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Chael Sonnen made a few calls, rang in a couple favors and got one of the most interesting Submission Underground matches to date... Former two-time heavyweight UFC Champion Tim Sylvia vs multiple time No-Gi World champion (masters), Fabiano Scherner.  The two juggernauts will square off this Sunday live from Portland on FloGrappling.com

Scherner is a SUG Veteran (and Chael’s jiu-jitsu coach), so it’s no surprise to see the Portland resident back in the cage, but that makes the matchup no less intriguing. 

Besides his jiu-jitsu accolades, Scherner has an has an extensive MMA background with a majority of his wins coming via submission. Scherner exemplifies classic, combat tested jiu-jitsu: he wants to be on top, STAY on top, and slowly, meticulously work his way forward to the submission. 

Tim Sylvia is as experienced as they come.  He holds MMA wins over some of the biggest names in the sport in his era- including Andrei Arlosvski, Jeff Monson, and Brando Vera. 

But what do we know about his grappling?  

His official MMA record lists Sylvia as having four submission wins, but two of those victories came from his opponent tapping due to strikes; when contrasted with his 20 knockout wins, it’s clear that at least in MMA, grappling wasn’t his priority.  

However, there’s more to the story then how a fight ends. Sylvia does  have 100% takedown accuracy and 75% takedown defense. 

Take a listen to the man himself talk SUG 6 and why he's inspired to step into the yellow cage to get down to business on Sunday.