Suspended UFC Fighter Chael Sonnen Speaks
by Nate Wilcox on May 23, 2011 10:42 AM EDT
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Last week, the California State Athletic Commission upheld its indefinite suspension of Chael Sonnen by a 4-1 vote. The embattled middleweight told the CSAC that a failure to be licensed would essentially force his retirement and that the UFC wanted him to coach The Ultimate Fighter opposite Michael Bisping.
Over the weekend he gave his first post-hearing interview to Gal's Guide to MMA:
Friday was a first for us at Gals Guide, as we got a thank you email from Chael Sonnen for his Pantydropper of the Week mention. While we have been thanked by honorees in the past, this is our first thank you from someone who earned a 1. (Perhaps he thought we were working on a backwards scale?)
Feeling emboldened by Chael's email, we decided to throw the dice and ask him if he'd answer our "silly little questions". Never one to turn down a chance to talk about himself, he said yes. Love him or hate him, it's impossible to read the answers to these questions and not realize that Chael Sonnen knows EXACTLY how to cultivate his persona and push people's buttons. He's gotta be one of the savviest men in MMA, and, while I'm still not a fan, I've got to admit that he's damn entertaining.
Here's a taste of 20 Questions With Chael Sonnen:
12. Which actor would you want to play you in a movie about your life?
Charles Dutton
13. What would the title of that movie be?
"Inherit the Wind"
...
18. You just won $50 million in the lottery. What's the first thing you buy?I would buy the website you work for and make you the Janitor for a week, then fire you.
It's kind of like Hannibal Lector and Jody Foster ain't it?
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I’m pretty sure because they were just gonna ask him some fun questions he answered. Still, don’t like him much but he is very entertaining.
How can you NOT hate the Matt Lindland inspired "obvious tap, complete denial" finish...
You know Joe, Brandon Vera is considered to be a Heavyweight George St.Pierre because he just comes, comes, and comes again... -Mike Goldberg, UFC 57
Cheick Kongo looks like a cross between Evander Holyfield and pop singer Seal!
Melvin Guilard looks like a little Kevin Randelman!
-Mike "All black people look alike to me" Goldberg, UFC 62/64
what an ass.
I'm perfectly willing to insult you in person if you prefer - Luke effin Thomas
But I won’t pick against Jon Jones again until I see him lose. - Kwisatz Haderach
My sentiments exactly
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by SentientAndroid on May 23, 2011 2:48 PM EDT up reply actions
#18......number 18 got me.
That guy is a giant tool that hangs with crooks and weed chiefs…… But I lol’ed at #18.
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by the-gentle-way on May 23, 2011 10:15 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
cheifs = thiefs
"Many have the will to win. Few have to will to prepare to win."
" A black belt only covers 2 inches of your ass. The rest is up to you." - Royce Gracie
"Wanderlei eventually got to his feet and stalked Fujita like a Japanese octopus in an all-female prison." - Sean Baby Cracked.com
by the-gentle-way on May 23, 2011 10:16 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I think they need to start giving a “Douche Bag of the Week” award over there, with Sonnen of course winning it in perpetuity…
"Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid." -John Wayne
Death before dishonor, drinks before lunch.
by The American Ronin on May 23, 2011 10:19 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Chael Sonnen of the Week.
I'm perfectly willing to insult you in person if you prefer - Luke effin Thomas
But I won’t pick against Jon Jones again until I see him lose. - Kwisatz Haderach
by vivero on May 23, 2011 10:23 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Come on, not even a little bit funny? It’s not like he was being serious. And I have my doubts that that’s actually Chael anyway.
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by ChiCubs23 on May 23, 2011 10:24 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
He is often amusing…to a point, but that was just…inane.
"Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid." -John Wayne
Death before dishonor, drinks before lunch.
by The American Ronin on May 23, 2011 10:27 AM EDT up reply actions
we confirmed his identity before publishing
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by Nate Wilcox on May 23, 2011 10:43 AM EDT up reply actions
He's the Charlie Sheen of MMA
I can’t understand why anyone’s getting riled up by this. The interview he gave was clearly given with his tongue planted firmly in his cheek. It’s a meaningless fluff-piece, so to give it any more attention than that is just weird. I mean, he tried to be funny, he failed, move on.
Agreed 100%
Tongue was firmly in cheek. He gets to stay in the spotlight without answering any of the questions people really want answered.
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It’s actually a tamer version of what he did to Jon Lane.
by Jonathan Snowden on May 23, 2011 11:15 AM EDT up reply actions
I mean, he tried to be funny, he failed, move on.
Because humor is only funny if Rich thinks it is….
Learn JiuJitsu, it's fun.
Whether he was funny or not is not the point, clearly. Since I apparently buried the point too deeply, the point I was making was that there’s nothing in this interview to get outraged over. He was messing with the Gals for his own amusement. They clearly understood that and had a good laugh about it. Anyone getting worked up over it is missing the point. As are you.
by Rich Hansen on May 23, 2011 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions
12. Which actor would you want to play you in a movie about your life?
Charles Dutton
ROC!!!! Good call Chael
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by LRaunThaDamaja on May 23, 2011 10:26 AM EDT reply actions 5 recs
Elementary School
He came to mine after his time in prison to speak to us and inspire us to overcome our mistakes and weaknesses. I remember feeling inspired to hear “Be Good” lines from a guy who’d gone to the other side and came back.
Jab, jab, towards, short, fierce.
There are so many important questions to ask this man
and they’re asking him these bull shit questions
He wouldn't have answered any important questions.
