{"id":332056,"date":"2019-11-14T12:24:24","date_gmt":"2019-11-14T20:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=332056"},"modified":"2019-11-14T12:24:24","modified_gmt":"2019-11-14T20:24:24","slug":"chael-sonnen-reveals-undisclosed-fight-against-ufc-legend-georges-st-pierre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/chael-sonnen-reveals-undisclosed-fight-against-ufc-legend-georges-st-pierre\/","title":{"rendered":"Chael Sonnen recalls &#8216;basement&#8217; fight against Georges St-Pierre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chael Sonnen has fought Anderson Silva, Jon Jones, and Fedor Emelianenko \u2014 all fighters with claim to the title of Greatest of All Time. And while it&#8217;s not listed on his record, Sonnen claims he&#8217;s also fought another GOAT contender: Georges St-Pierre.<\/p>\n<p>The MMA analyst and former fighter is currently in Tel-Aviv, Israel for the upcoming Bellator 234 event. During his stay in Israel, Sonnen caught up with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloodyelbow.com\/2019\/11\/14\/20962899\/interview-chael-sonnen-in-israel-for-bellator-234-usada-conor-mcgregor-jiu-jitsu-wrestling-gsp-filho\">Bloody Elbow<\/a>, and opened up on a &#8220;basement fight&#8221; that took place against St-Pierre.<\/p>\n<p>Apparently, St-Pierre was an even tougher foe than Silva, Jones or Emelianenko.<\/p>\n<p id=\"hZAWRn\">&#8220;I\u2019ve fought Georges St-Pierre in a basement, in California, 2014,&#8221; Sonnen said. &#8220;That was the best fighter I\u2019ve ever taken on.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s a long story, but Kenny Florian set up the workout. And he said, \u2018Hey, Georges is in town, do you want to work out tonight?\u2019. And I said \u2018Yes.\u2019 But, I didn\u2019t know he meant GSP\u2014everybody calls GSP, GSP. Kenny sent me a text that said \u2018Georges is in town.&#8217; Sonnen continued.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I showed up at the basement and there is St-Pierre. And I do remember leaving that day and thinking, \u2018You know, that guy is special. That guy is different than other people.\u2019 And he had that strength, like that remarkable strength. And I never heard his opponents talk about that. I never heard his opponents talk about how strong he was, which surprised me, because it was\u2026 remarkable. Very strong man.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sonnen, who recently retired, last <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/bellator\/bellator-222-results-lyoto-machida-stops-chael-sonnen-with-a-flying-knee-video\/\">fought Lyoto Machida at Bellator 222<\/a> in June. His Brazilian opponent won with a flying knee and follow-up strikes.<\/p>\n<p>Given the legends that Sonnen has faced throughout his career, it&#8217;s amazing to hear him speak so highly of St-Pierre. And while it might not have gone down as an official bout, many MMA fans would have given an arm and a leg to witness this Sonnen vs St-Pierre showdown \u2014 even in an LA basement.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think of this incredible tale from Chael Sonnen?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 11\/14\/2019.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chael Sonnen has fought Anderson Silva, Jon Jones, and Fedor Emelianenko \u2014 all fighters with claim to the title of Greatest of All Time. And while it&#8217;s not listed on his record, Sonnen claims he&#8217;s also fought another GOAT contender: Georges St-Pierre. 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