Chael Sonnen Talks UFC 293, Shocking UFC Upsets, More | The MMA Hour
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- Chael Sonnen discusses UFC 293, Sean Strickland’s big upset win, how Alex Pereira loss helped Strickland, if there will be an immediate rematch for Israel Adesanya, if DDP should regret his decision, if Izzy is the greatest middleweight champion of all-time, a classic story about Anderson Silva, how a rematch would go between Strickland and Adesanya, the biggest upsets in UFC history, Alexa Grasso vs. Valentina Shevcheno rematch, and more.
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What an emotional roller coaster: Adesanya went from a soul-crushing loss (Pereira 1) to a triumphant victory (Pereira 2) to an embarrassing defeat all in the span of a year.
It’s cause he paint his nails
It depends on how well Sean does from here. Sean could end up making this loss look a lot better
That's what can happen when you fight frequently and I'm an izzy hater lol
Must’ve been the deal with the devil he made to pull off that pereira 2 win 😂
and that's why MMA is a better sport than boxing
Sean is God's way of checking Izzy's ego lol. This was also the funniest possible outcome, MMA is so weird.
haha wow
I love it when Chael is serious and not being fake he talks more sense than anyone when he is just being his honest self and tells the truth
Is Chael pfizered?
I had to stop watching him bc he always lies to get views
😂😂😂 he's a fool.
They dont just call you the best ever, they call you Chael Sonnen...
I've been told Adesanya is the first man to ever lose the belt twice in a year (Pereira last November, Strickland this September)
A lot to do with him being an active champ & he’s also the first 2x MW champ & maybe 3x MW champ 🤔
@@gmoney338 so now it's an achievement to lose your title, just so that you can add to your resume that you won it back in immediate rematches? Hope people like you don't normalize that. I'd rather have a long, continuous title reign than constantly losing just to win it back. What happens if Izzy wins and then a trilogy is decided, then Sean wins? Izzy gets another immediate rematch???
@@gmoney338lmao stop, Izzy pushed for this fight because he thought it would be an easy win and got mopped for 5 rounds lol
@@Truthstter must be weird to hate on a man who doesn't know you exist
@@zachnantz5304 I Can tell your an Izzy fanboy who is hurting right now, go cry to mama.
Sean had more excuses to lose than Izzy. Jet lag, short notice, passport issues, and going to Izzy's backyard.
It’s not Izzy’s backyard, Australia is not New Zealand
They didn't fight in China though
Doggybender got beat from pillar to post. China man was sent on his way with ease.
Australia DOESN'T claim Sissy
Anderson was 43 years old when Izzy fought him. Izzy was only 29 and a single fight away from the title at the time. You cannot judge the better fighter from a legacy standpoint on that fight alone. Chael needs to go back and have a rethink. Anderson was also never the same after the leg break.
By those standards Strickland is better than himself
Izzy 9 fight uf win streak
Took 7 fights to become champion
Silva 16 ufc win streak
1 fight to become champion
People have short memories in this sport
Mma is constantly evolving
@@Andromeda_CT86 yeah that's something to consider, there was less competition back then and some people got titleshots a lot easier which made their title-defenses a lot more, Aldo for example compared to Volk, Volk had to win so many fights back to back to get to the title while Aldo came in to the UFC as champion or one fight away or something like that, but I also think Izzy's title-defenses are not gonna age too well with how Romero became a statue, and how Vettori and Costa could be chewed out of top 10 soon.
chill out dude
he's just 'sharing it with you'
he brings this TO you because....
Love we keep getting Chael back on the show. Always feels like these boys can’t talk for long enough 🙌🏻
Qq😊😊
Chael is just pure magic
Chael Sonnen is a true master entertainer. A brilliant storyteller and a guy who understands promotion on a level of maybe 10 other people alive today. He drops so much knowledge on his TH-cam channel if you're paying attention and can see it for what it is. Living legend, undefeated undisputed
The people who watch him consistently understand why Dana wants the immediate rematch. They might not agree with Dana but they understand why
Chael is that you?
@@TheMightyTigz shhh 🤫
I lost all respect for Chael a long time ago. He is Dana's asskisser,and talks everything his Master wants to hear.
@@Jessie_James850 istina.
People saying Izzy was too active like Sean hadn’t fought more than him since July
Sean fights every day lol
Izzy with zero adjustments is ridiculous for a champion. He was still point fighting to the end
Yeah for how amazing of a fighter izzy is. Something was not clicking on that night.
Izzy is very good at one thing and when that gets shut down he has no plan B.
