Chael Sonnen
Acting
Born April 3, 1977 · West Linn, Oregon, USA
Biography
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 wo…
Known For · 40 titles
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
The Ultimate Fighter
The Ultimate Fighter: Brasil
Here Comes the Boom
Meet Dave
Grudge Match
Bellator 222: MacDonald vs. Gracie
UFC Fight Night 26: Shogun vs. Sonnen
UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson
Craig Jones Invitational 2: Day 2
Mojave Diamonds
WEC 31: Faber vs. Curran
WEC 36: Faber vs. Brown
AEW: Dynamite Awards
World Extreme Cagefighting
UFC 167: St-Pierre vs. Hendricks
Nature Boy
Pancrase: Hybrid 2
Starrcast V: The Roast of Ric Flair
Spaten Fight Night: Silva vs. Sonnen
UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen II
UFC 109: Relentless
Once I Was a Champion
UFC Hall of Fame 2024
UFC 136: Edgar vs. Maynard III
UFC Fight Night 4: Bonnar vs Jardine
UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie
Bellator 170: Ortiz vs. Sonnen
UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen
WEC 33: Marshall vs. Stann
Fighting for a Generation: 20 Years of the UFC
UFC 55: Fury
UFC 159: Jones vs. Sonnen
UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida
Bellator 180: Sonnen vs. Silva
UFC on Fox 2: Evans vs. Davis
UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun
Bellator 192: Rampage vs. Sonnen
WEC 12: Halloween Fury 3
Bellator 208: Fedor vs. Sonnen