Chael Sonnen has pleaded not responsible to misdemeanor battery expenses following an altercation at a Las Vegas lodge in 2021.
Per a report from MMA Preventing, 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 multiple individuals contained in the 4 Seasons lodge in Las Vegas. Early studies 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 Struggle. 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 prison case, Chael Sonnen nonetheless faces a civil swimsuit from two of the alleged victims, Julie and Christopher Stellpflug. The swimsuit was filed after felony expenses in opposition to Sonnen have been dropped.
Chael Sonnen rose to fame underneath the UFC banner due to his present for gab and his memorable efficiency in opposition to Anderson Silva at UFC 117 that just about 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.
