At UFC 300, a momentous announcement was made. The first epic clash between Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen from UFC 117 is set to etch its name in the annals of UFC history. This legendary bout will be enshrined in the prestigious UFC Hall of Fame, joining the elite ranks of the Fight Wing.

Taking place as the main event of UFC 117, the contest took place on August 7, 2010, at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California, and saw Silva defend his UFC Middleweight Title against Sonnen.  Going into the fight, Silva (28-4) was considered one of the best fighters in the world.  He won the UFC Middleweight strap in 2006 at UFC 64 by knocking out Rich Franklin.  He had already successfully defended it against Nate Marquardt, Rich Franklin, Dan Henderson, Patrick Cote, Thaies Leites and Damain Maia.  Silva was favoured over Sonnen, but no previous challenger to Silva had ever trashed talk of “The Spider” like this.  He came into the fight with a 26-10-1 record and was fresh from a win over Nate Marquardt, which was named the UFC 109 Fight of the Night.

The Silva/Sonnen contest was the Fight of the Night, with Silva successfully retaining the championship by submitting Sonnen in the fifth round via a triangle armbar.  It was an instant classic, and even in defeat, Sonnen was cemented as a star.  Although Sonnen never won a title in the UFC, he did participate in several main events.

Silva successfully defended his UFC Middleweight Title twice more, winning against Vitor Belfort and Yushin Okami before defeating Sonnen again at UFC 148. It was not until 2013 that he lost his championship when he was knocked out by Chris Weidman at UFC 162.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen for this impending accolade. 

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The New York Jets appeared to have struck gold with their 2013 First Round Pick (13^th Overall) in Sheldon Richardson.  The former Missouri Tiger won the Defensive Rookie of the Year, recorded 78 Tackles, and was even used occasionally at Fullback, where he rushed for two Touchdowns.  Richardson did not have a sophomore jinx and was used more on the pass rush, with 8 Sacks and 21 Quarterback Hits.  He went to his first Pro Bowl, but that would be it, as Richardson could not replicate those first two years again.

Richardson’s play did not fall off a cliff, but he was never again in the conversation as a potential top-tier defender.  He played two more seasons with the Jets, then bounced around over the next five seasons with stops in Seattle, Minnesota (twice) and Cleveland.  Richardson retired after the 2021 Season and had an even 500 Combined Tackles with 33.5 Sacks. 

Wilson Ramos emerged from obscurity in Venezuela and made his MLB debut with the Minnesota Twins in 2010. However, he had his most successful run as a Washington National between 2010 and 2016, earning him the nickname "Buffalo".

After only seven games with the Twins, Ramos was traded to D.C. where he finished fourth in the NL Rookie of the Year voting the following year. Despite battling multiple injuries, he had a career-best season in 2016, hitting 148 hits, 22 home runs, driving in 80 runs, and achieving a batting average and slugging percentage of .496. He was named an All-Star and a Silver Slugger, which was a surprise considering his previous years. Unfortunately, his season ended in mid-September due to a torn ACL, and he never played for the Nats again. Instead, he became a free agent and signed with Tampa.

Ramos started 2018 on the injured reserve list but returned to make his second All-Star team. However, he was traded to Philadelphia later that year. Ramos then signed with the Mets and had one more successful season, but he only played for two more years, spending one more year in New York and playing with Detroit and Cleveland.

Throughout his career, Ramos recorded 946 hits and 136 home runs.