Chael Sonnen has confessed that he’s humiliated that a fighter he doesn’t rate particularly highly, managed to beat him.
While many jokingly claim ‘The American Gangster’ has never tasted defeat, in reality, the popular grappler knows what it feels like to fall short, with one of his losses hurting more than all the rest.
Chael Sonnen was embarrassed to lose to Tito Ortiz
On January 21, 2017, at Bellator 170, Chael Sonnen and Tito Ortiz finally went head-to-head inside the cage.
The pair had created enormous hype through their entertaining press conferences, full to the brim with brutal trash talk.
In a fight shrouded in controversy, ‘The Huntington Beach Bad Boy’ secured a first-round submission, moments after Sonnen claimed he made the victor verbally tap himself.
Regardless, Ortiz walked away with the bragging rights, leaving his rival feeling ashamed of what had happened.
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His mood was dampened even further when he bumped into his nemesis in the aftermath of the contest.
In an interview with Flagrant, The Oregon wrestler claimed: “He really is a very bad fighter. So, to lose to Tito is very embarrassing. You don’t want to be the guy that lost to Tito.
“But I congratulate him, I was cordial, I saw him in the back, our locker rooms were right by each other. He said, ‘If you want me to accept that apology, you will do it publically at the press conference’.
“I was just standing there like, ‘Tito, I am humiliated right now, I’m not getting a bonus cheque, I have to walk out there, and you suck’.”
Chael Sonnen confesses he’s scared of one UFC fighter
While Sonnen is embarrassed to have lost to Ortiz, he doesn’t feel that way about every opponent who got the better of him.
While renowned for his bravado, the American has confessed that there was one rival that scared him to his core.
The 47-year-old has even gone as far as admitting that he didn’t believe that he was going to win the fight.
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