Yeah I agree. He is really smart. I hate how everybody thinks he's cocky. It's all entertainment and selling fights. He doesn't think he's the best because he obviously isn't. He even said once that he didn't know if he could beat Jones. He just messes with Le Batard because it's funny.
@Adrian Blair He didn't leave the UFC for Bellator. He retired for 2 years and left the UFC after that; in 2016 Bellator offered him a fight contract, and at his age UFC wasn't going to make him an offer for a contract especially when he had a lengthy run in the UFC. He took the best offer he had at that stage of his career
@Adrian Blair Retiring doesn't mean a synonym for leaving the UFC.UFC keeps a lot of its fighters even after they retire in different roles. Forrest Griffin runs the atheletic performance Division in the performance institute, Chuck Liddell was hired for a while in their offices, Kenny Florian is still part of the UFC , not as a fighter but a analyst, commentator, podcaster. Michael Bisping is a colour commentator, analyst. Rashad Evans too. The UFC doesn't only comprise of fighters. So no, I did not say what you said in a lengthier way. Nice try, wannabe smart guy! And Chael's contract with the UFC wasn't broken until 2016, and Chael retired in 2014. When Coker offered him the contract for Bellator, Chael contacted Dana himself to end the contract so he could sign with Bellator. Chael was even in the testing pool for USADA before he signed with Bellator, which is only possible if he was with the UFC. Wearing a tie and blazer doesn't make you an automatic internet genius , dummy.
@Adrian Blair no it's not correct. The UFC was a legal burden on him. Leaving the UFC for Bellator implies ignoring a contract which allows him to work inside the UFC , but he was let go from commentating and desk jobs in 2014, and there was no offer from UFC for a fight. He was legally hanging by a thread, but that did not let him do any gainful employment. So he chose the only option he had. He contacted Dana for the mere formality of it. Because the fighting contract wasn't offered to him despite the testing pool, due to the huge influx in talent already . Choosing something over something implies there is a choice. The UFC wasn't a choice since it was just a legal cobweb, not an actual employable offer. He never chose Bellator over the UFC. It's what you call a legal deadlock, to avoid your competitors flourishing. Every promoter uses it, Chael was on good terms with Dana so he made an exception. Fight promotion and intricacies aren't taught in a dictionary mr holier-than-thou. Contextual meaning and dictionary definition are two different things. This has many layers of context, something which a dictionary cannot explain
@Adrian Blair you said he left UFC and did Bellator. And that is what I said is incorrect. He was already out since there was no job for him, but legal fine print kept him in unemployment limbo. What you said would have made sense if both events happened in the same year. But that's not the timeline, so no . 2014-2016 the fighter population increased exponentially and PPV draws bigger than Chael emerged,making him needless in the company. That's why they kept him in limbo. To prevent the competition from growing.If you still think you are right, I pity you man. Good luck with whatever job you hold, since basic legal contracts and manipulations don't obviously make sense to you. It's what Dana does on a regular basis, he blocks people from working elsewhere due to fine print while not giving them a job offer and increases the monopoly. Chael is the exception . And win ? This is a TH-cam comment section you loser. Is your ego and professional career that fragile? That you count this as a win? Then fine. Take this a win. You obviously need this more than I do lol
sports and sports talk are all the same on most platforms, Dan and Stugotz have found success because they realize being the same is dumb and tired. Go outside the box and advance your career, you can go find hundreds of Chael Sonnen interview that have non "stupid questions" can you differentiate between any of those videos? not very much, if you do not get this YOU DONT GET THE SHOW!
Man it hurts to see Chael sad over the Silva losses. 😣 It must hurt like hell when both were winnable fights. Especially the first one, the second one was going like the first if not for that stupid backfist Chael did.
abishai Ghosh Race and family as the only factor. So it’s really hedgemony which is the last step from genocide and incest. The American dream/nightmare
Chael shits on this dude every single time
Indeed
Lol it's staged
@@omerbrooklyn8716 your mother is staged
@@omerbrooklyn8716no it’s definitely not he’s not like mcgregor he does this on the fly and he’s natural at it
@@kadencarter7392Dan and Chael are literally friends my guy are you slow?💀😭
Undisputed interview champion, Chael Sonnen.
McGregor has a great personality but id still prefer to hear Chael talk.
funny how total douchebags are considered a great personality these days LOL
@@rustysutton you just don't know enough then
Mur mur mur mur mur mur
@@georgenikou 27-0
@@conormctapoutaka0-1aka0tit5 I I dislike Conor, I was mocking his shenanigans lol
Chael Sonnen is an artist when it comes to these interviews. I laugh my a** off the whole time.
may not b doing 2 many of these interviews anytime soon,failed his 2nd drug test
'Third interview in sports most un-watched broadcast.' Chael is very cerebral and funny...
