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Chael Sonnen praises Fedor Emelianenko after Bellator 208: I’ve never ‘been ground-and-pounded like that’
On Saturday night, in the main event of Bellator 208, former UFC light heavyweight and middleweight title challenger Chael Sonnen came up short to heavyweight legend Fedor Emelianenko. Although Sonnen had some success in this short but thrilling fight, landing a handful of takedowns, he had no answer for Emelianenko’s legendary power and ground and […]
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Pros react to Fedor Emelianenko and Chael Sonnen
The second semi-final of the Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix took place tonight at as former PRIDE champion Fedor Emelianenko squared off with former UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen. Chael Sonnen entered tonight’s Bellator 208 event having won two fights in a row, his latest being a unanimous decision victory over Quinton “Rampage” Jackson at January’s […]
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Bellator 208 Results: Fedor Emelianenko TKO’s Chael Sonnen (VIDEO)
A heavyweight bout between Fedor Emelianenko and Chael Sonnen took place at tonight’s Bellator 208 event, with the winner advancing to the promotions Heavyweight Grand Prix Finals to fight Ryan Bader. “Darth” Bader was able to score a dominant decision victory over Matt Mitrione in the main event of yesterday’s Bellator 207 fight card. Former […]
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VIDEO | Chael Sonnen slams heavyweight division, ‘heavyweights suck’
https://twitter.com/MMAjunkie/status/1050603228079915008?s=19 “I think it discredits all the heavyweights completely [if Ryan Bader and I make it to the finals of the Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix]. The best thing to do with heavyweights is to keep them the hell [away] from any other weight class. They’re the worst athletes in the room, they’re the slowest guys in […]
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Chael Sonnen hoping to join the company of Hulk Hogan, Mike Tyson and Muhammad Ali with Bellator HWGP win
The MMA career of Chael Sonnen is one for the history books. He’s bested opponents like Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, Wanderlei Silva, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, Michael Bisping, Brian Stann, Nate Marquardt, Yushin Okami and Alexey Oleynik. He’s battled legends like Anderson Silva, Jon Jones, Tito Ortiz and Rashad Evans. He helped revolutionize the way fighters promote […]
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Bellator 208 weigh-in results: Fedor Emelianenko just 9 pounds heavier than Chael Sonnen, two fights get scrapped
On Saturday night, after tonight’s Bellator 207 card, Bellator MMA will touch down in Uniondale, New York with Bellator 208. This second card of the weekend will be headlined by a Heavyweight Grand Prix semifinal showdown between former UFC middleweight and light heavyweight title challenger Chael Sonnen and heavyweight legend Fedor Emelianenko. On Friday morning, the […]
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Chael Sonnen has a message for fans who believe Conor McGregor deserves blame for UFC 229 brawl
Last weekend, shortly after Khabib Nurmagomedov submitted Conor McGregor in the UFC 229 main event, a massive brawl broke out between the two fighters’ teams. Nurmagomedov leapt over the side of the Octagon and attacked McGregor’s training partner Dillon Danis, while McGregor got into it with several of Nurmagomedov’s teammates inside the cage. It was […]
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VIDEO | Chael Sonnen ‘felt ridiculous’ wearing the outfit that he wore in the Bellator 208 promos
https://twitter.com/MMAjunkie/status/1050465222379495424?s=19 “I felt ridiculous [filming that promo]. You know what, we did that here. I did that in a dressing room, I put that [USA outfit] on. Right as I was coming out Fedor [Emelianenko] must have been walking in. He took one look at me and laughed. I hung my head like a doufus […]
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PHOTO | This Bellator 208 poster is something else
One of the biggest fights on Bellator MMA’s calendar is the Bellator 208 main event, which will see heavyweight legend Fedor Emelianenko meet three-time UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen in the semifinal round of the promotion’s exciting Heavyweight Grand Prix. This week, the promotion released a promotional poster for this Bellator 208 card, and it’s […]
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Chael Sonnen: Jon Jones knows something we don’t
Chael Sonnen thinks that former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones knows something we don’t. More specifically, Sonnen believes that Jones knows that his current situation with USADA will soon be in the rear-view, and that he’ll be eligible to fight again very soon. Sonnen even speculates that Jones might already knows the setting of […]
