Manager: I absolutely believe Sonnen will fight again
Chael Sonnen has recently stated he will never return to MMA, but speaking to FOX Sports his manager actually believes quite the opposite.
Chael Sonnen has recently stated he will never return to MMA, but speaking to FOX Sports his manager actually believes quite the opposite:
“Here’s what I would tell you — and Jeff (Meyer), my business partner and I have different points of view on this — if you ask Jeff, he will tell you he does not think that Chael will fight again. I absolutely believe Chael will fight again,” Sonnen’s manager, Mike Roberts of MMA Inc, told FOX Sports this week.
Roberts has worked with Sonnen for several years and he’s continued to support him even after his fighting career was over.
Most recently, Sonnen has been busy at work on his podcast “You’re Welcome,” as well as commentating duties for World Series of Fighting. As much work as Sonnen has been doing since retiring from competition, Roberts knows there’s a flame that’s still burning deep inside of him and it won’t likely be extinguished any time soon.
“For a couple of reasons (I believe Chael will return) — one, I don’t think it will sit well with him going out the way that he did. The biggest reasons is that Chael is the nicest person you’ve ever met in your life personally, he’s also the most competitive person you’ve ever met in your life. I know for a fact he misses the competition,” Roberts said.
“More than the money, more than anything and he makes a lot of money now doing the things he’s doing, but it doesn’t quite fill that gap that you get from a competitive fight. I feel like he misses it.”
