My Biggest Regret In Mixed Martial Arts...

[@YOUPQRNISBETTER]

Chael you literally turned millions of people into mma fans your legacy is solidified

[@slicksilver9441]

THIS^^^^ Chael is the original trash talker and brought so many eyes on the sport

[@joebudi5136]

He's added a technical understanding for us non fighters. He teaches me so much. Now that I understand the science so much more, I'm way more into MMA. All leagues, not just the ufc.

[@rabhughes7840]

Agree 💯

[@gurvin4315]

Chael Sonnen is seriously one of the best in the business. I mean let's be real, he would fight anyone anytime. No weight issues during his fights and always ready to throw it down. He may not have won the UFC/Bellator title but he won our heart.

[@lisetteeliseparis7070]

Totally agree.

[@srt9668]

Chaels biggest regret is not letting anyone win a round he felt bad for his opponents

[@brendandarcy8188]

Unless you count the round against Anderson Silva that he tapped thinking that meant the end of the round not the fight 😆😆

[@Giliw]

Uncle Chael’s biggest regret during his MMA career is definitely retiring undefeated, undisputed. He didn’t pass the torch to the next generation.

[@jakesnyder3335]

His biggest regret is being too good. That the next generation will feel subpar no matter what they do, because they can't outdo uncle chaels undefeated, undisputed resume.

[@Otisbear480]

That is getting old

[@Cognitoman]

Lol he wasent even close to the best fighter

[@arianz1791]

Jim C: you’re the prime example of why Chael should’ve taken it a bit easier on younger guys. Too good, Too repetitive, Too GOAT.

[@prof_jesus]

@@Cognitoman r/woooosh

[@ethanbell5508]

Chael P Sonnen: 31 wins by ko, 17 by submission, 1 win by the opponent verbally tapping out as soon as the fight started because he saw the biggest arms in west Lynn Oregon. Undefeated. undisputed. untested.

[@picklecage5488]

Also 5 wins by staredown the opponent's to verbally tapout in the very first round

[@Queonstantin]

No you are wrong he have 48 win by defaut

[@Mbstr1]

He definately got tested though.... Failed for too high test levels, even though he never used a PED in his life. Now that's a gangster

[@daniellelee6294]

Untested..if you don't count USADA

[@unclerico7271]

Small Correction. WEST LINN

[@mustafakhan940]

Chael Sonnen fought literally everyone. I don't think he should have any regrets apart from staying alive just 1 minute and 50 seconds more against Anderson Silva to beat him. - Anderson Silva x2 (MMA Middleweight GOAT) - Jon Jones (MMA Light-Heavyweight GOAT) - Fedor Emeilianenko (MMA Heavyweight GOAT) - Demian Maia (MMA Grappling GOAT) - Tito Ortiz (UFC Light-Heavyweight Champion) - Lyoto Machida (UFC Light-Heavyweight Champion) - Rampage Jackson (UFC Light-Heavyweight Champion) - Rashad Evans (UFC Light-Heavyweight Champion) - Forest Griffin (UFC Light-Heavyweight Champion) - Shogun Rua (UFC Light-Heavyweight Champion) - Michael Bisbing (UFC Middleweight Champion) - Wanderlei Silva (PRIDE Middleweight Champion) - Jeremy Horn x3 (KOTC Light-Heavyweight Champion) - Trevor Prangely x2 (KOTC Light-Heavyweight Champion) - Renato Sobral x2 (StrikeForce Light-Heavyweight Champion) - Nate Marquardt (StrikeForce Welterweight Champion) - Keiichiro Yamamiya (Pancrease Light-Heavyweight Champion) - Brian Stann (WEC Light-Heavyweight Champion) - Jason Lambert (WEC Light-Heavyweight Champion) - Paulo Filho (WEC Middleweight Champion)

[@scottmalkinson9545]

Wow and technically he did win a championship so he should have nothing to regret what a legend

[@mikesmith7136]

That is a murderer's row

[@blazein210]

@@scottmalkinson9545 which fight are you referring to?

