Chael Sonnen Interview with Ariel Helwani

dude is freaking hilarious..

[@MrDenenberg]

"If I had the foggiest idea that they had computers in Brazil, I wouldn't have said those things." Pure gold.

[@PhillCosby]

I crack up every damn time he says "It's good to be seen", with that shit eating grin lmao.

[@johnhutchinson9509]

lmao that shit eating grin makes it

[@bigvsouthphilly2156]

Whos grin is better his or Colby's big little kid smile lol

[@bigvsouthphilly2156]

Btw I love Colby and Chael

[@sukhdevr3489]

@@bigvsouthphilly2156 Chael defo. Colby is just a dumb wannabe of Chael.

[@josiahgonzalez942]

@@bigvsouthphilly2156 New mma fans be like : comparing Colbys lame ass shtick to Chaels LOL

[@RHCP1031]

I doubt there's been a better interview with an athlete ever. What a fucking legend.

[@RectaRatio1540]

Joe Rogan said that he used to say Chael was the best trash talked until Conor came around. I see these old videos and I have to disagree.

[@georgexanthopoulos3003]

@@RectaRatio1540 Agreed. Not to say that Conor isn't a good trash talker, he's also fantastic. Difference is Conor is more of a "bully" trash talker, shouting and interrupting his opponents. Chael doesn't do that, he just responds calmly and with wit.

[@JamieReynolds89]

@@georgexanthopoulos3003 Conor never used to interrupt his opponents, he'd RESPOND with witty, humorous comments thrown in with a few "bully" like insults. Both Conor and Chael are the beat trash talkers the UFC has ever seen and likely to ever be seen again.

[@georgexanthopoulos3003]

@@JamieReynolds89 Watch his press conference with Khabib. He rarely let him finish his sentences. He does interrupt a lot.

[@Jodyjo99]

@@georgexanthopoulos3003 At that point tho, Conor and khabib really didn’t like each other personally. Also Conor had a shit ton of money too. Before that though Conor was a way better trash talker

[@Vahvafitness]

One of the best interviews ever.

[@lavivadaloco]

To bad he doesn't see the irony, that he sucks balls..

[@chrisweber6090]

lavivadaloco he's saying Chael could fuck you up

[@sebastianjohansen6381]

The best

[@klevdud]

@@lavivadaloco lol, big brain put on your big boy pants and take a hike. Undisputed undefeated, cheal sonnen will tear you to pieces.

[@firecrackerjack68]

@@lavivadaloco you probably practice your "jiu-jitsu" in bed with a dude.

[@RelwarctheMighty]

25 people tried to feed a carrot to a bus.

[@RelwarctheMighty]

Hmmm, 39 people now.

[@TheDarkPrincex]

They tried to get close

[@RelwarctheMighty]

@@TheDarkPrincex Lol!

[@firecrackerjack68]

They also practice "jiu-jitsu" in bed with the Nogueira Brothers

[@jakanderson3260]

44 now

[@TJohanis42]

"Do you believe me that that happened?" "Not really."

[@jeroenbats5955]

TJohanis42 hahaha that was hilarious.

[@justinleereacts2927]

@@jeroenbats5955 lol

[@aaron8957]

Fucking chael beforehand but "THERE WAS A BUS.......... this is a true story" XD

[@cyberbron2077]

that was so funny, the story, him asking if he believed it, ariels face 😂😂😂

[@ThematrixSucks]

Lmao loved rhat part lol. One ot the 6 f my favorite parts among many in this amazing interview ❤

[@qbranch88]

10 years later and this is still one of the best deadpan-delivered burials of a fighter I’ve ever seen. This will never not be enjoyable for me

[@TheFucker669]

"Anderson silva, Wanderlei Silva, either of the silva, Bigfoot silva, they all suck" best line ever kkkk

[@PrismanSP]

TheFucker669 lmao hahahah

[@youalreadyknow5003]

Give me a Silva

[@chrishutch2387]

This is single handily the greatest interview of all time and your appreciation…..”NOT REQUIRED”

[@crazypato3752]

What does he mean by the “not required” thing ??

