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Sonnen doesn't have the tools that Weidman has, weidman can submit standing or on the ground and has great GNP and uses elbows. He can wrestle at a high level and has the striking and BJJ that Sonnen does not have.
No one has ever said weidman would tool Silva, they say he has the strength and wrestling to beat Silva. He is a top division wrestler who if I am not mistaken beat Bader and Phil Davis in Div 1 wrestling and is indeed a top division wrestler.
Weidman also has a very strong top game and has a larger reach then Silva, the fight is a no brainer.
Well he won't submit SIlva so the submissions don't matter besept for in defence which is one advantage he has over Sonnen as I doubt SIlva would submit Weidman. Also, Sonnen's striking is not bad and I wouldn't say Weidman has much of an advantage over him in that area and definately not on the same level as Anderson's striking so his reach doesn't even matter.