Heading into his UFC on Fox 2 bout with Michael Bisping, Chael Sonnen is in his usual fine form. In a pair of video interviews he conducted to promote the show he went above and beyond with the antics.
First up, on his bizarre Highly Questionable appearance with host Dan LeBatard where he not only claimed to be the UFC middleweight champion but also appeared wearing a fake UFC belt he acquired somewhere. This isn't the first time Sonnen has claimed to be the UFC champ.
Then he follows that completely deranged performance with an interview with MMA Fighting's Ariel Helwani in which he goes off on Mark Cuban, HDNet, Inside MMA and especially Inside MMA co-host Kenny Rice. Sonnen's complaint about Rice? Simple, Sonnen says he's a liar.
That's pretty rich coming from a man who had to give up his real estate license and plead guilty to a federal felony for his role in a kickback scheme, who claims to be the UFC champ and whose bald-faced lies before the California State Athletic Commission were so egregious that he can't even get a license to fight in Nevada.
Both interviews are after the jump, enjoy.
8 recs | 281 comments
Absolutely brilliant
The batshit insane interviews plus his absolutely fearless performance against Anderson Silva, combined with his heartfelt post-fight press conference interview has guaranteed that I will never not want to watch him fight. And I don’t even like Republicans.
Bravo, Uncle Chael.
ihateemo - January 25, 2012 via mobile
Yeah this
I’ll still root against him almost every time, but I truly love to hate the guy.
Dave Strummer - January 25, 2012
Not even love to hate him
Straight out respect him as a fighter. I rewatched his title fight with Silva with my roommate who’d never even heard of Sonnen, and the way he came forward relentlessly without fear was awe-inspiring. Every single fighter before and since has trembled and hemmed and hawed at the sight of Silva across the cage from them. Chael Sonnen is the only fighter who has got up in Anderson Silva’s face without respect or fear and beaten the tar out of him for over four rounds, then gotten in the cage with Cpt. Brian Stann and beaten the bejesus out of him before almost choking him unconscious.
Fucking WAR Chael Sonnen, any day of the week. I’m also British and I think Bisping is a great fighter, but this liberal-leaning British immigrant is going to be cheering on the American Gangster on Saturday.
ihateemo - January 26, 2012
REC THIS. TROOF
chillnnsht - January 25, 2012
Sigh.
Usually, I’m on board with Sonnen’s antics, but this totally rubs me the wrong way. Why confuse casual people on who the real champion is? Dana White and the UFC should have a rule that their fighters can’t wear fake UFC champion belts, especially not in front of the media or on TV.
Never thought I’d say this, but Jon Jones was right — UFC replica belts are inherently stupid.
McKinley B. Noble - January 25, 2012
You immediately lost any argument you had when you stated that Jones was right. Should have just posted that as your first line so people know to skip the post imo.
Empty Thoughts - January 25, 2012
Jones is right about whipping the ass of YOUR favorite LHW though…
phantom5691 - January 26, 2012
Ok?
Empty Thoughts - January 26, 2012
if Chael has the belt and they’er confused that means they are thinking about it but just very dumb. If they are thinking about it that means they are going to watch to see what unfolds, if they watch they will get hooked, if they get hooked then they’ll go hardcore, if they are dumb and go core then they’ll buy fake belts and ask the fighters to sign it. When they ask Chael he will steal it and claim to have 2 UFC belts . So, it’s really just Chael planning out the rest of his career.
Hardy's in your face - January 26, 2012
Cracker Jack box
If he’s going to put something fake around his waist and go on television interviews, maybe he should go with a black belt. After all, you can get one from the Nog bros in a cracker jack box.
Bonerman - January 26, 2012
Interesting Post
True, it’s oddly easy to get a Black Belt nowadays. When I was a teenager, the guys in my Dojo that were set on achieving the Black Belt had to have a minimum of twelve years of tutelage on top of their training in order to apply for the test. Seldom did you hear of anyone under the age of 40 making it.
Today I see little kids walking around wearing them, it’s amusing.
Fatty Fish Belly - January 26, 2012
I agree with you
and i dont really see why he seems he can do or say whatever he wants i just dont know how did he ask or get any approval for wearing this replica belt and continuously stating he is something that he is not .. I appreciate Sonnens style but sometimes i do think he goes too far
szanpan - January 26, 2012
Fearless performance?
The guy tapped out. Surrendered. Obviously he feared being choked out or having his arm snapped.
I think Chael is a smart guy, and he’s better at promoting himself than most other fighters, but let’s be real here. There’s nothing brilliant about what Sonnen does. He’ll probably beat Bisping, and he could possibly beat Anderson, but I don’t think he will. Anderson is a champion, Sonnen likely won’t ever allow himself to be champion; even roided out, Chael couldn’t beat Anderson with a rib injury.
Many people will take this as irrational hate, but I really don’t hate Chael. I just think it’s important to be realistic about the guy. The hype exceeds his objective accomplishments and abilities.