[@RamesesBolton]

​@@crazypato3752He means he will put it on the internet where you won't even need a username or password to see it

[@Lonely-Marshmallow]

@@crazypato3752 he means it will be a free website and no need to sign up or pay to see pics of the 3some

[@sz6498]

​@@crazypato3752 7:30

[@ardnfast]

10:50 the whole fake apology to Brazil gag, solid gold.

[@andmillions]

17:18 Chael perfectly balances the cup on his knee for 30 seconds effortlessly.

[@jacobwalling8073]

How tf

[@JONCOOK61420]

Thats the balance of an undefeated man

[@lennylennington]

I can do that tbh... however what I cannot do is get arms as big as uncle Chael's, or have a 45+ pro MMA fights career and remain undefeated.

[@cisafrulli]

Undisputed, Undefeated

[@loveroflife1914]

Undefeated

[@user-nv2wt4hi8t]

The algorithm hitting us with this gem after Chael destroyed The Worm recently.

[@imnotjacob.]

This may just be the best MMA interview EVER. Chael is hilarious and drops gems in between all the trash talk.

[@HealthyAndrew]

I still come back to watch it every so often. One of my favorite interviews ever

[@georgexanthopoulos3003]

@@HealthyAndrew I visit this every few months too lol. Best interview ever by far in any sport imo.

[@nr1212]

Hands down the best sports interview ever. So many epic 10-15 second clips in one interview

[@art555-7]

I watch this at least once a month.

[@reginald9183]

"whoooooooa big fella." never gets old.

[@HMA187]

"maybe in japan where its not real". lost my shit lol

[@johnnathanrendon9334]

The part where he says he'll take a photo of wanderlei with the nougueira brothers in bed doing " jiu jitsu ". LOL !!!!!!

[@danluce5995]

Then he ends it by saying "dummy". chael is a national treasure

[@dinglemccringleberry6258]

"jzhu jzheetsu" 😂😂

[@christiandaher5349]

So funny

[@user-vp9xb4of6l]

I just hit that part and it caught me off guard, I almost died. His energy and the story are too much, it's difficult to make me laugh for real usually

[@monstermilkman4567]

That carrot bus line is so damn funny to this day I crack up, he’s so damn funny I love chael

[@youalreadyknow5003]

Woahhhhh big fella

[@bradyhartsfield7891]

@@youalreadyknow5003 Gets me everytime, quote it on the daily

[@LucasKingPiano]

That actually happened.

[@prophetherbandderp2733]

I never understood, why lil Nog was walking around with a carrot in his hand this day? Chael needs to explain this.

[@booqrdoit9138]

@@prophetherbandderp2733 you gotta give something to the thieves in Brazil when they stick you up

[@Unknown-ww2og]

The only 20 minute interview I'll watch, so entertaining

[@KingNez89]

KHD _ I have been re watching this since 2012 lol its 2017

[@tomo24]

@@KingNez89 2020 still watching

[@iamrichlol]

Watching it today for the first time

[@DannyPhanx]

I remember when Dorksfrombrazil.com use to work hahaha

[@buttscooter420]

@@DannyPhanx 😆😆 what was it like

[@SanyamJain1989]

Watching this on 18 June 2019. 3 days after Chael's retirement. Still undefeated and undisputed!

[@KingNez89]

"I lost my motivation" NO YOU DIDNT YOU JUST SUCK!🤣🤣🤣 I have litrally been watching this interview since it came out! My life has changed so drastically since this dropped and it's always a little piece of nostalgia to come back and here cheal talking in his prime.

[@pashasokoli7198]

Dude I feel you man I come back to this every now and then and reminisce on my life during all the times I've watched this

[@tubadude07]

I wish he was a champion.

