Bellator MMA’s heavyweight grand prix continues this weekend with Fedor Emelianenko vs. Chael Sonnen Saturday at Bellator 208.
The American Gangster
If you’re a fan of Conor McGregor or Colby Covington’s antics, you have to thank Sonnen for being the first fighter in the modern era to develop a WWE-like personality to sell fights. Long before McGregor’s famous “we're not here to take part, we're here to take over” speech, Chael was hyping up fights and earning himself title shots with nothing more than trash talk all while being a fairly average fighter.