C. Sonnen presenting his program on YouTube. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram
The addition of MMA to the Olympics is the subject of discussion for a possible next edition of its games. And, in an interview with ‘ESPN’ American, the former fighter and current commentator Chael Sonnen says he is in favor of inclusion and reveals that he could even come out of retirement to compete.
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“In the history of the Olympics, there were two categories of games: modern and ancient. The games began in Athens, Greece, with ‘Pancrácio’, which today we call MMA. It is not in modern games, but it has history and, from Pancrácio, they maintained sports such as judo, boxing, taekwondo, wrestling and wrestling. I think he could come back and there is interest in that,” said Chael.
Even though he lobbied for inclusion, Sonnen also said that some changes would be necessary for mixed martial arts to enter the Olympic Games. The North American even stated that he could accept the invitation to enter the competition, if it happened.
“If I had the chance to be on an Olympic team, I would be there. In any sport. And we have to remember that the Olympics take place in different formats, in which you need to fight four times. (…), I would be there if it was good. The Olympics are important to me, it's different. They are wonderful games and I would participate”, concluded the commentator.
Currently, Chael works as a commentator and fight analyst on his official YouTube channel. As a fighter, he became known for his 'feud' against Anderson Silva, having faced Spider on two occasions. In his career, there were 31 wins, 17 defeats and one draw.
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