[@artcarrasco9]

+GlassMetropolis me too he is going to be on the celebrity apprentice

[@bskee001]

The fuck you talking about?!?! He's undefeated and undisputed!! Ok ok, perhaps not, but I don't care what anyone says, Chael's the champion. And by the way, notice I didn't say A champion. That's right, THE champion.

[@GageRyanVideo]

I mean, as far as I’m concerned, he was the WEC Middleweight champion. And he was the only guy who could make Anderson look like an amateur.

[@painandsorrowcards]

He is the real people's champion

[@klevdud]

@@bskee001 not just any champion, the peoples champion

[@ashleybattiste9727]

"not a winner". lol

[@SanyamJain1989]

7:00 - Genius

[@oscarsaris3183]

Chael is so much more charismatic in his pre-written speeches than McGregor.

[@chrisweber6090]

Conditioned Chin Dillashaw hes not pre written watch his podcasts he talks the same way

[@theonetypingthis7186]

Chris is right, he just talks like that lmao

[@klevdud]

@@theonetypingthis7186 the man is a goddamn genius

[@brarparam11]

Then why was he never as big as mcgregor?

[@sammysmartwizch3184]

@@brarparam11 because the sport wasnt as big, both of the divisions he fought in had the GOAT in those 2 divisions when he fought in them Silva/Jones, and he was still a way better talker than Conor.

[@steviemac2681]

I don't know about PEDs but Chael was on some kind of brain enhancing drugs that day. This was the best performance of his career, even though he was undefeated.

[@sombojoe]

The way Chael flips from totally trashing EVERYONE to highly praising GSP shows the power and respect that being a good person warrants.

[@alfredlalrindika1312]

the greatest interview in mma history

[@Jim2529]

ariels face expression troughout this entire interview is priceless lol

[@johnnyswimbait423]

As opposed to his wiener expression?

[@JerseyMiller]

Neither one of these guys have aged a day in the last ten years. The immortals, Ariel and the bad guy.

[@rodrigo-tj1gf]

15:36 the whole argument about how he won against anderson is fantastic 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 undefeated and undisputed

[@louisstone7525]

“I like chocolate cake, but I don’t want to eat chocolate cake for 25 minutes” 😂

[@waschkarte3989]

Not sure he thought of what his wife would have to say about this when he made this part up. :D

[@ejayman]

"I want to eat it for 2-3 minutes, then get on with my day" is such a beautifully pointless clarification

[@thomastakesportspodcast]

This is still the best interview in the history of MMA.

[@harrysamuel5721]

when he says jiu jitsu

[@rudodiaz5686]

Crazy funny! I am Brazilian and back at those years I was super peissed off with Chael, but watching that again Can’t stop laughing! 😂

[@redbaron5308]

It’s good to hear man.

[@camj4253]

It’s all jus a lil fun

[@deadpool2312]

“Username not required password not required” got me in tears 😂😂

[@HybridTx]

This interview is atill beautiful

[@crazypato3752]

What does he mean by that

[@lincolnmaylog8312]

By far the greatest mma interview ever

[@TohirT]

This is god tier interview skills. I lose it every time he starts talking about the bus story.

[@BeastieBoy073]

"They love me in Brazil!" Hahahahaha, think of him what you will, but the dude is funny.

[@TheCurrymanEffect]

15:50 LMFAO "that does not make you a winner that makes...not a winner" HAHAHA

[@aljoistherealchamp2427]

He knew he was about to cross the line 😂

[@kaidipan7269]

This is straight up the funniest moment of the entire interview, he's little change of facial expression when he realizes what's about to come out of his mouth, lol

[@Ken_from_Mumbai]

This is enough to get you cancelled now.

