Chael Sonnen discusses his retirement following Bellator 222
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- Опубліковано 14 чер 2019
- Chael Sonnen addressed the media after his loss at Bellator 222 in New York.
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Dude fought, Anderson Silva, Wanderlei, Fedor, and Jon Jones. Absolute legend.
And won all of them. The GOAT
Yes.....legend he is.....
Beat *
Def deserves hall of fame IMO chael was so important early on and I honestly love the guy
He didn't just fight them...he defeated them and remained undefeated, undisputed, and pound-per-pound best fighter of UFC
"I'd just tell him I tried."
I don't even really know what to say, it's a simple sentence, but that's a deep wound.
If he was still around he'd be a very proud man.
He’s around and he heard him
I cried.
@@lilsuperskurrphlex1838 no he passed away awhile ago
I'm gonna be honest, I never really cared for Chael but he won me over with this interview and Ironically I will miss him and wish him nothing but great things in life. Good Luck on your retirement Uncle Chael.
@@methheadmayhemmiller8747 no my bad I was tryna say that people that passes away leave their body but they r all still all around us
"Id Just Tell Him I Tried" That made me tear up damn. Chael P Sonnen thanks for giving all you had
yeah that was pretty raw and as real as it gets. you definitely felt his pain.
Me too. Chael is such a top guy! A real class act!
@@iago9711 same man i cant remember the last time either. Following Chael for all these years and knowing his story its inspiring and sad at the same time
Benjamin Van Den Berg you’re a pussy just like him. Crying ????? No symptoms after all the shit he talks.
Benjamin Van Den Berg my fucking heart...
"Id Just Tell Him I Tried" win Or Lose we Will Only Have 1 American Gangster :,)
That hit me right in the feels
I don't think gangster should be his nickname. La Piñata would have been more fitting
@Joe Bordo truth hurts so badddddd
I think gangsters don't appreciate being compared to this flunky
@Jeff Fowler shutty fatty
Man i ain't gonna lie when he started crying about his father i started crying too.
me too med baya.
i know how its like to feel like to let someone down, maybe its called "self pityness" in society, but its hearbreaking and hard to get over.
like when u tell someone you be there for them, then they need u but u aint there, and they die....
but chael was a champ, undisputed and undefeated
the one and only
the greatest harm, the biggest arm and all the charm,
THE BAD GUY
Me too . I am really sad for cheal. He is our champ
@@alexmurray4105 dont listen to that guy he is a typical Conor Mcgregor fan
You fawkin goons are scumbags that cast any shade for that man’s emotions and loss. I’d love to see you say it to his face. Any of you.
Marantz yeah, fuck that casual
Maybe Chael never won a championship, but he acbieved legend status... thats something not every champion can even say. He is an icon of the sport, and a true GANGSTER.
He should have won a belt in WEC but the champ didnt make weight so he didnt get the belt for beating him.
That anderson triangle will forever haunt....
@@Dan-hn1lx Anderson Silva has nightmares of Uncle Chael's large arms pummeling him on the ground
@@andmillions Biggest Guns in West Linn dishing out absolute DAMAGE for 4 and a half rounds. Those bullets are no joke.
what are you talking about? Mr. Sonnen is the true undefeated, undisputed, unrelinquished UFC Middleweight Champion!
That was easily the most sincere and powerful post-fight interview I've ever seen.
Thank you, Chael.
It is insane how chael fought so many times and never lost a round in his life!
Enjoy your retirement uncle Chael
Going into retirement to let other ppl have a chance chael is the only fighter to win more rounds than he fought
Respect
010 F he’s never lost a second of a round
Richard Rife tell that to the delusional person above you...
Aaron Dale or what
“I’d just tell him I tried.”
What a heartbreaking line. Thank you for giving us everything you had.
Chael "I can't let you get close" Sonnen - thanks for being great 🙏
my favourite chael line. he sounded like a mortal kombat character when he said it lmao
"Lyoto we were just discussing what a controversial decision that was"
LoL
Hilarious...
Hey everyone, look at the dumbasss@@gdjcdb over here lol
Machida was having the biggest grin ever 😆😆
Somebody needs to make a t shirt that says
Uncle Chael
Fought anyone
Entertained everyone.
Poor chael he told his dad on his deathbed he'd win a championship añd would of if not 4 the last few seconds of beating him in every round until he got caught in a triangle uncle chael done us proud from Ireland
And never lost a round.
Someone Please make one
Can the back say....
