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Silva tells Sonnen to shut up

ESPN staff
February 9, 2012
Anderson Silva has not fought since beating Yushin Okami in August © Getty Images
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Anderson Silva has told Chael Sonnen to cut out the trash talking and concentrate on working on his plans for their upcoming fight.

Sonnen is lined up for a crack at Silva in Brazil in June following his controversial win over Michael Bisping at the end of January.

Bisping tested Sonnen to the full and emerged with great credit. Silva was full of praise for Bisping, more so than Sonnen who he feels has been running his mouth off too much.

Sonnen has spent a large portion of his time calling out middleweight king Silva and will get his second shot this summer - having been beaten when they fought in the summer of 2010.

Silva is recovering well from a shoulder injury and is clearly focused on silencing his rival.

"Chael needs to train and not talk," Silva said on UFC Tonight. "I don't like to talk too much about Chael. It is not good for UFC. Chael talks too much."

Looking ahead to June, Silva said: "I will have my next fight in Brazil in June. The people are very excited about it in Brazil.

"The shoulder feels okay. I am working hard with the physio."

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