Chael Sonnen will be the next challenger for Jon Jones' belt

Sonnen (left) will be the next challenger for Jones' (right) UFC belt. Photo: Reproduction/Montage

the american Chael Sonnen he provoked so much that he succeeded. The controversial fighter will coach the next edition of TUF, the UFC's reality show in the United States, against Jon Jones. At the end of the program, the fighters will face each other for the organization's light heavyweight belt, and the fight has a scheduled date: April 27th. The information is from the Los Angeles Times newspaper, which even had confirmation from Dana White, president of Ultimate.

“This should be a good (season). Jon accepted. He knows the fans want to see this fight,” White told the newspaper.

The rivalry between Chael Sonnen e Jon Jones increased considerably after UFC 151. At the time, the champion was scheduled to face Dan Henderson, but he suffered a knee injury with just a week to go before the fight and Chael was the only athlete who agreed to face Jones. However, with little preparation time, the champion ended up refusing the fight. With that, Sonnen turned his arsenal of provocations against the champion, criticizing his attitudes, the motorsport accident he was involved in at the beginning of the year and even his fight against Vitor belfort