@@markeverhart3835I’m pretty sure he was waiting to catch Sean with something and probably thought the judges would rob Sean if it went to the scorecards 💀
@@markeverhart3835he got beat wasn’t an off night. He lost the standup to Jan, Whittaker out jabbed him and should’ve won in their fight and he got kod by pereira and was losing the rematch too. It’s not an off night when there’s a pattern
Chael always lighten up my day
The undefeated undisputed heavy weight champ of the world is a definitive day brightener for anyone!
Ariel coping so hard for his butt buddy izzy in every interview today 😂😂😂😂
Ariel tries to direct people into whatever narrative he has..Such a Weasel
NO REMATCH! Sean walked him down and beat his azz the entire fight! Put some respect on the champions name! Sean Strickland is the man!
I think Saturday showed us that Chael is the middleweight GOAT
I’m glad I can say I called Sean beating Izzy. It was the perfect storm. Izzy hates forward pressure, Sean is awkward and severely offbeat, and he has the highest striking defense in middleweight history.
Did you put a bet on?
I was thinking of chucking some money on Sean by decision, but i talked myself out of it 🤐 lool..
proof
I bet on him, but couple of other fighters cost me the parlay 😢
@@Barks_Bridge
😅😅
😊
Izzy didn't loose with grace , he raised his hand in hope sean wouldn't verbally abuse him on the mic, then izzy skipped the post fight press conference like a coward ,
Facts, dude always wins bad and loses bad. At least Conor was super humble in victory
@@Captain_Insano_nomercy At least Conor didn’t sexually abuse his dog!
Dude just showed up to the post to get his endorsement money by scam gambling website AKA stake that they paid him to wear that stake jacket
Strickland winning shouldn't have been such a big upset at all. He has basically only lost to Alex at middleweight. Anyway, if Adesanya wants to win the rematch, he needs to be trained by Steven Seagal and get taught the special head kick similar to what Anderson and Machida both were taught....
Didn’t he lose to Canonier?
@@kidd3205mvpYeah but that was pretty suspect. To be fair can't really take fights to decisions and count on it these days unless you dominate.
@@jameshuggins6757he lost to Cannonier. Was a close fight though
@@mrspiff6955 personally yes I agree, using the word suspect was probably a mistake. I was just meaning to say it wasn't a fight that would really effectively change anyone's standing in the division.
Steven Seagull 😂
Silva won 16 straight fights, only started losing WAY down the line after clowning in the ring and then getting his leg snapped in half. Izzy lost 3 of his last 7 fights in his prime. Izzy is 2nd all time middleweight, but he's not close to Anderson.
Anderson is also a DRUG CHEAT!
so his legacy and status comes with an astrerisk .
Get real buddy.
Not to mention Anderson was 38 years old when he finally lost to Weidman...38. Izzy just turned 34 not even two months ago.
Anderson was still putting on absolute beating on guys and finishing almost every one of them when he was 33/34. Izzy has 5 finished in the UFC out of 16 fights. Silva has 14 finishes with 25 fights. Anderson is 100% better than Izzy is, was or could be. Silva did start losing all his fights til he was 40 older. If he stopped after losing to Weidman he would be 33-6 with 23 ko/tko, 3 subs and 8 decisions overall. And 16-2 in the UFC with 14 finished and 2 decisions. Comparing Andersons complete dominance to Izzy's wins is a joke. Silva dominated everyone he beat, for the most part. Izzy is a decision machine with a few finishes.
And he didnt look mentally switched on for Weidman. It looked like he took him lightly. Clowned in front of him etc...like he did with a few opponents in that era. If he'd retired like GSP did there'd be no debate@@curtharakaly4620
They could still do Izzy-DDP next without the title. Bad idea to book an immediate rematch when the fight wasn't competitive, and Izzy is 1-2 in his last 3 fights. Izzy would have a more compelling case if he got finished in the first but losing 4 rounds to 1 makes it harder to justify.
Nah. Who does Sean fight in the meantime? He’s fresher than Izzy right now. Let Izzy rest and put Sean against DDP early next year. Izzy hasn’t taken a long break in years. That man needs to rest for at least a year.
Izzy v DDP in South Africa would make the UFC so much money, so many great stadiums in the country, MMA crazy country. It would be HUGE
I’m sorry but Anderson in his prime is definitely better then Izzy in his prime which he is in right now. Anderson was damn near untouchable. Knock out artist, deceptive strength and I must add, he’s a Jiu Jitsu blackbelt. He had more ways to win and dominate a fight that Izzy could ever.
So glad chael called out Ariel with his cringe soccer takes.
He lost me when he said Adesanya is above Silva because he beat him....
He has bad blood towards Silva, because just checked his ego twice, and showed him he as at best a mediocre fighter.