ElliotMatheny - January 26, 2012
Wow
Chael punched him 500 TIMES! He engaged him and dominated him for the whole fight until there was 2 mins left in the fight…You good sir…are a HATER….
JGaLaXY - January 26, 2012
Surely you can do better
The guy was not a hater . You can’t tell the difference between someone who is right from a trashtalker hater …… Read again what he wrote….he tapped,,,,on roids,,,,from a champion with a rib injury. Also, if you watch the fight, even a moron on acid could tell that Silva was not on his best evening.
Please, think before writing, and if you did, never reproduce yourself please.
Thinker30 - January 26, 2012
Chael wasn’t on roids, and of course Silva was not on his best evening, he was fighting someone not afraid of him.
Shnak - January 26, 2012
Oh, for God's sake...
Testosterone is a steroid!
Why people don’t get this I’ll never understand.
PlutoCps - January 26, 2012
Maybe, but when people saying “he was on roids”, they usually don’t talk about hormones produced by the body, which is what testosterone is.
Shnak - January 26, 2012
Then maybe it’d be better to explain the difference than to just state something false.
PlutoCps - January 26, 2012
This came off as way too dickish. I apologize.
PlutoCps - January 26, 2012
"best evening"
makes it sound like he was out at the toy store with the kids one night, and lost his cool when little Anderson jr. threw a tantrum about daddy not buying him Sonnen’s Round 5 figure.
skeebop - January 26, 2012
500 times?
ElliotMatheny - January 26, 2012
Not debating the roids or rib, but it was a fearles performance
He tapped because he knew he got caught and would get choked out otherwise. Tapping != fear.
RashadsLeftNipple - January 26, 2012
maybe hes not a hater
But any moron could see Chael was not afraid of Silva at all like many other fighters before him…
JGaLaXY - January 26, 2012
It's not a matter of fear.
Of course all fighters have fear, but they deal with it. Chael had the tools to give Anderson a tough fight, and he did just that. But again- without the raging testosterone, without Anderson’s nagging injuries… I think that’s a much different fight. And from all accounts, it seems to me that Anderson only does better in rematches, whereas Chael is pretty hit or miss in rematches.
Sure, Chael ‘avenged’ the Prangley loss and the Filho loss, but he also got thrashed by Jeremy Horn in both rematches.
ElliotMatheny - January 26, 2012
we get it, you don't like Chael
And you go out of your way to naysay anything people say about him that doesn’t agree with your view.
You point out every excuse you can for why Chael beat Anderson for 4 1/2 rounds (which he definitely did) and act as if none of that mattered cuz he lost.
Im not saying those aren’t valid factors. But it seems that you cant just admit that style-wise Chael has what it takes to beat Anderson. I think Anderson will probably win the rematch.
Also pointing out old losses are irrelevant. Both fighters have progressed to where they are now. No one is talking shit about Ryo Chonan beating AS years ago, cuz it has nothing to do with the current MMA landscape like the fights you mentioned.
RashadsLeftNipple - January 26, 2012
I'm going out on a limb
and predicting Mr. Matheny’s response. Something like:
“Chael continues to lose fights in the same manner he has lost fights for his entire career. He clearly has not “progressed” anywhere. Anderson, on the other hand, has attained the rank of Godhood, by stealing the souls of his opponents, and using them to increase his own powers. Pointing out Anderson’s previous losses is like pointing out that God made sinning possible. It’s not only ancient history, it’s irrelevent to what makes God awesome. When I finally finish my temple to the God Spider, and am blessed his Holy Venom, you will all understand the truth of my message. Until that time, I can only strive to spread the illumination of the God Spider’s love to the best of my abilities."
skeebop - January 26, 2012
Can I get an amen?
PlutoCps - January 26, 2012
Chael has lost many fights
he is a great promoter and great fighter but to state he hasnt lost any fight and that hes the invincible man .. well its WWE effect here
szanpan - January 26, 2012
ElliotMatheny - January 27, 2012
Close only counts in horse shoes and hand grenades.
You say I can’t admit that Chael could win? Well then you either have shit reading comprehension, or are dyslexic.
And you completely missed my point; I’m saying that Anderson historically has won every rematch in his career, whereas Chael is 50/50 in rematches. That has to do with their historical ability to perform in a rematch, and is absolutely a relevant statistic.
ElliotMatheny - January 27, 2012
dont know why this posted twice
and neither one had my additional comment about Chael tapped because he knew he got caught and would have passed out if he didnt. Tapping =/= fear
RashadsLeftNipple - January 26, 2012
Tapping absolutely stems from fear.
Fear of being choked unconscious or having a joint destructively torqued.
