalho told MMA Fighting. “Instead of doing another title defense, make this superfight.