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**You’re Welcome! With Chael Sonnen – Chael Sonnen**

Chael Sonnen: MMA superstar, American gangster…and bad guy…speaks his mind, drops knowledge and sounds off as the absolute authoritative voice in the world of combat sports. Join Chael as he runs life inside and out of the Octagon, with inside knowledge and unrivaled perspective. New episodes every Tuesday and Friday.

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Cult Figure Sean Strickland ATTACKED Ian Garry! Plus, Silent Stipe Miocic Needs To Speak Up! Nov 28, 2023

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Hope you all had a great holiday weekend! Here's what's coming up on today's show:

What the new-look PFL must do to seriously compete with the UFC (00:00)
Sean Strickland's random online attack of Ian Garry (19:06)
Potential opponents for Paulo Costa, who says he'll return on Jan. 20 (26:40)
Tom Aspinall's belief that he's the right man to face Jon Jones next (33:12)

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Jon Jones is DOWN In The Rankings! Plus, Max Holloway vs. Justin Gaejthe Is THE Fight To Make! Nov 24, 2023

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Hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving! Today I get into the following:

What did the PFL actually purchase with their acquisition of Bellator? (01:18)
Whether now is the right time for the Tyson Fury vs. Francis Ngannou rematch (13:45)
ESPN ranking Tom Aspinall above Jon Jones in the UFC heavyweight division (24:25)
Who should replace Dan Hooker after he pulled out of in his fight against Bobby Green (36:20)
Some advice for Max Holloway in his eventual move to the UFC lightweight division (46:23)
Why Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler will not headline UFC 300 (54:34)

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PFL (Finally) Buys Bellator ... I'm Confused. Plus, The Rock/Joe Rogan Fallout & Khamzat Chimaev Calls Out Alex Pereira (WHY?) Nov 21, 2023

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Happy holidays, everybody! LOTS to get to on today's show:

The confusing deal between PFL, Bellator, and what it means for the future of MMA (00:00)
Why it's obvious The Rock and Joe Rogan don't like each other (21:53)
How much does Tom Aspinall's interim title even mean? Is it legit? (30:48)
Why I support Israel Adesanya's decision to take a break (38:02)
Khamzat Chimaev's STUPID idea to call out Alex Pereira and how it could come back to bite him (49:25)
Apparently Conor McGregor is a pothead? (57:40)

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Jon Jones Is NOT Ducking Tom Aspinall! Plus, The Rock's Awkward Joe Rogan Podcast Appearance Nov 17, 2023

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So much to get into today! Here's what to expect on today's show:

Why The Rock's appearance on Joe Rogan's podcast made me uncomfortable (00:00)
How Jon Jones could make the Tom Aspinall fight happen (11:56)
Why Francis Ngannou left the UFC at the perfect time (23:58)
We need more answers in the mysterious light heavyweight division (36:02)
Why Leon Edwards needs to shut up and fight (49:40)
Paddy Pimblett's rude comments about his Tony Ferguson fight (01:01:34)
My Twitter battle with a lawyer and how I won the argument (01:14:18)

UFC 295 Reaction: Alex Pereira Is the 2023 Fighter of the Year + Tom Aspinall's WORST Performance So Far! Nov 14, 2023

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Back from New York City after covering UFC 295 for ESPN, I get into the following on today's podcast:

Alex Pereira's incredible UFC run and why I think he's the 2023 FOTY (00:00)
Why I have zero interest in Pereira vs. Israel Adesanya ever again (13:26)
How Tom Aspinall just made the heavyweight division very interesting (23:36)
How Aspinall shut down Sergei Pavlovich and Ciryl Gane on the same night (33:22)
Why I hate that Tony Ferguson is training with fitness guru David Goggins ahead of UFC 296 (44:36)

My Responses to Ariel Helwani and Jorge Masvidal. Plus, UFC 295 Predictions and Conor McGregor at UFC 300? Nov 10, 2023

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On today’s episode I discuss:

My heated argument with Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour (00:00)
My response to Jorge Masvidal's mean comments (17:06)
What happened to Israel Adesanya? (33:43)
Who I think will headline UFC 300 (44:32)
The fight week vibes in New York City, as seen from my hotel (54:59)

Plus, I give my official predictions for Sergei Pavlovich vs. Tom Aspinall (01:04:28) and Jiří Procházka vs. Alex Pereira (01:14:02).

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BREAKING: Dana White Announces Three Title Fights! And I'm Not Convinced We'll EVER See Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic... Nov 07, 2023

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Another busy day here at Bad Guy Inc.! On today's show, I get into the following:

Dana White's announcements for UFC 297, UFC 298, and UFC 299 and why I disagree with one of the title fights (00:00)
My UFC Sao Paulo reaction and why Jailton Almeida impressed me (13:44)
Why this Saturday's UFC 295 is such a pivotal event (27:23)
Whether we'll ever get Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic (39:40)
Apparently Francis Ngannou wants to box in December? (49:05)

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Tyson Fury vs. Francis Ngannou BOMBED! Plus, Leon Edwards Bans Ian Garry from Team Renegade! Nov 03, 2023

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What an eventful week for ol' Uncle Chael! On today's episode, I tell you why Dana White isn't evil and the reason why PPV buys for Tyson Fury vs. Francis Ngannou underperformed. Plus, I talk about prospects for Jon Jones vs. Ngannou, UFC 295, and Leon Edwards banning Ian Machado Garry from his gym in England.

TOPICS:

Intro (00:00)
Why Fury vs. Ngannou didn't sell well (00:57)
Whether Dana White will ever book Ngannou and Jones (23:07)
Why White will double down on preventing UFC fighters from boxing while under contract (31:12)
An early look at Jiri Prochazka vs. Alex Pereira (43:25)
Why I feel awful for Ian Garry (50:36)

Tyson Fury vs. Francis Ngannou Reaction: Boxing is FAKE and Where Do We Go From Here? Oct 31, 2023

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On today's episode I discuss:

Intro (00:00)
Why boxing might be fake (00:32)
Roy Jones Jr. on Tyson Fury vs. Francis Ngannou (18:08)
What's next for Francis Ngannou (36:08)
Tom Aspinall being the favorite over Sergei Pavlovich (46:56)

Jon Jones Is Out of UFC 295! Plus, Middleweights Still Won’t Fight Khamzat Chimaev Oct 27, 2023

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On today’s episode, I discuss:

Intro (00:00)
Jon Jones pulling out of UFC 295 (00:55)
What to do with the UFC heavyweight division (14:58)
The fallout of the Johnny Walker vs. Magomed Ankalaev fight (33:42)
Khamzat Chimaev and the middleweights who refuse to fight him (46:02)
Who Islam Makhachev’s next opponent should be (58:51)
Why Tyson Fury vs. Francis Ngannou is the biggest mismatch in combat sports history (1:09:36)
My take on Francis Ngannou’s tough luck story (1:20:12)

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