6 years later and Chael is still undefeated and undisputed 😎
10 years later and Chael is still undefeated and undisputed
Still hasn’t lost a round
he's a very smart guy not only a good fighter but a good talker
Yeah I agree. He is really smart. I hate how everybody thinks he's cocky. It's all entertainment and selling fights. He doesn't think he's the best because he obviously isn't. He even said once that he didn't know if he could beat Jones. He just messes with Le Batard because it's funny.
Eric Tarentino Wasn't smart enough to come up negative on dem tests tho... ZING!
Not smart enough to hide the money he made in the financial crisis only guy to get caught lmao...........
baloney pony your mom name you that sm the troll is strong in you bro
Great lexicon and anticipation. He baits you into making him sound good.
"I would say: Hello"
Quinn McCully thats the best
Chael fucking burned him into submission.
"He did say you don't deserve the fight."
"Alright."
Fucking lost it there for some reason.
***** You're not a word.
***** Straight stupid. "Aight" isn't a word
***** dictionary.reference.com/browse/alright?s=t
It's an informal version of all right. Chill out.
***** oh so it is recognized... "academically" lmao!
6:20 Possibly the greatest ending to an interview ever...
“I literally can never say the same, but you are welcome” LMFAO
even one of Le Batard's crew laughed in the background on that one haha
Dan and Sonnen make a great duo. Love their every interaction.
I was just thinking the samething. These two oddly enough have great interviews lol
Never a dull moment during a Chael Sonnen interview
Chael has some epic rebuttals and is a waste for him not to join a debate team, real estate sales skills shining
Chael Sonnen could sell dirt to a cleaning lady
I smile like a fool whenever I hear Chael Sonnen speak :)
I would love to get inside the octagon with Lebatard. His face alone makes me want to break it viciously.
“Third interview in sports’ most unwatched broadcast.” 10-8 Chael😂
At 185 chael was hard to beat his wrestling was second to none.
Chael talking about Belfort was so funny to me
“Lubb-uhh-Tard.” - Chael P. Sonnen.(The P. stands for PERFECTION!)
I actually respect Dan for attempting a battle he knew he would never ever win
Nobody makes the bad guy look stupid
Undefeated. Undisputed.
Chael is a company man, the UFC knows they can count on him that is why he gets title shots and fights. Easy as that.
@Adrian Blair He didn't leave the UFC for Bellator. He retired for 2 years and left the UFC after that; in 2016 Bellator offered him a fight contract, and at his age UFC wasn't going to make him an offer for a contract especially when he had a lengthy run in the UFC. He took the best offer he had at that stage of his career
@Adrian Blair Retiring doesn't mean a synonym for leaving the UFC.UFC keeps a lot of its fighters even after they retire in different roles. Forrest Griffin runs the atheletic performance Division in the performance institute, Chuck Liddell was hired for a while in their offices, Kenny Florian is still part of the UFC , not as a fighter but a analyst, commentator, podcaster. Michael Bisping is a colour commentator, analyst. Rashad Evans too. The UFC doesn't only comprise of fighters. So no, I did not say what you said in a lengthier way. Nice try, wannabe smart guy! And Chael's contract with the UFC wasn't broken until 2016, and Chael retired in 2014. When Coker offered him the contract for Bellator, Chael contacted Dana himself to end the contract so he could sign with Bellator. Chael was even in the testing pool for USADA before he signed with Bellator, which is only possible if he was with the UFC. Wearing a tie and blazer doesn't make you an automatic internet genius , dummy.
@Adrian Blair no it's not correct. The UFC was a legal burden on him. Leaving the UFC for Bellator implies ignoring a contract which allows him to work inside the UFC , but he was let go from commentating and desk jobs in 2014, and there was no offer from UFC for a fight. He was legally hanging by a thread, but that did not let him do any gainful employment. So he chose the only option he had. He contacted Dana for the mere formality of it. Because the fighting contract wasn't offered to him despite the testing pool, due to the huge influx in talent already . Choosing something over something implies there is a choice. The UFC wasn't a choice since it was just a legal cobweb, not an actual employable offer. He never chose Bellator over the UFC. It's what you call a legal deadlock, to avoid your competitors flourishing. Every promoter uses it, Chael was on good terms with Dana so he made an exception. Fight promotion and intricacies aren't taught in a dictionary mr holier-than-thou. Contextual meaning and dictionary definition are two different things. This has many layers of context, something which a dictionary cannot explain
@Adrian Blair you said he left UFC and did Bellator. And that is what I said is incorrect. He was already out since there was no job for him, but legal fine print kept him in unemployment limbo. What you said would have made sense if both events happened in the same year. But that's not the timeline, so no . 2014-2016 the fighter population increased exponentially and PPV draws bigger than Chael emerged,making him needless in the company. That's why they kept him in limbo. To prevent the competition from growing.If you still think you are right, I pity you man. Good luck with whatever job you hold, since basic legal contracts and manipulations don't obviously make sense to you. It's what Dana does on a regular basis, he blocks people from working elsewhere due to fine print while not giving them a job offer and increases the monopoly. Chael is the exception . And win ? This is a TH-cam comment section you loser. Is your ego and professional career that fragile? That you count this as a win? Then fine. Take this a win. You obviously need this more than I do lol
thats why hes in bellator right.......?
