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Video: Chael Sonnen, latest of many UFC defections to Bellator MMA

Straight from the mean streets of West Linn, Oregon, Chael Sonnen -- two-time Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Middleweight and one-time Light Heavyweight title contender -- is back and ready to prove he's better than ever by recently relaunching his combat sports career under the Bellator MMA banner.

Sonnen is the latest in a string of high-profile former UFC fighters who have recently made the jump to Bellator MMA. Rory MacDonald was the No. 3- ranked Welterweight when he left, Benson Henderson was UFC's former 155-pound champion (and Top 15 at Welterweight), and Phil Davis was No.