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MMA star Chael Sonnen accused of punching woman, beating up several men in ‘crazy rampage’

Chael Sonnen is currently facing 11 counts of battery, including felony strangulation for an alleged incident last December inside The Four Seasons hotel in Las Vegas. A lawsuit has also been filed stemming from the incident, detailing serious allegations in what is being called a “rampage” and “totally unprovoked attack” from the former two-division UFC title contender.

According to the documents obtained by the Las Vegas Review-Journal, married couple Christopher and Julie Stellpflug were heading to their hotel room when they ran into Sonnen in the hallway.

The lawsuit alleges that Sonnen knocked the drink out of Christopher’s hand “without provocation or any communication whatsoever.