Chael Sonnen: I'm an American gangster, Wanderlei Silva is an immigrant from Brazil (Video)
Posted on July 6, 2011, 03:08 PM by Joey Santosus"Wanderlei tells me that he's going to send me to the dentist. And I'm thinking, 'the receptionist generally sets those appointments, but if you know the phone number to my local dentist, I guess you could.' Then I'm thinking, 'Is he threatening me? I'm an American gangster, you are an immigrant from Brazil. Are you sure you want to go down this road with me? That's a threat? (...) Hey Wanderlei, let me give you a threat. I will cut the power to your house and do a home invasion. You will hear me climbing up the stairs in a pair of night vision goggles I bought in the back of 'Solder of Fortune' magazine. The next thing you'll hear is me picking the lock of your bedroom door and taking a photograph of you in bed with the Nogueira brothers working on your jiu-jitsu. I will post said photograph at www.DorksFromBrazil.com with password: not required, username: not required."
"I should be the reigning champion. I punch (Anderson Silva) 300 times, he punches me a couple and they call him the champion? In what parallel universe does that make you the winner? I am the champion. I've been the champion. Anderson's ribs have the exact same problem that his hands and his feet have, they're attached to a cowardly person. For Anderson to say that he wasn't 100-percent, I completely believe him. Who cares? But yeah, do I think his ribs where hurt? Sure. Why would I think they weren't? He's the only one who could tell if they were hurt."
It appears Chael Sonnen is wasting little time picking up where he left off, taking aim at Anderson Silva, Black House, and Wanderlei Silva. Sonnen was recently relieved of his CSAC mandated suspension, making him free to apply for his fight license in any state he pleases. When or whom he will face upon his return is still unclear, however the Team Quest fighter spoke candidly about his desire to fight former Light Heavyweight champ Lyoto Machida ("or the karate guy at 205 pounds") during an interview at last weekend's UFC 132.
Prior to his suspension, Sonnen was expected to get an immediate rematch against Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva following his oh-so-close submission loss to "The Spider" at UFC 117. After nearly a year-long hiatus though, where exactly Sonnen fits into the title mix is up for debate, but will likely be heavily dependant on whether Yushin Okami is successful in his attempt at dethroning Silva at UFC 134 in August.
Props: MMAFighting.com
Photo: Chael Sonnen, right, fights Yushin Okami at UFC 104 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, on October 24, 2009. Francis Specker
Comments
haha ****ing chael always hating. you are a gangster, you just need a gang
I'm sure when he was doing all that fraud he was probably meeting lots of crooked politicians....he could be a gangster for real and he has all the talk of one of those brave idiots too.
Also Rampage came from Pride and took the UFC by storm. Wrong again Chael.
Its called the Republican party.....Dont let the term "party" fool you. Deadliest gang out there
Drugs..check..theft, corruption, and larceny, money laundering..check, yep Gangsta
when it comes to submissions...Chael Sonnen is the France of MMA
That was a funny read
It was amusing, but he doesn't know where to draw the line, or more precisely he doesn't care (that's why he got caught for fraud). So what if you offend third world countries by being a bigot, as long as you are doing some good trash talking and ramping up a few more ticket sales. That is the mentality of the Republican party.
That label is a contention issue anyway, but despite the progress the country has made some Westerns still look down upon on it, and Chael's words only perpetuate that sort of attitude.
Really it's more genius and not bigotry. He's not saying anything about hispanic people. Just the country Brazil. Which has a number of different races of people living there. Like any other country. He may know that it's not that smart to say what he says. Or maybe he doesn't realize. But at least he's not being racist. That would get him right back in trouble, at least with his boss.
Video was awesome! Just all kinds of hilarity, he took so many stabs at so many different people, I don't know where to start. lol
start with lil nog fed the bus a carrot while big nog was petting him cuz he thought it was a horse lol
hands down chael is brilliantly entertaining absolultely loved this interview! i dont care if half the shit he says is just that and for shock value, i could care less...bottom line is i was glued to the screen throughout the interview cause i wanna hear what he has to say. Fighters may hate him but they must have some respect him guaranteed, he's got balls!... frankly, no one would ever have the balls to take jabs at other fighters the way he has, just for marketablilty. This isn't a soap opera this is real and he's saying some crazy shit to profressional killers. haha love it dana just found gold here no question.
Yeah, I laughed pretty hard at that one, and the one were he said he was gonna invade wandy's house was brilliant.
What gangster punches a guy 300 times, recieves two punches, and STILL loses the fight?
If he's an american gangster he must roll with ja rule, noone has heard from that guy since he got exposed either and chael should follow suit.
