MMA Star Chael Sonnen Calls Out Dana White in Expletive-Ridden Rant

Chael Sonnen was just inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame on June 27, but the retired MMA fighter didn't waste much time in taking aim at UFC's president and CEO Dana White. 

In a series of social media posts on July 3, Sonnen aired out his feelings toward White regarding some issues he has with how things are run in the UFC. 

"Just found out something that ruined my day," Sonnen began. "I can't keep it together. This sport and the people who run it are nothing but money hungry thieves."

Sonnen then set his sights on White himself while naming other fighters. "This piece of crap Dana White has [taken] millions from dollars from older and new fighters including me, Nate Diaz, etc.," he said on X. "Absolutely sickening."

"Reminder that Dana White pumped millions into [Israel Adesanya] in promo to turn him into the new UFC 'golden' boy. No offense to Izzy but this is pure BS," he continued. "That money could've gone to other fighters. Izzy made more money than fighters who are better than him just because of Dana's bias."

In since-deleted posts on X, Sonnen opened up about how he's processing what he believes to be financial snubs by the UFC. 

"I found this out while walking my dogs this morning. My heart sank. I trusted these people throughout my career. I've had dinners with them. They've met my family. If I only knew," he said. "People are texting me saying to stop. They say, 'Dana will call you and explain everything.' I say, 'NO.' I have to let the world know."

After he got it out of his system, Sonnen ended his rant with a simple post. "Back to normal," he said. "Sorry, folks." 

UFC, meanwhile, is gearing up to host a one-of-a-kind event at the Sphere in Las Vegas on Sept. 14.