The true American gangsta !
You forgot to add racist trump supporter to that list
"I'd just tell him I tried"....chael I respect you... Title or no title,
Thanks for the memories.
Ved Amonkar It’s all you can do
"I'll just tell him I tried"
He tried to act cool at this presser but that was his real state of the night coming out....rip chael he deserved more for what he's achieved throughout his career
Note to self: google RIP.
Rip? Bitch he ain't dead!
Hahahaha I know right 😂@@sandoumir4348
Chael you will always be undefeated undisputed champion in our hearts.
cancel that
@Poo Head No
@Poo Head You must be mistaken, there's no way Chael lost to someone who got his black belt from the Nogueira brothers.
Chael the 🐐
Bro he is a racist trump supporter
HOW CAN YOU NOT LOVE THIS GUY?!
@T L dude!!
This is bull
Because he's an big mouth bum thats why
@T L Floyd is a human scumbag that's why people don't like him. You race obsessed black people need to get over it. I don't see you clamoring to stop slavery in other countries in present time.
@T L So is the argument the same if Connor was black and Floyd was white? Would all black people love Connor? Of course not. Helpful tip, stop adding race into an area where its not relevant. Im white... I cant stand Connor and like Floyd. How is that possible?!?!?!?
He talks too much
9:50 just kills me. Always wanted a title for his dad.
Ahh god damn, that question about his father hit me hard in the feels 😔
.... that reporter is a complete dick for asking him that, i actually teared up a little.
I was looking to see if anyone had a comment on it. That was tough, I agree
I know right, he is a champion in all our eyes
His father woulda said,"sonny why ye going against them Brazilian fighters, they always gives you the beatings, with fists, knees and all in betweens,stop this madness, yer not a gangster, stick to wrastling ".
Frankie Gonzalez not even funny, move along
When he got asked what he would say to his dad and his voice croaks and he says “I tried”
Really got me right in the feels. Actual tear on my cheek at that. If you know the story of Chael, his dad and world title dreams it will hit you
Bless you chael and thanks for being a great ambassador for the sport. Looking forward to your next podcast
*Edit. You’ll always be world champ in my eyes mate, you got in, changed the game and got out with a fat sack of cash. You’ve ended up better off than 90% of fighters. That’s a real champ mate. Good luck with future endeavours, I’ll still follow you avidly
121bham Long story short he promised his dying father he would win a world title for him. Never managed it. See if you can find any clips of him talking about it. I heard it on his podcast ages ago
Probably made more emotional for him with the fact that he knows deep down that he was only 30 seconds or so away from fulfilling that promise to his Dad.
Superjoint definitely. That’s just fate though isn’t it - everything happens for a reason. It is a shame though, Chael really did kick the shit outta the champ for 24 minutes solid. Not just any champ too... Anderson Silva ffs!
FUCK CHAEL THE SHALLOW CHEATER SONNEN,YOU FORGOT TO MENTION THAT HE WAS USING STEROIDS, INJECTING THAT SHIT IN HIS VEINS, INTENTIONALLY CHEATING, DISREGARDING THE RULES AND BASICALLY SHOWING HE COULDN'T RELY ON HIS NATURAL ABILITIES AND SAYING FUCK YOU TO HIS FANS, THE SPORT AND THE OPPONENTS, HE WAS A PHONY A FRAUD, A ACTOR ,COPY CAT, LAME ASS WANNA BE, WHO GOT BEAT IN THE FIGHTS WERE HE TALKED TOO MUCH SHIT, HE WAS/IS RACIST FOR TALKING DOWN AND DECLARING BRAZILIANS WERE LAZY, IGNORANT, JUST SHOWING THAT RACIST TRAIT, HE GOT BEAT DOWN, KNEES TO THE FACE, AND I'M HAPPY HE LOST, GOT BEAT DOWN ,FUCKING LOSER
@@frankiegonzalez6444 Didn't Anderson Silva get popped for steroids too?
that father shit hits deeep. Undefeated and Undisputed.
DEFINITELY DEFEATED, AND I DISPUTE IT, SO YOUR COMMENT,IS LIKE TRUMP AND CHAEL,FAKE NEWS! !!
@@frankiegonzalez6444 listen Speedy Gonzalez, Trump will build the wall, and Chael will make you jump it back to the south side, so better behave yourslef.
Frankie Dipshit, frankly...
