Talk:Chael Sonnen

Chael Sonnen drug use history in opening paragraph
Chael fights for titles 3 times against 2 of the most dominant champions in MMA history, and thats not more important than a couple failed drug tests out of competition? There are plenty of fighters and athletes in all sports who have failed drug tests, yet thats not seen as defining their careers. Chael is a great personality, and the HIGHEST SELLING PPV fighters OF ALL TIME. his charisma, personality, world class fighting caliber, and polarizing personality are more relevent to Chael Sonnen than failed drug tests. Clearly this is a biased article, his PED use is covered extensively in the body 104.5.61.3 (talk) 03:33, 2 January 2015 (UTC)

Birth place
This is not unusual with celebrities, whose birth dates and birthplaces might be different in different sources. Often, as with Alec Baldwin, people are born in one place and raised in another, and bios list where they were raised as their birthplace.

Here, the UFC says one birthplace, ESPN says another. Both are equally reliable sources, neither one more so than the other. It's POV to choose one or the other, so in cases like this, we give both until and unless something definitive arrives, such as Sonnen stating himself where he was born. See Mariah Carey and Li'l Kim, among other articles with differing birth dates / birthplaces. --Tenebrae (talk) 20:49, 28 January 2016 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 12 October 2017
Change Purple Belt in Jiu-Jitsu to Brown Belt, Source 1: https://www.bjjee.com/bjj-news/3-yrs-purple-belt-chael-sonnen-promoted-brown-belt-bjj/ Source 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfQhPZ8zgKQ, 31.205.245.53 (talk) 09:47, 12 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. --  Dane talk  17:15, 12 October 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 17 March 2018
87.95.240.231 (talk) 15:32, 17 March 2018 (UTC)

I wass gonna change Chael Sonnen BJJ rank from purple to brown.
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Daughter?
Please mention he had a newborn daughter in 2016 who passed away in his personal life. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:18E:101:713B:8C07:E484:5C9C:36C6 (talk) 16:07, 20 April 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 17 October 2018
Please change Chael's Brazilian Jiu Jitsu rank from Purple Belt to Brown Belt under Fabiano Scherner Please change Chael's Team from Team Quest to Gracie Barra Portland DavidGoldenMMA (talk) 04:13, 17 October 2018 (UTC)
 * ❌ Please provide a reliable source for the change(s) you would like to be made. Fish +Karate 10:11, 17 October 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 25 February 2019
Chael Sonnen is now a black belt under Fabiano Scherner, not a brown belt Jjdo229 (talk) 16:00, 25 February 2019 (UTC)


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Black Belt
It is stated that Chael is a Brown Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, when in reality he earned his black belt months ago. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.109.220.250 (talk) 12:45, 5 April 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 24 April 2019
The bottom of the infobox says that it was last updated October, 2011. This seems inaccurate judging by the given MMA record. ArtemLundgren (talk) 12:14, 24 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done Indeed. Going back through the article history, the most recent update to the MMA record in the infobox was 14 October. I have updated the date accordingly. NiciVampireHeart 21:58, 27 April 2019 (UTC)

Record
Chael's fight with Renato Sobral was an exhibition fight, no source counts it in his professional record. He's got 30 wins not 31.Sherdog, ESPN, Tapology.--DanielAlba15 (talk) 06:07, 15 June 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 5 May 2020
Change the wins and loss ratio, the bad guy is undisputed and undefeated, 49-0 with 31 coming by Knockout and 1 being a death. 84.52.234.126 (talk) 10:19, 5 May 2020 (UTC)
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Recors
Chael has never lost a round in MMA this is disrespectful. Change it please — Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.104.29.166 (talk) 05:06, 30 May 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 2 June 2020
Current LHW UFC Champion 79.65.120.176 (talk) 07:51, 2 June 2020 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 2 June 2020
Chael Sonnen current light heavy weight champion of UFC Mehul Bhole (talk) 08:26, 2 June 2020 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 2 June 2020
current light heavy weight champion ufc Terrapin11 (talk) 08:30, 2 June 2020 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 29 January 2022
As of 2022 Chael Sonnen joined EagleFC as an analyst. 2A02:A45F:34D4:1:C84:7B83:A9DD:B0D3 (talk) 23:36, 29 January 2022 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 13 July
Despite the name, University Nationals is not a collegiate event, so he was not representing University of Oregon at the event (see wrestling accomplishments section) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:152:C00:C0B0:3D22:E7EB:F850:6F0E (talk) 01:06, 14 July 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 21 February 2023
please change his alleged "losses" on his record to wins. and please change his record to include the 5 wins he got in las vegas in december Jimby1141 (talk) 06:03, 21 February 2023 (UTC)
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Filmography
Chael Sonnen has made guest appearances on Law and Order: Criminal Intent episode, ‘To The Bone’, as well as an uncredited appearance in the 2008 film, ‘Meet Dave’. Here Comes The Boom is another- not sure if it’s already stated FireStarterButNotArsonist (talk) 06:18, 31 March 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 5 April 2024
In the Submission grappling record section of this page, Chael Sonnen's loss to Craig Jones is noted. However, Craig Jones' name isn't hyperlinked to his wikipedia page which is located at the following link:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Jones_(grappler) BeasrBeScary (talk) 21:19, 5 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Done Nswix (talk) 21:20, 5 April 2024 (UTC)