Chael Sonnen on UFC's future and his fighting career | Dan Le Batard Show | ESPN

Chael Sonnen talks about the future of UFC and its stars, his new show on ESPN+ and his own career which crossed paths with Jon Jones.
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[@lolandlol5659]

Lol Chaels interviews on the LeBatard Show are always hillarious

[@tommygunnew7816]

Chael Sonnen is the real deal. The definition of a work horse.

[@spacecowboy6895]

Tommy Gun New yep papa chael works hard

[@tommygunnew7816]

Chael is world class, Dan has to choose his words better. Understand you should not offend a man, let alone a fighter.

[@joegrizzly9651]

Couldn't agree more

[@stun2187]

I thought getting offended was for snowflakes

[@northpappyflappy]

Gotta love Chaels honesty.

[@Kodie128]

I hope ESPN actually starts to go hard at covering the UFC on it's shows, they say there's no stars or stories but there's tons of stories and if you cover them that's a way for them to become stars and gain more popularity.

[@JBOM-qp8nq]

They can’t until they get some guys that know the sport. I think that’s what they are attempting with Chael, Ariel, Dc.. etc... they tried with Steven A Smith and it was a huge flop lol

[@Kodie128]

JBOM9000 DC&Helwani going to ESPN2 should have a big impact on that if they get good viewership showing ESPN that MMA has a large audience. And there’s a lot of insightful and well spoken guys to choose from that they could add for shows or podcasts like Kenny Florian, Cruz, Dan Hardy, etc. But then again they probably don’t want to go full steam if they don’t know that it’d be successful.

[@seansacustics]

Wow. Chael being nice to dan.

[@robotsex111]

Great stuff as always from Chael!

[@jzanthapus2504]

Chael is the best interview in mma

[@adami8114]

Fantastic

[@azteclegendlit]

Chael is the GOAT

[@ejsandersg260]

Never seen a bad Chael Sonnen interview, cringy ones yes but bad/ unentertaining, never.

[@jarrodbrett7035]

EJ Sanders g what was cringey was Tito when chael was destroying him in the press conference

[@VikasKumar-sk6pm]

Being so open and frank about your loss is a sign of a great man

[@diegogarza6889]

“This guys a little kid I’ll push this guy around” 😂

[@RobWitchdoctor]

Chael very honest here

[@jaym2111]

Chael gets the show

[@mannysaurus19]

I love listening to Chael. I can't wait for the new show with Ariel

[@ryanjohnson8069]

LMAO. There is nothing like chael

[@mpuchar5003]

Dan getting outclassed on his own show

[@SuperstarPecanbar]

Pretty clever setup.

[@outlawstarOSTT]

Dan only agree'd to this interview as long as chael doesn't roast him

[@livefree1030]

Aerial and Chael have a show together? That's awesome. Would be comedy if Rampage and Aerial had a show together

[@jcamp165]

Correct, his last 11 opponents were current/former champions (across different organizations)...but he didn't go 8-3...he went 6-5, still not too bad.

[@JoaquinAic]

I guess he count the Tito and the first Anderson fight

[@vedamonkar412]

(2:48)Chael Sonnen "Dan's nemesis"

[@gaylordmcgillicuddy8745]

I fucking love when LeBatard has Chael on...

[@daniel10854]

that is somthing we are not gonne talk about ever again. lmfao

[@honestlee9921]

daniel itshaki what do I do I have I a. Impolkded buthole

[@edvinparmeza1298]

It's funny that they put in the screen when Chael speaks "Chael Sonnen Dan's Nemesis" lol

[@joegrizzly9651]

I want to get this fucking show in Canada

[@XIANBLACK]

Chewing Chael

[@NextChampion]

Should be called American gangster and the merman. Lol chael on dirty fighters is always funny

[@dayra6425]

I listen to lebetard every day .. they need chael on as much as possible

[@dayra6425]

Drew R haha .. the lebetard show with Stugotz is one of the funniest radio shows ever made.. it had a huge following and high ratings .. lebatard can be a libertard but he's also insight full and funny as hell when u understand his and the shows humor.. i use to thing the same way you do about his show . then I got stuck driving in the mornings and gave it a chance now I listen every day

[@BrandonRobertWeed]

Drew R boi. Skip bayless on football said tebow was the best quarterback in the league. He said kobe wasnt a draw to fans. He said lebron was bad. And when talking about nate vs conor said that nate outweighed conor by "im guessing 40 pounds" and said he beat him with "sumo style" wrestling. But dans the worst right? Stop being so dramatic nancy.