[@Trocityyy]

I will do a home invasion on you. I'll cut the power to your house and the next thing you hear will be me climbing up your stairs wearing a pair of night visions goggles i got outta the back of soldier of fortune magazine. Ill pick the master lock, take a picture, chick chick, of you in bed with the Nogueira brothers working on your... 'jiu-jitsu' LOL! Fuckin classic

[@Blep303]

Trocity USERNAME: Not required PASSWORD: Not required

[@rushpatriot2866]

It's great man can't get enough

[@biofan234]

"have you heard the things I say about him? Those are fighting words, those are fighting words from the time I was kid in the 3rd grade, from the time I'm a 30 year old man right now, if somebody says that about you; YOU MUST FIGHT HIM"

[@SevanStick]

The guy is amazing. Intelligence and humor paired with a sense of honor and honesty as a underlying base.

[@drewj128]

Well said! 😂👍

[@quintinfink12]

This a certified hood classic.

[@kaidipan7269]

The greatest MMA interview of all time, undefeated, never had a round go against him

[@kaidipan7269]

And mad respect to Ariel for not cracking up, if it was me I'd literally rolling on the floor laughing

[@Grandpa-js7xv]

Password: Not required User Name: Not required

[@PhillCosby]

"Cuz he's scared, and he sucks"

[@KingNez89]

Lol exactly the golden line 😂😂

[@youalreadyknow5003]

“This guys delusional, this guy thinks his 22 wins in Japan were real” 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@maximstriganov]

May be in Japan, where it's not real... Classic

[@yoitsdan]

These AOL/Ariel Helwani interviews were the greatest. 11 years later and this is still the gold standard, never to be matched.

[@JustSimplyAJ]

This will go down in history as one of the greatest MMA interviews ever!!!

[@RonniePTexan]

Correction- Best sports interview ever

[@thomasoakes7171]

“it’s good to be seen” that’s genius

[@mattyctill]

Chael may not believe in pound for pound rankings but.... pound for pound, this is still the greatest interview of all time...

[@MrDenenberg]

This is probably the best MMA interview that has been conducted.

[@egoruderico3038]

So, after 8 years, have you seen any better interview? Just curious

[@MrDenenberg]

@@egoruderico3038 Nope

[@crawler9065]

@@MrDenenberg What would be your number 2 and number 3 best interviews of all time? Just looking for quality content.

[@shootstraight91]

@@crawler9065 this interview is right up there with Ali's interviews, if you haven't seen those they are a delight to watch. Chael is definitely inspired by Ali

[@HealthyAndrew]

One of my all time favorite interviews. I can watch this over and over. I check back every now and then to enjoy it again

[@RectaRatio1540]

Wanderlei/Chael death threats: 6:40

[@samrattripathy]

"Those are FIGHTING words"..... My morning just got made..

[@LevSmash]

Greatest combat sports interview of all time.

[@mindyourbuisness8104]

The single greatest interview in sports or entertainment history

[@jimmicrackhead12]

Chael>UFC

[@TylerNorCal]

One of the best MMA interviews ever...pure entertainment for 20 minutes.

[@volcommadness]

this guy is gold. should be on commentary in the future

[@duragezic]

"None of those guys won those fights. They never won those fights" -Chael P

[@GEO_75X]

Chael sonnen for president16

[@RectaRatio1540]

Sonnen/Stann 2020

[@adamirishconundrum851]

Rader/Ridgway 2024 💪

[@alfredlalrindika1312]

after watching this interview a couple of times it still cracks me up everyime

[@TheChampionp]

No one has changed the sport for the better more than these two. Ariel was always brave enough to ask tough and provocative questions to fighters who looked like they were ready to kill him for bringing up certain subjects. Chael has done a lot to get fans to care about the fights, elevate fighter pay, and show the next generation how to set yourself up for success in the cage and making the most of earning outside the cage which will inarguably be a much longer era of your life,and that’s really hard to see when you’re a young man or woman.

[@sukhdevr3489]

True words.

[@theotherserge]

“I do not want to eat chocolate cake for 25 minutes…” Absolute genius take!

