Chael Sonnen debunks the 'character' of Andrei Arlovski while praising the 'brilliance of the UFC' (Video)
by Jesse Holland on Feb 6, 2010 12:14 PM EST
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congrats Chael!
u h6ave quickly surpassed tito, foerrest, mir as the #1 spot on my shit list!
If there is an mma god (besides Fedor), Nate will break Chael’-s jaw n it will be wired shut for months
why John?
as much as this guy spouts off about anyone/anything, he speaks the truth abot this. This is singly the best interview I’ve seen in a long time! He will undoubtedly be fired monday morning (or sat. night) but this is great and true!
by kevjack115 on Feb 6, 2010 12:22 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Agreed... hope he doesn't get fired
because he spoke a lot of truth in this video. And I agree, he explained his points really well, but also explained that he understood the other side or the business side of things.
this is true.
but not totally since i watched Andrei improve a ton over the years from the poor fighter he once was. Anderson Silva lost to bums in Pride and lost to Luiz Azeredo who’s a lightweight. What is the real truth is that you can always find guys that outmatch these guys either standing or on the ground beat them that way, cause not all MMA fighters are that great and wellrounded so styles make fights.
fresh like uhh.
Anderson had no ground game back then...
all he really had was his MT skills. Since then he’s earned his black belt in BJJ under the Nog bros and would kill those guys now. You really think he wouldn’t? lol
The Truth
People, especially UFC nut huggers, don’t want to hear the truth.
I love MMA, all MMA. Sure, I love to watch the fighters in the UFC, but Dana is the Don King of MMA. Yes, there is more to MMA than the UFC. Wake up.
The fact is Dana lies and stretches the truth every time he opens his cake-hole, since he profits from it. Example: Brock might never fight again. Then the dramatic return. Example: Dana’s "assessment" of Fedor is Fedor "sucks", "not top 5 then tries to sign him.
Not REALLY the truth
He backs his argument very well and I tend to agree with him on most of it. But it would strengthen his argument if he did, in fact, speak the truth. Andrei’s record has NEVER, at any point, been 8-4. And the “bums” he refers to are Rico Rodriguez and Pedro Rizzo (not exactly bums at the time).
Good interview though and it’s nice to hear a fighter reaffirm our theories.
by Danza Macabra on Feb 6, 2010 1:47 PM EST up reply actions
total B.S.
This guy is making a fool of himself. He talks about the biggest names in the sport to try and get some attention, and because he talks nonsense articulately people think it’s smart. The UFC didn’t really put any big money behind Andrei, he was never featured on TUF, and never really made any big appearances because of his english. Fact is, he was feared and respected for his unbelievable athleticism and skill, and beloved for his look and style. They had a lot of trouble finding him opponents because the UFC heavyweights were refusing to fight him, and the ones that agreed got demolished.
'How's taste my pee pee pee?'
The Problem with Chael...
He has officially become the Jose Canseco of MMA. Maybe what he speaks is truth, but he is shitting on everybody on his way to it. Everybody in sports and sports media shit on Jose for speaking out against everyone(granted it was dirty laundry) but he stomped on everyone to make a name for himself. Chael in the last week or 2 has shit on Anderson (widely regarded as the p4p best fighter in mma), Ed Soares and Black House, someone else who I can’t remember, now Andrei Arlovski and worst of all his boss. He should expect to be fired. I think the company I work for sucks(it is a nationally traded corp.) and if I came out against them and talked about all the shitty politcs behind it I would get fired (as I would expect to). For a guy who is 4-2 and has yet to finish a fight against real competition, you would think he was the best think since slice bread the way he is talking. It is always the mid-level man who wants to run his mouth. After he looses tonight, he wil be 4-3 and even less successful against real comp. This guy is so fired after this! The guy is in politics, do you think he would do this there? Absolutely not or else he would get nowhere. Discretion is a real imortant word in life, that he should learn or remember….
Please tell me what publically traded company you work for...
….I’ll then check my portfolio to see if I hold it and will immediately dump it for hiring someone like you.
Why do you say that...
