WATCH: Chael Sonnen is STUNNED as superfan steals the show at UFC 175 press conference
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Chael Sonnen gets serenaded by fan
Chael Sonnen deserves a lot of credit for his contribution to the sport. In a world where there is no shortage of blood and violence, UFC superstar, Chael Sonnen helped shape the sport into the mainstream entertainment market. This super fan knew exactly how to appreciate the “Bad Guy”.
UFC 175 was one of the most star-studded pay-per-view events that the promotion has ever put together. The event featured, Chris Weidman, Lyoto Machida, Ronda Rousey, Alexis Davis, Chael Sonnen, and also Wanderlei Silva. UFC decided to call out all these stars for the press conference and also gave the fans a chance to talk to their favorite fighters.
In the presser that took place in 2014, UFC star Chael met one of his biggest fans to date. The superfan might have been awestruck by Ronda Rousey, but the man wasted no time serenading his favorite, Chael with some of the best lines of the fighter. Chael was also known for his amazing one-liners and his trash talk.
The epic fan did not stutter one bit while reciting all of Chael’s best lines. Even the fighter himself was stunned to see the fan kill it on the microphone. Everyone on the stage was thoroughly entertained by the fan’s performance from the crowd.
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Why didn’t Chael Sonnen fight at UFC 175?
Chael was initially supposed to face Wanderlei Silva. After the Brazilian failed to participate in a random drug test, the fighter was later removed from the fight and replaced by former champ, Vitor Belfort. Chael agreed to fight Vitor on short notice.
The Nevada State Athletic Commission randomly tested Sonnen the previous month of the pay-per-view event during the press conference in Las Vegas. Results of the test confirmed that the star was under the influence of two illegal substances.
This led to Chael being removed from the fight card and Vitor too was removed after the promotion failed to find him another opponent. Wanderlei Silva was also removed from the bout initially because he refused to submit to the random drug testing that took place.
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