There’s no shame in having fear, it’s a basic human emotion. Fight, flight, or freeze- those are pretty much the 3 options we have when confronted with a problem, and any one of those options can be right or wrong at any given time. Chael definitely SHOULD’VE tapped, and it’s not a negative strike against him in any way, but you simply can’t say that someone who tapped, who surrendered, who said “I GIVE UP, FOR FEAR OF FURTHER BODILY HARM,” who submitted his will to fight, etc, was fearless.
ElliotMatheny - January 26, 2012
nope
RashadsLeftNipple - January 26, 2012
I think there’s a lot of fear associated with tapping, but when you roll a lot, sometimes it’s a matter of casually accepting defeat and moving on to the next match/fight/roll in a matter of protection of self interest.
castleeb - January 26, 2012
There's a difference between rolling with your gym buddies
and actually fighting someone inside a cage. The only thing stopping someone from shredding your joints or choking you unconscious in a fight is their own self restraint. If you tap, you’re sending a plea for them to stop.
As you said- you tap out of self protection. But you wouldn’t tap unless your opponent had you in a position which you feared could lead to injury.
ElliotMatheny - January 27, 2012
That's just ridiculous
You don’t tap because you’re afraid, you tap because you’ve lost, and you know there’s nothing you can do it about.
skeebop - January 26, 2012
Acknowledging defeat and being afraid of the consequences of defeat aren't mutually exclusive.
ElliotMatheny - January 26, 2012
They are not mutually inclusive, either.
Which you keep representing them to be in the deliberate interests of exaggerating your point.
Disco-Platypus - January 26, 2012
Fear is an intrinsic property of surrender.
I’m not exaggerating anything. Just saying that you wouldn’t tap out, unless something fearful and injurious was happening to make you tap.
ElliotMatheny - January 27, 2012
i agree!!
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szanpan - January 26, 2012
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cletusvandam - January 25, 2012
Man this guy makes me ashamed to be a fan of this sport
Fake belt…Interviewer laughing AT him the whole time its just sad man
AfroSamurai - January 25, 2012
Someone called the fun police.
RolloTomasi - January 25, 2012
Forget kittens! This is the cutest thing in the history of the world!
PlutoCps - January 25, 2012
this is just a really really big kitten haha
Kevin Jennison J. Zametov-St Pierre - January 25, 2012
"Bald-faced lies"
Chael is not exactly ahem “Mr. Clean.”
Jonathan. - January 25, 2012
“I’M THE MAN WITH THE BIGGEST ARMS, I’M THE MAN WITH THE BIGGEST CHARM AND I’M THE MAN THAT CAME TO CHICAGO TO DO BISPING A LOT OF HARM”
Awesome.
IRodC - January 25, 2012
HE LOVES PRO WRESTLING
Matthew Roth - January 25, 2012
Don’t we all?
Holls Hoyce - January 25, 2012
No.
Hendar - January 25, 2012
No.
RolloTomasi - January 25, 2012
no
T.P. Grant - January 25, 2012
YESS!!!
Garbanzo - January 25, 2012
It's a love/hate thing.
:|
McKinley B. Noble - January 25, 2012
this is a replay of ric flair's first entrance into the wwf
He walked around carrying the nwa belt saying he was the real worlds champion. This is a work at it finest
dandeman - January 25, 2012 via mobile
good call dude
Earl Montclair - January 25, 2012
hold on so i was supposed to know that though? like i understand he loves old school promos but i was born in 1989 i dont give a shit if its not ecw and blood
Mac Marley - January 26, 2012
you werent supposed to know that
wasnt trying to be a dick to you, man.
Earl Montclair - January 26, 2012
I don't get it.
Fatty Fish Belly - January 26, 2012
Cheesy
ElliotMatheny - January 26, 2012
Chael Sonnen is MMA’s greatest [pro] wrestler
DodgerFan86 - January 25, 2012
LeBatard is awful. I'd have responded the same way.
Matthew Roth - January 25, 2012
Agreed.
The guy is an insufferable douche.
I hope that isn’t douche bashing
Earl Montclair - January 25, 2012
He deserves it
He is a shitty interviewer. He just repeated what Chael said and chuckled like an idiot.
Tim Bernier - January 25, 2012
if it makes it any better
his name means “the bastard”
Cunny - January 26, 2012
I wonder if Chael asked Jones to sign his belt
elmojo - January 25, 2012
These are not even interviews. This is performance art at an absudly high level.
Earl Montclair - January 25, 2012
Chael is amazing.
Interviewers are unfortunately at his mercy.
pdl - January 25, 2012
Hardly
Sure, he stays in character well, and can improvise pretty well. But so much of the stuff he says is so implausible that he just comes off as sarcastic.
ElliotMatheny - January 26, 2012
Don’t ask Jon Jones to sign that belt, Chael.
memitim - January 25, 2012 via mobile
first thing I thought of when I saw it too lol
Rob Young - January 25, 2012
god damn that guy sucks at interviewing
benten20 - January 25, 2012
He's usually not bad
Chael is just a strange person to interview.