@@frankiegonzalez6444 never lost a round
@@YodasChode Never lost a round you say, and does this claim have any UFC official endorsement? Is this an official record? It's clear that in this latest, and sadly, last beating, that he definitely lost the first round, and second, but, go and listen to your hero say it in his own words, in the post fight interview, when asked about the ref stopping the beating that defeated him, he said, hell I was like hey ref, what took you so long, I was done 4 minutes ago, this is readily available, hear it from Chael himself, so he's saying he was done, finished, tapped out, lost the toughness, again his words that toughness part, same interview, 4 minutes ago, which means that in a 5 minute round, he was done, unwilling and knowing he was defeated, 4 whole minutes of the 5 minute round? ? AND YOU DARE PUBLICLY TO MAKE SUCH AN FALSE CLAIM FOR ALL TO SEE? WHO AM I GOING TO BELIEVE, YOU OR CHAEL SONNEN? ALL FUTURE HATERS OR CHAEL FANS, IF YOU DON'T LISTEN TO THE WHOLE POST FIGHT INTERVIEW,BUT JUST COMMENT SOME EMOTIONAL, TRIGGERED, WEAK RESPONSES,THAN LIKE TRUMPO, YOUR FAKE NEWS, FAKER THAN THE CLAIM THAT CHAEL NEVER LOST A ROUND. GTFOH.
Wow Chael has made my laugh many times. This is the first time he brought a tear to my eye.. Greeat job Champ!! Your Dad is proud!!
Champ in life not in mma
@@assbreaker624 the man never lost a round, thats what u call a champ
Humble, honest and to the point. “ Id just tell him I tried” made us all quiver in our hearts as anyone who’s competed knows that felling when you give it your all, you really hit home with that one. Chael you are a legend in the sport.
Chael got me tearing up damn it....one more for the bad guy! Chael will always be the undisputed goat.
Chael had and will always have one championship for sure. He is the people's Champ
What people this dude has never beat anyone he's famous for losing he's entertaining that's all
@Luke Daniel He has wins over Shogun, Bisping, Rampage, Wandy, Stann, and many others. Some of them former and future champs. Some people just wanna hate. They aren't worth paying attention to bro
@Luke Daniel I meant Bisping because he later became champ after he lost to Chael
Don't why some people are being so negative. I think those are just kids tho or maybe people who's fraustrated with their lives.
Please can make somone a people champion belt for him. The belt of belts, the one you never forget.
amazing how he addresses every reporter by name such a classy gentleman.
Thanks for the fun Uncle Chael there’s only one bad guy who could ever retire undefeated and undisputed you are forever the peoples champion !
@@gdjcdb You gotta be stupid If you don't think that Chael is undefeated and undisputed, never lost a round!
@@gdjcdb never lost a round
@@gdjcdb wtf are you talking about cheal clearly got robbed here.
cdbgdj 92 u fuckin serious? Chael never lost a round....ever!
@@gdjcdb UNDEFEATED! Shit even Stevie Wonder can see that!
Machida clearly tapped. And Still Undefeated, Undisputed, Never lost a round. 🙌
I've had the opportunity to meet and speak to Chael Sonnen in Portland, OR a few times... he is one of the most kind and gracious people you could ever meet. I'm sure we'll continue to see and hear from Chael in the future! Thanks for all of the great fights and entertainment Mr. Sonnen, you are and always have been one of the great ones!
Thank you Mr Bad Guy for your toughness. All the best.
My dad just died on 5/15/19.
"I would tell him I tried!"
Chael did a good job of powering through the emotions!" I would have completely lost it!
@Medroff Always imagined that it would be tough. Never imagined it would cut sooo deep! Interesting how memories & feelings resurface!
@Medroff Ouch buddy, hope you are handling it well & have the support when needed. It's good to have people support when needed but some of us like to process things on our own. I like to face it head on and feel it instead of avoid it! 4 loved ones have died in the last year. Two of which I was holding during their last breath! Watching my dad die was Traumatizing but I am grateful he passed without pain! I do not know you, but we are all family! I got cha if you need me!
@@leomurr6951 sorry for your loss buddy! Hope you are well now!
I will always listen to Chael's motivational speeches when I put my shoes on and run every morning.
You are the best, Chael :'(
“I’d just tell him I tried” reveals a lot about Chael. No excuses, no shame, no blaming others; just honesty. There’s a great lesson to be learned there.
Such a good dude! Knows everyones name
BEAST! So much respect for Chael and how humble he was in this interview.
