Chael Sonnen
Born: 1977-04-03 in West Linn, Oregon, USA
Known For: Acting
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 won a major MMA world championship and one of the sport's greatest trash-talkers. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chael Sonnen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2024
- UFC Hall of Fame 2024 as Inductee
- Spaten Fight Night: Silva vs. Sonnen as Chael Sonnen
2023
- Mojave Diamonds as Joe Mason
2022
2021
- AEW: Dynamite Awards as Himself
2018
- Bellator 192: Rampage vs. Sonnen as Self
- Bellator 208: Fedor vs. Sonnen as Self
2017
- Nature Boy as Self
- Bellator 170: Ortiz vs. Sonnen
- Bellator 180: Sonnen vs. Silva as Self
2013
- Grudge Match as Himself
- Fighting for a Generation: 20 Years of the UFC as Himself
- UFC 167: St-Pierre vs. Hendricks as Self
- UFC Fight Night 26: Shogun vs. Sonnen as Self
- UFC 159: Jones vs. Sonnen as Self
2012
- Here Comes the Boom as Arguing Fighter
- The Ultimate Fighter: Brasil as Head Coach
- UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen II as Self
- UFC on Fox 2: Evans vs. Davis as Self
2011
- Once I Was a Champion as Himself
- UFC 136: Edgar vs. Maynard III as Self
2010
- UFC 109: Relentless as Self
- UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen as Self
2009
- UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson as Self
- UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida as Self
- UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun as Self
2008
- Meet Dave as (uncredited)
- WEC 36: Faber vs. Brown as Self
- WEC 33: Marshall vs. Stann as Self
2007
2006
- UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie as Self
- UFC Fight Night 4: Bonnar vs Jardine as Self
2005
- The Ultimate Fighter as Head Coach
- UFC 55: Fury as Self
2004
- WEC 12: Halloween Fury 3 as Self
2003
- Pancrase: Hybrid 2 as Himself
2001
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Jimbo Duncan