TheFilt - January 25, 2012
he kept cracking up for absolutely no reason
benten20 - January 25, 2012
I imagine
he was feeling awkward at points.
TheFilt - January 25, 2012
it didnt seem like awkwardness to me
it was just weird
benten20 - January 25, 2012
"I will correct you. You are wrong."
Earl Montclair - January 25, 2012
"alot of ducks?"
elmojo - January 25, 2012
also had a problem with that joke, it was awful
benten20 - January 25, 2012
Seriously, I'm surprised that Chael didn't walkout.
Matthew Roth - January 25, 2012
I think he likes making the host squirm
jackbox - January 25, 2012
wtf did that even mean
Cunny - January 26, 2012
its a quote from one of the vids
The Lethal Haze - January 26, 2012
i mean when LeBatard said it
made zero sense to me
Cunny - January 26, 2012
indeed.
My bad. I have no idea what it means either.
The Lethal Haze - January 26, 2012
Their NCAA teams
Are called Oregon Ducks, no?
wonderfulspam - January 26, 2012
Chael working it
Dootch - January 25, 2012
I can see the anger seeping out from in between the words in this paragraph.
So basically; u mad.
Rob Young - January 25, 2012
no
i actually like Chael. He’s always been extremely pleasant to deal with and I find his schtick amusing. But I’m not going to tip toe around the outlandish bullshit he’s pulled in the last couple of years.
Kid Nate - January 25, 2012
his life the last two years has been a hilarious crazy fucking whirlwind
Earl Montclair - January 25, 2012
I was actually half joking with the "u mad" thing
but:
1. The real estate thing has fuck all to do with MMA, and I just find it weird when people bring that up as a reason to abhor him being in the UFC and yet they give a pass to a guy who went on an energy drink-fueled vehicular rampage which literally endangered peoples’ lives. If someone’s criteria for liking MMA fighters includes a lack of criminal record, I’d like to see it applied across the board, and if it’s going to be applied due to a white collar crime, then it should be doubly applied when someone has actually endangered the lives of others.
2. Yeah he’s claiming to be the UFC champ. He’s not expecting anyone to actually fall for it. It’s a joke.
3. Chael may be going overboard in the typical Chael way with his words when he flat out calls Kenny Rice a LIAR, but you have to admit, Rice has demonstrated a lack of basic MMA knowledge routinely on Inside MMA and the overall production quality of it, along with all of HDNet’s shows is just above public access caliber. So there is a bit of truth to what he’s saying about Inside MMA, which is being exaggerated for effect.
4. Chael has been popped ONCE for a high T level and has since disclosed to the public that he is on TRT, just like MMA heroes Randy Couture and Dan Henderson as well as Nate Marquardt who was accepted back into the MMA fan world after getting popped his first time. I think it’s a ridiculous double standard to crucify Chael for it and then turn around and praise Hendo to the heavens.
Rob Young - January 25, 2012
Hendo and Randy were both in their 40's, Prime candidates for TRT.
Chin Check - January 25, 2012
Dan has been using TRT farther back than just in his 40s I believe
Earl Montclair - January 25, 2012
Yeah, didn't it come out that he's been using it since before Pride folded?
Chris Hall - January 25, 2012
Because he's been smart about hiding it?
’Just guessing.
McKinley B. Noble - January 25, 2012
He got a TUE from the NSAC and CSAC
That’s not exactly hiding.
Chris Hall - January 25, 2012
And isn’t there speculation that the need for TRT is an after-effect from roiding in the first place?
KGNLuc - January 26, 2012
1. The real estate thing might matter to you more if you lived in the state of Oregon which has one of the worst if not THE worst economy of any state in the country and its thanks to crooks and white collar crimes like good ol’ Chael’s what he did was a felony sure it has all fuck to do with MMA but he is helping to ruin lives and Rampage never did harm anyone so that is not a relevant argument.
2. thats not even a funny joke that is just stupid and the poor souls who watch that awful fucking show are probably just stupid enough to believe he is the champion.
3. Who gives a shit? does anyone actually watch inside MMA? apparently Chael does time could be well spent learning some sub defense.
4. Sure he only got popped ONCE but as kid pointed out the NSAC hearing was such a debacle it was laughable.
5. Since when did Nate get welcomed back has he even fought since he got popped? no didn’t think so.
nickrodamous - January 25, 2012
I’m not even going to address this since you think that Nate got popped for the first time last year in Jersey.
Rob Young - January 25, 2012
ok
Cool I win thanks for playing.
nickrodamous - January 25, 2012
If you’re going to ridicule someone for getting their facts wrong, especially with the internet at your disposal, it’s good to double chack and make sure their facts are actually wrong or you end up looking stupid.
Rob Young - January 25, 2012
u mad cuz u just got styled on
Earl Montclair - January 25, 2012
I mad that you actually consider that to be "styling"
I had such a high opinion of you too
Rob Young - January 25, 2012 via mobile
...
lol
RolloTomasi - January 25, 2012
;)
.
