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Chael Sonnen declares himself to be the UFC light heavyweight champion… by forfeit

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#1 ·
“When I decided to go after the light heavyweight championship, I knew that I’d win it like I always do. I just didn’t know it would be by forfeit. But I do stand before you today the light heavyweight champion. I’m in the same position today as I was yesterday. The fight’s going to happen sooner or later. It’s not like I’m not going to beat this guy up. It’s just a matter of when. My biggest concern isn’t with the fight or myself at all. My biggest concern is with Dan Henderson and his health. I have a personal relationship with him. I know his kids and how much he loves playing with them, so I just hate to see the guy’s health in any kind of jeopardy.”

“I don’t know the mindset or who’s around (Jones). I only know who’s around me. Dan Henderson, Matt Lindland, Randy Couture. These are the guys who molded me not just physically, but mentally. They would fight anybody, any time, anywhere. Some people mean it when they say that. I’m from that same mold. I’d never disrespect those guys that gave so much to me by being the first one from our group to back down. And I never say that to sound like a tough guy. I say that because I think it’s really important that you’re never a bully in this sport. I hate them so much.

“They are all a bunch of punks and bullies and I will never be one. The only litmus test I have for myself—am I willing to fight anybody? When the day comes that I won’t fight somebody, I won’t fight anybody. If there is someone out there that makes me go ‘I’m not fighting him,’ then I’m not going to fight anyone anymore. That’s what bullies do. Bullies pick and choose who they get in fights with based on who they think they can beat. I will never, ever do that. When the day comes that I back down, I will quit this sport.”

“This was his biggest opportunity. There’s no question I could beat Jon Jones. Jon Jones can beat me too. But I can beat him. If you ever wanted to stack the deck in his favor, you’d have done it on September 1. You’d have called me out of the blue, switched weight classes on me, put me on a plane to do a press tour, put me everywhere in the world except in the practice room. That was the opportunity he had. I could have beaten him, but he could have beaten me too. The next time we meet up, when I’ve had a camp and my coaches around me, that’s not going to be the case. It’s really important to win these fights, and the world saw me lose a fight. I fell down. I’m not going to fall down again.”

“Jon Jones is a delusional brat. He talks of being a businessman?! What?! What risks did he take? What capital did he raise? Where exactly is his office located? How many people does me employ? Hey JJ, put me on the phone with your secretary… Oh wait, what?”
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1308996-chael-sonnen-exclusive-ufc-champion-jon-jones-is-a-delusional-brat
 
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#12 ·
There is nothing to hate, I used to be a huge hater of this guy. But Jon Jones did this to himself, with Anderson he was picking a fight . He did it with Jones, however it was a lnog shot. But when u volunteer to fight a man on 8 day notice and I doubt he would even been properly train for this fight it says something. I doubt Chael Sonnen would have been in fight shape right now when his next fight was near xmas.

Jon Jones dodged a an easier fight than Henderson IMO, he is trained and ready for a fight.
 
#15 ·
Seeing that he also offered to fight Rashad Evans before the Tito bout was made, he really is someone who will fight anyone at anytime. I'm looking forward to seeing how he does in the LHW division.

That being said, he still hasn't earned a title shot in a weight class in the UFC in which he hasn't even won, and Jones stuck by it through thick and thin.
 
#17 ·
Really though with a guy like Jones or even SIlva, can you really earn a title shot? I mean with these guys they have pretty much cleared out their division at this point it just giving the fans fights they want to see.

I know I prefer Diaz over CW for Silva, and Sonnen over Davis,Gus, for Jones.
 
#16 ·
“I don’t know the mindset or who’s around (Jones). I only know who’s around me. Dan Henderson, Matt Lindland, Randy Couture. These are the guys who molded me not just physically, but mentally. They would fight anybody, any time, anywhere. Some people mean it when they say that. I’m from that same mold. I’d never disrespect those guys that gave so much to me by being the first one from our group to back down.
That part's not entertainment. He's serious.
 
#29 ·
Screw Chael and screw Dana, they can go spoon each other and talk about Jones all they want. Jones is the champion and Jackson is the best trainer in MMA, period. Dana is extremely unprofessional in so many ways and says he wants to make the UFC a legitimate sport then offers a title shot to someone who has never fought at LHW in the UFC or been a UFC champion. The only party I feel bad for in all this is Fox, for having signed a contract with the UFC under the ruse that they will be a mainstream sport. Dana's handling of everything lately has just been embarassing...
 
#30 ·
Jones is the champion and Jackson is the best trainer in MMA, period.

Jones is now a hated champion, and this best trainer in MMA just advised his fighter in a way thats going to go a long way to ruining his career and any future sponsorship deals. Are nike going to want to renew their contract with the most hated fighter in the sport? Is there anyone more hated then JJ after this?
Every time he fights the whole stadium is gona be booing him from now on. He's gona get hate mail, he's gona get called a bitch every time he walks outside.
This is gona define him for a long time. There is more to being a world champion then just throwing down when the bell goes. Things like class, honor, the spirit of a warrior none of which he has demonstrated in the last year anyway. Chael summed it up with what he said about being a businessman. JJ is no businessman, he has money and he thinks because of that he is a businessman. He is a fighter and he just chickened out of a fight that has pissed off a lot of people and really messed up a lot of fighters struggling to make ends meet.

