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Real Gangster Sonnen Isn’t Worried About Lynching In Brazil
As Chael Sonnen prepares to embark on his journey across the southern border to coach the latest installment of The Ultimate Fighter Brazil, some have worried about his safety among the local population. Sonnen has long been an outspoken antagonist towards Brazil and its fighters and now he will have to navigate the streets of […]
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Michael Bisping wants MMA judges to be held accountable
How many times do you think Dana White has said the words, “Don’t leave it in the hands of the judges.” The answer is, a lot. During the Ultimate Fighter, during press conferences, in interviews, so on and so on. The phrase has now become essentially an MMA mantra. The sport has seen its […]
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Wanderlei Silva: I’ll make Chael Sonnen pay in the Octagon
By Evan Stoumbelis The feud between Chael Sonnen and former Pride FC champion Wanderlei Silva continues. Sonnen and Silva have exchanged words over Twitter and through various media sources over the last several months, with their most recent confrontation taking place when Silva confronted Sonnen at a Mr. Olympia event in September. (see video here) […]
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Jon Jones Makes the Cover of EA Sports UFC, to be Joined by Fan-Voted Second Fighter
One half of the two-man cover for the highly-anticipated EA Sports UFC game has been announced. That man is UFC light-heavyweight champion, Jon Jones. Jones was picked based on this set of standards via the official website for the game: The fighter we ultimately chose is one whose talent, technicality and toughness we felt best […]
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Sonnen: I can beat Rashad Evans, but I don’t know how
“You know, I’m on the card and I’m a huge fan, but outside of my fight and (George) St-Pierre’s, I don’t know who else is fighting that night. The card as a whole has not been promoted. I think when you have Georges St. Pierre on a card, then at times they view that as […]
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QUICK TWITT | Chael Sonnen Goes On Major Tirade Over ‘Lil Nog’ Fight Cancellation
Last night we learned that ‘Lil Nog’ was forced out of his bout opposite Alexander Gustafsson with a back injury. For the light-heavyweight Nogueira brother this is becoming par for the course. After several missed dates inside the UFC’s Octagon due to injury, Chael Sonnen has long been putting Nogueira on blast for what Sonnen […]
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VIDEO | Chael Sonnen And Rashad Evans Break Down Their Fight, Put Friendship Aside For UFC 167
Rashad Evans joins UFC Tonight to talk about his upcoming fight with Chael Sonnen and Kenny Florian.
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Sonnen Wants To Punch ‘Scary’ Vitor Belfort In The Face Repeatedly
“I’ve been trying to fight Vitor for a long time now. And I think Vitor is awesome. I think Vitor is probably the second scariest guy in the UFC right now, right under Jon Jones. But I think he’s beatable. I think I can beat him. And I really don’t care either way. I’m going […]
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Chael Sonnen Wants Anderson Silva As Assistant Coach For Upcoming TUF Brazil Season
Chael P. Sonnen, Mr. ‘Oregon Gangster’ himself, is apparently ready to let bygones be bygones. The three-time, two-division UFC title challenger, who is now preparing for a coaching stint in Brazil opposite Wanderlei Silva, is hoping to recruit his former foe and arch nemesis, Anderson Silva to assist with his TUF Brazil coaching duties. Wil […]
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Wanderlie Silva Wants USA vs. Brazil In TUF Coaching Gig Against Sonnen
With the recent news that Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva will serve as coaching opposites on TUF Brazil, Silva has now come out after a few days of reflection with a new idea. He wants a Brazil vs. USA season. This wouldn’t be the first time there was a TUF season pitting country versus country […]
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Wanderlei Silva to Coach Opposite Chael Sonnen on The Ultimate Fighter Brazil 3
A long brewing rivalry between Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva has been in the public eye for quite some time now. There have been messages on video blogs, rants on UFC Tonight, and even a scuffle at Mr. Olympia which received widespread criticism for Silva for bringing a camera crew along to the ‘spontaneous’ confrontation. […]
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QUICK TWITT | Sonnen Gets Poetic Over Wanderlei Silva Shirt
The rivalry between Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva is well documented at this point. The two fighters really just do not like each other and following their feud can be very entertaining. After Wanderlei had a custom T-Shirt made to blast Sonnen, the Oregon Gangster started rhyming about the man who he will likely one […]
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Sonnen: ‘Don’t Bring Up God In Front Of UFC’s Drunken Crowd, He Has Better Things To Do’
“I think that what you’ve just guessed is certainly a part of it. Somewhere one of the, as they like to call them “the pioneers” — which simply means the old guys — somebody started that phenomenon about “this is how we answer things, and this is about testing our skills” and all of that […]
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Chael Sonnen: GSP Requested His UFC 167 Inclusion Because He’s The ‘Biggest Star In The Business’