Earl Montclair - January 25, 2012
it's all good tho
IIRC the dude that was “styling” and had the “cal” on him got ktfo’d
Rob Young - January 26, 2012
he didnt steal anyones money.
he overstated the value of a piece of property when he reported it to the bank, then took the extra money and gave it to the people that were buying the property. shady? sure. but hardly the criminal mastermind and thief that people seem to think he is.
tha dude - January 25, 2012
No such thing as a victimless crime.
Chin Check - January 26, 2012
Modern Day Robin Hood if you ask me
Drops - January 26, 2012
i'm glad you asked yourself that question
I was wondering your thoughts on the matter.
The Lethal Haze - January 26, 2012
acknowledging there was a victim is a far cry from ol’s nickrodamus who says chael is ruining lives. The next time someone says that Chael is ruining people lives or ripping people off I wish they could provide me with the details of who’s life was ruined. I assume the loan was defaulted on but I haven’t seen that confirmed. Chael made a dumb move and put his license and reputation on the line helping a buyer and seller sneak one by the lender but I dont think anyone should conclude that was his normal way of doing business.
Hardy's in your face - January 26, 2012
Smoking weed is a victimless crime
Bam!
discoandherpes - January 26, 2012
Think of the poor plants who are tortured and harvested…
iiowyn - January 26, 2012
Wow...
Not up to date on the whole Mexican drug war thing going on. That one dude totally didn’t need his head.
Danthemmaman - January 28, 2012
Punctuation is your friend.
Dootch - January 26, 2012
I like Inside MMA. I like the fact that it does not look and feel like ESPN or Fox doing the same show that they do for every other sport. Big swooshing graphics for no reason. Token female reporter that knows almost nothing about what s he is talking about.
The shows they do look good too. The only one you could complain about is the Titan shows that seem to have the worst lighting ever.
Plus I think Rice’s role is to be a traffic cop for everyone else.
Since Chael mentioned CM Punk aren’t we going to get another 45-minute whine video complaining about pro wrestling in MMA now?
Scott Whitt - January 25, 2012
ok
1. the real estate thing is relevant since he’s been convicted of lying
2. i get it, it’s a funny one
3. there are lots of reasons to bag on Inside MMA but Chael isn’t really in a place to call other people liars
4. when did i praise Hendo?
Kid Nate - January 25, 2012
That was directed towards MMA fans in general that I see posting on here
The general moral outrage against Chael is just getting old is all and it just seems oddly overzealous to me.
Rob Young - January 25, 2012 via mobile
Fancy people hating on a heel
Who would have thunk it?
Chin Check - January 26, 2012
you are such a shit troll
or just a whiny douchebag, can’t really tell.
I'vegotthepower - January 26, 2012
banned
Kid Nate - January 26, 2012
Hehadthepower.
castleeb - January 26, 2012
LOL, the result was highly expected. Where's castle Greyskull when you need it.
dandeman - January 26, 2012
I love this man
He’s real motherfucker when he’s being this fake/
When he says he doesn’t want to know if the parachute will open, he means it. That’s why he finds a way to lose. Because winning doesn’t truly make Chael happy.
TheFilt - January 25, 2012
The progression from playing the straight man in the beginning to batshit insanity by the end of his Helwani interview was amazing.
Rob Young - January 25, 2012
By the way, I want Jim Halpert to die in a motorhome fire for narrating those Esurance commercials.
Earl Montclair - January 25, 2012
spang714 - January 25, 2012
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spang714 - January 25, 2012
my horn can pierce the sky
Earl Montclair - January 25, 2012
Pierce the heavens with your drill?
Pyrgz Krum - January 26, 2012
Somewhere down the line we’re going to learn that Chael Sonnen was actually a character played by Sacha Baron Cohen to troll MMA fans
Rob Young - January 25, 2012
HAHA
Thats my FAVORITE comment over here :D:D
szanpan - January 26, 2012
DO YOU HAVE A ROMANTIC SIDE
Thats It For you! - January 25, 2012
The LeBatard interview is actually hysterical
I usually hate Chael, but that was something awesome.
Jonathan. - January 25, 2012
I don't like Chael, but if he came out to Cult of Personality
I would mark the fuck out.
sun yue - January 25, 2012
You gotdamn right!!!!!
Earl Montclair - January 25, 2012
I MUST HAVE THAT OUTFIT!!!
Victor Rodriguez - January 25, 2012
Body Glove old school spring wetsuit
You can see the chest logo
I remember watching that video back in the days and thinking to myself “this guy is nuts for wearing that”. Those things are fucking hot if you used outside of the water.
edtSD - January 26, 2012
looks like he pissed his piss yellow unitard.
RolloTomasi - January 25, 2012
either that or he’s trying to distract us from the fact that he’s ejaculated in his pants.