You are insinuating that I am dumb for the comments I made and that my company is even worse for employing me. What is it that I said that is so dumb or wrong? I only state 3 simple things in my comment…
#1…Chael is turning himself into the Jose Canseco of MMA. He is throwing anyone and everyone possible under the bus in order to make a name for himself in the last 2 weeks. While he maybe making some true statements, shitting on everyone possible it doesn’t make you a better person or fighter. DIdn’t the media and the general public completely hammer and ostracize Jose Canseco for coming out and telling the truth about MLB and the players of the late 80’s and 90’s? Isn’t Chael more or less doing the same thing?…
#2…I said when you throw your company or boss under the bus you should expect to get fired. I don’t know about you, but I can’t think of one company out there, even a mom and pop shop, that would allow an employee to go to the media and shit talk the boss and the practices of the business. Would your company allow you to say whatever you want about your company in the media and its employees/practices? If you owned a company would you allow your employees to talk about anyone employed by you, any of your business practices, or the way your company works?
#3…I said for a guy who is 4-2, soon to be 4-3, and has not been able to finish a fight against any top competition you would expect him to be the best fighter in the world the way he has been speaking lately! Am I wrong in saying that? He is talking as if he is running through the best fighters and has no competition out there. He is going to run the pink shirt, crooked hat, earing wearing Anderson Silva out of town! Those comments are laughable. He has been on a smear campaign of the P4P best fighter (regarded so by many) on what basis? Because he beat Okami? Or because he got subbed out by Maia?
Agreed with kevjack.
"Champions are not made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them - a desire, a dream, a vision." -Muhammad Ali
The question is....
are there fighters out there somewhere in the MMA solar system fighting in small shows who are better then the main stream “best fighters”? I really dont know? Great question though..AA was knocking guys out silly and when you do that you get noticed in the heavy-weight divison, that granted I dont like this guy becuase he puts down other fighters for self gain, Mir just does it cause that’s who he is…. and he will not get fired, people will pay to see him lose and UFC knows that
Did you even watch the video before posting?
Everything he said was spot on. In 2 minutes he espoused the major problem which prevents MMA from being considered a legitimate sport. A very interesting dialog by Sonnen.
yup yup yup
I think his analysis of Arlovski was a bit anachronistic, since Arlovski was hands-down the best HW in the UFC at the time. But he was absolutely right about the Dana-White-Hype-Machine and the UFC’s ability to make us believe someone is a superstar almost overnight.
Doing his best to create a heel persona ..
He knows the more you talk whether people like it or not fosters interest. He isn’t by any means an elite fighter. The more mumbo jumbo he speaks he feels it leads to more money
by Apocacryptic on Feb 6, 2010 10:04 PM EST up reply actions
What's he saying?
I’m in work and can’t watch the video.
What’s this asshole saying about my boy AA!?
Well, he basically says Arlovski wasn't as great
as we all thought he was. Chael said it was the UFC’s backing of him that gained him his respect and high ranking in the heavyweight division, when in actuality he was 8 and 4, and his losses were to sub par guys will his victories were over sub par guys as well.
He isn’t knocking Dana, UFC, or Arlovski, but just saying there should be a more recoqnized qualifying or ranking system so fighters can progress through the ranks without opinion playing a role. BUT, he said he understands its a business.
Great interview full of truth if you ask me
Oh...
Yeah well I guess I can see where he (and others) is coming from.
Much like Kang, Arlovski has all the talent on earth, and the potential to be the absolute best. He just can’t seem to get there though. I hate admitting that.
Am Glad You Did Now I Can Tell James LOL
Never tell your problems to anyone...20% don't care and the other 80% are glad you have them.
by Jamie The Peach Hunter on Feb 6, 2010 12:33 PM EST up reply actions
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It’s no secret that I think that man lol. I just don’t say it.
But that doesn’t mean that I think AA is overrated. I still believe he could be most (if not all) of the HW’s in the UFC. And the ones outside the UFC.
He just needs to sort out his boxing defense.
lol
he could, but why hasn’t he? I’m an AA fan, but lets be real, I can’t name a top 10 guy that I think he could beat at this point. No ground game and a glass jaw isn’t usually the equation for winning!
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He hasn’t beaten any of the guys in the UFC because he hasn’t fought any of them.
And I think that he could beat anyone in the Top 10. That’s not to say that I don’t think they couldn’t beat him either.
Also, just because we haven’t seen much of his ground game doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist.
And as for the glass jaw thing. If Fedor or Rogers hit ANYONE with those shots, they’d be KTFO’d too. Not to mention Rogers didn’t even put him to sleep. That glass jaw thing is getting old.
lol
Rogers knocked him silly, he had no clue where he was. Timmy KO’d him yrs ago. he hasn’t fought them because he’s not in the UFC. I’m not a fand of Cain or Carwin (at all and don’t think either is that good) they both would beat AA, Brock (who I can’t stand) would maim him, do you see a trend? I’m not a fan of the UFC or any HW’s beside Fedor, and AA, and I don’t think AA could beat any of them!
