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Manager: Chael Sonnen will 'absolutely' return to MMA in 2016

Could Chael Sonnen be gearing up for a return to mixed martial arts (MMA)?

"Absolutely," according to his manager, Mike Roberts, as "The American Gangster" seems to have a hole inside him that can only be filled by the competition of fighting.

"My business partner and I have different points of view on this -- if you ask Jeff (Meyer), he will tell you he does not think that Chael will fight again. I absolutely believe Chael will fight again," Roberts told FOX Sports.

Sonnen retired from MMA in June of 2014, a month before he was handed a suspension of two years by Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) for a failed drug test.