Chael Sonnen

Chael Sonnen

Personal Information

Full Name Chael Patrick Sonnen
Date of Birth April 3, 1977
Age 48 Years
Nationality USA
Height 6'1"

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When Chael Sonnen explained how Paddy Pimblett could potentially "weaponize" his massive weight gain like ex-UFC champion Rich Franklin When Chael Sonnen explained how Paddy Pimblett could potentially "weaponize" his massive weight gain like ex-UFC champion Rich Franklin
When Chael Sonnen explained how Paddy Pimblett could potentially "weaponize" his massive weight gain like ex-UFC champion Rich Franklin
Chael Sonnen hails rise of Fighting Nerds and Jean Silva’s statement win at UFC 314: "He's still barking at him" Chael Sonnen hails rise of Fighting Nerds and Jean Silva’s statement win at UFC 314: "He's still barking at him"
Chael Sonnen hails rise of Fighting Nerds and Jean Silva’s statement win at UFC 314: "He's still barking at him"

Chael Sonnen: A Brief Biography

Chael Sonnen is a legendary Mixed Martial Artist with a record of having fought in

the UFC, WEC, and Pancrase. Currently fighting on the Heavyweight Division of

Bellator MMA, Chael Sonnen is still fighting having started out in 1997.

Early Life and debut:

Chael Sonnen was a wrestler from a very young age, and trained in boxing from

1996. Since then, he had the hope of becoming a competitive fighter in the UFC from

the moment he graduated. At the University of Oregon, Sonnen earned All-American

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Honors and was also a runner up twice in the Pac-10, among other honours he

secured.

He started his professional MMA career in 1997, at the age of 19. He won the first

six fights he took part in, before finally losing to Trevor Prangley.

UFC Run and Return to UFC:

Chael Sonnen signed with UFC in 2005, where he fought three times in two years.

However, with two losses, he left the company and went to BogdogFight instead,

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followed by a run in WEC.

Finally, he returned to the UFC in 2008 and there he had a better run. While never

being able to pick up THE big fight win he was looking for, he defeated Michael

Bisping. However, losses to Anderson Silva, Demian Maia, Jon Jones, and Tito

Ortiz, saw him leave the company again.

Bellator run

Chael Sonnen is currently a part of Bellator, where he has secured two wins and two

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losses.

While never the most consistent fighter, Chael Sonnen’s charisma has seen him

become one of the top names in the world of MMA.

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