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Tito Ortiz Rips Chael Sonnen: I’ll Give Him Time To Get Off Steroids

Upon signing with Bellator MMA, former UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen made it clear that he was targeting a November bout with former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz. “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy” doesn’t seem willing to comply to Sonnen’s plans, however: “Chael calling me out on November 2nd? I’m the one who calls

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“Chael calling me out on November 2nd? I’m the one who calls the shots, not him! We’ll fight in January. We’re not going to fight in November,” Ortiz told Submission Radio. I’m gonna give him some time to get used to being at his weight, off of steroids, so he can train through that time. November 17th is not happening. I’m calling the shots, not Chael Sonnen. Yeah he talks well, yeah he does his thing, but no, this is my weight class. I’m the one who calls the shots. Tito Ortiz is gonna call the shots.”

Ortiz has been away from the cage since suffering a defeat to current Bellator 205-pound titleholder Liam McGeary last September.

Sonnen, on the other hand, hasn’t competed since he was mauled by Rashad Evans at UFC 167 in 2013. He spent much of the time after that bout dealing with a two-year suspension handed to him by the Nevada State Athletic Commission due to multiple failed drug tests.

While Ortiz doesn’t seem interested in squaring off with Sonnen this November, it’s still expected that “The American Gangster” will make his promotional debut around that time.

Stay tuned to LowKickMMA as more news regarding a possible opponent for Sonnen unfolds.

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Five Most Interesting Fights For Chael Sonnen In Bellator

Shocking news broke last night when it was reported that former multi-time UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen had signed a multi-fight, multi-year deal with Bellator MMA. “The American Gangster” had recently finished serving out a two-year suspension handed down by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) after he failed multiple drug tests in 2014. He

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Shocking news broke last night when it was reported that former multi-time UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen had signed a multi-fight, multi-year deal with Bellator MMA.

“The American Gangster” had recently finished serving out a two-year suspension handed down by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) after he failed multiple drug tests in 2014. He had also entered himself into the USADA (United States Anti-Doping Agency) testing pool, leading many to believe that he would be returning to the UFC.

Well, Sonnen sure threw us a curveball, but he will now serve as one of the biggest stars on the Bellator roster and many intriguing bouts await him.

Let’t take a look at five fights for the self-proclaimed ‘Bad Guy’ to take in his new promotion:

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Chael Sonnen ‘Pissed Off’ By UFC ‘Money Fight’ Trend

When Chael Sonnen was enjoying life as one of mixed martial arts’ most prominent stars, the term ‘money fight’ was an unused label. The multi-time UFC title challenger has just finished serving out a two-year suspension handed down from the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC), and it’s safe to say that the current state of

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Sonnen shockingly announced last week that he would be coming out of retirement and that he had signed with Bellator MMA. Speaking on a conference call late last week, he said that he was making his return because he was angry at the current landscape of MMA. “The American Gangster” doesn’t seem to like the idea of ‘money fights’, saying that combatants either want to fight or they don’t:

“You either want to fight or you don’t, and one of my main motivations for coming back is pure anger,” Sonnen said. “I sit back as a fan, I watch these guys quibble and squabble. I put this deal together with Coker over three phone calls. I didn’t negotiate. I didn’t ask for anything. I wanted an opportunity to fight, that was it. And he’ll tell you the same thing. It was as simple as that.”

“I am legitimately pissed off as a fan when I sit and read about guys who will only do this for ‘x’ amount of money, and everybody needs to be bribed. They need this big carrot dangled in front of their face. It comes back to the Olympic spirit. It comes back to ‘let’s get that world championship.’”

At the end of the day, Sonnen simply said that he wants to fight:

“Do you want to do it or not? And the right guy, the best guy, every time says yes. And (number) three and four and five can go and do all these pity parties and come up with all of these reasons why they don’t want to jump and fight. I’m not one of those guys. I want to do it.”

“The American Gangster” last competed in 2013, suffering a brutal stoppage loss to Rashad Evans. His Bellator debut has not been set, but he has showed interest in fighting former UFC titleholder Tito Ortiz in November.

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Rory MacDonald Calls Out Chael Sonnen At Gangster-Weight

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The ranks of Bellator MMA continues to grow with popular names. Former UFC welterweight title challenger Rory MacDonald joined BMMA after he could not come to an agreement on his UFC contract offer. Seemingly un-interested in keeping ‘Red King’ under their umbrella, the UFC refused to match Bellator’s offer. The move was not surprising as MacDonald had already voiced his displeasure over pay and conditions under the UFC banner. Ex-UFC lightweight champion Ben Henderson is another big name who decided the UFC wasn’t the right place for him.

Three-time UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen added his name to the list of UFC veterans now working for Bellator. News broke last night that Sonnen had officially signed for Scott Coker’s expanding promotion. Having served a two-year suspension by the Nevada Commission for a litany of failed drug tests, ‘The American Gangster’ is now free to compete again.

Zombie vs. Gangster

There’s been plenty of speculation surrounding Rory MacDonald’s first opponent as a Bellator fighter. He wasted no time in blasting the UFC, while in the same breath declaring he’d win the welterweight and middleweight titles with his new employers. How about a gangster-weight fight then? MacDonald took to Twitter to voice his interest in fighting the newly acquired Bellator asset Chael P. Sonnen:

@arielhelwani @ChaelSonnen gangster weight sounds good to me

— Rory MacDonald (@rory_macdonald) September 16, 2016

Interesting…

MacDonald’s stint in the UFC was somewhat hindered by his training partner and friend Georges St-Pierre bossing the division. Once Robbie Lawler became champion, the Canadian prospect finally got his shot at UFC gold. Things didn’t pan out well though, as MacDonald suffered one of the most brutal losses in recent memory. After being defeated by TKO against ‘Ruthless’ at UFC 189, ‘Red King’ dropped a decision to Stephen Thompson.

Talking The Talk

The highlight of Sonnen’s UFC career came in the form of two massively hyped showdowns with Anderson Silva. ‘The Spider’ was the champion at that time, and Sonnen’s rivalries with the Brazilian are widely regarded as the most entertaining in UFC history.

What do you think, Rory MacDonald vs. Chael Sonnen at gangster-weight?

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