{"id":218934,"date":"2017-01-22T08:56:29","date_gmt":"2017-01-22T16:56:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=218934"},"modified":"2017-01-22T08:56:59","modified_gmt":"2017-01-22T16:56:59","slug":"chael-sonnen-discusses-ortiz-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/chael-sonnen\/chael-sonnen-discusses-ortiz-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO | Chael Sonnen discusses Ortiz loss, assures he&#8217;ll be back"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/core\/video\/iframe?id=18529392&amp;endcard=false\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Last night, in the main event of <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/bellator\/bellator-170-salaries\/\">Bellator 170<\/a>, three-time UFC title challenger and <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/chael-sonnen\/10-best-chael-sonnen-quotes\/\">beloved mouthpiece<\/a> Chael Sonnen returned from a hiatus of more than three years to take on retiring UFC Hall-of-Famer Tito Ortiz. Unfortunately for Sonnen and his throngs of fans, this comeback fight was a bit of a flop, as <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/tito-ortiz\/video-tito-ortiz-taps-chael-sonnen\/\">he was submitted by his veteran foe just 2:03 into the fight&#8217;s first round<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In the wake of this loss, Sonnen spoke to Max Bretos of SportsCenter to discuss what went wrong, and where he plans to go from here.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;The fight was going ok,&#8221; Sonnen said of the bout&#8217;s early moments. &#8220;Tito threw a straight right down the middle early. I threw a kick, he countered, it connected pretty hard. All of the sudden, we end up in a grappling contest. I had a submission hold, I thought I had it, I could feel the excitement. I thought he was going to tap out, before I knew it, he reversed the position, all of the sudden I couldn&#8217;t breath, and that&#8217;s the end of the night.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite this lopsided loss, Sonnen went on to assure that he&#8217;ll be back, saying this fight was\u00a0a sorely needed opportunity to shake off some ring rust.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;I&#8217;ll tell you this one thing,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I had an amazing experience and opportunity, but for me this is a long-term play. This wasn&#8217;t an overnight plan. I was out three years, I retired, I put in a lot of hard work, but the reality is, I knew I had to get in there. I had to get some minutes in the ring, I had to make that walk, knock a little of that rust off. I&#8217;m going to be back in the gym on Monday. This is a marathon for me, it&#8217;s not a sprint.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>As for what&#8217;s next, Sonnen had this to say.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;I lost one position tonight. It hurts, it&#8217;s embarrassing to lose a contest like this, especially to a guy on his way out. You want to win those. You want him to pass the torch, and to stick around. But the bottom line is that I had to get in there, I had to get those minutes in, get those moments in.&#8221; <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;It&#8217;s a hard experience, but that&#8217;s what I need.&#8221;\u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Who do you want to see Chael Sonnen fight next? 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