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Behind The Night: Sonnen vs Filho 1

Check out the performance and promotion that almost stunted Sonnen’s career as well as everything else WEC ONLY on UFC FIGHT PASS!

Take it from Chael Sonnen, life may be temporarily more difficult but you should never let cameras, referees or facts get in the way of good promoting.

Sonnen stepped into a WEC title fight after being away from the promotion for over three years. The combination of being a very established 21-9-1 veteran and Paulo Filho’s ranking in the world made it hard for the WEC to turn Sonnen away.

“Filho was the number one ranked fighter in the world,” Sonnen said.