Although Stephan Bonnar never officially said the words, he certainly felt retired from the UFC. Stevan Ridley Jersey . During a punishing decade in mixed martial arts, Bonnar fought everywhere from his native Indianas small arenas to a strange eco-resort way up the Amazon in Brazil. He secured a permanent legacy in arguably the most important bout in UFC history seven years ago, brawling with Forrest Griffin in the thrilling fight that pointed MMA toward global popularity. But Bonnar never got a title shot, and he was weary of the grind as he reached his mid-30s. He decided he would fish, coach, comment, act and be a father to his first child arriving this month. "I had been really letting myself go," Bonnar said. "I hadnt been to the gym in months for the first time in a while." So what in the world is this nearly retired light heavyweight doing in an octagon in Rio de Janeiro at UFC 153 on Saturday night, fighting pound-for-pound champion Anderson Silva in front of the middleweight titleholders frenzied Brazilian fans? The 35-year-old Bonnar believes in seizing opportunities, even if this one only turns out to be the opportunity to get a historic beating. After a series of injuries, card changes and general mayhem in the UFC ranks, Bonnar (17-7) improbably ended up with a bout against Silva (30-4), only the greatest fighter in the young sports history. "Its a perfect underdog story," Bonnar said. "Its Rocky IV. Im fighting Drago in Moscow. What have I got to lose there?" UFC 153s main event might be a historic mismatch, but it also could be cinematic in its extremes. Bonnar, who couldnt land any fight worth his blood and sweat earlier this year, candidly acknowledges hes the longest of long shots at HSBC Arena against the fearsome Spider. "How could you argue against it?" Bonnar asked. "All the records he has. The win streak. Fifteen UFC fights, and only one guy gave him a competitive match. Everyone makes me look human." Indeed, Bonnar doesnt shy away from absorbing a strike, and he cuts and bleeds with alarming ease at times. But the fighter known as the American Psycho for his striking good looks and screw-loose attitude is just crazy enough to think hes got a shot against Silva. "If I go in there and get destroyed in a minute, that really means nothing," Bonnar said. "I wont elevate myself at all. If I go in there, give him a good run and lose maybe a close decision, Im sure I could get some bigger-name fights. I go in there and beat him and have the biggest upset in MMA history, a perfect modern-day Rocky story, and its going to be hard not hanging it up on such a perfect ending. It could go a lot of different ways." Silva and Bonnar both stepped up with a month to prepare after injuries and schedule changes forced featherweight champion Jose Aldo, Vitor Belfort, Eric Koch and Rampage Jackson to drop off the Brazilian card. The matchup isnt without complications for Silva, who just defeated Chael Sonnen in July during the UFCs biggest show of the year. Hes moving up from 185 pounds to 205 for just the third time in his career. "I stepped up because I wanted to give back to my Brazilian fans," Silva said. "Stephan Bonnar is a great challenge. This is a UFC champion fighting a guy who has one of the longest histories in the UFC." Bonnar hadnt fought or trained seriously since last November, but at least he had been working out with Dave Bautista, the former WWE wrestler trying to break into MMA in his 40s. "Just for my general health and wellness, I went and rolled a little bit, just to get in mediocre shape," Bonnar said. "Im really glad I did." Thats where he got a text message from his manager, asking if he would fight Silva. Bonnar thought he was joking. The next day, UFC President Dana White confirmed it was real. "I made a rule to myself that I wouldnt fight anybody with fewer Twitter followers than me," said Bonnar, who had just over 58,000 followers Friday. "I wasnt joking, either. If Im going to do this again, its got to be against a big name. Well, I got a big name." He also had to compress his usual three-month training regimen into three weeks before travelling to Brazil, packing in promotional appearances on both ends. Whats more, his wife, Andrea, is due to give birth to their first child late this month in Las Vegas, but the baby could arrive at any time -- even while Bonnar is in the octagon with Silva. Bonnar might leave the octagon on his back, or he might fly home from Brazil with the biggest upset victory in MMA history. At the very least, Bonnar figures hell have another crazy story to tell his son. 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The 20-year-old winger now has seven goals and 22 points in 17 games, which is good for third in team scoring. Keegan Lowe and David Musil also scored for the Oil Kings (13-5-3) and Michael St. HOUSTON -- The Montreal Impacts first season in Major League Soccer wont include a trip to the post-season. Montreal needed a victory Saturday to remain in the hunt for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, but suffered a disappointing 1-1 tie with the Houston Dynamo in a game that Impact head coach Jesse Marsch felt his team should have won. Sanna Nyassi scored in the 66th minute to tie the game at 1-1, but when he drove into the box in the 85th minute, the Montreal midfielder was taken down by Houstons Bobby Boswell. Marsch, who was ejected after protesting the non-call, thought there should have been a penalty kick awarded on the play. "They battled and they deserved to win tonight," Marsch said. "We got a couple breaks. They hit the post. We battled like hell to clear balls off the line, throwing their bodies in front of plays. Thats what it takes on the road. Thats what it takes against teams like this. "In the end, that is a penalty on Sanna Nyassi. Print that, print that. Because it is 100 per cent a penalty, and the referee did not have the cojones to make that call." After Will Bruin gave Houston a 1-0 lead in the 44th minute by slipping a shot past Montreal goalkeeper Troy Perkins, Nyassi tied the game after burying his own rebound from 15 yards out. Nyassi had a chance to win it for Montreal in second half stoppage time, but was called offfside. Wes Welker Jersey. Directly after the play, Brian Ching appeared to have won it for Houston with a last second goal that blooped over Perkins and in, but side referee Jason Callum and head referee Chris Penso conversed and ruled Ching was also offside. Perkins said the Ching offside call was the right call. "We are obviously disappointed in a tie," Perkins said. "Questionable call here or there, but it is a good benchmark for us going into next year that we can go on the road like this and get a result. We get a couple results like this during the season and we are in a better situation." Houston (13-8-11, 50 points) extended its lead to two points over Columbus for fifth place and the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. The Dynamo had several chances to regain the lead late, with Cam Weaver hitting the near post in the 84th minute and Ching having a shot from in front of the net stopped by Perkins a minute later. Montreal (12-15-5, 41 points) will now be playing for pride in its final two games at Toronto FC on Oct. 20 and against New England on Oct. 27. "It hurts because we know we are out," Marsch said. "That part hurts, especially knowing we should have had a late penalty. We are continuing to move this thing along, and the effort the guys put in tonight, and the way they competed for each other was pretty damn good." ' ' '

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