CHAEL, YOU'RE NOT WINNING ANY FANS WITH YOUR OUTRAGEOUSLY RIDICULOUS STATEMENTS ON BETTER FIGHTERS THAN YOU'LL EVER BE IN YOUR LIFETIME. YOU'RE JUST PROVING THE FACT THAT YOU'RE A BAD / ILL-INTENTIONED PERSON WHO LACKS RESPECT FOR OTHER PEOPLES AND NATIONS AS WELL AS THE HUMILITY OF A TRUE FIGHTER...YOU'RE A RACIST AND I REALLY HOPE THAT DANA AND THE ORGANIZATION PUT YOU IN CHECK BECAUSE YOU'RE VIOLATING ALL MORAL CODES...FOR NATE TO BE RELEASED AND YOU STAYING DESPITE YOUR CHEATING RECORD MAKES ME SICK...
Why are you telling at us?
@borealis. Hey dumba$$. he isn't racist. he's talking about a country. not a race. there are many countries that are mostly hispanic. but Brazil is a place, again, it's not a race. So he can say what he wants to about it. Just like Americans always talk crap about Mexico, France, even Canada. They don't always mean it. But people are allowed to talk bad about countries. And many countries in the world talk bad about the U. S. Anyone with half a brain in their head knows that even if you joke about a country. Not everyone from a country is all the same. People are individuals. So only a moron truly hates everyone from Mexico, France, etc. But the point is Chael isn't hating on a race. And he doesn't even hate Brazil. He's just making shock value jokes. And entertaining us with his crazy rants on rival figters. Hilarious how quick he calms down the moment you mention his friend Okami. " Yes he will win." lol
YELLING, not telling. Sorry.
But seriously, turn your all caps off.
USED TO BE A FAN OF HIS. NOW, I WISH HE GETS KO'ED BY BRAIN STANN OR WHOEVER IS GONNA BE HIS NEXT OPPONENT. CHAEL NEEDS SO BADLY SOME LESSONS IN HUMILITY INSIDE THE OCTAGON. OBVIOUSLY, HE LEANED NOTHING FROM ALL THE TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS HE'S GONE THROUGH...
he had his legs around him for 8 seconds bc you tapped chael. he coudlve kept his legs around you for hours but you wouldnt be here.. fking guy
Sonnen is off his meds again
I love this guy..
Mr sonnen i believe its the same universe he had you tapping....I hate to be the guy that explains your job to you but a loss consists of KO or submission, he clearly had you in the category of submission.
I honestly can not express in words how much I love the crap that comes out of this guy's mouth. It's like speaking through golden teeth, it's money every time.
All hail Sonnen!
Of course ! He sold houses !
um sonnen you tapping is the reason why he is called champion.. yeh you hit him alot and he barely hit you at all but at the end of the day he locked that triangle choke and you tapped out..therefor you LOST
Trade pending between the UFC and the WWE for Chael Sonnen
The WWE will get,Chael Sonnen,the MW reigning champion and the UFC gets cash in return ($50.00)
I think you are mixing up Chael Sonnen's charisma for Anderson Silva's charisma.....which is valued at $50. Sonnen's charisma is worth millions
Only in america, which explains the economic problems.
Hahah...atleast Chael makes us laugh!
Sonnen = Goat trash talker
Really Chael? Really? WTF man, you had the chance to say anything you want to say to Wanderlei right there and then and you chose to do it miles away from him and months later...
Also you hit him 300 times and his face look like nothing ever happened you left bruised, and submitted, I mean how can you call someone a champion when he hits like a bitch, you are calling Anderson Silva coward but as I said before the last thing you told Wand in that van was thank you.
This guy is the biggest fraud in MMA history by far and all these retarded kids follow him because he is a loud mouth, he is an american gangsta? he is a delinquent, no question on that but not a gangster come down to Mexico and I will show you a guy who was torture, beat to death and the skin and decapited, they cut his balls and put them in his mouth burned him and left it outside of his house so his whole family would see him but he never snitch that is a ****ing gangster, they threat you with putting you in jail and you rat on all your fraud partners.
I totally agree with u.
@pound4pound. Why would Chael get into it with Wanderlei in a van that's moving down the road. with a woman sitting right there. That would be the dumbest thing an MMA fighter could do. instigate a fight with a guy, and fight him for free in a moving vehicle. where it would be illegal, the more skilled guy would not necessarily win. and a bystander woman might get seriously hurt. Chael has nothing to prove against Wandy. He knows Wandy won't get near him in the ranks. And there would be no point in losing his career over a possible argument on making jokes about Brazil.
Still he could´ve say something, second the most skill fighter was not Chael, he has Wrestling but nothing else. The Fact is that he looked like a bitch.
