About

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Birthday:
1977-04-03
Place of birth:
West Linn, Oregon, USA
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Chael Sonnen

Overview

Chael Sonnen (born April 3, 1977) is an American submission grappling promoter, mixed martial arts (MMA) analyst, and retired mixed martial artist. Beginning his MMA career in 1997, Sonnen competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he became a top contender in both the light heavyweight and middleweight divisions and challenged for both the UFC Light Heavyweight and UFC Middleweight Championships. Sonnen has also fought in World Extreme Cagefighting, Pancrase, and most recently for Bellator MMA. Sonnen is often considered one of the best mixed martial artists never to have won a major MMA world championship and one of the sport's greatest trash-talkers.

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Known for

Acting
2024 UFC Hall of Fame 2024 Actor Inductee N/A
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2023 Mojave Diamonds Actor Joe Mason 58
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2022 Starrcast V: The Roast of Ric Flair Actor Self 59
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2021 AEW: Dynamite Awards Actor Himself N/A
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2019 Bellator 222: MacDonald vs. Gracie Actor N/A
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2018 Bellator 208: Fedor vs. Sonnen Actor Self N/A
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2018 Bellator 192: Rampage vs. Sonnen Actor Self 59
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2017 Nature Boy Actor Self 59
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2017 Bellator 180: Sonnen vs. Silva Actor Self N/A
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2017 Bellator 170: Ortiz vs. Sonnen Actor N/A
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2013 UFC 167: St-Pierre vs. Hendricks Actor Self 59
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2013 Fighting for a Generation: 20 Years of the UFC Actor Himself 59
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2013 UFC Fight Night 26: Shogun vs. Sonnen Actor Self 59
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2013 UFC 159: Jones vs. Sonnen Actor Self 59
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2012 Here Comes the Boom Actor Arguing Fighter 61
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2012 UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen II Actor Self 59
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2012 UFC on Fox 2: Evans vs. Davis Actor Self 59
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2011 UFC 136: Edgar vs. Maynard III Actor Self 59
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2011 Once I Was a Champion Actor Himself 58
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2010 UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen Actor Self 59
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2010 UFC 109: Relentless Actor Self 59
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2009 UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun Actor Self 59
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2009 UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida Actor Self 59
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2009 UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson Actor Self 59
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2008 WEC 36: Faber vs. Brown Actor Self N/A
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2008 Meet Dave Actor (uncredited) 54
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2008 WEC 33: Marshall vs. Stann Actor Self N/A
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2007 WEC 31: Faber vs. Curran Actor Self N/A
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2007 World Extreme Cagefighting Actor N/A
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2006 UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie Actor Self 59
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2006 UFC Fight Night 4: Bonnar vs Jardine Actor Self 59
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2005 UFC 55: Fury Actor Self 59
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2004 WEC 12: Halloween Fury 3 Actor Self N/A
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2003 Pancrase: Hybrid 2 Actor Himself N/A
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