[@BrandonRobertWeed]

Drew R use some more emojis dude. 😔🛑💙👌👌🏽😭🙆‍♂️😢👌☺🖕😍😔✌🙏👌😈😭☺😭🙏✌🤩📿⛑🎓🎓💍🎓🎓📿

[@Loganbub]

How Dan is even still employed is beyond me. His interviews skills are horrendous.

[@stevennieto9898]

@@drewr3725 YOU DON'T GET THE SHOW!!!!!

[@elihernandez800]

Chael "Jon Jones and Silva have an asterisk (due to PEDs)" Sonnen

[@tomjensenlyrics]

Ariel and the bad guy? Chael is awesome and unless you're fighting him and are from a country that doesn't speak Chael then he comes across as intelligent and genial.

[@robertg305]

Chael Sonnen and Dan Le Batard have a very Muhammad Ali and Howard Cosell type of relationship

[@brendanfernandez8744]

This is the first chael/LeBatard interview where chael isn’t just trying to entertain😂

[@elihernandez800]

"Im a white boy and Im jacked, deal with it" -- Chael Sonnen

[@conor-_C]

giving out about juicy with chael

[@devanman7920]

Chael's great isn't he!

[@JProSnake]

Non-confrontational Sonnen interviews are fantastic and smart

[@patrickcrawford6392]

guy looks 25 years too old to be wearing that hat

[@johnsprings3322]

It's a close friends or relatives hat line, he's giving free pub

[@djt8870]

Bones Jones GOAT

[@davidzoo9005]

Jon Bones Jones may be the goat but you sure can mess up a good thing

[@mikevrabel5349]

Gatherer Of All Testosterone?

[@sonofsammydavis2751]

The American Gangster

[@theroots450]

Is it just me or the surrounding of the screen looks bad

[@Oztralien]

Dear ESPN please put everything MMA on its own KZbin Channel. Many MMA fans only want MMA content and if its all mixed up among other sports, they will most likely get sick of seeing those other sports in their feed and unsubscribe.

[@titansfitness3393]

I love how Chael defends Brock Lesnar when these guys try to badmouth him...

[@mattrc77]

I wonder why Bellator is not locking Chael down for his own show, their stupid loss.

[@colbychaos9998]

Jon Jones ruined his legacy man can’t believe he decided to juice again vs Cormier after all he went through everyone was ready to forgive him again

[@nickc5503]

Im Green Slime Biotch he didnt juice on purpose. its already been proven.

[@klaymyfeelingsarehurt7920]

wet cig Already been proven? He’s failed two drug tests lol

[@kalinbalcomb]

first time he popped an independent neutral arbitrator said that their findings didn’t show intentional steroid use, just reckless use of over the counter pills that could’ve been tainted. The UFC’s top drug guy Jeff Novitzky said this second time also points to unintentional use, and not a significant amount of whatever it was. But it’s for sure a boneheaded move and a shame to see his prime years fizzling away like this. Hope he comes back and only Takes whey protein and flintstones gummy vitamins

[@englewoodkemo7143]

Nah his legacy is just fine

[@24BIGDYL]

wet cig hahah you're duchess a sheep

[@freebones5064]

Jon jones the greatest fighter to ever grace the octagon 🐐🐐🐐 (cue all the haters about to jump on me)

[@gdarippa69]

free bones - Stipe Miocic* or Fabrício Werdum* or Cain Velasquez*

[@karlmarx809]

Gda Rippa Jones would beat the breaks off Stipe stop it

[@gdarippa69]

Troy Barnes - oh no no no Miocic would KO Coke Cilas Jones in the first round like he did Werdum, JDS n Reem

[@37robles]

Nah that's GSP son

[@thechaddingo2677]

Without Gracie, there is no Jones. Show respect to the brick layers.

