Chael Sonnen Calls Liddell vs. Ortiz 3 A ‘Disaster’

In a video post on Twitter (via MMA Junkie, Chael Sonnen described the Chuck Liddell vs. Tito Ortiz PPV event as a disaster and criticized promoter Oscar de la Hoya.

He said: “Oscar is not passionate about mixed martial arts, and that was very clear and very obvious. And when it comes to storytelling and building anticipation, you cannot just set up a ring, and the rest of it takes care of itself. I’ve heard fighters threaten that they were going to leave a promotion and start their own promotion. Go ahead. Go right ahead. That’s essentially what we saw here. So, Chuck and Tito come together, go to Oscar, pitch him on an idea that Oscar was never passionate about, he was never behind, with a story that he simply did not know how to tell. It doesn’t make Oscar a bad promoter. The lesson to learn in this is: You got to stay in your lane.”

What can we learn from the Tito Ortiz vs Chuck Liddell disaster… pic.twitter.com/aDDhNhdO9K

— Chael Sonnen (@ChaelSonnen) November 25, 2018