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You’re honestly telling me that the same thing would happen if Rogers and AA fought again? Really? Everyone knows fine well that AA got caught, and Rogers didn’t give him time to recover. Much the same as the GSP vs Serra fight. It happens, and doesn’t really count for much until a rematch happens. Putting any stock in such a fluke victory is ridiculous.
And yes, I could see Cain and Carwin both beating AA, but I could see AA beating them too. He’s faster than both guys, hits hard enough to do them both some damage (same way Kongo rocked Cain EASILY and Gonzaga staggered Carwin) and has good TD defence and has a good enough ground game to handle himself on the matt if it goes there.
As for Brock. A smaller, quicker Randy gave him a damn good fight. Arlovski (who is bigger, stronger, faster, hits harder and is more athletic than Randy) would do better. We’ve not seen any KO power from Lesnar yet. I’m not willing to pick a winner because we’ve not seen enough of Lesnar’s ability to dish out or take a good hit, but I wouldn’t be shocked to see either guy win.
ok
I see Rogers KO’ing AA again, he only has to touch him once whereas AA has to catch him numerous times.
Brock would take him down and pound him out, the only reason Randy lasted so long is that he’s a better wrestler. Same thing for Cain and Carwin, I think they take him down and beat him.
what astonishes me is that you think he would beat Rogers or that he wasn’t KO’d by Rogers, go rewatch the fight, Rogers hit him 3 or 4 times before he hit the ground and AA didn’t know where he was after the fight. I guess we can agree to disagree, the fact is, I started by saying I’m an AA fan and not these other HW’s, so it’s a very unbiased observation/opinion on my part!
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I’m not doubting that you’re an AA fan. I never said I didn’t believe you, but being biased has nothing to do with it.
I’m as big an AA fan as they come, but I’m readily admiting that I too could see Rogers KO’ing AA again. I also said I could see all those other guys beating AA too. What I’m getting at though is that I could see AA beating them as well.
Do you honestly not believe AA could beat any of those guys on any given night? He’s fast, powerful, athletic and has great skills.
For anyone to not believe that AA could beat ANY of the Top 10 guys on ANY given night is total ignorance.
Arlovski : Kang : GSP : Rampage : Lytle : Huerta : Quarry : Serra
ArlovsKang is right.
you can’t possibly be sure of Carwin or Lesnar beating Andrei Arlovski. Who the F has Lesnar or Carwin beat to prove they could? nobody, so really we don’t know. Andrei is however a great athlete with great TD defense and very technical offense standing, fact is Andrei has not once lost to a wrestler or a ground guy so again styles make fights.
fresh like uhh.
I don't
I don’t think AA would be stupid enough to make the same mistake he did last time.
Whose to say that if AA has side-stepped rather than backpeddled we wouldn’t have seen a different outcome? I very much could have seen a Rizzo/Barnett 1 kinda finish if he had, but I guess that’s me.
Then again I could be wrong. Maybe he would make the same mistake twice.
But for anyone to totally rule him out of every fight against the other Top 10 HW’s is fucking stupid. The dude has got the punching power that apparantly is all that’s needed in that division, and he’s probably one of the only ones quick to put it to use against guys who have otherwise not taken a decent punch yet.
Arlovski : Kang : GSP : Rampage : Lytle : Huerta : Quarry : Serra
AA doesnt put his hands up when he backs up
this life is about shoulda coulda woulda’s but andrei arlovski never puts his hands up when he backingup ever. If he hasnt learned it in the 10 years of being an MMA fighter then i dont think he is going to learn his lesson now
you talk such shit kevin....
but unfortunately your correct on this occasion, and if the mcarthy hadn’t of stepped in, aa’s head would probably be pancake shaped still to this day, and he would be feeding from an iv and a straw for a very long time to come..
by freedomthrtyfve on Feb 6, 2010 3:16 PM EST up reply actions
Chael needs to get his facts straight if he's going to be the MMA expert
Guy acts like he’s got it all figured out, but calling Rico Rodriguez and Pedro “bums” in 2001 is nonsense. And Fightfan51 is right, Andrei was never 8-4.
