......just not in the UFC
Chael Sonnen may have retired from MMA, but that doesn’t mean he won’t compete again.
The former UFC middleweight and light heavyweight title contender has agreed to enter the Metamoris 4 mat in a no-gi match against two-time jiu-jitsu world champion and ADCC winner Andre Galvao, sources told MMAFighting.com. BJEE.com reported the news earlier this week.
Metamoris 4 takes place in Los Angeles on Aug. 9.
A decorated wrestler, Sonnen earned five of his 28 professional MMA victories via submission, notably against Mauricio Rua and Brian Stann. Galvao returned to grappling after a 5-2 run in MMA and won the ADCC 2011 weight and absolute divisions, defeating the likes of Rousimar Palhares and Gunnar Nelson. He became the ADCC 2013 superfight winner with a submission over Braulio Estima.
Josh Barnett vs. Dean Lister is also set for Metamoris 4.
Interesting since bJJ isnt one of Chaels stong points. Good for Metamoris. That should help get get the promotion more attention. Guess he changed his mind about choosing his health over his sport.