{"id":101868,"date":"2014-06-19T06:00:46","date_gmt":"2014-06-19T13:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=101868"},"modified":"2022-02-06T10:01:40","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T18:01:40","slug":"sonnen-responds-to-nsac-suspension-says-hes-definitely-done-fighting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/sonnen-responds-to-nsac-suspension-says-hes-definitely-done-fighting\/","title":{"rendered":"Sonnen Responds To NSAC Suspension, Says He&#8217;s Definitely Done Fighting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/evans-says-sonnens-distractions-will-come-back-to-haunt-him\/chael-sonnenpng-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-74215\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-74215\" title=\"chael sonnenPNG\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/chael-sonnenPNG.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/chael-sonnenPNG.png 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/chael-sonnenPNG-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/chael-sonnenPNG-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nYesterday the Nevada State Athletic Commission suspended retired UFC fighter Chael Sonnen following a failed drug test for banned substances.<\/p>\n<p>Sonnen had already retired from competition, so the suspension is of no real consequence, however, he still took to his day job at UFC Tonight to react to the news.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I\u2019m retired. But there is a protocol that they have to go through, and they will have a hearing that I\u2019ll show up for. I won\u2019t defend myself, but I will have a conversation on the topic and on the record and we\u2019ll do that in about a month.\u201d<br \/>\n<\/em><br \/>\nChael also confirmed, for skeptics, that he won&#8217;t be returning, <em>\u201cI don\u2019t think so. I hope not. I\u2019m most definitely retired. As fighters, we tend to stay in the sport a little too long. It\u2019s fun, it\u2019s seductive and it\u2019s all we know, but I\u2019m done.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday the Nevada State Athletic Commission suspended retired UFC fighter Chael Sonnen following a failed drug test for banned substances. Sonnen had already retired from competition, so the suspension is of no real consequence, however, he still took to his day job at UFC Tonight to react to the news. &#8220;I\u2019m retired. 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