[@lakehouse1607]

blazein210 The second Paulo fihlo fight where he won but Paulo missed weight so the belt wasn’t on the line

[@blazein210]

@@lakehouse1607 I didnt know that, crazy!

[@robbysleaze5041]

Killing Dudes in the Octagon should'nt be a regret for you Uncle Chael.

[@thejawaiian9897]

Chael Sonnen is the Womens Pick and the Mens Regret and this is a very real thing

[@ethanbell5508]

Ok great

[@thejawaiian9897]

@Cobra85291 Right, ok great

[@patrickhart2483]

And has been a very real thing for a meaningful period of time

[@Hakor0]

You're a liar 👽

[@slicksilver9441]

Oh, and by the way

[@jasontabor3547]

Chaels shirt: "My biggest regret is thinking I'd fit over this guys biceps"

[@kingjames1101]

Chaels biggest regret is not asking “where does Kevin Lee fit into this?” Earlier

[@birthdaybatter815]

2:07 4:46 and 8:12 for those looking for all the leg crosses.

[@SurveyingStudy]

Lmao

[@newageassholes]

Not exactly Sharon stone.

[@Palumbo24]

"Nothing bad comes from working out" My torn acl: okay great

[@ivan.guitaraaa1903]

How it happen if u don’t mind me asking

[@adogg9782]

That's exactly what my back said before my discs ruptured!

[@kvbvl7285]

Chael: I think im gonna wear this shirt today Shirt: Ok, great.

[@brandongunner7664]

That shirt doesn't know how lucky it is, its as close as possible to the biggest arms this side of the Mississippi

[@marcellocevolani9534]

That shirt is my hero now

[@jasonduplantis6442]

That shirt, the real mvp

[@forgetfuljade]

Idk what that shirt is made of to contain those arms

[@MichaelMarucci]

Circles are a very real thing and they roll to the highest of levels.

[@Poise_man]

Khabib vid: 6 min Chael being the internet’s dad: 14 min Priorities: straight Build: different

[@jewl123]

Hotel: Trivago

[@dunkindoughnut167]

@@jewl123 you're a god damn Internet genius.

[@msiraczor]

Underrated Comment

[@gravel2474]

You should have no regrets Chael, your career was perfection

[@rfuentes7752]

Exactly chael p. sonnen, p stands for perfection

[@rafaelgalindo3280]

AMEN

[@juicynuggets1341]

Never lost a round

[@gdarippa69]

Kenny Venegas - I fuckin hate this joke Yes he was undefeated but he did lose 2 rounds in his career 1 to Bisping and 1 to Silva Chael P Sonnen and the P stands for GANGSTER

[@gdarippa69]

Kenny Venegas - Bro I was kidding and what joke? Chael is 49-0 All I’m saying is that he has lost 2 rounds in his career

[@Hugh_Jaynus]

We all know you regret not allowing one of your opponents to win a round against you.

[@hoagiesupreme]

I think he regrets not ever letting anyone get close.

[@Ms.Fowlbwahhh]

My biggest regret as a fan is not seeing Chael make Tito tap live

[@johnfalcetta5431]

#titotapped

[@mattbmxer]

same :(

[@360Fov]

Chael's only regret is having legs so muscular they require the assistance of both of his huge biceps to move them

[@teenmutantboss]

This is genuinely such a good lesson for anyone to learn. Make your condition workouts sport specific! Thanks Uncle Chael

[@ricardonavarrete9564]

Love that chael always shows respect to the coaches who trained him, good man.

[@lisetteeliseparis7070]

I sound like a broken record but Chael is just awesome!

[@slicksilver9441]

Shit, your record is just fine. I'll play that tune all day too

[@ate5ive866]

That he is

[@lakehouse1607]

Lisette Elise Paris I’ll play that record in the background as I binge watch chaels videos

[@flavio7500]

Thanks chael,always good to hear and learn from the Ogs,amateur mma 6-0 from Curitiba,Brazil here.....

[@ermac384]

Chael absolutely outclassed bisping when they fought.

