In a strange turn of events, Chael Sonnen has said that he has been without a UFC contract for months now.
Sonnen made these comments when he appeared yesterday on, former WWE Superstar, Stone Cold Steve Austin's podcast called "The Steve Austin Show". During the podcast, he stated that he never signed bout agreements with Anderson Silva from the second time they fought and for his upcoming title fight against Jon Jones.
"I never, to this day I don't have a contract to fight Anderson Silva. I never signed an agreement that said I would fight him, we never picked a dollar amount, we never picked a weight class. Nothing. I told those guys I would show up and I did."
"They never had a contract with me, they said what they would do and they did. My UFC contract expired about four months ago, I don't know if they just haven't realized it because they're so busy, or if they just know they don't need one with me. But, I got a world title fight coming up, we've got a sold out venue -- I don't have a piece of paper with my name on it or Jon Jones' or anything else, but I don't need one either."
If this proves to be true then it is pretty honorable of him to continue fighting without a contract. Or maybe this is another case of "Chael being Chael" in which he says outlandish things just to get publicity. If so, Mr. Sonnen, you won.
Chael's next fight is for the UFC Lightheavyweight title against Jon "Bones" Jones. will be at UFC 159 on Saturday April, 27 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
All this could be too is Chael just hyping himself up. I am an avid fan of the UFC and I don't know if it's "Chael being Chael" or if it's actually true. That being said I hope Jon Jones wins on Saturday just like Anderson Silva won last time against Chael. I like Chael as a fighter, but I can't stand him personality wise. He talks so much and only backs it up half the time. He is a great entertainer though because I find myself laughing whenever he talks. Hopefully it will be a good fight tomorrow though.
ReplyDeleteI can't help but laugh at those quotes. I can just picture Chael saying these things. He is such an asset for UFC. Although he is very cocky, he is also entertaining with the cockiness. It rubs some people the wrong way, such as Kyle, but I really enjoy it. I believe it makes the fights more interesting. Chael is a great fighter, and he knows it, so of course he is going to do everything he can to get under people's skin. Good blog.
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