Chael Sonnen appreciation thread

[Luke]

Well why the fuck did Nevada issue him a 6 month suspension then?

No idea

Also, I don't get why fighters can't just fight in other states if they are suspended in one.

Well tech they can if they just apply for a license in a different state , the thing is all the organizing bodies stick together so if you're suspended in one state all the others will just deny you're license request

[SPX]

Just received this. . .

Errors Made in Interpreting Rule 399

“Upon reviewing the May 18, 2011 decision of the Commission, an error in the applicability of Rule 399 was made. The rule states that, “Any applicant who has been denied an application for a license may not file a similar application until one year from the date of the last previous denial by the commission. Any application filed within the one year period may be denied without the necessity of a hearing. Anyone who has had his license revoked may not petition for reinstatement or apply for a new license until one year after the date of such revocation. Any petition for reinstatement filed within the one year period may be denied without the necessity of a hearing.” Since the Commission did not revoke or deny Mr. Sonnen’s license, the rule does not apply.

Given that Mr. Sonnen’s license will expire on June 29, 2011, the suspension imposed upon the license will be extinguished by operation of law. Therefore, Mr. Sonnen may reapply for a license at any time following that date. He will, however, be required to appear at a Commission meeting to have his application considered. If the Commission denies his application, Mr. Sonnen will have to wait one year from the date of the denial.”

[Vandelay]

Well if he has to go before those biased fucks again, I doubt he will get his license anyways.

[Svino]

Just received this. . .

LOL. These hearings always end up looking like amateur hour.

[Johnny Unreliable]

The entire CSAC is a joke. Just look at the judging situation. Yeah giving cecil peoples a viewing monitor is really going to change things. You could project the fights in his own personal movie theater and he would manage to fuck it up.

[Luke]

The entire CSAC is a joke. Just look at the judging situation. Yeah giving cecil peoples a viewing monitor is really going to change things. You could project the fights in his own personal movie theater and he would manage to fuck it up.

I agree monitors arent going to help anything when judges still dont know how to score a round

[Mr. IWS]

Sonnen suspention lifted apparently.

Yay!

[edman5555]

The entire CSAC is a joke. Just look at the judging situation. Yeah giving cecil peoples a viewing monitor is really going to change things. You could project the fights in his own personal movie theater and he would manage to fuck it up.

lol

[SPX]

Sonnen suspention lifted apparently.

Yay!

Where'd you hear that?

[Mr. IWS]

Where'd you hear that?

Was watching a Dana/Helwani interview pre event and he said it.

[poopoo333]

http://www.mmafighting.com/2011/07/03/chael-sonnen-says-he-would-have-finished-wanderlei-silva-quicker/

[SPX]

Was watching a Dana/Helwani interview pre event and he said it.

If true, then that's awesome. Dana should get a fight lined up stat.

[Mr. IWS]

If true, then that's awesome. Dana should get a fight lined up stat.

In the words of Kurt Angle, Oh its true.

After today, an asterisk gets taken off Chael Sonnen's name.

The onetime middleweight challenger's indefinite suspension from the California State Athletic Commission comes to an end today, and his manager said a meeting tomorrow in Las Vegas will determine the direction of his career.

"We're going to reevaluate it then," Sonnen's manager, Mike Roberts, today told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com).

Sonnen was unavailable for comment at the time of this writing.

The CSAC indefinitely suspended Sonnen this past May for giving what officials determined to be inconsistent statements in a December appeal of a one-year suspension issued in the wake of his UFC 117 loss to Anderson Silva (which was later halved to six months) due to his testosterone-replacement therapy, as well as a felony charge on money laundering. In a second appeal hearing later that month, the commission upheld its ruling by a 4-1 vote.

The decision effectively sacked a job offer for Sonnen to coach opposite Michael Bisping on "The Ultimate Fighter 14." Onetime Strikeforce middleweight title challenger and recent UFC signee Jason "Mayhem" Miller instead got the job, and production began earlier this month.

At the time of the second hearing, Sonnen said the upholding of the suspension would prompt him to retire. But as of late, the fighter has been back to his old ways on his official Twitter account – that is, throwing stones at any target he fancies.

"Axe Murderer, my ass," Sonnen recently tweeted in a swipe at UFC 132 co-headliner Wanderlei Silva, a popular target. "I'm more intimidated by Axe Body Spray."

And late Tuesday night, he made it clear that retirement is the last thing on his mind.

"I can finally get back to the most important thing in my life," wrote Sonnen, who dominated in the Silva fight until the champ pulled off a fifth-round submission. "Defending my middleweight championship."

CSAC Executive Director George Dodd said Sonnen's name will be removed from a national registry of fighters that notes medical and administrative suspensions. If, however, the fighter wants to be licensed again in California, he needs to appear before the commission, and rehabilitation is likely to be the lynchpin of re-licensure.

Interestingly, Dodd also said the CSAC is in the process of finalizing formal language on the state's therapeutic-exemption process for TRT to be added to the commission's current statutes. Additionally, future applicants for an exemption will need to appear before the commission and its newly formed medical advisory committee to evaluate the necessity of using testosterone, a hot topic brought forth by Nate Marquardt's recent admission of prescribed use of the hormone prior to UFC on Versus 4.

As to whether licensees previously flagged for performance-enhancers will be allowed to get an exemption, Dodd said the CSAC will evaluate applications on a case-by-case basis.

[poopoo333]

All in regards to Machida:

I don't seek training advice from actors for the same reason I don't seek health advice from strippers.

Of course your sport should be taken seriously. Everybody would like to be able to workout in there bathrobe.

Lyoto, don't feel bad that you don't have the belt. You still have that little cotton one my nephew has.

[flyinggogoplata]

going hard at blackhouse doesn't seem like a good career choice.