[@CycloneMMA]

Wow! Chael Sonnen has never lost a fight, never lost a round and STILL has regrets about his career. True warrior.

[@Hi-ok7gb]

Do you regret beating dethroning Anderson Silva? Don’t worry, the throne was always yours

[@jimmy9802-t8j]

he was the only one that had Anderson beat ...almost anyways ...hey Anderson silva was in my opinion the greatest fighter in ufc history ...he was better than jon jones , who cheated with steroids ,before his injury he had beat everybody ,legends in 2 weight classes 2.

[@TeamYouphoric]

It's not bad to lift weights, it's bad to lift weights without purpose and intention. A properly periodized training program will always benefit any athlete in any sport.

[@WilhelmDrake]

"Discipline is never an end in itself, only a means to an end." "Relaxation is never accidental."

[@Giltr0y]

I was really hoping, that right at the end of this beautiful monologue, right there in its last second, he would drop "..and thus my biggest mistake in my mma carrier, was letting Anderson Silva triangle me"

[@passingthetorch5831]

You can learn a concept (leg locks exist) in one go, but learning a skill, like a leg lock or guitar, takes many repetitions, starting from slow, perfect repetitions, and then speeding up. Training for an MMA match? It doesn't make sense to do much more than the regulation time. Full-blast full-body workouts ... basically HIIT for five minutes, then again for five minutes. Honestly, I'd like to see some stats for heart rate for different phases of a fight. Seems like it's pretty clear what people need ... they need to work on their weaknesses. Some people need more strength, hit the weights hard. Some people get gassed, swimming or running or cycling. Some people need more power, lift weights fast. Some people need more speed ... well ...

[@jackhuawei1094]

What’s your biggest regret? Chael: why aren’t tyres triangles?

[@johnrapp1116]

Guys, everyone! Chael - it’s an AirDyne bike. Pronounced air-dine. I own one and four times a week it wants to kill me. Anything above 60 RPM for more than a minute increases your chance of dying both exponentially and instantaneously. 80 RPM is crazy!

[@blakeharness7788]

In all seriousness ppl forget cheal was the first person to actually whip anderson Silva's ass yea silva got the win but cheal beat the hell outta him so bad that at the time it blew my mind I was a lil kid and was a big silva fan amd at the time siva was destroying everyone and cheal came in and beat the hell out of him. Cheal is definitely one of the non champs that should be in the ufc hall of fame

[@ardnfast]

Chael "why are tires round analogy " Sonnen

[@SAM-ru4vx]

Goodyear? Not 2020. Toyo the tires you need if you want to be fast & furious.

[@getsoulstrongvideos196]

Chael was the first to weaponize pocadot shirts.

[@EddieJarnowski]

His biggest regret is not challenging Chuck Norris to a ufc fight. It's still up in the air who might have won.

[@DBD241]

This is probably my favorite Chael blog. A real dope perspective here

[@leshreddur]

Beautiful sentiment, very well said. I feel like I have done the same very thing with my lifelong pursuit. I have my eyes open now thanks!

[@josiahpate4866]

Your career hasn't ended this is the flow on effect You had the "opportunity" and this is your life and we have the honour to watch it

[@Daniel_Zalman]

Ideally, you train smarter and harder. That's why you need a great coach.

[@rynopot]

This is so relevant in sports today - for fitness - do what you will be doing in your sport. I had a cricket coach that has a Doctorate in Sports Medicine. He was our cricket coach - and he used to say - the only time you jog, is for warm up, to get your heart rate up. He said - if you want to jog 5 miles a day - then do so if you run road races. We jogged for warm up, and for fitness, we sprinted - a lot. Because in cricket, you sprint most of the time - fielding a ball, running between the wickets. So your comment on jumping rope for boxing, MMA is 100%. Unless you're Connor McGregor who starts jogging in the octagon when he's tired, there is no reason to jog. Rugby and soccer - you can jog, but NOT at an easy pace, because you'll also have times when you need to sprint. And in rugby and soccer - speed is everything. The other thing on fitness for these sports where you sprint - is to do the sprints with short rest periods in between, to teach your body to recover faster. So we would sprint from one end to another, then walk or jog back slowly. I love your Channel - just working too hard the last few weeks to catch all your videos.