Besides, I’m sure we all know how he feels about the CSAC’s decision.
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by Beth on May 23, 2011 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions 6 recs
DO NOT DO IT!
Rampage is crazy, he might drink some energy soda and fuck yo’ couch!
Learn JiuJitsu, it's fun.
Are you kidding? These were meant to be taken lightly. Gals Guide has interviewed various MMA fighters with all silly questions and the responses are often hilarious.
In fact, if they had sent him “important” questions, he probably wouldn’t have responded. In fact, he first responded to them for thanking them for being Panty Dropper of the Week — something that’s not exactly “important.”
Give it a break.
by Keren on May 23, 2011 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
They know the questions are silly
that’s the point. Are you so eager to hear him lie about steroids again?
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by Dave Strummer on May 23, 2011 11:31 AM EDT up reply actions
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Chael did an interview months ago that was similar. He doesn’t like journalists that haven’t actually got anything to say or aren’t funny. In the interview I’m talking about the interviewer was worse than they are here, and Chael’s responses were funnier than they are here. Be good if someone could find a link of that.
I actually remembered that interview as I was reading his responses
Please be assured that from our emails back and forth, he knows exactly what he was doing. We weren’t offended in the least, and laughed our asses off at the responses.
Gals Guide to MMA
are all people named Jon boring?
"Many have the will to win. Few have to will to prepare to win."
" A black belt only covers 2 inches of your ass. The rest is up to you." - Royce Gracie
"Wanderlei eventually got to his feet and stalked Fujita like a Japanese octopus in an all-female prison." - Sean Baby Cracked.com
by the-gentle-way on May 23, 2011 11:03 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
i feel bad now. i’d forgotten how bad that interview was. urs wasn’t like that. that interview took itself so seriously.
i was thinking chael’s funny, but mayhem miller is funnier. then i got to the post-interview emails and i take that back. i think chael is amazing again.
No…he actually doesn’t like to interact with journalists that will keep up with him. He prefers people he can steamroll.
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by Brent Brookhouse on May 23, 2011 11:11 AM EDT up reply actions
I don’t mean that as a shot to the Gals. It works for their “style” interview, but in general…this is true
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by Brent Brookhouse on May 23, 2011 11:11 AM EDT up reply actions
i dont really like sonnen but
18. You just won $50 million in the lottery. What’s the first thing you buy?
I would buy the website you work for and make you the Janitor for a week, then fire you.
this was pretty funny i think
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Not to be a tool or anything Nate but it's Hannibal Lecter not Lector
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And Jodie Foster… not Jody Foster…
Also, Hannibal Lecter never did anything to the actress Jodie Foster in his movies… now Clarice Starling is a different story.
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by timetraveltome on May 23, 2011 1:56 PM EDT up reply actions
And Who Gives a Fuck…….not Your both giant Tools.
by Snake_Pliskan on May 23, 2011 6:49 PM EDT up reply actions
... and it's Snake Plissken.
You need to respect the baby... 'cause life is precious... and God... and the Bible.
by timetraveltome on May 24, 2011 12:46 AM EDT up reply actions
Holy shit. This almost makes me like Sonnen:
10. If you could only listen to one band/musician for the rest of your life, who would it be?
Husker Du
really though
of course, since Grant and Bob are gay, there’s some question about what he really understands about their lyrics.
That he picked Neil’s Cowgirl in the Sand shows taste, too.
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by some schmuck in texas on May 23, 2011 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Sonnen's shtick is getting extremely tiresome.
by Tech Fall 171 on May 23, 2011 12:51 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
So tiresome that
you clicked on the story and responded. YAWN………….
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by GirlsBeatMeUp on May 23, 2011 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Let's be honest
This chick would drop her smelly, stained XXL bloomers in one second if Chael gave her the time of day.
by DaMeatball on May 23, 2011 1:11 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
That's really uncalled for
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by Drunken cutman on May 23, 2011 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Chael's lack of interest is...
…likely caused by his lack of testicles.
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Tweeter!
I thought something similar...
With the exception of the nasty double wide panties.
I was thinking more… Chael earned a mega ass ton of points with these broads and they’d love to have him as guilty pleasure…
Coupled with the fact that the Gals at Gals guide are my all stars this week. Kudos ladies, you’re a donkey’s dream. =P
Kudos ladies, you’re a donkey’s dream. =P
Depending on why you got your SN, you just might be their dream too…
"Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid." -John Wayne
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by The American Ronin on May 23, 2011 2:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Zing
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by Drunken cutman on May 23, 2011 4:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Chael comes from the "no publicity is bad publicity" camp
and we were happy to oblige him.
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by Matthew Roth on May 23, 2011 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Not a chance
And my bloomers are XXXXXL and clean as a whistle.
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by Donna on May 23, 2011 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
So Chael only listens to vinyl and likes Husker Du, is he a closet hipster?
by internetoughguy on May 23, 2011 5:23 PM EDT reply actions
After hearing about him welling up at the CSAC hearing, I am surprised to see him return to his roots so early.
I thought he would have some shame.
Man so many critics.
It’s a fun interview done tongue-in-cheek for a laugh. On both sides. This was fun to read and got a few laughs out of me.
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like I always say,
Chael Sonnen Is the greatest person who has ever lived.
by Tally Johnny on May 23, 2011 6:35 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Ugh…he likes Cowgirl in the Sand and Husker Du? Maybe I’ve misjudged you Chael… Funny material though, as usual.
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by Kwisatz Haderach on May 23, 2011 6:40 PM EDT reply actions
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