Chael Sonnen
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 (40 titles)
MovieCraig Jones Invitational 2: Day 2
2025
UFC Hall of Fame 2024
Inductee · 2024
MovieSpaten Fight Night: Silva vs. Sonnen
Chael Sonnen · 2024
4.6MovieMojave Diamonds
Joe Mason · 2023
7.0MovieStarrcast V: The Roast of Ric Flair
Self · 2022
MovieAEW: Dynamite Awards
Himself · 2021
MovieBellator 222: MacDonald vs. Gracie
2019
MovieBellator 208: Fedor vs. Sonnen
Self · 2018
9.0MovieBellator 192: Rampage vs. Sonnen
Self · 2018
7.2MovieNature Boy
Self · 2017
MovieBellator 180: Sonnen vs. Silva
Self · 2017
MovieBellator 170: Ortiz vs. Sonnen
2017
6.1MovieGrudge Match
Himself · 2013
5.8MovieUFC 167: St-Pierre vs. Hendricks
Self · 2013
7.2MovieFighting for a Generation: 20 Years of the UFC
Himself · 2013
8.5MovieUFC Fight Night 26: Shogun vs. Sonnen
Self · 2013
8.8MovieUFC 159: Jones vs. Sonnen
Self · 2013
6.2MovieHere Comes the Boom
Arguing Fighter · 2012
6.6MovieUFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen II
Self · 2012
6.3ShowThe Ultimate Fighter: Brasil
Head Coach · 2012
6.6MovieUFC on Fox 2: Evans vs. Davis
Self · 2012
6.5MovieUFC 136: Edgar vs. Maynard III
Self · 2011
6.1MovieOnce I Was a Champion
Himself · 2011
7.2MovieUFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen
Self · 2010
5.5MovieUFC 109: Relentless
Self · 2010
6.7MovieUFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun
Self · 2009
5.9MovieUFC 98: Evans vs. Machida
Self · 2009
6.1MovieUFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson
Self · 2009
MovieWEC 36: Faber vs. Brown
Self · 2008
5.3MovieMeet Dave
(uncredited) · 2008