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Fedor Emelianenko and Chael Sonnen booked for October showdown
Earlier this month, we learned that the first semifinal bout of Bellator’s action-packed Heavyweight Grand Prix will go down on October 12, when reigning light heavyweight champion Ryan Bader battles Matt Mitrione at Bellator 205 in Uncasville, Conn. As it turns out, the second semifinal bout will occur the very next night, as Fedor Emelianenko and […]
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Chael Sonnen believes Colby Covington is reinventing MMA, expects other fighters to copy him
UFC interim welterweight champion Colby Covington is as polarizing as UFC fighters get. Whether you love him or hate him, however, you’re likely to tune into his fights, which means his schtick is working. In the eyes of current Bellator star Chael Sonnen, one of MMA’s most legendary heels, we’re likely to see many fighters […]
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VIDEO | Wanderlei Silva makes surprising pick for Bellator heavyweight Grand Prix winner
Wanderlei on Chael’s chances in the Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix. pic.twitter.com/sodJqI4au0 — Bad Guy MMA (@BadGuyMMA) June 26, 2018 “I think after fought against [Chael] Sonnen…Sonnen can be the champion of this tournament. I think he doing good, he’s strong, he’s smarter right now. I think he gonna beat Fedor [Emelianenko] then be champion.” Currently […]
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Chael Sonnen has some advice for Henry Cejudo
Chael Sonnen has a piece of advice for Henry Cejudo, who rematches dominating flyweight champion Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson at UFC 227 on August 4. Sonnen feels that, if Cejudo hopes to build interest in this flyweight title rematch, he needs to cast himself as the villain in the story. “He just wouldn’t come out […]
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Chael Sonnen explains why he “appreciated” Mike Jackson vs. CM Punk fight
Bellator star Chael Sonnen watched Mike Jackson and CM Punk’s fight at UFC 225, and where many onlookers saw a clumsy tilt between two unskilled hopefuls, he claims to have seen something different. He gave his take on the fight on a recent episode of his Beyond The Fight podcast. “I appreciated that match,” Sonnen […]
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VIDEO | Chael Sonnen reveals what he was offered by the WWE
https://twitter.com/BadGuyMMA/status/1004801917896331265?s=09 “I had one piece of contact with the WWE in terms of doing business and it was right before I fought Anderson Silva [the first time]. The offer was…and please don’t ask who made it, I’m sure you’ll know but…you no show, no call that event. You can’t show up to the Anderson fight […]
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Chael Sonnen suggests harsh solution for trend of fighters missing weight
It seems like every major fight card is rocked by at least one fighter missing weight. This problem is so prevalent that cards that don’t feature a weigh-in hiccup — like last weekend’s UFC Chile card — feel like a real rarity. When it comes to solutions for the epidemic of fighters missing weight for […]
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VIDEO | Chael Sonnen thinks Kevin Lee is obviously fighting for the lightweight title next
https://www.facebook.com/ChaelSonnen/videos/1780799215330807/ “You got a three-way dance for Khabib [Nurmagomedov] right now. And it’s between Eddie [Alvarez], [Dustin] Poirier and Kevin Lee. So the fact that you made a fight between two of those guys, which is Poirier and Eddie… Tells me…by default alone, Kevin Lee’s about to fight for a world title. With Conor [McGregor] […]
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Chael Sonnen understands why UFC cut Yair Rodriguez, cites special UFC policy as reason
On a recent episode of his Beyond The Fight podcast, MMA analyst and current Bellator star Chael Sonnen delved into the UFC’s extremely controversial choice to cut featherweight prospect Yair Rodriguez. While Sonnen had nothing but praise for Rodriguez’s ability, he understands why the UFC had to cut him. Apparently, it all comes down to […]
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Chael Sonnen not falling for ‘scumbag’ Fedor Emelianenko’s ‘nice guy gimmick’
Believe it or not, it’s really going to happen. If you were told ten years ago…hell, even a year ago that former top-ranked UFC middleweight, Chael Sonnen would one day be fighting the greatest heavyweight fighter of all time and someone that many believe is the greatest of all time across all divisions, Fedor Emelianenko… How […]
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50 Cent takes a shot at Chael Sonnen and the “American Gangster” fires right back!
