Never one to mince words, MMA legend Chael Sonnen does not want 14-year-old Hafid Alicea banned from wrestling.
But since the clip of his sucker punch has gone viral, many have cried for Alicea to be kicked out of the sport, citing this type of violence has no place in the sport.“Wrestling, as much as it’s the most difficult sport, it is the first one that will cave,” Sonnen said. “If they get pressure put on them to ban this kid for life, they will,” he continued. “That would be the easy way out. If you have a kid that needs discipline, keep him in the room and let these things work out.
Submission grappling promoter Chael Sonnen attends the 14th annual Fighters Only World Mixed Martial Arts AwardsSonnen, now 46, is retired from mixed martial arts competition but is still involved in the game as a coach, on-air talent at MMA events and also running Submission Underground, his own grappling promotion.
“The most important part of a wrestling match is the shaking of hands,” Sonnen explained as a wrestling coach himself. “We have a dispute, but we settle it here. We walk away, and it’s over.”Chael Sonnen wrestles Anderson Silva during their UFC middleweight championship bout at UFC 148 inside MGM Grand Garden Arena on July 7, 2012But Sonnen prefers to be empathetic, understanding how brutal this attention can be.
“I don’t want this young man judged for his whole life because of five seconds that slipped out on the internet,” he said. “We don’t know the rest of the story. For sure, it was terrible action, but to ban a kid for life, I think there’s a discussion that at least deserves to be had.”“Wrestlers tend to forgive other wrestlers, and I bet if you asked that kid who was hit what he wants to see happen, he does not tell you to ban that kid or put him in jail. I bet you I’m right, Sonnen concluded.
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