Chael Sonnen decides against a trip to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil despite fans preparing a “warm welcome” for him

UFC middleweight contender, Chael Sonnen has decided against making a trip to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to take in the sights and sounds of UFC 134 next weekend and support Yushin Okami in his main event fight despite the public down there preparing a warm welcome for him or in other words a good old fashioned lynching.
An article on SPORTV read:

If the threat of lynching has changed the mind of Chael Sonnen, it is not known. The fact is that the American will no longer be coming to Rio according to the coaches of Japan’s Yushin Okami, who arrived on Saturday. Sonnen will not be in the country for the event.

Disliked by most Brazilian fighters like Anderson Silva, Wanderlei Silva, Lyoto Machida and the Nogueira brothers, Sonnen said in several interviews that he would come to Brazil for UFC 134. Yushin Okami, his teammate, will face Anderson in the main event of the night and Sonnen was expected in his corner. The American even said during the week he would come to Rio on Friday.

However, the coaches of Team Quest denied that the Sonnen has or will come to Brazil. According to a post by the official UFC Brazil twitter, Sonnen was just “trolling” and will not be in Rio for the fight. Sonnen has a fight scheduled for Oct. 8 at UFC 136 against Brian Stann, and will be focused on training for the occasion.

Sonnen will have his own hands full when UFC 136 touches down in Houston, Texas on October 8^th as he’ll take on former WEC light heavyweight champion, Brian Stann in what appears to be a number one contender’s shootout.