Chael Sonnen Facing 11 Charges for Role in Alleged Hotel Fight in Las Vegas

Chael
Sonnen is dealing with 11 fees — like felony battery by
strangulation — for his job in an alleged hotel fight in Las Vegas
this earlier December.

TMZ Sports initial introduced word that prosecutors submitted the
prices from the UFC veteran last week. Sonnen is also struggling with 10
misdemeanor battery costs for the incident. According to court docket
records, Sonnen fully commited battery from 6 victims during the
altercation. Sonnen is accused of choking just one person, placing a female
and punching or kneeing other folks in the encounter at the Luxor Lodge and
On line casino.

Sonnen was
initially hit with 5 battery citations, but was not arrested
for the reason that law enforcement did not witness the incident, though online video confirmed
the previous fighter getting led away in handcuffs. The situation was
dismissed in Nevada court “without prejudice,” which indicates the
state experienced the alternative of refiling the scenario.

A lead to for the incident is unfamiliar, but Sonnen was viewed banging on
the door of a lodge area at approxmately 7 a.m. community time. He is
scheduled for his following court appearance on April 27.

The 44-yr-previous Sonnen previous fought at Bellator 222, where by he fell
to Lyoto
Machida through second-spherical TKO on June 14, 2019. He is 31-17-1 in
MMA and challenged for middleweight and light-weight heavyweight gold
for the duration of a unforgettable UFC stint. Sonnen at the moment serves as an analyst
for ESPN and operates his personal grappling promotion, Submission
Underground. He also has just lately served as a commentator for the
Eagle FC marketing.