Chael Sonnen asked Rousimar Palhares to help train, gets turned down

It sounds like Chael Sonnen was trying to get some extra insurance to deal with Anderson Silva's Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt skills on the ground.

According to a report from Tatame, the Republican ex-realtor had reached out to heel hook aficionado Rousimar Palhares about getting a little extra help in his pre-fight preparation before his UFC 148 middleweight title rematch, which is taking place in Las Vegas in just over a month.

"Toquinho," however, wasn't interested.

"He asked to train with me for Anderson but I'm not training anyone... Murilo said his coach has called him saying he wanted to come and train with me, but I said I won't do it."