It's amazing to me that in 2010, we've become so politically correct that Sonnen's awesome trash talk, and one sided efforts to promote a fight have been earmarked as somehow racist or xenophobic.
Now don't get me wrong, Sonnen has made some comments that are blatantly false, such as stating that he's never been beaten by a middleweight (Demian Meia and Paulo Filho would disagree) or that his uncle won an NBA championship with either the Jazz or Suns (Neither of which have won NBA championships).
But to blast Sonnen as somehow making this about race, when it's obviously about Anderson Silva's bizarre and blatantly disrespectful behavior towards the fans, Dana White, and his past few opponents, insults everyone with an IQ above 95. (For reference check out the recent UFC 117 Conference call where he spent the first half giving one word answers)
To insinuate that Chael is using codewords or hidden racist messages is absurd. He's made fun of Silva's dress sense, refusal to speak English (which you can prove with a simple Youtube search), and his clownish behavior in Abu Dhabi, as well as his training partners.
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