Chael Sonnen has pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor battery charges following an altercation at a Las Vegas hotel in 2021.
Per a report from MMA Fighting, the three-time UFC title challenger will return to a Clark County courtroom on August 9th for a bench trial hearing after negotiations between prosecutors and Sonnen’s representation failed to reach a resolution.
Sonnen, 46, is accused of assaulting multiple individuals inside the Four Seasons hotel in Las Vegas. Early reports of Sonnen’s arrest allege that the altercation started when one of the individuals attacked by Sonnen was verbally abusive toward the ex-fighter’s wife at the hotel casino.