[@ZeeroDubs]

Chael: i was always having weight issues Chael's Shirt: ya don't say

[@RobertoPerez-lz5cd]

😭😭

[@3ZN357]

Legend has it his daughter is still wandering in the lands behind the chair

[@jamesoncross7494]

I used to work out at a gym with a professional body builder. He taught me to start out with the lightest weight and perfect your form before you moved up in weight. Slow and steady before you go hard and fast.

[@dboucher2974]

Chael “motivation’s tough to come by” Sonnen

[@mixhaelamikovich]

Backhand against Anderson or letting Anderson get him to submit oh 5th rd

[@RealRyanSecord]

Chael's biggest regret is retiring undefeated.

[@xmartinv1xvideogamingtv69]

This is a real thing Uncle Chael offer us. A good question with answers

[@mpwmu9041]

I played basketball in highschool. We shared the gym with the wrestling team. Our coach was good buds with the wrestling coach. So we would train a 1/2 hour a day with the wrestlers during training camp. I never puked so much in my life. They station trash barrels around the gym to puke in. We did Z drills. Sprint to certain lines on the court and at the end do 30 push-ups and alternate with the chin up racks. It was unbelievable for a 17 year old kid. Awesome. Nothing but deep admiration for wrestlers.

[@johnnym8717]

When I used to box i got shin splints very bad and had to sideline some roadwork. My coach had me do stationary bikes but it wasnt cutting it for me. His next idea was start sprint swimming. I would never swim in a boxing ring and was skeptical at first but that season was the best gas tank and conditioned I ever was. I always push people to do hard swimming a couple months before a wrestling match or boxing match now. Might have been mental but not being able to breathe and digging deep to keep under and push to the end really helped ME out.

[@carmelo5320]

Shin splits are no joke my bro was out for two years in a row for high school basketball he missed all of it due to shin splits

[@AB-dh5ld]

Real talk you’re one of the reasons why I’m fighting uncle Chael

[@K31ran17]

Chaels MMA career isn't over, He may not fighting but I'd rather listen to chael that most other MMA "journalists". This bad man has brought more fans to MMA than most current fighters will.

[@sleeperino3054]

The philosophies laid out in this video are so informative. Thanks Chael.

[@yelramyelram]

its called "grease the groove", mainstream popularized by Pavel Tsatsouline way back , he has helped many champions across a wide range of sports, and this concept is still relevant today. Not only does it makes sense, its the best approach in every way in terms of level, energy at disposal, time and your given sport. Do your thing at your best, rest and then do it again. sounds simple enough but good candidates fall into weird routines still even to this day, ok great

[@lakehouse1607]

Chael your videos helped make me fall in love with the UFC. Thanks GOAT

[@yousufleads]

Gsp says train smarter

[@corm1000]

That's life though, is that not how School kind of is. When you go to college, you are forced to take a lot of classes, that you hope will cross over into what you want to do. Some of these things cross over fairly well some of them don't. If I was going to have an MMA fight, and all I did was powerlifting, and running. Will I become a better fighter? I think the answer is yes, because there will be a crossover effect. But I think you could make the argument that I would become a better fighter if I did more sparring, and other activity that are specific to mma. But if I'm already super technical, and my physical fitness was kind of weak then it would be better to focus a lot more on the fitness aspect. If you're in a combat sport you always want to have your physical attributes at a high level. Don't forget, Bob Sapp did beat Ernesto Hoost twice.

[@Triangletox]

Chanel sonnen. In regards to exercises that translate to on mat skill. The answer is that sprints, bike, etc are ways to increase heart. Strength(in all ways physical and emotional) risk free of accidental injury that always accompanied drilling and other practice for combat sports. So while they were not completely applicable to mat skill they reduce the risk of injury while at the same time increasing some other physical or mental aspect of the athlete. There you have it

[@geoff4705]

This was the John Smith approach: to be a better wrestler, he wrestled. He didn't lift weights, or condition, or cut a ton of weight. His match against Sarkissian echoes the physical disparity between Adesanya and Costa. Smith was a guy who wrestled very very well but would come in last in any bodybuilding contest.