Victor Rodriguez - January 26, 2012
Fuckin A...
spang714 - January 25, 2012
Don't mean to sound like an ignoramus
but what does mark mean?
juanchoD - January 25, 2012
In this case mark out is similar to getting super excited
A Mark is a wrestlin fan that believes the storylines
IRodC - January 25, 2012
I see,
thank you very much Sir.
juanchoD - January 25, 2012
Every time another pro wrestling term is introduced into an MMA fan's lexicon
Luke Thomas kills a kitten. Or something.
Rob Young - January 26, 2012 via mobile
He better not!!!!
Earl Montclair - January 26, 2012
That would be a CATastrphe.
dandeman - January 26, 2012
I'm happy he's sticking with Too Much Fun
Un Sandpiper - January 26, 2012
Sonnen wearing a Tapout shirt is fitting
joker24 - January 25, 2012
1:36...where he discusses the peoples forum...
then turns to the camera and says “the octagon”…is pretty awesome
spang714 - January 25, 2012
That really was great...
Atomic Salmon - January 25, 2012
yes
vivero - January 26, 2012
LOL Sonnen trying to tell you he's a liar.
Meek Mill - January 25, 2012
Wow
Kyle Sonnen is king!
MSEMCEE - January 25, 2012
Both pretty entertaining interviews! I think I liked the one with Ariel better (as he’s not a complete jackass). Pretty funny how he kept going after Kenny Rice for no apparent reason, haha. I know Rice isn’t the most beloved amongst MMA fans, I’m not a huge fan either, but I watch Inside MMA every week and I don’t really get what he’s referring to about calling him a liar and stuff like that. I hope they invite him to come on the show some time soon anyway.
Horselover Fat - January 25, 2012
I preferred the Helwani interview too
LeBatard was just so damn awkward, it was kind of uncomfortable.
sun yue - January 25, 2012
Agreed, although I definitely liked the concept of showing up with a fake belt and continually calling himself champion.
Horselover Fat - January 25, 2012
Both of those videos...
are the exact (to the second!) same running time… why did I even point that out?
Atomic Salmon - January 25, 2012
Bravo, Chael.
Zachary Kater - January 25, 2012
The first one is spectacular.
KatGirl - January 25, 2012
Yeah, he's a little more straight with Ariel (minus the Rice stuff)
Still fun though.
Dave Strummer - January 25, 2012
I just watched the second one.
It’s really good, too.
KatGirl - January 25, 2012
"The People's Forum... the OCTAGON"
@ 7:35 That look is fucking hilarious!
jackbox - January 25, 2012
we need a .gif of that.
Earl Montclair - January 25, 2012
just did this
Holls Hoyce - January 25, 2012
HAHAHAHA ^^^
420mike - January 25, 2012
needs caption
vivero - January 26, 2012
Reminds me of Papa Burgundy.
T.C. Engel - January 26, 2012
I don’t get how anyone can be mad at this guy. There is absolutely no reason to take him seriously at all, if you can’t laugh, just ignore it.
Phildo - January 25, 2012
I think this is it, finally, guys...
Chael has…
Unabomberman - January 25, 2012
Just like Kenny Rice
You are a liar.
Earl Montclair - January 25, 2012
RolloTomasi - January 25, 2012
that crazy bastard stuck the landing
Hardy's in your face - January 25, 2012
You
IRodC - January 25, 2012
If only Chael were as awesome as Fonzie
ElliotMatheny - January 26, 2012
The schill is working on me again, This is the stuff that was funny in the beginning
He was a mediocre fighter with no personality once upon a time, but now he’s getting noticed and making up for all those submission losses. Go get ’em champ!
tigerlee - January 25, 2012
Love this dude
RolloTomasi - January 25, 2012
"I've never had a drop of booze in my life and I went to the Univ of Oregon."
FUCKIN BURN!
RolloTomasi - January 25, 2012
i'm sure that makes sense to people who know the northwest
everyone else shrugs. also, like everything else he says, thats probably a lie.
Cory Braiterman - January 25, 2012
Oregon is a party school to the max.
But their cheerleaders are legit.
RolloTomasi - January 25, 2012
Anton Tabuena - January 26, 2012
You must have some ugly cheerleaders
in the Philippines.
Which is surprising.
TheFilt - January 26, 2012
hahaha. true enough. the hot chicks are never athletic here.
vivero - January 26, 2012
they're too busy being gorgeous?
TheFilt - January 26, 2012
You overrate our women, they are lazy.
vivero - January 26, 2012
I am Filipino and I approve this message.
Kid Khaos - January 26, 2012
You think those girls are ugly?
You crazy son!
RolloTomasi - January 26, 2012
I don't dig pancake butts
IRodC - January 26, 2012
you could level cement with that one
Earl Montclair - January 26, 2012
Cement =/= concrete
Cement is to concrete what flour is to cake; it is an ingredient, not the whole.
