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Chael Sonnen Joins WSOF Broadcast Team

September 1, 2015 | Posted by Jeremy Thomas

Chael Sonnen is joining the WSOF broadcast team. The company announcd on Tuesday that Sonnen will step in for Bas Rutten for WSOF 23 and will be used in other upcoming events. Rutten is unavailable for the event due to his duties as an analyst for AXS TV.

Sonnen joins Todd Harris at the broadcast table for the show, which takes place on September 18th in Phoenix. The main card airs live on NCBSN.

“I am stoked to join the powerhouse team at WSOF, and call their fights that feature some of the best mixed martial artists on the planet,” said Sonnen in the announcement. “WSOF has done an outstanding job of building their organization into a top-tier franchise in a very short span of time, and I am just proud to be a part of such a fast-growing company.”

Ray Sefo added, “We are thrilled to have Chael Sonnen, one of the most colorful individuals in professional sports, join our production. We are confident Chael will enhance the fan viewing experience both for our growing national audience on NBCSN and across the globe by providing the insights he learned competing at the highest level of the sport.”

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