[@Peet-_-]

Come on chael we all get it but you were the first one of your kind in mma and you led the path for so many other great!

[@mgreene011]

The track team doesn’t wrestle to get ready for a meet. Why should the wrestling team run to get ready for a meet?

[@sasagrcevic475]

His biggest regret is never losing a round cause that would make him seem more human then he actually is and get more affection from audience and fans. But he stayed on the righteous path of being undefeated and undisputed out of principle. People paid to see him never go down and not to be entertained.

[@benroy1966]

We had a saying in the infantry" train as you fight " we also used things like sprints as a tool to be better

[@fearandloathing9976]

SHARP & EO training to win wars haha

[@ate5ive866]

Uncle Chael this wisdom came at a very crucial time, this knowledge wasn't revolutionary to me, however it has definelty reminded me of some past ideals and training methods, thank you.

[@ChristheCEO1]

I've been saying this forever, all these exercises are useless for fighting, the only strength and conditioning exercises u need are: shadow fighting, mitt work, bag work. These are fully translated to fighting oh and ofcourse u do them for as many rounds as u would normally be fighting

[@techtalk7018]

I think there would be more than one answer for this question. At what point in your mma career are we talking about. Are we going by every 3-5 years over the 2+ decades of said mma career. Or is it in it's entirety. It's definitely a complicated answer. it's pretty amazing watching so many fighters get better through the years and fighting into their mid-forties. Impressive!

[@trulydontcare3579]

Love you Chael

[@FVCK-]

When it’s the 5th round of a championship fight, and you’re gassed out, your arms are rubber, and your legs feel like they’re weighed down by concrete. That extra work you did on the bike to give you that last bit of cardio to be fresher than your opponent is gonna be more applicable than any extra grappling you put in at the end of a workout. If you are at the level where you have been practicing those moves to the extent that you have made it to the UFC, those moves have become part of your muscle memory and just happen without even thinking. But if you are not physically capable of pulling those moves off because your cardio has abandoned you, it won’t matter how many times you’ve worked on them, you’ll be too gassed to effectively use them. Cardio is king, and is the only attribute that will allow you to continue when every other fiber of your being is telling you you’re done.

[@zeeess4691]

Studies show that long distance runners improve their performances when weight training is also involved

[@raiderrichard7291]

Is this all Chael does all day?

[@ShuckClater]

If you've noticed he's gained about 25k subs just since the last pay per view. I'd imagine if all you had to do was analyze a sport you're an expert in for that kind of gain, you would right?

[@JazGalaxy]

These are like, what 20 minutes tops? He can put in a few days of work and have content for a month.

[@betteldottel]

@@JazGalaxy and i'd guess he has barely anything to do with editing and uploading. A cutter surely does that.

[@coleprice7858]

Dream life

[@Dudethingy563]

this is his post main career job tho

[@zeaferjones1404]

This is what I was wondering. In both of the areas I wrestled at were very successful at weaponizing pace but I was more of a strength guy so I always wondered if I would be better off not doing so much cardio and doing more weight lifting. I felt like I hit a wall in wrestling where I wasn't getting any better. I wished I would have had someone like Khabib who wasn't very technically sound to show me aggression and strength matters more than technique with take downs.

[@IamPete69]

I get u Chael! Todays training methods are not yet reached perfection by any human but for sure they have got better and still getting better. I just wanna say this so u don't have to regret so badly, maybe the way u trained was very good for u because like if u only trained sport specific movements u could have got more injuries so all the sprinting and aero bikes are necessary because u can mix up ur training and train more by doing that and preventing injuries. Sorry for the name I made this account when I was 9 years old and sorry for broken english It is my second languange

[@matthewmc4363]

Never earning championship. In The way you described it to you father. (Obviously, you misspoke. Then ) Your a champion of in our eyes. Like it or not.