[@BuakawPorAdi]

How can you not be in a movie, but a real person in a live interview and do that whole home invasion skit... Unreal😂

[@TheDevilinThePaleMoonlight]

Chael is that one guy who everyone wants as a friend whether he was famous or not. Also if u havent already, watch the London Real King Mo interview when he talks about Chael. Chael is man's man a real American Gangster.

[@brandyman98]

17:26 look at how that drink was sitting on his knee...Thats why hes the american gangster

[@alfiesolomons4437]

11:37 the point where I lost it 😂

[@LukePettit]

Chael's intro into mainstream MMA starts with "I got a suspension, i had another suspension" True bad guy

[@merkins87]

He's a shonky guy, but he's that funny & talented he gets a free pass.

[@trevormichaud8701]

Back when Ariel was in his prime.... This interview along with chael's dan le batard interviews are absolutely gold.

[@ethankamps5223]

This is in the pinnacle of sports interviews. Maybe interviews overall. Undefeated undisputed

[@jaylenmalone7247]

😂😂😂🐐” you are an immigrant from Brazil I’m a gangster from America you sure you wanna play that game with me……”😂😂😂😂then he proceeded to roasted him 😭love this guy

[@bustarhymes6188]

If Ariel spoke to chael as he did to khabib he would get schooled verbally

[@matttoy617]

I remember watching this originally when it aired and laughing my ass at how entertaining it was. Chael knows how to talk. Years later, I always revisit it and remember everything 😂

[@beefcakeman1525]

this is a classic interview. too bad brazil will probably never see it

[@im2sklld4u]

MASTERPIECE ! Watching 2021 again

[@basedgamer5116]

“You are an immigrant from Brazil i am a gangster from America “

[@notoriousmch3443]

He's right that there's no such thing as pound 4 pound

[@CJK32]

Back to watch this for the thousandth time cuz Ariel mentioned it on his recent on the nose segment 😂

[@mathieuehret3188]

this is one of the all time best interviews if all time lmao chael is so so slick

[@360Fov]

"that makes....not a winner" LMAO

[@mallakhel]

Gimme A Silva !!!!

[@reubenbowen5096]

This might be the closest fight interview to a David brent compilation 😂

[@NC-ck5oj]

The night they woke matt hughes up and told him HE was the world champion. Brilliant

[@cplcuddles]

Greatest interview I've ever seen. "You are an immigrant from Brazil, I am a gangster from America."

[@buttahbean2]

LOLLLL!!!! "Practicing your 'Jiu Jitsu' " hahahha

[@jasonhopkins8006]

"This is a true story."

[@Mr_Gray_Sky]

Every single answer is incredible.

[@torta77777]

look how well he balances the cup on his knee, fantastic.

[@godseagle4553]

is it me or does Chael Sonnen looks exactly the same as he did however many years ago this interview was as he does today in 2018!?!? 😮

[@bluepenguin2071]

God's Eagle pure steel and sex appeal

[@HailDaFins]

lmao the dorksofbrazil and password shit is one of the most epic lines in history of mma.

[@irishnative21]

Chael's interviews are awesome.

[@fernmelg5984]

Ariel has the ultimate punch me in the fuckin face look

[@bttgaming5855]

Who's here 2023 It's good to be seen😂

[@thafightgame5383]

This is the first time chael spoke out in over 2 years & bro had material for days lol

[@r.dinesh5026]

Whoelse is reliving Greatness in 2022?

[@leo_wentzel]

2023

[@MnMs002]

Colby Covington couldn't lace Ole Uncle Chael's boots up...When it came to talking smack Chael was above them all...Chael was even better than Mcgregor because he didn't have to be nearly as vulgar to get the buzz going...

[@iamjp1]

13:57 that always was weird to me lol. precedent says that should have been a no contest but it's a win to this day

[@mrjeremyleblanc]

This is when I realized Chael Sonnen was the realest in the game. He exposed every phony in MMA at the time