Here’s an exchange from a CagePotato interview with Sonnen
Sonnen: (re: Anderson Silva) I don’t see who he’s beat that’s so great.
CP: He beat Nate Marquardt.
Sonnen: I didn’t see that. Did he fight Nate?
CP: Yeah. Knocked him out.
Sonnen: Oh, I didn’t know that.
Way to go Chael. Educate all us ignorant fans.
very funny...
was it tongue in cheek, or the basic ignorance of a delusional person about to have his head ripped off, (for fucks sake chael, pls do not win, or i’m going to have to start posting on a homosexual troll attack website) no offence to homosexuals..
by freedomthrtyfve on Feb 6, 2010 4:09 PM EST up reply actions
Just Saying
AA was over hype by the UFC for ratiings and that he only beat middle card fighter when he was suppost to be at his best. All so talkking crap like the best aren’t the best and shit. Really cant be arsed way this idiot.
Never tell your problems to anyone...20% don't care and the other 80% are glad you have them.
by Jamie The Peach Hunter on Feb 6, 2010 12:23 PM EST up reply actions
I wouldn't necessarily say he is talking crap,
as he was merely pointing out that right now in MMA, a lot of the time, the best aren’t fighting the best because they don’t have the drawing power or don’t have the opportunity to fight in the UFC. Which is true. He explained he feels for the fighters and doesn’t blame Dana or the UFC. Not talking crap, staying an opinion if you ask me.
A know
Yeah you’r right but even when he telling the truth i still can’t stand the guy. Just wanted to bash on him i guess. I just find it really hard to like this guy but that should not cloud my vision when someone is being sincere.
Never tell your problems to anyone...20% don't care and the other 80% are glad you have them.
by Jamie The Peach Hunter on Feb 6, 2010 12:32 PM EST up reply actions
I feel you there
he is a pompous ass from time to time lol
I agree with those that he has been coming off as cocky recently....
But he speaks a lot of truth in this video. I know it is easy for people to hate on Arlovski now, but I for one was never impressed with him and agree with Chael. It might not be his business to speak on issues like this, but at least in this video he keeps it real and seems to understand how the business works.
lol
Basically this guy starts getting some attention and he goes nuts.
In a way it is brilliant, nobody cared about Chael Sonnen before, he is going into the toughest fight he has ever had and he is making the best of it.
I disagree with him about Arlovski, but whatever.
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this is the same guy who went after anderson silva too. i don't even like a.s. but
i respect him for his winning streak. i have 375 to make 100 dollars on nate. m. i usually will not take guys over a -300 but i very confident in this fight. chael sonnen has never faced a fighter of marquardt skills in wec or ufc. i expect a short first round.
I'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. I was building a house, I don't deserve this, deserves have nothing to do with it. Bang. "Unforgiven" I drink your milkshake. I drink it up! "There Will BE Blood"
by wolfmanshowlforever on Feb 6, 2010 12:30 PM EST reply actions
i got thiago at +190.
i think if he can withstand swick’s initial blast because i truly think he was embarrassed by his performance vs daley (looked very apprehensive) i think thiago can take swick in the later rounds. serra/ trigg i did not bet but good luck to you on your bet.
I'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. I was building a house, I don't deserve this, deserves have nothing to do with it. Bang. "Unforgiven" I drink your milkshake. I drink it up! "There Will BE Blood"
by wolfmanshowlforever on Feb 6, 2010 12:42 PM EST up reply actions
thanks
I also bet all favs (not couture) on main card in 3 men and a 4 man parlay.
don’t like the Thiago pick, but good luck!
when did swick fight daley????????????
by freedomthrtyfve on Feb 6, 2010 3:24 PM EST up reply actions
its easy to get hardy and daley confused though...
they have fought out of the same camp, 1 guy is black, the other is white, etc etc,
by freedomthrtyfve on Feb 6, 2010 3:27 PM EST up reply actions
I dont disagree with him here...
but it’s becoming pretty obvious that he’s been running his mouth to try to make a name for himself. Its not a bad tactic, but don’t go talking about how Dana built up a mediocre Arlovski when you’re in the middle of trying to build yourself up by talking trash on every guy in the sport.
I'm always thinking one step ahead. Like a carpenter . . . who makes stairs.
Chael is simply speaking the truth here.
I don’t see HOW anybody can refute what he said here.
yeah yeah yeah . . .