Earlier this week rapper/actor 50 Cent (Curtis Jackson) sent the mixed martial arts community in to a buzz after he teased a potential fight between himself and former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson on Instagram. Most fight fans laughed off the Fifty’s social media post assuming it to be a simple publicicty stunt. […]
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Betting Odds: Fedor Emelianenko vs. Chael Sonnen
Betting Odds: Fedor Emelianenko vs. Chael Sonnen Former PRIDE heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko (37-5 MMA) will square off with former UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen (30-15-1 MMA) in semi finals of Bellator’s Heavyweight Grand Prix event. “The Last Emperor” has opened as the early favorite against “The American Gangster” according to the always reliable Jed […]
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Chael Sonnen explains why it’s hard to study tape on Fedor Emelianenko
When Fedor Emelianenko knocked out Frank Mir in the main event of Bellator 198 last weekend, he advanced to the second round of Bellator’s exciting Heavyweight Grand Prix. The Russian legend, who is widely considered the best heavyweight in MMA history, will now battle Chael Sonnen sometime later this year. Speaking on his podcast this […]
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Fedor Emelianenko responds to Chael Sonnen following Bellator 198 confrontation
Fedor Emelianenko responds to Chael Sonnen following Bellator 198 confrontation Fedor Emelianenko picked up one of the biggest wins of his storied mixed martial arts career at last night’s Bellator 198 event in Chicago. “The Las Emperor” needed just 48-seconds to knockout former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir in last night’s event headliner. The win […]
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VIDEO | Chael Sonnen confronts and insults Fedor Emelianenko at Bellator 198
VIDEO | Chael Sonnen confronts and insults Fedor Emelianenko at Bellator 198 Fedor Emelianenko picked up a first-round knockout victory over former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir in the headliner of last night’s Bellator 198 event. “The Last Emperor” was able to catch the dangerous submission specialist, Mir, with a perfectly timed uppercut as Frank […]
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VIDEO | Chael Sonnen: Sambo Sucks But Khabib Nurmagoemdov Doesn’t
Every week and every day is just a countdown to UFC 223 where we hope we finally get to see Khabib Nurmagomedov fighting Tony Ferguson for, some sort of UFC title. We all know it does to the ground. Ferguson is confident that he’ll be able to hold his own there and slice open Nurmagomedov […]
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VIDEO | Chael Sonnen Not Buying Tyron Woodley Helping Floyd Mayweather Move to MMA
https://www.instagram.com/p/BgZERS5gaG6/?taken-by=sonnench “Tyron Woodley says he is preparing Floyd Mayweather for MMA. Right out of the gate I have to tell you I don’t buy it. It’s not as though Floyd’s packing up to go and do a training camp in Missouri. Why would Tyron Woodley pack up and go to Vegas…to train a non-mixed martial […]
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VIDEO | Chael Sonnen argues Cris Cyborg has “massive holes in her game”
After watching UFC featherweight champion Cris Cyborg maul Yana Kunitskaya at UFC 222 last weekend, Chael Sonnen believes he’s identified some glaring holes in her game. Sonnen broke it down in the latest episode of Beyond the Fight, and implored Cyborg’s potential future opponents to listen. “As she continues to fight, we continue to see […]