The Official Chael P. Sonnen Career Memorial Thread

[Guest John Hancock]

It's a funny. The issue seems to be the amount of different drugs, and the amount of failed tests. In UFC's defence, how many of the ex-fighters they've kept on the books have failed 'roid tests? The guys I can think of who are still in the kind of position Sonnen was in are Chuck, Matt Hughes and Kenny Florian, and I don't remember any of them having provable drug scandals. Obviously Chuck's always had rumours that are so prevalent that they're basically facts, but was he ever suspended for it?

[Chris2K 176]

In terms of fighters there's Josh Barnett who is the most obvious one, but in terms of fighters-turned-personalities there's Stephan Bonnar who failed his test for his "fight" with Anderson Silva for pretty much everything and was rewarded with a job for life and a Hall of Fame induction.

[Guest John Hancock]

Did Bonnar get job-for-lifed? I didn't know about him. Dana has such a hard-on for the TUF season one guys though, so I'm not surprised.

[Guest John Hancock]

Master P. has announced he's now going to start hosting his own podcast, which I imagine will interest a bunch of folks.

[dsrchris 190]

Listening to Chael just talk?

 

Break out the dancing 'nana!!

 

:tban

[Chris2K 176]

Something I read in the Observer this week:

 

I don’t know what this means, but those close to Chael Sonnen have said that even though it was reported differently, FOX did fire Sonnen, but UFC did not.

[Chris2K 176]

A few things I heard in the Battleground MMA tournament show from CPS:

 

"I've never given blood, I'm afraid of needles. Well, needles that take blood out, not put stuff in."

 

About one of the ring girls:

 

"It's not hard to be a ring girl when you're a centrefold or a supermodel. It takes a lot more confidence when you're a 6 at best."

 

About the ring announcer:

 

"How much would I have to pay Dean Stone to follow me around and announce what I'm doing? You know, "now getting out of bed", "now eating breakfast", "now entering the pharmacy"."

[Guest bigmatt]

I managed to avoid the spoilers and just caught up with the one night tournament. I came in here to throw in some of the quotes you already did, Chris. I'll only add:

 

After JR mentioned Bobby Lashley: "Bobby Lashley? A cure for insomnia". There was a better line too but it's completely slipped my mind now.

[Guest Inno]

YOU'RE WELCOME! WITH CHAEL SONNEN

http://podcastone.com/chaelsonnen

 

UFC Superstar Chael Sonnen speaks his mind and interviews MMA studs and legends. As Chael says "I do the thinking so you don't have to. Listen, learn, and then follow me blindly as I show you the world as it ought to be."

 

Oh this is gonna be goooooooood!

[Guest John Hancock]

First guest is Ariel Helwani.

 

My heart's a little broken with Chael post-UFC. I thought it he might let it go a bit, but his commentary with J.R. was so scripted and over-thought, and I don't like it when he gets like that. I don't like being able to hear the pre-planning in something that's supposed to be off the cuff. I imagine his podcast is going to be worked within an inch of existence.

[Guest Inno]

First one was quite good, to be honest. His take on his suspension was very Sonnen-esque and cutting off Helwani because he told Sonnen nobody was interested in a Chris Lieben story was pretty funny

[Guest Inno]

Sonnen's podcast this week with Vince Russo is well worth listening to, just for Sonnen's story about sitting behind Sheamus on a plane and telling him he should do the Akeem African gimmick :D