You guys keep defending this guy like he has achieved a single thing in MMA, like he did not tap, like he deserves all ths attention but in fact he hyped himself up by trash talking everyone, he talks tons of shit about Brazil but he has lost to every single Brazilian he has face.
Serious question to all you Sonnen nutthuggers what belts have held in MMA to be compared to the true legends of MMA?
the immigrant line was ott, but the rest was quite funny. The WWE will be giving Chael call sometime soon i'm sure.
He contradicts just about everything he says, no wonder the Republican Party embraces him.
All politicians contradict themselves...
Yea but unlike Newt Gingrich or Ron Paul he can whip some ass.
Barack could beat this guy
That's right, he was submitted for fraud.
Chael is a good example of a coward. You don't even know
What a gangster is.
i wouldt want to do this or act like this, but Sonnen comment doest just offends the fighters (silva,wd,machida blah blah) but they also offend alot of fans... and im one of them being offended by this guys comments.. sryy ya, but if i bump into this guy ya can find the video on youtube of me whooping this guys ass... and i'll do it with a smile on my face thinking about the people he offended and scammed
but what if you lose, can i still find it on youtube?
haha, you whooping this guys ass? hilarious. go ahead champ. i'm sure you could find him. just go up to team quest and i bet he'd be glad to get in the cage and mop the floor with you. hahahaha
Yeah, a gangstar, from the mean suburbs of Oregon.
I think we as a community should boycott this clown.. He is a criminal and ignorant to all fighters that have built the sport before him.
Chael sickens me, I for one will not be buying or watching any card he is involved in, too bad he will still get payed.
i second that thought....american gangster? more like american idiot.
i'm sure next time Wanderlei get hims alone he'll pee himself.
Amazes me how he can boast like that, even after being caught using PED's! And then to use that as fighting words considering Anderson had no damage on his face!
Give Sonnen Chris Leben already.
he is the comedian in MMA,
was funny tho
A hero in his own bathroom.
It would probably help him to lay of the Columbian Talking Powder and get a grip of his mind. Anyone coming off convictions who calls themselves a gangster is asking for unnecassary scrutiny/ investigation, (would a gangsta with half a brain do that)?
I'm not sure how great these sort of comments are for the well being of the sport. Wanderlei would take Chael in a street fight because street fights don't go to decision.
Its funny. In the post Wanderlei fight video, he says he has no ill will against Wanderlei, then he goes on to trash talk a few days later.
@Stiks. this interview was before the leben, silva fight.
the home invasion thing was hilarious, hahahah, that guy doesn't even know how much stupid shit he's saying.
this guys loves to hear himself speaking , even more then tito i think
didnt even knew that was possible
Hes so good at talking that I actually thought he was being sincere in some of his stories for a second, then he brought in the punch line.
its funny what he says but not true.
Between Sonnen and Jackson, who would win in a comedy roast? Sonnen is hella' funny. He makes more sense than Jackson, but Rampage is funny too.
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yeah but thats what we as fans want dont we so he's doing a good job.
I wish you were fighting Anderson in the streets of wherever your from, because there would have been no ref to stop u from being suffocated and there would have been no such thing as tapping out (aka saying I lose!) you would have DIED.. literally...
More like ... there would have been no bell to end the first round.
Sonnen would still be on top of Anderson and smashing his face.
Or the end of the 2nd or 3rd or 4th ... take your pick.
Talk about pulling a horseshoe out of your ass (thats Silva)
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This man is insane. Half of what he said makes no sense! Do I hear mental hospital?
i liked sonnen and his trashtalk but he's been way out of line lately
I live in Portland, I'm sorry but West Linn is the most yuppy city in this metro area. How can you make it sound "hard" when there's a starbucks no more then 4 blocks from each other. I'm sorry but anyone who grew up in West Linn was born with a silver spoon in their mouth, I'm shocked enough of him thinking it's "gansta" enough for me to actually comment...
Also shogunRua came from Pride and took the UFC by storm. Wrong again Chael.
Well to be honest, Shogun didn't really take the UFC by storm, he lost to Forrest, put up a poor fight against Coleman, and then FINALLY had a good performance against Liddell, and of course beat Machida. Now he's lost to Jones and is taking on Forrest again.
I won't go so far as to say it's fake, but the level of competition is way steeper than Pride. In Pride a lot of the big guys like Nogueira, Wanderlei and Cro Cop got warm up fights against guys nobody really knew that much about. Which isn't the case in the UFC, as is evident by Wanderlei and Cro Cop's respective records.
All that aside, this is a funny interview, and it's not meant to be taken seriously. The comment about the Nogueira's mistaking a bus for a horse was a classic.