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Chael Patrick Sonnen(pronounced /tʃeɪl ˈsÊŒnÉ™n/; born April 3, 1977 in West Linn, Oregon) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter and politician. He is currently signed as a middleweight with the UFC, and holds notable wins over former WEC champion Paulo Filho (Sonnen being the first fighter to defeat him in 17 professional fights), former King of Pancrase Nate Marquardt, former IFL champion Dan Miller, Jason Miller, Jason Lambert, Trevor Prangley and Yushin Okami. He was an NCAA All-American wrestler at the University of Oregon, two-time University National Champion in Greco Roman, and a US Olympic team alternate. Sonnen is currently ranked as the #3 middleweight in the world by Sherdog.com Sonnen also works as a real estate agent and is currently running for State Representative in Oregon's House District 37 as a Republican.

Biography

In December 2007 Sonnen fought Paulo Filho for the WEC middleweight championship. Sonnen was defeated by submission at 4:55 of the second round. There was controversy stemming from the fight stoppage, however. Sonnen did not tap out but yelled out, and the referee took that as a verbal submission and stopped the fight. In his post-fight interview Sonnen said that he told the referee not to stop the fight, and continually said "No" when the referee asked if he wanted to submit. However, in a later interview Sonnen conceded that the referee's call was fair.

A rematch between the two was scheduled for March 26, 2008 but was cancelled due to Paulo Filho checking himself into a rehabilitation clinic for an unknown substance abuse problem.[1] Sonnen instead faced undefeated WEC middleweight contender Bryan Baker, and completely dominated him for three rounds, winning a unanimous decision.[2] Sonnen and Filho eventually met again on November 5, 2008 where Sonnen soundly defeated an oddly distracted and despondent Filho by unanimous decision. Prior to the fight, Paulo Filho did not make weight- weighing in at close to seven pounds over 185- thus taking away the chance for Sonnen to rematch for the WEC title. Sonnen though is widely considered the last WEC middleweight champion. After Filho lost, he announced he would ship Sonnen the championship belt.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Following the dissolution of the WEC's middleweight division Sonnen was moved back over to the UFC, in his first fight in the promotion since Ultimate Fight Night 4, he lost via triangle choke to Demian Maia at UFC 95.

Chael Sonnen beat Dan Miller at UFC 98 on May 23 in a unanimous decision. Sonnen came in as a late replacement for Yushin Okami when Okami sustained a torn ligament while training.Sonnen took the fight on 22 days notice, and lost 36 pounds to compete.Ironically in his next fight, Sonnen beat the world-ranked Okami at UFC 104 by unanimous decision.

Sonnen was expected to face Nate Marquardt on February 21, 2010 at UFC 110, but the fight was moved up and the two fought at UFC 109 on February 6, with Sonnen winning via unanimous decision after outwrestling the heavily favoured Marquardt for 3 rounds. Marquardt caught Sonnen in two very deep Guillotine Chokes in the first and third rounds respectively, however, Sonnen managed to get free. In his post fight interview Sonnen said being in the choke "Was one of the most horrible experiences of my life, I was counting down the seconds until he (Marquardt) would let go". With the victory Chael Sonnen solidified his position as the next fighter in line for a shot at the UFC Middleweight Championship. He later went on to state "I want 12 pounds of gold around my waist".

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External links

• Professional MMA record for Chael Sonnen from Sherdog

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