“I’m on this card because Georges St. Pierre requested I was on this card. Georges, much like me, is on the pay-per-view. He wants to make as much [money] as he can. I’m the biggest star in this business, and he called Dana White and he said, ‘Dana, if you want me to fight Johny […]
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Chael Sonnen: How To Be A UFC Star
“You never know. If you were to ask me, ‘Hey Chael, what’s it take to be a star in the UFC?’ I could give you a pretty good guess, but that’s all it would be. I don’t really know. Every year there’s something called a Fighter Summit. And the very first one we went to, […]
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Sonnen Was Ready To Put Wanderlei And His ‘Scumbag’ Friends Down During Public Scuffle
“I don’t like street fighting. I don’t like to hear about it. It’s unprofessional and I’m not advocating any of this. However, I will not let a guy within arm’s distance. Wanderlei, if his finger he was pointing touched me, I would have put him down right there. I would have had no choice. I […]
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Chael Sonnen Calls Wanderlei Silva a ‘Distraction’ Leading Up to Evans Fight
Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva have been going back-and-forth for some time now as both men dance around a potential fight that has yet to come to fruition. Although their feud almost came to blows recently, the two still sit on opposite sides of the fence with Silva reportedly being out of action due to […]
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FREE FIGHT VIDEO | Demian Maia vs. Chael Sonnen
Before his drop to the UFC’s welterweight division Demian Maia was a middleweight who tore through the division in route to a title shot against Anderson Silva. During his climb to the top he faced off with Chael Sonnen and we have the video (above). Demain Maia now faces Jake Shields in the UFC Fight […]
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VIDEO | Chael Sonnen Arm Wrestles Cat Zingano
Chael Sonnen challenges Cat Zingano to an arm wrestling match while on the set of UFC Tonight on Fox Sports 1.
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Chael Sonnen responds to Wanderlei Silva ‘confrontation’
“I’m all for Wanderlei having a little fun.” “But Wanderlei, three things. First off, if you’re going to do a publicity stunt, do not bring your own camera. It looks staged, which it was. It insults your audience. Assume that they’re going to connect the dots. Show up somewhere where a camera is, and then […]
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VIDEO | Wanderlei Silva to Chael Sonnen: ‘I didn’t smash you today because I’m a professional’
After their very public confrontation this past weekend, Wanderlei Silva made this video to address what happened and issue another stern warning to Chael Sonnen.
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VIDEO | Chael Sonnen And Wanderlei Silva Scuffle At Mr. Olympia Event
UFC light-heavyweight’s Wanderlei Silva and Chael Sonnen have had a very public feud for the past several years. While attending last weekend’s Mr. Olympia event, Wanderlei confronted Sonnen about their ongoing beef.
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Wanderlei Silva Wants Sonnen In Brazil Or Oregon
“I talked to the boss and said that I can fight Sonnen in Brazil or in Oregon. I want to beat him in front of all his friends. I want them to watch how bad I will destroy him. I’d be down to fight in his backyard. You can call all his friends. I want […]
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Following Domestic Violence Joke, Dana White Warns Sonnen To Leave Comedy To Comedians
“First of all, the joke wasn’t that funny. He’s not a comedian, and you can’t make fun of domestic violence or any other thing. He’s a sports commentator, and he’s got to knock that s–t off. He’s got to stop. He’s got to stop, or it’s not going to be good. Chael needs to stop […]
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Fox Sports Issues Apology For Chael Sonnen’s Insensitive Remarks About Domestic Violence
The FOX sports news desk got their very own piece of Chael Sonnen recently while having the brash UFC fighter on their analyst panel. MMA fans the world over are used to the mouth of Sonnen and his sometimes controversial remarks, but those same remarks on the big stage of major media isn’t really accepted. […]
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VIDEO | Jon Jones Spanks Sonnen During In-Depth Fox Interview
Former rivals and competitors, Jon Jones and Chael Sonnen have put the beef behind them and in this latest interview the two exchanged several friendly words and gestures while promoting this weekend’s UFC 165 event. None more so than when Jones decided to spank Sonnen in the butt. The interview is good too so check […]
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‘Shogun’ Rua vs. James Te Huna set for ‘UFC Fight Night 33’ in Australia
UFC officials announced today that a light heavyweight bout featuring former UFC light heavyweight champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (21-8 MMA, 5-6 UFC) and James Te Huna (16-6 MMA, 5-2 UFC) will serve as the co-main event of the evening when the UFC returns to Australia this December for UFC Fight Night 33. “Shogun” Rua is […]
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Sonnen: It’s OK To Lose, But Underperforming Will Haunt You
“It’s a two-man sport and you don’t know who is going to win. We can’t control who is going to win. You can only control how you compete. “As an athlete, you’ll never feel bad about losing, but what you will feel bad about is underperforming. That’s a real thing and it happens a lot […]