4 reasons why you need to watch Fedor vs Sonnen

#2 Anything involving Chael Sonnen is interesting

Chael Sonnen is a polarizing figure, but it's hard to deny he's entertaining

One of the most polarizing characters in MMA, only a fool would deny that Chael Sonnen is at least an intriguing man to watch in the cage. Shoddy recent fight with ‘Rampage’ Jackson aside, it’s hard to find a dull Sonnen fight in the past decade – win or lose, there’s always something worth watching, even if that’s some kind of controversy.

Oftentimes with Sonnen, it’s the post-fight promo. Say what you will about ‘The American Gangster’ and his work on the mic, but it was Sonnen who largely paved the way for modern-day trash talkers like Conor McGregor and Colby Covington with his rants against Anderson Silva and Brazil back in 2010.

And faced with Fedor Emelianenko – even past his prime, one of the toughest opponents of Chael’s career – things should get interesting indeed. Sonnen has actually been calling Fedor out since his 2017 win over Wanderlei Silva – a fight which also took place in New York and a fight that saw Sonnen reveal his hatred for the state on the mic after the final bell.

Essentially, the fans will be hugely into the fight, and win or lose, there’s literally no telling what Sonnen might do once he’s locked in the cage with the Russian legend. And for me that makes this a must-watch fight.