Chael. What a blast from the past story. I almost forgot about the biggest UFC upset conversation. I love Chael and the old school UFC stories!! 👍🏼👍🏼
Chael promotes Monster but drinks Red bull, that too on tv. What a Legend 👏
These two are on the brinks of feud 💯
Paddy by unanimous decision
Chael is undefeated because he knows not to fight Ariel "10-7" Heelwani
half the fun lol
😂
11/01/2023 what did I say? 😂😂😂
God protect uncle Chael at all costs.
This is pure gold - two of the best together again
Sean did what Chael did in Sonnen vs Silva 1. Minus the choke at the end
I feel like Chael finally won his title on Saturday! Undefeated and undisputed! Congratulation Sean Strickland!!!
Totally an upset but I put it in the same category as Barao/Dillashaw, Dos Anjos/Pettis, Pena/Nunez 1.
Rumor is that Izzy didn’t train & stayed home squeezing it to Anime.
The way Izzy lost dropped him down a lot on my middleweight GOAT list. Compare him to Silva, and he's too one dimensional. He couldn't get it done on the feet and he was stuck getting outclassed by Strickland's striking. Compare that to Silva who we've seen be able to find success on the ground or with his clinch game. Also compare him to Volk who can switch up his game when he needs to and find other ways to win other than just striking.
Silva and Sean respect the sport of boxing, Izzy does not
I hate to be this guy who sounds like a bandwagoner, but I've been saying this for years: Izzy is not as good as people say. I grew up in the prime Silva era and I recall what a living God looked like, to me Izzy never came close to that
It feels good to be vindicated
@@Captain_Insano_nomercy I do think Izzy is great, remember he cleared a division & rematched Rob who also cleared out what Izzy left behind.
He beat someone Strickland lost to in Alex & Jared.
Izzy does need more tools, needs to adapt multiple stances such as a boxing stance as well as a maybe even a high guard to counter pressure fighting.
His jab was coming from the hip & that I believe lost him the fight. It took too long to get to the target, surprised where he didn't fix that midfight. Maybe he doesn't know any other way to fight?
Strickland just might have his number, tho.
He also needs to develop a ground game, but
@TheFireStarter1215 the biggest knock on Izzy is that he never fought a born wrestler. He fought guys who wrestled but no true wrestlers
You and Chael are a great team love when ya have him on!
@2:38 "Dubreecus Du Pleezy" I haven't watched a Chael video in a while, and forgot his pronunciations are gold 🤣
These two getting together will never get old.
I love it when these two collab 😂
Chael talks like the volume is on 99 always....
Thank you for calling out Uncle Chael about Aljo and a rematch
I’ll say it again this should be weekly!
No rematch, please😑
Golden take on Sean's standup approach and skills by Chael
I love the banter between these two
I love how Ariel tries to do the Jimmy Kimmel "like & Subscribe" bit now at the end 😂🤦♂
Love this episode 🎉 2 great intelligent men just talking 🙏🙏💯
I was in the arena and bearly anyone was up for Israel
16:28 actually aljo did call for a rematch after the fight with Sean during the post press.
Always wish these were an hour longer!
Every time Chael mispronounces a fighter's name, an angel gets it's wings.
I love these crossover episodes
Strickland is UFC Karma
These 2 are the dopest MMA coverage
How can people forget one of the biggest upsets in History TJ Dillashaw vs Renan Barao!
Don’t remember the feeling at the time
I know Renan was a world beater, but was TJ really that doubted to win at the time?
TJ was ranked#4 +580 underdog and Barao was 34 winning streak. -825 favorite
your our guy after i heared that i had to give it a like chael your still the man !!!!!
FANTASTIC interview!
You guys are legends 🤙
No way in hell Izzy gets immediate rematch. He is 1-2 in past 3 fights and he just lost convincingly. Izzy should be fighting the winner of Khamzat Acosta
Love these two ...together
16:00 chael using the uncle Joey line, “got to know what time it is”
Everytime you get chael on I like the video before I watch. Good stuff ariel
I like the comparison between Chael snd De Sean. 1 being wrestler and 1 being a striker.
Everytime Chael speaks... I get this overwhelming fillling he is one sentence away from a seizure 😅🤣🤣
When will we hear someone talk good about Sean Strickland
Chael seems like the type of guy that would randomly throw things at you during maths in high school.
You’re the type of guy to skip English class so now youre stuck with saying thinks like maths
English was invented in England and it's "maths" there.@@rileygarcia1
@@rileygarcia1 you should apologize to @theguvnor3880 maths is correct ....google it.
Chael is the type of guy who would end up teaching the teacher.
Chael was fantastic today!!!
No rematch. He lost two out of three in his last.
Uncle Chael was literally in the Border SCENE from SICARIO! 🕶️ BEAST!!!!!
I love it that Chael's last dog bender lost😂
For a rematch, all Sean has to do is improve his punching power and add takedowns to his game plan just to then get up and continue to jab and defend relentlessly.
