Chael Sonnen

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.

Known For

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

The Ultimate Fighter

Meet Dave

Here Comes the Boom

The Ultimate Fighter: Brasil

Grudge Match

Mojave Diamonds

Nature Boy

All Movies (36)

• Craig Jones Invitational 2: Day 22025
• UFC Hall of Fame 20242024 · as Inductee
• Spaten Fight Night: Silva vs. Sonnen2024 · as Chael Sonnen
• Mojave Diamonds2023 · as Joe Mason
• Starrcast V: The Roast of Ric Flair2022 · as Self
• AEW: Dynamite Awards2021 · as Himself
• Bellator 222: MacDonald vs. Gracie2019
• Bellator 208: Fedor vs. Sonnen2018 · as Self
• Bellator 192: Rampage vs. Sonnen2018 · as Self
• Nature Boy2017 · as Self
• Bellator 180: Sonnen vs. Silva2017 · as Self
• Bellator 170: Ortiz vs. Sonnen2017
• Grudge Match2013 · as Himself
• UFC 167: St-Pierre vs. Hendricks2013 · as Self
• Fighting for a Generation: 20 Years of the UFC2013 · as Himself
• UFC Fight Night 26: Shogun vs. Sonnen2013 · as Self
• UFC 159: Jones vs. Sonnen2013 · as Self
• Here Comes the Boom2012 · as Arguing Fighter
• UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen II2012 · as Self
• UFC on Fox 2: Evans vs. Davis2012 · as Self
• UFC 136: Edgar vs. Maynard III2011 · as Self
• Once I Was a Champion2011 · as Himself
• UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen2010 · as Self
• UFC 109: Relentless2010 · as Self
• UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun2009 · as Self
• UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida2009 · as Self
• UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson2009 · as Self
• WEC 36: Faber vs. Brown2008 · as Self
• Meet Dave2008 · as (uncredited)
• WEC 33: Marshall vs. Stann2008 · as Self
• WEC 31: Faber vs. Curran2007 · as Self
• UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie2006 · as Self
• UFC Fight Night 4: Bonnar vs Jardine2006 · as Self
• UFC 55: Fury2005 · as Self
• WEC 12: Halloween Fury 32004 · as Self
• Pancrase: Hybrid 22003 · as Himself

All TV Shows (4)

• The Ultimate Fighter: Brasil2012 · as Head Coach
• World Extreme Cagefighting2007
• The Ultimate Fighter2005 · as Head Coach
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent2001 · as Jimbo Duncan