Love him or hate him chael sonnen is a legend. Rest up now champ u done your best.
Awwww... I'm gonna miss Chael. The OG bad guy with a heart of gold
Real talk or the thrashtalk, Sonnen is a G. It's always so good listening to this man
God bless
Đorđe Žutić he is nothing but a troll and a serial loser, 18 losses 😂
That was one hell of an interview!
@@i8-2much95 but u 0-0 don't talk till u try and fight
pho kyu I’ll get my first win against you 😘
@@i8-2much95 you know he trash talks to hype up the fight right?
Almost teared up a bit. Thank you, Uncle Chael! We will miss you. :(
The Bad Guy..
I did cry man
He tried. That belt eluded him for ever. At some point he was close when he used PEDs but still felt short
Did you enjoy Gustafsons retirement 😉
@@masrr3678 Actually, yeah. I did. Because i like seeing people i appreciate go out with their brains intact. How about you? Did you enjoy your abuse when you were a child?
@@k2m524 yes, it build character. Worst thing ur parent did is tell u 'no' just once, of course u then slapped ur mother as u all do 😂
*It's ok. We will still see you on youtube. Relax now and enjoy life* ✅🙂
I was never really a big fan, but this interview was just pure class. Thanks for the hard work Chael, good luck to you sir.
I hope he sticks with his podcasts cuz I enjoy daily following his channel. Along with 890k other subscribers!
U sir are an American gangster and true patriot!!!
Nothing but respect for this man!!!!
Cheals MMA commentary is at least 900% more accurate, insightful and entertaining than his peers (Brendan Schaub needs to stop, cough)
Which podcast is that? His personal channel just hit 300k subs.
Wish I would have screen shot it. I could have sworn it was close to 900k . I even said to myself he should have like Rogan status subs. Rogan the mossad shill dont got nada on Chael🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄 lol
@@BlackbirdSSR lol Schaub always seems high and out of it. Uh duh uhhhh.... lol Rogan reminds me a complete Alex Jones disinfo type shill these days.
I always look at their sponsors and shit. Seems sketchy
Thanks for the inspiration and entertainment. I'm glad you'll still be around commentating, and cooking the best food on UA-cam.
Unmatched transparency. Completely unfiltered and honest. Favorite fighter... with possible exception of GSP - and I'm canadian.
Chael youre dad is very proud im sure. I know we are. The fans from dublin ireland.
This man is the voice of MMA, enjoy your retirement brother
never liked his cringy trash talk but the more real talk like this we got out of him he more i learned to love him. stud
20 years from now no one will remember who won the fight, but cheal's heartfelt retirement speech will live forever in our memories.
I truly respect this guy. He was amazing and truthful to himself. Wow! It is very hard be be like this for sure.
When it's all said and done, Chael is a good dude, enjoyed watching his fights and wish him the best moving forward with his life.
Wow!!!! Best comment section I’ve seen on UA-cam 💪👌 top shelf people.
You just blind lol
You just blind lol
121bham I’m already there brother 🙂
manpoo cheers, first negative comment now take a walk no one cares about your thoughts
You may not be the best fighter in the world, but you have some god damn respectful achievements in your career. You also have an epic personality, we all love your wit, honesty and humour. You will be remembered and thats more than can be said for most of us man
Guy seems to be salt of the earth. Sensible, charismatic, and honest.
Fought anybody, entertained everybody! Great line, give her credit!
Awesome career for the original "BAD GUY" your still a Champ in my eyes 👊🏻🙏🏼.
It's ridiculous that the WEC didn't give him that fucking belt. The supposed champ shows up not making weight, gets his ass kicked and somehow they let him keep the belt? Glad that bullshit organization is gone.
Retired as the highest paid, people’s champ, undefeated, greatest of all time! The 🐐
Chael has blossomed into a beautiful human being. Cheers, Man! It's been a great ride. You're a champion in our hearts.
I liked before I even heard what he had to say because I know chael and I knew he would deliver an amazing speech
Absolute legend of the sport. Great career and enjoy your retirement, you have earned it and entertained so many, thank you.
Such grace and humility. Any man that can step down like that has honor beyond words.
CHAEL. THE LEGEND. Thank you for all those good times.
I would soooooooo hang out with Chael. Thanks for ALL the memories brother.
A strong man. A good man. Never a dull moment with him, entertaining as fuck. Loved competition and loved the fight game.
Caught some feels when ol’ Chael got choked up.
