{"id":466661,"date":"2023-01-02T05:31:46","date_gmt":"2023-01-02T13:31:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=466661"},"modified":"2023-01-02T05:31:46","modified_gmt":"2023-01-02T13:31:46","slug":"chael-sonnen-wants-to-see-former-best-in-the-world-fighter-placed-in-the-ufc-hall-of-fame-he-belongs-there","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/chael-sonnen-wants-to-see-former-best-in-the-world-fighter-placed-in-the-ufc-hall-of-fame-he-belongs-there\/","title":{"rendered":"Chael Sonnen wants to see former \u201cbest in the world\u201d fighter placed in the UFC Hall of Fame: \u201cHe belongs there\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MMA analyst Chael Sonnen has explained why he wants to see <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/exclusive-mma-icon-frank-shamrock-backs-jon-jones-as-goat\/\">Frank Shamrock<\/a> take his place in the UFC Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to analysts in the world of mixed martial arts, few are quite as outspoken as Chael Sonnen. The former UFC title challenger is one of the most intriguing personalities in the history of the sport, and most certainly of his generation.<\/p>\n<p>He has some intriguing opinions that he likes to share with the masses reasonably often. Some of them seem outlandish, but others showcase his ability to think outside the box.<\/p>\n<p>In one of his recent videos, Sonnen has explained why Frank Shamrock deserves more respect and recognition.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nick Diaz v Frank Shamrock | Classic full-fight replay\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u1d53RPo0Co?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cFrank Shamrock was the best in the world, not maybe \u2014 not Chael\u2019s opinion, Frank Shamrock was the best at a time where no one was watching the sport,\u201d Sonnen said. \u201cI\u2019ve never asked Frank if that was hard for him. But I can imagine he would\u2019ve liked some of that recognition, he would\u2019ve liked some of that notoriety.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\">Sonnen backs Shamrock<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cHe\u2019s not in the Hall of Fame but he belongs there. Which would you rather be? Would you rather be as good as Frank Shamrock when nobody was watching, or would you rather have the skills of Kimbo Slice. You have an absolute main eventer in Kimbo Slice, who was selling out arenas. He could not walk down the street without people rushing out to be with him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>Quotes via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmanews.com\/2023\/01\/chael-sonnen-discusses-best-in-the-world-fighter-who-didnt-gain-recognition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMA News<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<p>Shamrock is a former UFC light heavyweight champion, having successfully defended the belt four times in his career. He is now retired, with his last fight coming against Nick Diaz in 2009.<\/p>\n<p><em>What do you think about Chael Sonnen&#8217;s Frank Shamrock remarks? Do you have a favourite memory from his career? Let us know in the comments, BJPENN Nation!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MMA analyst Chael Sonnen has explained why he wants to see Frank Shamrock take his place in the UFC Hall of Fame. When it comes to analysts in the world of mixed martial arts, few are quite as outspoken as Chael Sonnen. The former UFC title challenger is one of the most intriguing personalities in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54478,"featured_media":344083,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[10104,39610],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v19.7 (Yoast SEO v19.14) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Chael Sonnen wants to see former \u201cbest in the world\u201d fighter placed in the UFC Hall of Fame: \u201cHe belongs there\u201d | BJPenn.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"MMA analyst Chael Sonnen has explained why he wants to see Frank Shamrock take his place in the UFC Hall of Fame.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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