Chael Sonnen has pleaded not responsible to misdemeanor battery costs following an altercation at a Las Vegas lodge in 2021.
Per a report from MMA Combating, the three-time UFC title challenger will return to a Clark County courtroom on August ninth for a bench trial listening to after negotiations between prosecutors and Sonnen’s illustration failed to achieve a decision.
Sonnen, 46, is accused of assaulting a number of people contained in the 4 Seasons lodge in Las Vegas. Early stories of Sonnen’s arrest allege that the altercation began when one of many people attacked by Sonnen was verbally abusive towards the ex-fighter’s spouse on the lodge on line casino. Sonnen was indefinitely suspended by ESPN as an analyst pending the results of the battery case however has remained energetic on his social media channels, repeatedly producing movies for his YouTube collection Past the Battle. Sonnen has not publicly commented on the pending case.
Chael Sonnen Nonetheless Faces A number of Civil Fits Stemming From the Altercation
If he manages to beat the felony case, Chael Sonnen nonetheless faces a civil go well with from two of the alleged victims, Julie and Christopher Stellpflug. The go well with was filed after felony costs towards Sonnen had been dropped.
Chael Sonnen rose to fame beneath the UFC banner due to his present for gab and his memorable efficiency towards Anderson Silva at UFC 117 that almost earned him the middleweight world championship. The American Gangster’ formally retired from the game following his look at Bellator 222 in June 2019. Sonnen suffered a second-round TKO by the hands of former UFC gentle heavyweight titleholder Lyoto Machida.