[@michaelhill6497]

UFC problem is that their big name stars are all part time. Either by choice or suspension. Conor and Nate Diaz both by choice. Jon Jones constant trouble. Lesnar - steroids and by choice to wrestle. PPV will take hits til the big name stars are actually fighting. The biggest draws in the sport all have hardly fought in that last couple years

[@MrSals123]

Cain Velasquez is the most dangerous and devastating guy in the history of the UFC.

[@AlexSanchez-sc1xk]

salil pai Khabib is 26-0 never lost a round hes the most devastating but Cain-y is a good 2nd place

[@divgoel4425]

Haha you can tell that Chael is just fuming at Le Betard but has to be somewhat nice to him because of the ESPN deal. I miss him unfiltered referring to him as an incompetent, nepotistic charlatan

[@paulkenney1596]

UFC season? Fucking ridiculous I'm not waiting 6 months to watch a UFC event

[@t.thomas6967]

First

[@matthewguariglia9938]

Hate ESPN talking MMA. They are all such dorks. Hope Chael and Ariel don't start talking stupid like these guys.

[@sebastiandavies5936]

🔥🔥 a serious injury 1:23 💕🥊💝 👇 👇 👇 👇 👇🔥

[@jasontheworldisyours]

No questions about why is a Bellator fighter doing a UFC show? @Coloredspaces

[@FirstLast.....]

Fighting is a Vegas sport. The new owners are Hollywood talent agents. The brand is already ruined.

[@24BIGDYL]

Jon "roids" jones

[@user-no3fv4xm4r]

Is Chael dipping tobacco under his lower lip?

[@bobjohnson6353]

These 2 should have a show instead of ariel

[@StreetCammo]

So a steroid user is talking about other steriod users. Then he shitting on Anderson Silva.

[@IvanMozgovyy1990]

"My last 11 fights were against world champions. I won 8 of those." I don't know when this was filmed, but Chael is 6-5 in his last 11 fights as of June 16, 2018. And of all those opponents, only Silva and Jones were reigning champs at the time (the rest were former champions from other organizations). Self-promoting (trash talking) is ruining MMA as a legitimate sport. This attracts wrong kind of attention and wrong kind of fans (the ones that should be watching fake 'wrestling'). Fighters should be training and fighting, while the UFC (the fuckin* promotion, BTW) should be promoting the fights. It's not fair when one fighter gets title shots and more money just because he has a big mouth and no shame, while his opponent was either raised better than that or simply doesn't speak English (like Silva or Aldo). Fuck you, Chael! You have helped turn this sport into a WWE circus.

[@neocostar2093]

Ivan Mozgovyy Anderson Silva speaks English. He just doesn't like talking to his fans. There is proof of this.

[@davidl.miller8168]

I just recently started watching past UFC fights and real enjoy Chael Sonnen. Plus, like him I cannot stand Tito Ortiz, and that is only for one reason. I believe whole theatrical play of digging a grave and dragging his opponent into it is so very disrespectful, which is why Randy Couture spanking Tito was so funny.

[@maliceburgoyne495]

His fighting career? It was a joke. He lost to every good fighter and never backed up his trash talk once. Loser. And sadly he's the "high-budget" version of Colby Covington if you can believe that. Wrestlers have not fared particularly well and only two hold belts in all the UFC's weight divisions-and both of those are "*" interim belts...

[@ejsandersg260]

GSP?

[@antw9770]

Malice Burgoyne DC? Jon Jones? Stipe? GSP? Chuck Liddell?

[@nothx962]

Chael beat Shogun, Wanderlei, Rampage, Stann, Bisping, Okami...manhandled Silva...come on man.

[@kingcolby9113]

Mighty mouse, Henry Cejudo, Tj Dillashaw, Cody Garbrandt are headlining the next ppv all come from wrestling a background.

[@ryanmichaelangelofavale5863]

He's not a special talent!!!!!!!!!!!!! He has a 7 foot 👣 frame on a 6'4 body!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He would get ragdolled if he was chael sonnens frame!!!!!!