Chael Sonnen blew up on Twitter following comments from Jon Jones about The American Gangster’s trash talk being “the worst”.
It looks like Jon Jones may have woke up a sleeping bear. A few days ago, the former UFC light heavyweight champion and currently-suspended fighter did an interview with a Russian outlet where he referred to Bellator’s Chael Sonnen as “the worst trash talker“. It shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that Sonnen wasn’t so happy about that, and decided to turn to social media to – well, talk trash.
The American Gangster started off last night with some zingers about Jones’ troubled history with USADA that has led to long absences from the Octagon, and his driving-related issues:
JonJon
Heard your critique
Forgot you were in the business; even as s spectator— Chael Sonnen (@ChaelSonnen) September 3, 2018
JonJon
You trash-talk about as well as you exchange insurance info after traffic accidents….
— Chael Sonnen (@ChaelSonnen) September 3, 2018
JonJon
I treasure you
As long as you’re around, I look like a clean overachiever— Chael Sonnen (@ChaelSonnen) September 3, 2018
Jones’ Career
One
Big
SIDE EFFECT— Chael Sonnen (@ChaelSonnen) September 3, 2018
You spend more time on the shelf than a
LIBRARY
BOOK,
ya
BUM— Chael Sonnen (@ChaelSonnen) September 3, 2018
Turn your cel-phone off; USADA has GPS TRACKING
— Chael Sonnen (@ChaelSonnen) September 3, 2018
Sonnen then let up for eight hours or so – only to continue with a few more in the wee hours of the morning, where he started in on Jones’ alleged drug use:
Jon Jones-Your career took a bump in the road…and then you tried to snort it
— Chael Sonnen (@ChaelSonnen) September 3, 2018
Jon Jones-I heard you are not allowed at your brothers football games because you tried to snort all the lines off the field
— Chael Sonnen (@ChaelSonnen) September 3, 2018
Jon Jones had the same game plan in and out of the Octagon–Hit and Run
— Chael Sonnen (@ChaelSonnen) September 3, 2018
He wasn’t done yet though. There have been a few more today (so far), and he took them in the direction of his Chael’s opponent, the legendary Fedor Emelianenko:
Jon Jones is celebrating Labor Day just like he does every day for the past 3 years…by not working.
— Chael Sonnen (@ChaelSonnen) September 3, 2018
What’s more tainted than Jon Jones supplements?
A: Fedor’s Pride Career— Chael Sonnen (@ChaelSonnen) September 3, 2018
Fedor is such a white pasty lump that Jon Jones just tried to snort him
— Chael Sonnen (@ChaelSonnen) September 3, 2018
Jones is currently on the sidelines awaiting a decision from USADA on his UFC 214 suspension following a positive test for turinabol. Sonnen is scheduled to face off with Emelianenko in the semi-finals of the Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix on October 13th.