Chael Sonnen kommer nu att återvända som MMA-analytiker för den amerikanska sportkanalen ESPN. Han jobbade tidigare för FOX Sports, men fick sedan sparken efter att han åkt fast i flera dopningstester.
Sonnen kommer att göra sin debut inför UFC 180 och han berättar att han inte kommer dra sig för att gå in på känsligare ämnen.
Det här säger Sonnen om det, via AP:
I love to break down fights. I love to watch them. The fact that ESPN will allow me to do that on the air in a fancy suit and call it a job, it’s what I would be doing at home anyway.
I wouldn’t shy away from a topic, even if it’s one that brought me shame. There are topics like that, and there are opponents I’m going to have to cover that have also embarrassed themselves, but that’s part of the sport, man. I cherish those moments.
Det här berättar ESPN:s producent Glenn Jacobs om att ha Sonnen som ett nytt tillskott för kanalen:
We know Chael has made some mistakes in the past. He’s been honest. He’s been up-front about it. He has paid for the mistakes that he has made, and he’s moving forward. … The insights that he has on the sport and the ways he sees it, our fans are going to be so much better from watching him on the air. They’re going to be able to watch the fight and look for totally different things than they would have otherwise.
