Chael Sonnen Net Worth 2024: How much is the MMA legend worth?

Chael “The American Gangster” Sonnen is a Retried Mixed Martial Artist who is known to be one of the greats in the sport. Chael Started his MMA career in the year 1997. Chael Sonnen has $10 million amount of net worth, which makes him one of the wealthiest fighters in the game. The American Gangster has received many amounts of paychecks as a salary for his great finishes in the game.

Chael Sonnen was born in the year 1977. At the age of just 9, he started learning wrestling. He was also state runner-up at the time of high school. He started to get training in boxing in the year 1996, hoping he may get the UFC contract just after finishing high school.  After high school in Oregon, Charl received the award of All-American for his PAC-10 runner-up achievement, and with that he also Greco Roman competition 2 times. Chael graduated with a sociology degree from the University of Oregon.

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Chael Sonnen Net Worth 2023

There is no wonder Sonnen is having $10 million amount of net worth as per celebrity net worth. Chael Sonnen. The correct estimation still no one can calculate because he earns from various sources like YouTube, Commentary, Ads, sponsorship, and streaming.

The fact here is Chael Sonnen never won the UFC championship but is still considered to be one of the best because of his impact in the octagon. Chael is known for his trash-talking. He is having his own wrestling promotion company.  All the things related to MMA are having Chael Sonnen’s name so there should be no wonder if you call him one of the Richest MMA fighters in the world.

Chael Sonnen Salary

When it comes to looking at Chael Sonnen’s basic earnings which he gets from his YouTube Channel then his earning per day are estimated to be $79 to $1.8k as per speakrj. But his earning is about $2.4k to $53.3K if the calculation is done based on his current followers.

But if someone is looking for his fighting salary then there are many instances when he got the fight bonuses not just in UFC but in other promotions as well. One of the biggest rewards was against Marquardt at UFC 109 where he earned about $124,000. Also when he lost to Anderson Silva he got about $95000 in the purse. And then he got $76000 in his last fight bonus against Michael Bisping in the year 2012.

Chael Sonnen Fighting Career

The fun fact about Chael Sonne’s Career is he never won the UFC belt but he was always considered to be winning material. From a young age, he was winning many tournaments. He managed to get a contract in 2005 for the UFC promotion fights where he fought against Renato Sobral at UFC 55. But his uneven Win and Loss ratio, unfortunately, made him released from the UFC contract.

Then American Gangster joined Bodog Fight promotion and there he beat 5 fighters in a row but he again failed to conquer the Championship belt but this WEC Middleweight belt. Then again he fought against 2 fighters in WEC which allowed him to regain the UFC contract. The first fight after his return was against Demian Maia which he lost via. triangle choke. But then he fought against 3 fighters to get the chance on UFC middleweight, which he earned it.

At UFC 117 he got the chance to fight against Anderson Silva and he lost via. Triangle armbar but he was also disqualified as he tested positive for raising testosterone levels. Then again after winning 2 fights he fought against Anderson Silva and again he lost the chance to win. Then he move on to the Light Heavyweight division where he fought against Jon Jones for the belt but lost again via. TKO.  After that he move on to fight 2 fights in UFC and the last 1 in it and lost his contract. He entered Bellator and there also he had a 2 in and 3 losses ratio.

Chael Sonnen Personal Life

Chael Sonnen has one sister and six brothers. Chael’s mother’s name is Claudia and her father’s name is Patrick who is no more. In the year 2013, Sonnen married Britanny Smith. There is an interesting story behind his meeting with his wife Britanny.

One time he was in a fight in Portland and there he had a conversation with her. But Chael wanted her number so he played the trick and asked her to give him her phone so that he can make a call because his phone is dead. But later on, it is revealed that he played this trick to get her phone number. Now Chael Sonnen is having 1 son and earlier his daughter died due to some complications.

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FAQ

What is Chael Sonnen Net Worth ?

A. $4 million

Does Chael Sonnen Ever win an international event belt?

A. No

How many Child Chael Sonnen have?

A. 1(son) and 1(Daughter, she is no more)

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