I know I’m fighting a losing battle on the distinction, but having troweled concrete for many years, I hate it when people mix the two (see what I did there?).
RobtWeaver - January 26, 2012
nicely done
Earl Montclair - January 26, 2012
I too am a concrete finisher
good on ya brah!
RolloTomasi - January 26, 2012
I'd take them to pound town
in case you were wondering
RashadsLeftNipple - January 26, 2012
I wouldn’t call them ugly, but they aren’t beautiful either, Great bodies, but judging only by the face I’d say they’re regular.
PlutoCps - January 26, 2012
But you can always but a paper bag over their head
If you’re bagging a body, you have bigger problems to worry about.
Damnatio Memoriae - January 26, 2012
Not that I'd really give three shits, but Anton is on to something
only the black haired girl in the middle and the far left are individually hot. Those two are worth keeping around for a bit, the others are one and done.
Cocytus - January 26, 2012
Terribly ugly????
On what planet?
TheFilt - January 26, 2012
the planet of the world wide web
The Lethal Haze - January 26, 2012
I love me some Stacy
discoandherpes - January 26, 2012
I'll rec this every time.
I think BE is pleasantly immune from some of the more obnoxious online commenting behaviors, but there is no getting away from ludicrously picky critiques of extremely attractive women.
Dave Strummer - January 26, 2012
Damn that's a nice ass
this chick is bad! The meme is spot on though, dudes be frontin’ their ass off when it comes to Chandella.
SentientAndroid - January 26, 2012
Stacey Keibler
WWE valet turned wrestler
last i knew george clooney was tapping it
Cunny - January 26, 2012
my roomates brother doesn't front when it comes to Chandella!
he is marrying her
and I called bullshit until he broke out his invitation and proved me wrong
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - January 26, 2012
Now I'm calling bullshit
bachelor party pics or it didn’t happen
RolloTomasi - January 26, 2012
Hasn't happened just yet ^__~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - January 27, 2012
All are hot except the bald one second from right
Skoobs - January 26, 2012
i am oddly attracted to that one lol
i could never explain why, though
Earl Montclair - January 26, 2012
You know that they fuck better.
vivero - January 26, 2012
Bald chicks?
:-O
taptomyarmbar - January 26, 2012
is this the "A lot of ducks" that LeBatard was talking about?
Earl Montclair - January 26, 2012
Naw
Those are chickens.
TheFilt - January 26, 2012
second from the left is a real life sea turtle
Earl Montclair - January 26, 2012
She looks like Jack
in the first Batman.
TheFilt - January 26, 2012
..
RolloTomasi - January 26, 2012
Now that you mentioned it, I don’t think those guys in the Hangover were actually roofied.
Day Man - January 25, 2012
No one mentioned it....
RolloTomasi - January 25, 2012
He mentioned that a guy that is clearly acting is lying
Day Man - January 25, 2012
Ok?
RolloTomasi - January 25, 2012
Funniest man in MMA!
vanandrew - January 25, 2012
Kenny Rice is probably like
What the fuck i do to that guy
potato623 - January 25, 2012
Rice is a big steroid crusaider.
RolloTomasi - January 25, 2012
“Thats a good song. Good for you man”
He’s the people’s champion
Day Man - January 25, 2012
sigh
T.P. Grant - January 25, 2012
i gotcha
Grappo - January 26, 2012
Rec for Bunk
taptomyarmbar - January 26, 2012
actually this time he’s Antoine Batiste… but yeah, he’ll always be Bunk to me.
Grappo - January 26, 2012
god this is how ive been feeling ever since chael said bjj is gay and that lance armstrong gave himself cancer like if theirs a god why wont he just paralyze him and get it over with. preferably from the neck down that always keeps them in their seats
Mac Marley - January 26, 2012
When has Chael said BJJ was gay? And if he did, he certainly was joking and you fell for it.
Shnak - January 26, 2012
Where have a heard that before…
Day Man - January 25, 2012
Beat me to it.
MicahtheCynic - January 26, 2012
I wondered when you were going to come in here and shit all over Chael
you are slippin man!
Earl Montclair - January 26, 2012
speaking of slipping
Hi Mr Montclair
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:D
RolloTomasi - January 26, 2012
I hate you
IRodC - January 26, 2012
Maz should have locked the guillotine.
vivero - January 26, 2012
gotta give some credit to fitch
that was one awesome zombie takedown
elmojo - January 26, 2012
i'm shocked that ESPN would put any UFC fighter on TV
especially after the hissy fit that dana threw.
tha dude - January 25, 2012
you shouldn’t be shocked. Dana’s hissy fit was nothing in the grand scheme of things.
Phildo - January 25, 2012
bisping by ko/tko
wayuk - January 26, 2012
almost never a TKO/KO for Bisping
Chael has a good chin and stamina.
vivero - January 26, 2012
lol
RolloTomasi - January 26, 2012
Sonnen has a granite chin.
