Chael Sonnen’s rivalry with Wanderlei Silva was arguably the best in UFC history. Their fight in August 2010 earned both fighters Fight of the Night honours.
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Their fight was considered to be the best fight of the year by many critics and was later awarded ‘Fight of the Year’ by World MMA Awards.
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Chael Sonnen is a UFC Hall of Famer. He is one of the greatest all-time mixed martial artists to have never won a UFC Championship.
On May 6, 2015, professional wrestling promotion Global Force Wrestling (GFW) announced Chael Sonnen as an “expert analyst” for its future events.
On January 21, 2017, Chael Sonnen made his promotional debut for Bellator MMA in a light heavyweight match against former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion and UFC Hall-of-Famer Tito Ortiz in the main event at Bellator 170.
Chael Sonnen faced Lyoto Machida on June 14, 2019, at Bellator 222 in Bellator’s return to Madison Square Garden, however, he lost the fight via TKO in the second round.
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