UFC Fans Bash ‘Salty’ Chael Sonnen After Branding Jon Jones vs Ciryl Gane the ‘Least Deserving Heavyweight Match’

The return of Jon Jones to fight against Ciryl Gane in the heavyweight division has taken flight, as the world waits in anticipation. As the date for the fight drew closer, the world of mixed martial arts began giving out their opinion about the fight. Every other talk show tackled the excitement of the fans for the fight. 

Recently, the renowned MMA reporter, Ariel Helwani, invited Chael Sonnen on his talk show, ‘The MMA Hour’. Without a doubt, Helwani asked the former mixed martial artist about his take on the upcoming heavyweight battle. Sonnen’s comments surprised the fans. Moreover, the ‘American Gansta’ revealed his thoughts on Francis Ngannou. As the video of the interview found its way to Instagram, the fans were quick to take to the comments section and express themselves. 

Fans opine on Chael Sonnen’s take on Jon Jones vs. Cyril Gane 

Undeniably, the return of the former champion has excited the MMA world to a great extent. Furthermore, the fact that he kept his promise and landed in the heavyweight division has also been commended by the fans. However, Sonnen had a different perspective. He said, “you got a guy that took three years off versus a guy that’s 1-1 in his last two. I mean, that’s just the reality. I don’t know if we’ve had a more, a less deserving heavyweight match in a meaningful period of time.”

Additionally, he said that the UFC heavyweight division is in ‘pretty slim pickings’. Without a doubt, the comments triggered the voice of the public. Although some of the fans sided with Sonnen, many others were against the notion. Furthermore, some fans took notice of Sonnen’s ‘saltiness’. 

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Here is what the fans had to say:

• Uncle chael still salty
• Hater chael in full affect must still be upset about the jones murder
• Don’t care, this fight will be good 
• Chael will always hate on Jon and it’s hilarious
• When it comes to undeserving title challengers, Chael is an expert
• Man used a sample of 2 fights for Gane
• Could also say ciryl is 11-1 in his last 12
• Yeah but Jones is the goat lol
• Makes a good point. Anyone else take the time off and come back then I’d agree word for word. But this is jon f**king Jones
• If you think Francis “didn’t want to be there” then you’ve been drinking too much of Dana’s koolaid.

Backup fighter for UFC 285 main event

The MMA manager, Ali Abdelaziz, revealed Sergei Pavlovich was the backup for the UFC 285 main event. Abdelaziz declared that the 30-year-old fighter would be on standby and be ready to step up on short notice.

 Nevertheless, the world’s excitement for ‘Bones’ to return seems limitless. However, the UFC officials have taken every possible measure to entertain the crowd in the best possible way. 

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