Chael Sonnen mötte under lördagens Bellator 170 Tito Ortiz, då han förlorade via submission i andra ronden, efter att ha varit borta från sporten under 3 års tid.
Här får vi höra vad han hade att säga om mötet via ESPN:
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The fight was going ok. Tito threw a straight right down the middle early. I threw a kick, he countered, it connected pretty hard. All of the sudden, we end up in a grappling contest. I had a submission hold, I thought I had it, I could feel the excitement. I thought he was going to tap out, before I knew it, he reversed the position, all of the sudden I couldn’t breath, and that’s the end of the night.
I’ll tell you this one thing, I had an amazing experience and opportunity, but for me this is a long-term play. This wasn’t an overnight plan. I was out three years, I retired, I put in a lot of hard work, but the reality is, I knew I had to get in there. I had to get some minutes in the ring, I had to make that walk, knock a little of that rust off. I’m going to be back in the gym on Monday. This is a marathon for me, it’s not a sprint.
I lost one position tonight. It hurts, it’s embarrassing to lose a contest like this, especially to a guy on his way out. You want to win those. You want him to pass the torch, and to stick around. But the bottom line is that I had to get in there, I had to get those minutes in, get those moments in.
It’s a hard experience, but that’s what I need.