J_Maddux - January 26, 2012
He's never been KO'd
he lost via cut once tho.
RolloTomasi - January 26, 2012
TKO to Terry Martin count?
It was a corner stoppage but it still kinda counts to me.
Either way Bisping isnt exactly known for his stopping power so i dont see this fight ending that way, If Bisping wins it will be by decision or sub.
Chin Check - January 26, 2012
God I can't wait to see Sonnen Silva 2. I really hope he beats Bisbing.
I saw Sonnen Silva 1 live and it was the most exciting fight I’ve ever seen. I was screaming my head off.
J_Maddux - January 26, 2012
yup
You and me both. It’s still to this day my greatest in person MMA experience, with the entirety of the UFC 132 card coming in at a close second.
Rob Young - January 26, 2012
thirded
Earl Montclair - January 26, 2012
actually......
im not sure what was better live
Silva Sonnen or Henderson Rua
Earl Montclair - January 26, 2012
The outcome to Hendo/Shogun
was more predictable, in my opinion.
Un Sandpiper - January 26, 2012
Yeah I think they were both awesome for different reasons
apples and oranges
Earl Montclair - January 26, 2012
Yup. Great fights. People complain. Nothing surprising.
vivero - January 26, 2012
I wasn't complaining
if you’re referring to me. I enjoyed Hendo/Shogun.
Un Sandpiper - January 26, 2012
My bad bro.
vivero - January 26, 2012
i remember being absolutely convinced that Dan would finish Shogun in the third.
Then i just sat there with my head in my hands thinking “what the fuck?!?!?” for the last 10 minutes
Earl Montclair - January 26, 2012
Shogun might have the best chin after Cabbage. He atleast ate 3 H bombs from what I recall.
vivero - January 26, 2012
It was fucking nutty dude
I could not believe he survived and proceeded to rock the shit out of Dan multiple times himself
Earl Montclair - January 26, 2012
yeah i am still kicking myself for not going to that
I decided I was going to save money to see GSP vs Diaz at 143 instead, after I had already paid a crazy amount to see them the first time at 137
Rob Young - January 26, 2012
Chael gets angry
when interviewers ask him repetitive or redundant questions. I would too.
Un Sandpiper - January 26, 2012
Yeah cause people try to dissect his obvious BS, his schtick and it’s like trying to find faults in a comics logic. It’s stupid, they just need to keep asking questions.
J_Maddux - January 26, 2012
Maybe they should youtube him before they interview him
so they know what the fuck is up. They act shocked when Chael does his Chael, wtf were you expecting people?
RolloTomasi - January 26, 2012
They should just move on to newer topics.
Even Forrest Griffin is getting annoyed with all the mentions of his loss to Anderson. It gets boring.
Everytime I watch a Chael interview Anderson has to be mentioned at least once.
Un Sandpiper - January 26, 2012
It doesnt help that all Chael ever talks about is Anderson, Anderson and MORE Anderson.
Chin Check - January 26, 2012
That's because the interviews ask him about Anderson.
I don’t doubt that he has brought up Anderson but only when it’s something new i.e not wanting to fight him anymore. Other than that, Chael never initiates the Anderson subject.
Un Sandpiper - January 26, 2012
“The Anderson Subject” sounds like a bad sci-fi thriller.
PlutoCps - January 26, 2012
I would think the most annoying
would be the constant mentioning of Anderson Silva. Sure, it’s his greatest victory but how much is there to say about it? He’s said it all, time to move on.
Un Sandpiper - January 26, 2012
What victory?
He tapped and even if he hypothetically didnt he still would have got DQ’d and stripped after being popped for roids lol
Chin Check - January 26, 2012
Oops
My mistake. His greatest performance*
Un Sandpiper - January 26, 2012
Or, rather
most relevant.
Un Sandpiper - January 26, 2012
Nah, this is his greatest performance
Burlap_Sack - January 26, 2012
That crap show is airing here in Australia on FuelTV
Only thing worth watching are the Bodog Girls lol
Chin Check - January 26, 2012
what victory???
Um, you saw him there with the belt, right???
Earl Montclair - January 26, 2012
he had me fooled for a second too, and i was actually at UFC 117.
can’t blame him
Rob Young - January 26, 2012
The interviewer’s reaction to the belt is great
UncleMax - January 26, 2012
and the rest of the interview is godawful.
UncleMax - January 26, 2012
Pro wrestlers wish they had Chael's skillz
Also, I still can’t believe Dan Lebatard and his dad talk about stuff is an actual show.
discoandherpes - January 26, 2012
somebody vigilantly updated Kenny Rice's wiki profile
elmojo - January 26, 2012
He gets exhausting at times
feiwongfu - January 26, 2012
this
Mac Marley - January 26, 2012
Bisping's interview was better
At least you hate him for being real.
UncleMax - January 26, 2012
Chael is a straight up gangsta' captain of the good ship WORD UP
J_R_W - January 26, 2012
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