Retired UFC middleweight superstar, Chael Sonnen talks with the Three Amigos about his new grappling promotion, the UFC sale and Jon Jones' future.
Tomorrow, Chael Sonnen will hold his first Submission Underground grappling event in Portland, Oregon. The event borrows BJJ legend, Eddie Bravo's ruleset from his Eddie Bravo Invitational (EBI) grappling promotion, but with a unique twist; the matches take place in a cage instead of on a grappling mat to ensure the safety of the competitors.
Matches will last just eight minutes before heading into overtime. Once the match goes into overtime, the determination of the winner will need to meet the following criteria, according to a press release from the promotion:
"The winner of a coin flip can elect to start the overtime period attacking from the back or from the "spiderweb" (arm bar) position.