Provide Chael Sonnen with the proper venue and something worthwhile to sell, and the self-proclaimed “Gangster from West Linn” rarely fails to deliver.
Sonnen was in fine form on Tuesday during a press conference in New York to promote Bellator MMA’s upcoming pay-per-view event on June 24, as he threw verbal jabs toward opponent Wanderlei Silva, pound-for-pound legend Fedor Emelianenko and hallowed venue Madison Square Garden during his microphone time.
Sonnen, who is coming off a first-round submission defeat to Tito Ortiz in his promotional debut at Bellator 170 in January, will square off against Wanderlei Silva in the main event of the promotion’s pay-per-view headliner on June 24 at Madison Square Garden.