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Chael Sonnen believes that the MMA community are omitting several key points from their analysis of the UFC 242 headliner between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Dustin Poirier. Nurmagomedov is a massive global superstar at this point. To those who don’t believe that to be the case, I would simply urge you to look at his social media metrics, his post-UFC 229 …

Chael Sonnen might just have figured out exactly why UFC president Dana White was quick to shut down talk of a matchup between Jorge Masvidal and Conor McGregor. White managed to catch quite a few headlines when he told TMZ that he had no interest in setting up a fight between these two men – citing the size difference between them as …

Paulie Malignaggi has taken aim at two of MMA’s most outspoken athletes after the pair made comments about boxing in the wake of BKFC 6’s main-event. Artem Lobov left the world of combat sports in a collective state of shock when he managed to get his hand raised against the former champion boxer Malignaggi after five rounds in the bareknuckle …

TJ Dillashaw spoke to Chael Sonnen in a recent interview and explained his decision to knowingly ingest EPO ahead of his UFC Brooklyn clash with Henry Cejudo. When 2019 is through, chances are there will be no story that shocks the MMA world quite like the revelation that the decorated Bang Muay Thai fighter had tested positive for the substance …

Lyoto Machida sent the legendary Chael Sonnen into retirement with a perfectly-timed flying knee that led to a TKO finish shortly after at Bellator 222.  Chael’s run in the sport has seen him establish himself as one of the most popular fighters in the history of mixed martial arts – a true innovator on the mic and a formidable force …

Bellator 222 will take place tomorrow and shall feature a lineup as strong as any of the events that Scott Coker and co. have put on in recent memory. We’ve already broken down exactly why you need to tune in to this fantastic card in a separate article that can be read here. So without further ado, here’s our official …

Bellator 222 on Friday night is one of the best fight-cards Scott Coker and co. have assembled in quite some time, a superb offering filled to the brim with matchups of real significance to the sport. With eighteen fights to be found on its lineup, there is, of course, every reason to be put off by the length of this …

Jordan Burroughs spoke to us here at Pundit Arena in an interview which will be released in two parts ahead of his showdown with Ben Askren next week. The Olympic gold-medalist, four-time world champion, two-time undefeated national champion and three-time All-American, Burroughs, spoke to us here at Pundit Arena for an exclusive interview in promotion of HowUdish. HowUdish is an app designed …

Chael Sonnen has given his take on the superstar status of Israel Adesanya post-UFC 236, predicting that his next fight will break every live-gate record in the book. It seems like an outlandish claim to make so soon after Adesanya’s interim-title-winning performance over the weekend but despite the sensational manner in which he phrased his claim, Chael certainly comes through …

According to Chael Sonnen, the iconic reporter Ariel Helwani made the claim that the UFC are looking at a heavyweight clash between Stipe Miocic and Jon Jones. The winner, of course, would be the prime position to take on the divisional champion Daniel Cormier – a fight that, no matter who it is between Jones and Miocic, would carry one …

Chael Sonnen believes that exterior forces will be working against Floyd Mayweather’s perfect record as soon as he steps into the ring with Tenshin Nasukawa. The fight that absolutely no-one saw coming is once again confirmed to take place on New Year’s Eve it seems after a bizarre week or so where we attempted to better understand why the retired …

Chael Sonnen took to his official YouTube account to describe the completely insane day that eventually led to Daniel Cormier’s UFC 230 victory over Derrick Lewis. How on earth would they have explained this one away? It’s hard for the fans to fully appreciate what goes on behind the scenes during a major MMA event. And while we’re always aware …

In the second semi-final of the Bellator heavyweight grand-prix, the legendary Fedor Emelianenko did not take long to absolutely run through Chael Sonnen. Well there you go. You now have your Bellator heavyweight grand-prix finalists! Fedor Emelianenko managed to put a bad beating on the former UFC title-challenger Chael Sonnen, dropping him to the canvas in the very first exchange. Fedor …

Chael Sonnen broke down exactly why he is absolutely certain that Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor will fight inside the boxing ring next summer. Chael has always been one for holding the outlandish opinion or two, but in a recent post to his official YouTube account – he explained exactly why a win at UFC 229 will lead the Irishman …

Chael Sonnen had a few choice words for his former opponent Jon Jones after the divisive star criticised his approach to trash-talking in a recent interview. Jon Jones managed to find himself in the crosshairs of the outspoken former UFC title-challenger after speaking to the Russian media about his views on the trash-talking prowess of both Conor McGregor and Chael …

Chael Sonnen and Colby Covington spoke together about the rumour that Jon Jones once hid under Jackson’s MMA cage to avoid USADA testers. It’s an old story but one that many do believe to have occurred. It initially came to be heard by the mainstream audience back in 2016 – just after Jones was pulled from the UFC 200 card …

Chael Sonnen has made a very interesting point about the weights of the two fighters competing in UFC 226’s super-fight main-event. The light-heavyweight champion of the world, Daniel Cormier, will make a return to the heavyweight division when he takes on its champ, Stipe Miocic at UFC 226. For many, the fight boils down to a heroic attempt by the …