Chael Sonnen goes off on Francis Ngannou, Tyson Fury for 'most ridiculous sporting competition of our lifetime'

Chael Sonnen has never been on to hold back what he thinks about topical events in the MMA world and the news of the Tyson Fury vs. Francis Ngannou fight is no different.

When it was announced that the former UFC heavyweight champion would fight the boxing star, many of the fans and media were ecstatic about the big fight.

Sonnen was not one of them.

“It’s the most ridiculous sporting competition of our lifetime,” Sonnen told The Schmo. “Let me give you an example. Take the Lakers – and the real Lakers, right, back when they had the guy named Shaq (O’Neal) and Kobe Bryant, rest his soul. I don’t know if LeBron (James) was ever on that team, but remember when they were really good?

“And you’ve got Phil Jackson as a coach. Take them and go put them against (Tom) Brady and the Patriots. You’ve got these great teams, but you’re going to go do it under football rules. Do you see how stupid it is? Do you see why it’s never happened? You see why it’s never even been discussed? That’s what’s happening here.”

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Not only does he think the fight is bad, he thinks that Fury is taking advantage of the situation.

“What kind of a scumbag is Fury, though, man? I’ve really got to tell you: Fury broke my heart,” Sonnen said. “I liked this guy, and I liked the entertainment. I like so many things about him. You take a guy like Fury, who God made huge, gave great coaches, great training partners, great experiences, too – he has weapons and tools that other men can’t deal with if they’re not armed.

“And he’s going to choose to use those to beat up a guy who’s at least 37 with no experience and is on one leg? That’s a bully, and it’s a scumbag. I would never do that to somebody. Jesse James made a lot of money, and there’s hitmen that made a lot of money. I mean, there’s things that you can do, but you own it. You’re a bully, and you’re a scumbag.”

Needless to say, Sonnen is probably not buying the PPV.