If he manages to incorporate takedowns from that Philly shell position so it doesn't give it away, Izzy will be even more confused and overwhelmed than last Saturday.
Uncle Chael is the type of hero this world needs.
Here just for chael as usual
I think people aren't aware of what a superstar Strickland actually is. I here the most casual of mma fans geeking out about how real Strickland is. Woke culture is so 2020. The people want real. The future is real.
Did you just misspell "hear" or did you admit to being the most casual of mma fans?
When Velasquez beat Brock Leznar it was a pretty crazy upset according to the odds at the time. I thought the odds where an even bigger spread than Rhonda vs Holly
No they weren't not even close. It was basically even odds which is not common for a title fight
I think it's BS that Isreals getting a rematch. Issy never called for a rematch they thought Issy deserved a rematch he never asked for it. Otherwise, they never gave funkmaster a chance to call out for rematch .
Great interview!
love these guys
Great to hear voice master chael
I don't think Chael has a clue about 95% of guys in the ufc yet chaell says hes begrudgingly the best mind in mma.
All that said I'm disappointed af with chael saying izzy no question deserves a rematch Which In my best khabib impression to chael " stupid guy. Your a real stupid guy"
Chael isn't the smartest guy in the sport by a country mile. However he is the best p4p#1 when it comes to teaching young fighters how to gain popularity but even more importantly, keeping that new found Fandom.
NO REMATCH NO REMATCH NO REMATCH
The Bad Guy is P4P #1 on the mic in mma, The GOAT. Good one Ariel.
Thisbis thrbmost coherent ive heard Sonnen
Why do i keep hearing Adesanya is the MW Goat.
Hahahaha whenever Chael references Pierra
Chris Curtis could probably take Izzy
Chael jus can’t miss.
I highly recommend the Chael Cruz Whopper video 👌
Very good episode 👏
Glad I watched this. Towards the end when they were talking about the biggest upsets and Ariel explaining why it was the biggest upset. Not due to odds, which I truly think were ridiculously stupid, but that Strickland beat Izzy in 4 of 5 rounds, and possibly 5 of 5 however you saw it (I gave Izzy 2nd round even then), without a scratch. I thought Strickland was going to beat him, but I had not heard the hype before. I work and don't look at social media that much. Maybe someone would have changed my mind, but going into the fight I felt like Sean was going to win. Not 100%, but felt he would. So I have been rolling my eyes when people say upset. However, Ariel is right. Maybe not on him winning, but 5 rounds of schooling such a good fighter. No, I did not see that coming. I saw Sean toughing out 3 of 5 rounds, maybe a knockout early, but not what he did. I give Ariel that, in the way he put it, yes, an upset.
THE MAN OF THE HOUR
I don't always agree with Mr Sonnen...but he is undeniably the most articulate fighter ever to crossover into commentary...i cant help but smile and listen whenever he speaks...hes truly the voice of the people...he says the things i wish i could but cant...hes actually been in the octagon and was beating one of the greatest striker of all time for 5 rounds up until the last couple seconds.. He's actually sparred with the current middle weight champion of the world that JUST beat the current greatest striker in the world...his words carry so much weight already...but the fact he is so entertaining you'd almost forget he was once the baddest mf'ers to fight in UFC...gawd I love this man...i cant help but admire his ability to speak his mind and heart...even if he isn't always right, he was always the truth
I love uncle Chael!
izzy does not deserve the rematch after fighting backwards the entire time and losing 4 rounds. izzy is 3-2 in his last 5. 1-2 in last 3. only reason dana is pushing for rematch is because sean is difficult to deal with as a champion
Chael and Sean in the same room is like Hulk Hogan and Macho Man Randy Savage together
Oh we are not letting @13:43 slide. The what desert?!?! MoJave?!?!?! Did Ariel just pull a Chael with a mispronunciation???? LOL
Bro i just love Chael lmao
Chael is that dude
Amazing!
Du Plesis vs Cannonier makes sense
Over the moon for Sean and in so far as future PPV numbers well love or hate people will pay. NOT every fighter can have movie parts in Black Panther for example... The fighters like Sean work hard and so what is they are not poster boys? I see the UFC as snobs and the face must fit... Well its the fight game not the celeb game. Listen to Sean and just read between the lines when he speaks.. he is funny... Charming in his own way.... Humble enough to know he is lucky in what chances he has had... Oh and intelligent enough to know what he dose best in the cage.. What you see is what you get with him... If its not for you or it is for you its genuine. He can easily go on to be bigger than any UFC star and he will be the first to say why me?
you are the best uncle chael
Ariel and the Bad Guy needs to make a return, I would listen to them everyday