{"id":1397543,"date":"2022-03-24T01:14:37","date_gmt":"2022-03-24T05:14:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1397543"},"modified":"2022-03-24T01:14:42","modified_gmt":"2022-03-24T05:14:42","slug":"mmas-chael-sonnen-faces-11-counts-of-battery-after-las-vegas-brawl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mmas-chael-sonnen-faces-11-counts-of-battery-after-las-vegas-brawl\/","title":{"rendered":"MMA&#039;s Chael Sonnen Faces 11 Counts of Battery After Las Vegas Brawl"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmmas-chael-sonnen-faces-11-counts-of-battery-after-las-vegas-brawl%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1397543&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">MMA legend Chael Sonnen faces 11 counts of battery after allegedly fighting with six people during a December 18 incident in Las Vegas. Chael allegedly strangled one man during the brawl, which will be classified as a felony.<\/p>\n<p>Sonnen, 44, allegedly \u201cpunched the first man, punching and kicking a second man, punching a third man in the face, punching and kneeing a fourth man and striking a fifth man with his elbow,\u201d according to a criminal complaint <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mma\/story\/_\/id\/33572640\/former-ufc-fighter-chael-sonnen-being-charged-11-counts-battery-december-incident-las-vegas\">obtained<\/a> by ESPN. He also allegedly, \u201cused \u2018force of violence upon\u2019 a woman \u2018by punching\/striking\u2019 and pushing her,\u201d according to the court documents, ESPN reported.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ex-UFC star Chael Sonnen facing 11 counts of battery in Las Vegas <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zkP3obXfMz\">https:\/\/t.co\/zkP3obXfMz<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TB9AGMNg9r\">pic.twitter.com\/TB9AGMNg9r<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 New York Post (@nypost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nypost\/status\/1506434821010116611?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 23, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>An original complaint was <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/03\/22\/chael-sonnen-facing-11-counts-of-battery-in-las-vegas\/?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&#038;utm_medium=SocialFlow&#038;utm_source=NYPTwitter\">filed<\/a> in January for 5 counts of battery against Sonnen, which were dismissed. However, a new complaint for the 11 counts was filed March 16 by the\u00a0Clark County district attorney with the Las Vegas Justice Court.\u00a0Sonnen is scheduled to appear in court April 27.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBattery by strangulation in non-domestic situations is a Category C felony under Nevada law. The potential penalties include one to five years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000. It\u2019s likely Sonnen will plead out the case,\u201d Calfkicker.com <a href=\"https:\/\/calfkicker.com\/espn-suspends-chael-sonnen-pending-resolution-of-criminal-case\/\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Video from TMZ\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2022\/03\/22\/chael-sonnen-ufc-new-charges-felony-alleged-las-vegas-hotel-fight\/?adid=social-twa\">shows<\/a> Sonnen being arrested by police:<\/p>\n<p>Sonnen has not issued a statement, and reportedly declined an interview with ESPN, but a supporter of the fighter is speaking out with what he says is Sonnen\u2019s account of the incident.<\/p>\n<p>Former MMA fighter and current host of the\u00a0<em>Below the Belt\u00a0<\/em>podcast Brendan Shaub\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vLB4B5lTUVU\">told<\/a> his audience during a December 21 broadcast:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Here\u2019s what happened. Chael was obviously working and he was with his wife and his wife is a f*cking saint and also a dime piece. And some drunk guy with his girl kept making comments about his wife, saying about her t**s, her a**, right in front of him. Well, play stupid games, win stupid prizes, cause you are talking and disrespecting one of the toughest guys on the planet and definitely one of the toughest ever to compete in the UFC or Bellator for that matter. And you\u2019re doing it in front of his face, then there\u2019s gonna be repercussions. Any guy that wouldn\u2019t do that for their girl, ladies, you\u2019ve got a girlfriend.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Shaub continued his defense of Sonnen, saying:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote>\n<p>So I think by Chael doing this, it just adds to the legend of Chael Sonnen. \u2026\u00a0 He was protecting his girl. And for that dumbass who got absolutely annihilated by the great Chael Sonnen, you deserved it, man. And that\u2019s what you get. \u2026 This is not a case of Chael hitting his wife like Jon [Jones] did. I think they dropped the charges. This is not a case of Chael Sonnen being high and wrecking his Bentley with strippers in the car. This is not the case of Chael\/domestic violence in any facet. And I think everyone should hold their judgment to get more details.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Sonnen and his wife, Brittany, have been married since 2013 and share two children. She posted a holiday photo of the family to her Twitter page in December:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/C98YwBMhvT\">pic.twitter.com\/C98YwBMhvT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brittany Sonnen (@BrittanySonnen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrittanySonnen\/status\/1469454775993266178?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 10, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Sonnen told the story of how he met his future wife in a video <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bPMXNuMkg_E&#038;t=21s\">posted<\/a> to YouTube:<\/p>\n[embedded content]\n<p>Sonnen currently works for ESPN as a UFC analyst.\u00a0\u201cChael will not appear on ESPN as we explore the details of these serious charges,\u201d the company said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Sonnen is from West Linn, Oregon, and has a\u00a031-17-1 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Chael-Sonnen-4112\">record<\/a>. The light heavyweight announced his retirement on June 14, 2019, after his final bout at Bellator 222.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MMA legend Chael Sonnen faces 11 counts of battery after allegedly fighting with six people during a December 18 incident in Las Vegas. 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