Ahh, I was all on board with Chael and all his talking until he had to bring Andrei up. Is Andrei the best HW in the world, no. But, Andrei got hyped because he destroyed guys who were at the time “some of the best in the world”. Looking back, yeah, they aren’t good wins in todays game, but at the time beating Buentello, Cabbage, Sylvia, Eilers and Matyushenko meant something. When he beat Werdum, that was a good win. It just happened in unimpressive fashion.
I still like Chael, and I wouldn’t mind seein him beat Marquardt (which I dont see happening personally, although it will be a good fight).
Any talk these days is negative towards Andrei. He got beat by 2 heavy-hitting guys who can fight. It happens.
Did anyone see Andei Arlovski
On Bully Beatdown…. He looked really good against an over weight a$$ hat…
Goooooo-mez!
by Drew C on Feb 6, 2010 12:50 PM EST via mobile reply actions
I wish they had Olympic MMA.
It would be awesome seeing country vs. country who has the best fighters.
by HappyLittleTreez on Feb 6, 2010 1:25 PM EST reply actions
wtf
who the F* is Sonnen? Arlovski is one of my favorite fighters, so i might be a little bias. But he has all the tools to one of the greats but he has a weak chin. Chael is about to be KO’d tonight!!!!
Yet another guy that Sonnen is jealous of
Fuck that guy, all he has done is insult everything and everyone to gain some attention because he’s a boring nobody with no fans. I don’t even have to watch a Sonnen video as I know for a fact that it’d just make me angry. Kharma’s a bitch and Sonnen is going to pay for all of the disrespectful things that he’s said about great champions and classic martial arts by beating the crap out of him tonight. Nate by 3 round murder.
"If I could change my name what would it be? Jesus"
Tito Ortiz (seriously...)
watch it, David. It’s basically totally accurate and it’ll raise your opinion of Sonnen, I think. If you look at ppl who actually are making comments on the video, itself, rather than blindly hating on Sonnen, then you’d realize that.
Sonnen says some really dumb things to get attention sometimes but he’s spot on here,
"Matt Hughes and his brother used to pound each other out behind the barn."
-The legendary Mike Goldberg
you think he’s spot on yeah, but in noway should you look and take others comments on this site too seriously. Sonnen isn’t bringing up facts so it’s free to speculate and have all the opininons you want, i agree with his thought process but not necessarily about Andrei Arlovski or his thoughts on Anderson Silva, he gives bad examples.
fresh like uhh.
Just wrong
Nates loses UNAM decision. Sonnen’s not playing.
Not new video is it.
This video is just cut from the documentary on Matt Lindland and fighting politics and why he cut from the ufc.. This video was out of that documentary.This was not something Sonnen just interviewed on to get attention for UFC 109
so basically the ufc = wwe
thats what he is saying, so in that case i can expect nate to lay the smackup on his hairy arse(i think the rock said that), and land a public elbow to his nose, and then finish him with a flying headbutt crab claw scissors leg lock…..or..just knock his fucking head into goldbergs commentary position
Man, the People's Elbow
Was the most electrifying move in sports entertainment in the day…. The Rock, Stone Cold, Mick Foley, Umdertaker v. Kane… It was awesome…
Goooooo-mez!
by Drew C on Feb 6, 2010 3:53 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
kane was actually the undertakers brother.......honestly....
that would be like shamrock v shamrock
or diaz v diaz
or dana v chuck
by freedomthrtyfve on Feb 6, 2010 4:01 PM EST up reply actions
but seriously...
he is correct, AA is a fantastic fighter, but was built up, he was different and skilled, and had an awsome gum shield. And at the time was deemed unbeatable, but in an evolving sport, people are all ways going to get better and bigger, and the kids coming through will not make the same mistakes as their trailblazing fore fathers, and will focus on the skills that are necessary for the sport, at some point every champion in mma will have seemed unbeatable, look at the ufc now, they have 5 unbeatable champions, mostly through ufc properganda, but that is how the mainstream thinks, tito was unbeatable, chuck was unbeatable…….etc……etc….
Not really
Now we get to listen to Chael talk some smack about Anderson. And the interesting this is……it’s not really smack. I think the dude is just telling it like it is basically….
well, well, well,.....looks like sonnen can back up a little bit of his shit talking :)
i always thought marquart was overrated, but damn he got owned tonight.
by Conan the Barbarian on Feb 7, 2010 1:45 AM EST reply actions
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