Chael Sonnen News

Russell Ess - May 24, 2016

Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva had a huge rivalry back when they were both fighting in the UFC.

bjpenndotcom - May 24, 2016

While Chael Sonnen has continually shut down rumors of a return to MMA in July once his suspension is up, that hasn’t stopped the former title challenger from weighing in on the current state of the UFC’s middleweight division. Sonnen spoke on a recent episode of The MMA Hour, where he said the current UFC middleweights are “just terrible.” Sonnen followed that up by contemplating his return to MMA:

bjpenndotcom - May 24, 2016

While Chael Sonnen has remained adamant in regards to his retirement from the sport of Mixed Martial Arts, many believe that Sonnen will return to the Octagon once his suspension is up in July of 2016. Given when his suspension will be up, many believe that Sonnen could be making his return to MMA at UFC 200 on July 9th. While he has shot down rumors of his return to the Octagon, Sonnen spoke on The MMA Hour to discuss his desire to kick Georges St-Pierre’s ass:

Russell Ess - May 24, 2016

Chael Sonnen’s suspension from the Nevada Athletic Commission will be up in July as his two-year ban from competition comes to an end. While Sonnen told Ariel Helwani on Monday’s MMA Hour that he does not have any current plans of returning to MMA, he did give Helwani a list of opponents that he would still love to fight.

Chris Taylor - April 23, 2016

https://youtu.be/37ZRSxhC9RM In the above video former UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen discusses the fallout between the UFC and it’s current featherweight champion Conor McGregor.

bjpenndotcom - April 13, 2016

https://youtu.be/DNuncFPaf90 Going into UFC 196, Nate Diaz caught UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor off guard as he accused the featherweight champ of taking steroids. McGregor, who was tied for the most tested athlete by USADA in 2015, immediately stood up from his seat and turned to Diaz to refute the claims with quite a bit of anger.

bjpenndotcom - March 22, 2016

https://youtu.be/X5YKbkZgkRE This past weekend, UFC veterans Chael Sonnen and Michael Bisping competed in a grappling match at URFight. Unlike Metamoris however, which is one long round, the grappling match between Sonnen and Bisping consisted of three 5 minute rounds.

bjpenndotcom - March 19, 2016

This Sunday, former UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen returns to the mats when he grapples with top ranked UFC middleweight Michael Bisping at UR Fight. The event is more likely than not, unlike anything fight fans have ever witnessed. Also on the card, Roy Jones Jr. will box a fan, Kurt Angle will have a wrestling match with Rey Mysterio Jr., and at one point Dan Severn and Tank Abbott were even slated to have an MMA fight.

Chris Taylor - March 10, 2016

Former UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen claims that Nate Diaz was a lot heavier than Conor McGregor when the two squared off in the main event of UFC 196 this past Saturday. Here is what the “American Gangster” had to say during his most recent “You’re Welcome” podcast episode:

bjpenndotcom - March 3, 2016

While Chael Sonnen may have formally retired from MMA back in 2014 prior to being suspended for 2 years by the NSAC, talks of a ‘Chael Sonnen return’ have always been a subject of interest to the MMA community. While many believed that Sonnen would return when his suspension was up on July 23rd of 2016, he has stated that he is retired, and will not return.

bjpenndotcom - March 1, 2016

https://youtu.be/ikI16vTaeoQ Former UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen may currently be retired from MMA, however Sonnen has continued to be an active figure in the MMA world through his podcast, as well as his analyst role with ESPN.

bjpenndotcom - February 27, 2016

https://youtu.be/vdMNK-ynCac Saturday, in the ‘UFC London’ main event, Michael Bisping and Anderson Silva fought their hearts out for 5 rounds.

bjpenndotcom - February 8, 2016

https://youtu.be/4NJ-np-WS6o Chael Sonnen spoke with Chad Mendes about Conor McGregor’s upcoming title tilt with lightweight champ Rafael dos Anjos.

bjpenndotcom - February 6, 2016

Nate Marquardt vs Chael Sonnen @ UFC 109 2010… by Jack-wilson-85 On this day in MMA history 6 years ago, Chael Sonnen fought Nate Marquardt on the main card of UFC 109. The winner of the fight got a title shot against Anderson Silva.

Russell Ess - February 4, 2016

Chael Sonnen has never been one to shy away from his words or his opinion. The retired UFC veteran spoke with FOX Sports on the topic of politics and how he feels Donald Trump has changed the game.

bjpenndotcom - January 30, 2016

Chael Sonnen hasn’t competed professionally since 2013 after a two year ban was handed down to him for PED usage. Since then the former title contender has made many attempts to make good on his doping violations. One of the ways Sonnen is shinning up the image is donating $250,000 to his favorite charity if he reigns victor at the end of “Celebrity Apprentice” season. There’s no question all the hundreds of hours that Sonnen has invested to the local high-schools and colleges before his suspension was handed down to him.