After Anderson Silva's recent disappointing performance against Demian Maia, Dana White is not hesitating in putting Silva back in the cage as soon as possible. It appears that Silva will face Sonnen at UFC 117 in Utah.

Citing Anderson's latest disappointing performance, White has not confirmed whether Silva will be on the main card or not. "Anderson Silva might be the first champion in history fighting on a prelim," White said following UFC 112. "How do you sell Anderson Silva after tonight? How do you do it? People don't want to see that [expletive]. I don't want to see it."

Sonnen is coming off an impressive 3 fight win streak with his latest victory coming against Middleweight standout Nate Marquardt. He says he is looking forward to fighting Silva but is not certain that Silva will accept the fight against him - "[Silva is] really good, he's really effective, and he's as unpleasing to watch as grass growing," Sonnen said. "That's why they called me to get rid of this cancer of the company."