Your dad would be extremely proud of you, Chael P.
Chael we love you bro. That part where he spoke about his father was so sad. Chael is very mentally tough to get out of that state of mind and answer the next question so fast. #TheTrueGOAT
My favorite fighter of all time. Thank you for the memories Chael.
That bit about his dad nearly brought me to tears
Fighters win belts all the time and leave no impact on the sport. Chael should be proud as fuck, thanks for the memories Gangster.
There sits a legend thankx for all the years you hav given us fight fans. Ur a legend in my book.
Huuuuuge respect for chael ... the dad thing made me tear up man ♥️ good luck going forward
Thank you chael for entertaining us all through out the years you deserve to walk away with your head held high sorry you couldn't get the win, now it's time to go live life with the family and enjoy your time with them and keep continuing to smash the podcast 🙏🙏🙏
Honest & brave
Used my toughness up. I really relate to that and admire him for being honest.
Chael, that dad comment warm my heart. I'm looking forward in watching your UA-cam channel!
Such an incredible career. Never lost a single round and completely undefeated.
Chael, Mr. Sonnen, you sir, are my hero. Congratulations on an awesome career.
9:52 i nearly cried for Chael. there is nothing to be ashamed of you had a magnificent career.
Thanks for the memories Chael, you still have a lot to offer MMA as a commentator etc so will enjoy the next chapters 👍
Thank you for being real. You will always be the man
Ever the word wizard. I hope UFC makes him a commentator
This was a guy who fought whenever and wherever. Legend of the sport
Chael showed so much class and sincerity in this interview.
Chael , you were a Champ !!!!!! The Peoples Champ. We say THANK YOU !
Well played coach, true warrior Thankyou!
It’s tough to see him go! Chael has always been one of my favorites! We will miss the American Gangster!!!
It was ALWAYS a pleasure to watch Chael promote his fights and I thoroughly enjoyed watching him fight. I come from a wrestling background and I always root for the wrestler and Chael was a great ambassador for all wrestlers who transitioned into MMA. I will miss watching you compete in MMA. Enjoy your retirement...it is well deserved!!! I am so looking forward to watching his podcast and whatever other venture he decides to delve into especially now that he will be able to give more of himself to those endeavors without having to spend time training and promoting himself in MMA. Good Luck my friend!!!
God BLESS you Chael Sonnen one of the True Entertainer/ Fighters! Thank You!!!!!!!
The dad jabs were uncalled for.
I've never been a huge Chael fan but man, what a personality. Best retirement interview ive seen in mma. Best of luck to him, not like he'll need it.
Thanks for the memories champ! ✊🏽
Chael for PRESIDENT !!!! 👊
A true Winner
Hot Take 🔥 Chael Sonnen is the Charles Barkley of MMA.. No Championships but when he talks people listen and respects his opinions on the Sport.
he was a champion. not on paper but he won a title fight only that his opponent missed weight, its not his fault, he did all he could he acepted the fight still and won.
also he is a champion in our hearts and im sure his father is as proud as u can get on your son!
bless chael sonnen and sonnen senior
100% agree. I grew up a Bama fan and still love chuck, thats says a lot of you don’t understand the Auburn v Bama rivalry. It’s because the both tell the truth. I’ve listened to so many hours of both talk and never linked them together, so I’m super impressed that you found that link. They’re literally are cut from the same cloth
@@gdjcdb Close but no cigar
King AMMO 6090RP .....excellent analogy
Your dad is proud of you Chael. You had no easy fights, specially the ones for the title. You always made the walk. Plus, you were a champion at making dull aspects of mma as interesting as the fight itself. Everytime you were scheduled to fught we knew its was gonna be good from the build up to the post fight interview. So many champions were quickly forgotten, but you won mma fans hearts forever. You`ll be missed buddy. Thank you for all the good times!
What an absolute pillar of MMA
Good girl..
fought anybody. entertained everybody...
Respect.... thanx for all of it Chael..
Said from a hater......
*Retires on top as undefeated champ!*
well done
👏 👏 👏
🐐 🐐 🐐
Love you chael thank you for all the fights
Thanks for all the memories Chael!
Thank you uncle Chael
So humble. Still refuses to do the conference with the belt over his shoulder.
Absolutely one of the greats! Thank you for giving it your all.
Serious class act. That was an Amazing interview. Why can't we have more of these guys in this sport? Chael has always had an Amazing wit, and in this interview he used it graciously, intelligently, professionally. True class act!!!