The so called best trainer in MMA period is very very generous of you. He is a PR catastrophe for himself and for his fighters. He is responsible for Guida vs Maynard. Condit vs Diaz and every snooze fest GSP has put on over the last few years. He puts people off watching MMA - I wonder how many people tuned into to fighting for the first time only to switch off watching a guy run away for 5 rounds or lie on someone for 5 rounds. He can take the best fighters in the world who have the most exciting styles and skills and turn them into machines who's legacy is going to be in the shadow of just doing what it takes to win, and doing it without any class.
He shouted at JJ condescendingly to go and get some fans before, and now he has well and truly obliterated JJ fan base with his advice.
The worst decision of his career to fight another wrester when he was lined up already to fight an olympic wrestler who has more credentials then chael? Chael has no right hand or knockout power either.
What DW said about Jackson was being kind to him. For every good fight in the UFC, theres a greg jackson trained fight regressing it back.
 
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#31 ·
Oh man, this might be Chael's finest work yet. I laughed my ass of the entire time. While I tend to dislike Chael and straight up hated him after he got so repetitive with the Silva thing, I'll be rooting for him in all his 205 fights just so I can see this matchup happen.

Well played, Sonnen.
 
#33 ·
Jones may not be a "Business Man", but he is more of a business man than he is a "Fighter".
What he is, is an "Athlete".
Jones wants to go through his decorated career without messing up his pretty face, big call I know, but I could see him tapping to strikes if he was a bloody mess like, say Joe Stevenson against BJ, because he' s not a true fighter.
Full respect to those that are, because I think fans take for granted the fighting spirit that most of these guys display.
 
#35 ·
Oh no, I'm not doubting his desire to fight. I give the guy credit for that. I just think it's very similar to the Rashad/Ortiz fight from last summer where for the replacement guy, it's very high reward/low risk. For Jones it was very low reward/high risk but it would be hard to imagine any possible way Sonnen beating him considering the weight difference and lack of training.
 
#39 ·
Wow, is Chael ever the supertroll. The guy doesn't even have to fight and he doubled his profile once again, got put in title talks once again. It's crazy. He's a huge thorn in the greatest prodigy the UFC has seen and he hasn't even put his toe in the same division's water yet.

I respect Sonnen in many ways because I do believe he would and respect the fact that he will take fights on 0 days notice, and wants to be the champ, bar-none. That being said, in no way does he deserve a shot at LHW belt under any circumstance.

The blame here should largely be put on the UFC and Dana White's shoulders for not having any idea how to deal with a situation like this when they KNOW first hand how bad injuries have hurt them. They should make contingency plans and conditional arrangements. Asking a MW who has just lost a title match and has never competed in the UFCs LHW division is laughable. I have little doubt in my mind that Sonnen was called due to his popularity and marketability. Dana can scoff all he likes about the illegitimacy of other organizations, and paper champions, paper challengers and general lack of integrity, but having Sonnen fight Jones for the lHW would have been farcical and pretty much a money grab.

So it gets put on Jon Jones shoulder's to accept his opponent on 8 days notice, and I agree, that a true champion would have accepted it as the noble thing to do. The thing with Jones is that I think he disdains Chael so much he doesn't want to give him a sniff, and, that he is far too calculating (blindingly so), to accept a fight like this right now. Not to mention he has Jackson in his ear, and it seems like a master say student do relationship.

Its one of those times where its not your fault, its not fair that you have to make the choice, but damnit, you have to suck it up and be gracious about it.

He wants to be known as great, he wants to build a legacy, well legacies are built on unexpected transpirations like this, opportunities being seized in the moment. Just because you're champ doesn't mean you get to sit pretty. Quite the opposite actually.
 
#40 ·
Wow, is Chael ever the supertroll. The guy doesn't even have to fight and he doubled his profile once again, got put in title talks once again. It's crazy. He's a huge thorn in the greatest prodigy the UFC has seen and he hasn't even put his toe in the same division's water yet.

I respect Sonnen in many ways because I do believe he would and respect the fact that he will take fights on 0 days notice, and wants to be the champ, bar-none. That being said, in no way does he deserve a shot at LHW belt under any circumstance.

The blame here should largely be put on the UFC and Dana White's shoulders for not having any idea how to deal with a situation like this when they KNOW first hand how bad injuries have hurt them. They should make contingency plans and conditional arrangements. Asking a MW who has just lost a title match and has never competed in the UFCs LHW division is laughable. I have little doubt in my mind that Sonnen was called due to his popularity and marketability. Dana can scoff all he likes about the illegitimacy of other organizations, and paper champions, paper challengers and general lack of integrity, but having Sonnen fight Jones for the lHW would have been farcical and pretty much a money grab.

So it gets put on Jon Jones shoulder's to accept his opponent on 8 days notice, and I agree, that a true champion would have accepted it as the noble thing to do. The thing with Jones is that I think he disdains Chael so much he doesn't want to give him a sniff, and, that he is far too calculating (blindingly so), to accept a fight like this right now. Not to mention he has Jackson in his ear, and it seems like a master say student do relationship.

Its one of those times where its not your fault, its not fair that you have to make the choice, but damnit, you have to suck it up and be gracious about it.

He wants to be known as great, he wants to build a legacy, well legacies are built on unexpected transpirations like this, opportunities being seized in the moment. Just because you're champ doesn't mean you get to sit pretty. Quite the opposite actually.
The contingency plan was to have Jones fight a different opponent. No one could have guessed that Jones was going to decide he wasnt going to fight anymore if he has to get a new opponent. That is unheard of.
 
#44 ·
I'm not a big Chael fan, but it's hard not to like the guy when he's ripping on the biggest douchebag in MMA right now; cracks me the hell up.

Unlike Silva, Jones is completely deserving of this trolling from Chael. It's just funny how it works out for Chael so well, he talks shit to Jones, Hendo gets injured, he's the first to take the fight, Jones denies, he looks more like a contender and now his trash talk can be taken even more seriously and personally.
 
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