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Chael Sonnen
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Biography
Chael Sonnen (born April 3, 1977) is an American submission grappling promoter, mixed martial arts (MMA) analyst, and retired mixed martial artist. Beginning his MMA career in 1997, Sonnen competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he became a top contender in both the light heavyweight and middleweight divisions and challenged for both the UFC Light Heavyweight and UFC Middleweight Championships. Sonnen has also fought in World Extreme Cagefighting, Pancrase, and most recently for Bellator MMA. Sonnen is often considered one of the best mixed martial artists never to have won a major MMA world championship and one of the sport's greatest trash-talkers. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chael Sonnen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
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Craig Jones Invitational 2: Day 2
2025
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Inductee
UFC Hall of Fame 2024
2024
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Chael Sonnen
Spaten Fight Night: Silva vs. Sonnen
2024
4.6
Joe Mason
Mojave Diamonds
2023
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Self
Starrcast V: The Roast of Ric Flair
2022
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Himself
AEW: Dynamite Awards
2021
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Bellator 222: MacDonald vs. Gracie
2019
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Self
Bellator 208: Fedor vs. Sonnen
2018
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Self
Bellator 192: Rampage vs. Sonnen
2018
7.2
Self
Nature Boy
2017
Credits
Craig Jones Invitational 2: Day 2
2025
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🎬
UFC Hall of Fame 2024
as Inductee
2024
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Spaten Fight Night: Silva vs. Sonnen
as Chael Sonnen
2024
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Mojave Diamonds
as Joe Mason
2023
4.6
Starrcast V: The Roast of Ric Flair
as Self
2022
7.0
AEW: Dynamite Awards
as Himself
2021
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Bellator 222: MacDonald vs. Gracie
2019
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Bellator 208: Fedor vs. Sonnen
as Self
2018
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Bellator 192: Rampage vs. Sonnen
as Self
2018
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Nature Boy
as Self
2017
7.2
Bellator 180: Sonnen vs. Silva
as Self
2017
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Bellator 170: Ortiz vs. Sonnen
2017
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UFC 167: St-Pierre vs. Hendricks
as Self
2013
5.8
Fighting for a Generation: 20 Years of the UFC
as Himself
2013
7.2
UFC Fight Night 26: Shogun vs. Sonnen
as Self
2013
8.5
UFC 159: Jones vs. Sonnen
as Self
2013
8.8
Here Comes the Boom
as Arguing Fighter
2012
6.2
UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen II
as Self
2012
6.6
The Ultimate Fighter: Brasil
as Head Coach
2012
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UFC on Fox 2: Evans vs. Davis
as Self
2012
6.6
UFC 136: Edgar vs. Maynard III
as Self
2011
6.5
Once I Was a Champion
as Himself
2011
5.8
UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen
as Self
2010
7.2
UFC 109: Relentless
as Self
2010
5.5
UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun
as Self
2009
6.7
UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida
as Self
2009
5.9
UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson
as Self
2009
6.1
WEC 36: Faber vs. Brown
as Self
2008
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Meet Dave
as (uncredited)
2008
5.3
WEC 33: Marshall vs. Stann
as Self
2008
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WEC 31: Faber vs. Curran
as Self
2007
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World Extreme Cagefighting
2007
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UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie
as Self
2006
6.1
UFC Fight Night 4: Bonnar vs Jardine
as Self
2006
5.8
UFC 55: Fury
as Self
2005
6.3
The Ultimate Fighter
as Head Coach
2005
6.3
WEC 12: Halloween Fury 3
as Self
2004
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Pancrase: Hybrid 2
as Himself
2003
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Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Jimbo Duncan
2001
7.6