Chael Sonnen

Chale Sonnen is an American mixed martial artist representing the MMA Association. He repeatedly applied for the title of champion as part of the promotion, but he could not win it. Sonnen's career ended in 2019. Later the athlete realized himself as a sports analyst on the ESPN TV channel.

Chale Sonnen was born in Milwaukee, Oregon on April 3, 1977. The boy thought about the fact that his biography would be associated with sports from an early age, so he regularly engaged in self-development.

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As a teenager, he went to wrestling training. As a college student at West Lynn, the young man combined his studies with boxing. Since 1996, the young man has stubbornly walked towards becoming one of the UFC fighters.

After meeting Brittany Smith, Sonnen realized that he was ready to start a family. In 2013, the couple's wedding took place. After 2 years, the wife gave birth to the athlete's first child. The son was named Thero.

The girl's 2nd pregnancy soon followed. While carrying the baby, Brittany contracted listeriosis. The disease provoked premature birth, as a result of which the baby saw the light prematurely. Tests showed that the girl had inherited an infectious disease. Her immunity was too weak, and after 4 days, the baby died. It was a tragedy for the whole family.

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Chale does not like to advertise his personal life and tries not to answer questions about children. His personal account on Instagram has few photos with relatives. And in those pictures where Thero is depicted, the boy most often stands with his back to the lens of the shooting camera. The former fighter also maintains a personal profile on Twitter.

The athlete is 185 cm tall and weighs 84 kg.

In MMA, Sonnen made his debut with a triumphant fight. Ben Haley was attacked and could not resist, as did Jason Miller, who became the second opponent of the ambitious athlete. The succession of successes continued until January 2003. The athlete won 4 victories, after which he surrendered in a fight with Trevor Prangley. A draw with Akihiro Gono did not help restore the reputation, which was practically destroyed by the subsequently lost fights with Renato Sobral and Forrest Griffin.

Gaining shape and skill in regional American promotions, Chale still got a pass to the UFC. His debut took place in a fight against the already familiar Sobral. Former IFC champion lost to Sonnen. He used a choke hold to strike down his opponent. The next fight took place in 2006 and was a kind of response to Trevor Prangley. Defeating the former abuser, Sonnen lost to Jeremy Horn a month later. The UFC terminated the contract with the fighter.

The man did not remain without the interest of managers and soon received an invitation to the Bodog Fight promotion. He knocked out Tim Kroeder in the first fight, then defeated Alexei Oleinik, and later won meetings with Tim Mackenzie and Amar Suloev. 2007 brought the athlete a fight for the WEC championship belt. He entered the octagon against Paulo Filho, but lost. The rematch was scheduled for 2008, but it did not take place, as Filho ended up in a clinic for drug addicts. The competition was canceled. Instead, a meeting with Brian Baker took place, which brought Chale a triumph.

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In 2008, Sonnen and Filho faced off in a non-title fight. The American remained the winner. After the breakup of the promotion, Sonnen again became a member of the UFC. The first meeting ended in defeat for him, but in 2009 the athlete won over Yusin Okami. Following his triumph against Nate Marquardt, Chale claimed the middleweight title. He played in the Octagon against Anderson Silva in August 2010 and lost. True, the duel was called "Fight of the Evening", and later also "Fight of the Year".

2010 was not a good year for the athlete. He failed to pass the doping test. Tests have shown that the amount of testosterone in the blood is 17 times higher than the permissible level. Having paid the fine, the participant was suspended from the competition for a year. His return in 2011 was marked by a fight with Brian Stann, and then a meeting with Michael Bisping.

The rematch with Silva took place already in 2012. Chale was defeated by TKO. His next fight was canceled a month later in order to participate in The Ultimate Fighter. Sonnen was hired as a coach. John Jones became the mentor of the opposing team. The fighters met in the Octagon in person in the spring of 2013, and Chale lost. He subsequently defeated Mauriciu Rua, but was defeated by Rashad Evans.

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The losses did not cool the athlete's ardor. In 2015, he even tried to challenge Conor McGregor to a fight. The athlete signed with Bellator as a UFC veteran. In January 2017, a competition with Tito Ortiz took place. And although the statistics gave hope for victory, Sonnen lost to the enemy.

Gaining weight, the man moved to a new category and won in a duel with Quinton Jackson. True, in the next battle, in a fight against Fedor Emelianenko, Chale surrendered in the 1st round. In an interview after meeting with an athlete of Russian nationality, the American admitted that he felt emotionally crushed. In the same year, the athlete fought with Wanderlei Silva and won.

This was followed by a meeting with Lyoto Machida, which again brought defeat. Realizing the trend of the competition, Sonnen made a responsible decision and ended his career.

In 2020, the American fighter's popularity has plummeted as he no longer plays a major role in professional sports. As an expert and commentator, he appears on television, analyzing battles for TV viewers. Chale independently attracts the attention of the media by discussing the most popular representatives of the profile direction.

4 appearances in World Extreme Cagefighting 14 fights in UFC 4 appearances in Bodog Fight 1 Submission of the Nights bonus in the UFC 2 "Duel of the Night" bonuses in the UFC

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