[@neryamofaz9121]

Getting triangled by Silva

[@alcoyot]

No, most of your general conditioning work should not be directly trying to mimic the actual specific sport. It is just to get you generally stronger and in better shape. You are already on the edge of burnout from the actual sport practice that you should be doing a great deal of. The main time I would consider trying to make your strength and conditioning mimic the sport movements more, is if for some reason you aren't able to spar. There are of course exceptions to this concept. But its not true that every aspect of strength and conditioning needs to mimic the sport.

[@zanedavids4141]

Thankyou Uncle Chael.

[@enshk79]

I love you Chael. Coming up on 300 millions views on here

[@lux_satani]

When I did training for fighting, I would do pushups and light weights. I felt light on my feet, but I also felt strong and had very well off condition.

[@steve-xn3zm]

GSP's coach on JRE talked a very different and unique approach to training philosophy.

[@coreycarroll500]

Chael your Bad Guy Inc is the best, Dan Hardy is a guy id love to see get back in there, he is also a great voice to listen too, cheers

[@tonybowen455]

I've always wondered if fighters should train more like marathon runners and like how you said gsp trained. Let's say 80% easy runs, 10% hard, and 10% race day pace. At the end of the video you mentioned training unspecific mma activities. It reminds me of when Usman said on JRE that he is ultra obsessive/competitive to the point where he carries all his grocery bags in in one trip. You, Usman, and Cain/Cormier remind me of Gable.

[@ryanhaggerty8375]

Nice video bro💪🏻

[@diabolic42090]

Chael is spot on with regards to doing sport specific drills/exercises rather than general conditioning workouts. Going to grappling practice and doing burpees when you're in a room full of other grapplers makes no sense to me. Hit takedowns back and forth for a few minutes and you'll get plenty tired.

[@jesterscupcake]

That shirt is an entire vibe.

[@ashersolomon9560]

When I wrestled in HS my dad bought an aerodyne, kept it by the TV. I could easily cut weight by hopping on the bike then going to the sweat bath. 30 minutes alternating between the 2

[@ashersolomon9560]

I still have that bike and I haven’t wrestled in 6 years

[@Justice4Skye]

Never losing a round, should have let an opponent get one, if only one.

[@JerseyMiller]

Baseball's Johnny Hustle (Pete Rose) knew the secret of using pace as a weapon as well.

[@Underbottom.Sandydown]

after 69 fights and 420 rounds, all undefeated, I'm listening to Chael

[@thepistolguy859]

Something bad came from me working out yesterday morning I got the worst tooth ache I've ever had. The tooth was bad but the workout caused it to start hurting me badly.

[@adamtaylor7867]

The spinning back fist against Anderson was the absolute biggest regret

[@miamimagicians]

His biggest regret is not costing/avoiding Anderson the 5th round! Btw GREAT career, imop Chael was better than Chuck ever was

[@freedadrive]

square tyres go cluck cluck, i love u Chael.

[@SparkyPromotions]

are you putting the weight on Chael?

[@bboycosmo7499]

Chael: 7:44 Alexander Gustaffson: yes

[@Mr.HogLoggins89]

Chael regrets never repairing his relationship with his father...Chuck Norris

[@unclerico7271]

Actually we did talk. We worked everything out...

[@jimmietwotime]

13:01 New word: Defack. Meaning: Default-back.

[@lifeofsharazandkiran]

I don’t know what he’s talking about but I like what he’s saying

[@kedah2398]

Bought myself a rogue airbike bout 3 years to help condition for my jiu jitsu comps. Those 20/10 are a modafocka!!

[@rhcp1212rhcp]

So you are at a disadvantage if you wrestle a gorilla but you have an advantage if you box against one! Thanks Chael.. I’m gonna go find a gorilla and beat the muscles out of it!

[@raybrozzo7850]

Has to actually be that 5th round against Anderson in the first fight cause my man Chael had that fight hands down and I have never in my life been so shocked by a tap than that one right there