Chael should get a special honor for giving the best interviews in history, present and future
He's got better mic skills than 99% of WWE wrestlers.
"I would tell them... 'hello.'" lmfao, I love when he gives this response
Chael is an Oregon OG.
“Highly Questionable gets feisty on the Chael Sonnen show”
These 2 need more interviews together
I love how chael didn’t use TUF as a platform to promote his fight with jones n really focused on the up n comers n let them shine.
7:05 Papi laughing in the background. LMAO!
This is what happens when the interviewer, goes into this with a plan about how the interview will go.
Hear chael put this guy down makes me happier than girl scout cookies
The man of the hour, the man with the power, too sweet to be sour!
htf is dan le batard on tv worst interviewer ever
ROBBIE(UFC) haha, how wrong you are. This is gold
@Murmurmur exactly. He gives the bad guy another chance to shine.
sports and sports talk are all the same on most platforms, Dan and Stugotz have found success because they realize being the same is dumb and tired. Go outside the box and advance your career, you can go find hundreds of Chael Sonnen interview that have non "stupid questions" can you differentiate between any of those videos? not very much, if you do not get this YOU DONT GET THE SHOW!
LOL chael needs to get into comedy
I miss this
These two have good chemistry. LeBatard isn’t afraid to call Chael out.
LeBastard is a jackass, and a condescending pos
I could watch these two guys talk about a cooking recipe and be entertained
Great music video, I seen this band live back in 08’
These interviews are some of his best. Fantastic chemistry. And thank you to the haters. Your not getting the show are what make the show.
lmao me and dan are both losing it towards the end
'you're right so often after all'
'i literally can never say the same'
*Well we already found out with Silva*
Chael: *Silence*..... Is there a questions in here somewhere, Dan??
“I’m riding you to glory” excuse me sir? 😂
I would tell them "Hello"
"is it?!"
Chael is so funny. He screws with his mind hard. You never can predict Chael.
Chael "Hello" Sonnen.
I literally can never say the same LMFAO
Love those two. Brilliant duo 👏🤣👏
Man it hurts to see Chael sad over the Silva losses. 😣 It must hurt like hell when both were winnable fights. Especially the first one, the second one was going like the first if not for that stupid backfist Chael did.
Lebatard are you listening?
5:51 and after😂😂😂
lol ur fancy set with the blinds in the background haah
Vitor call me what you want just dont call me out - the bad guy
This is so wholesome 😂
i think other than the first time against Anderson the best fights Chael ever had was against Le Batard
"I would tell them, hello" haha
Never seen Batard give a descent interview. He is clueless! Chael ran circles around him.
Chael always makes this guys forehead real sweaty and its hillarious
its 2023, Chael is a huge brand and HQ is played on ESPN+ at midnight
Lmao I lost it at blinds in the background comment, how does he come up with that stuff
Belfort? Vitor Belfort? Lmao!
Classic Pro Wrestling promo style.
I don't care what anyone says bout Chanel sonnen or Connor mcgregor they are needed in the ufc
This is what a 90's WWF wrestler would sound like without the coke and steroids
I love this interview hahahaha
has chael been on DLHQ since this interview? it's been awhile
But where does Kevin Lee fit into all this?
Chael SOnnen is one funny dude haha
Hahahahah i fucking love this guy
worst interviewer ever....!! chael is to smart for this guy.
The end was so damn funny 😂
They didn't find out with Silva because he was pounding Silva and got caught in a choke.
every single time I read Le Batard's name, I keep thinking it reads as "the Bastard". Am I alone in this?
That's what it literally means in French
I love Chael!
That reporter is a clown
Legend
I just googled 'nepotism'.
It's just favoritism man
abishai Ghosh Race and family as the only factor. So it’s really hedgemony which is the last step from genocide and incest. The American dream/nightmare
Sonnen is a trip.
I don't like chael but he keeps it honest.
ESPN just signed Chael Sonnen. They keep fucking up lol
chael the o.g. talk king of ufc.funny
I would tell them hello 😂😂👍
I like this guy he's funny ha
how many fucking times was he on here
His insults are even hurting me. Jezz!
Wait so how do you pronounce Belfort?
Bel four
6:17 🤣
Jon is my man, but I love Chael!!
Chael high IQ
Cheal is the best hahahahaha love it
He keeps CALLING him "lubatard" LMAI
Chael makes Dan look like a clown
This same interviewer tried picking an argument with Mike Tyson. Interviewer is a troll.
Dude missed his true calling. He would have KILLED in professional wrestling.
wrong use of "literally" at the end. twice :(
Wrong use of "wrong" in the middle. Once :)
Makes fun of his set.. his set is his car mostly or at home lol
Coach chael knew he had 0 chance
I dont think he saw the first Silva fight... Chael was winning the first fight..