{"id":58228,"date":"2013-05-01T09:08:38","date_gmt":"2013-05-01T16:08:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=58228"},"modified":"2022-02-06T13:08:49","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T21:08:49","slug":"sonnen-not-retiring-eyes-future-at-205-pounds-wont-rule-out-return-to-middleweight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/sonnen-not-retiring-eyes-future-at-205-pounds-wont-rule-out-return-to-middleweight\/","title":{"rendered":"Sonnen Not Retiring Eyes Future At 205 Pounds, Won&#8217;t Rule Out Return To Middleweight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Chael-Sonnen.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-52741\" title=\"Chael Sonnen\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Chael-Sonnen.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nAfter last Saturday&#8217;s domination of Chael Sonnen at the hands of Jon Jones, many fans and pundits have been wondering if the sports best trash talker would return to action or settle into retirement.<\/p>\n<p>During yesterday&#8217;s broadcast of UFC Tonight on FUEL TV, Chael Sonnen addressed this very issue:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI\u2019ll fight at 205. I\u2019m not retiring. I\u2019m 36 years old. I have a lot of goals and I\u2019m not going to reach them if I retire. I don\u2019t have a lot of options at 185. I\u2019ve fought everyone in the top 10, including the champion a couple of times. So I moved up to 205, but I lost to the champ and it wasn\u2019t a competitive enough match to warrant another chance. So what do I do? It was a lot better experience, not having to get the weight off. I\u2019ll give up the size, but have a smile on my face. I could be talked into going back down if that\u2019s where the fights are. The landscape changes quickly. I think there will be a big shakeup on July 4th weekend when Weidman gets his hands on Anderson.\u201d<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After last Saturday&#8217;s domination of Chael Sonnen at the hands of Jon Jones, many fans and pundits have been wondering if the sports best trash talker would return to action or settle into retirement. 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