Bellator 170 Results: The Real Winners and Losers from Sonnen vs. Ortiz The pair only fought once during their long and illustrious MMA careers. [69] Sonnen originally accepted a fight with Jon Jones for the title at UFC 151, after Jones's original challenger Dan Henderson was injured, but Jones declined. [78] Despite the dominant performance from Jones, Sonnen was likely only 27 seconds away from winning the title, as it was later discovered that, while defending a takedown, Jones suffered a serious toe injury that could have resulted in a doctor's stoppage TKO loss had the bout continued to the second round. UFC MMA 2021 California state property. As Brett Okamoto of ESPN.com noted, this isn't the first time Sonnen's submission defense has been suspect. Meanwhile, Sonnen has challenged for the UFC championship on three occasions. He never had me [in trouble]. In an interview, Sonnen did his best to hype up interest but Jones gave him "silent treatment", refusing to make eye contact. [147][148], On May 5, 2013, Sonnen announced he would like to buy WWE (then valued at roughly $700 million)[149] after he retires. Sonnen defeated The Huntington Beach Bad Boy in an amateur wrestling match in just 44 seconds, back in 1998, which provided some additional motivation in this fight, per Mike Bohn of Rolling Stone: This history goes back to 1998 when he pinned me on my birthday. "I didn't get brought to Bellator to fight Tito Ortiz," Sonnen said, per Bohn. Check out the MMA Forums to . - The 41-year-old went for a takedown almost immediately but found himself in a headlock from Sonnen. In the co-main event, you had a cracker of a slugfest between honey badger welterweights Paul Daley and Brennan Ward. JAN 25, 2017. It was all over in just under two-and-a-half minutes. From there, he got Sonnen's back and then locked on the fateful choke. Latest on Chael Sonnen including news, stats, videos, highlights and more on ESPN . 1 Hisaki Kato def. It continued that way on the ground as well. Bellator 170: Tito Ortiz Expects Biggest Career Payday, Ratings Record [75][76], Jon Jones showed a lack of interest in the fight and downplayed the contest, making it clear that he did not believe Sonnen to be a worthy contender. [55], After his suspension, Sonnen returned to the UFC on October 8, 2011, defeating Brian Stann with a second round arm triangle choke at UFC 136. Following the dissolution of WEC's middleweight division, Sonnen returned to the UFC. Latest on Chael Sonnen including news, stats, videos, highlights and more on ESPN . [23], A rematch was scheduled for March 26, 2008, but was cancelled after Filho entered a drug rehabilitation program. Tito Ortiz def. Video footage showed Sonnen in handcuffs being walked down a hotel hallway by Las Vegas police officers, but Sonnen was not arrested, only detained and later given citations for the charges.