Chael Sonnen: Lance Armstrong Gave Himself Cancer

MMA Fighting:

To hype his UFC middleweight title fight with Anderson Silva, Chael Sonnen has employed a simple strategy: Say as many outrageous things about Silva as he can think of.

But as Saturday night's fight draws closer, Sonnen isn't satisfied with just taking on Silva. He has now decided to verbally attack Lance Armstrong, suggesting in an interview that Armstrong's cancer was caused by the use of performance-enhancing drugs, and that Armstrong's support of cancer research has been nothing more than an elaborate fraud.

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Comments

[Marcus1]

03:44 PM on 08/09/2010

I follow MMA and one thing I can say about Sonnen is that he has little or no respect from fighters and fans alike.

[Mondayboy]

11:11 AM on 08/09/2010

Another proof that the MMA is horrible for your mental health. When someone is in a permanent state of concussion, does what he says matter?

[KaLeeDo]

02:09 AM on 08/09/2010

After Silva's last fight in Abu Dhabi I was looking forward to seeing someone knock him off his high horse...way to get me back on the Silva camp Sonnen.

[ECB]

03:04 PM on 08/07/2010

Well he does have his MMA - Massive Meathead Award.

[gangawah]

11:58 AM on 08/07/2010

Yes, and 9 out of 10 of these MMA fighters possess an M.D. degree.

[darrtown]

12:18 PM on 08/07/2010

Gangawah,
This fighter knows zilch about Lance, cycling, or medicine. so, on this I apparently agree with you.

[PresidentRobertBooth]

02:27 AM on 08/07/2010

Must have taken too many blows to the head.

[IfIonlyknew]

05:54 PM on 08/06/2010

Get it All off your chest there buddy cause Silva gonna knock your block off.

[gda002]

02:33 PM on 08/06/2010

I don't know if Armstrong took steroids, but the fact that he rode a bike so often probably injured his testes and prostrate, which can lead to cancer. Anyone who ever said riding a bike was good for you was lying. Every serious cyclist I have ever met developed prostrate or testicular cancer at some point.

[aceshigh]

01:01 PM on 08/06/2010

Stay classy, my friends. Stay classy.

[rhymney]

08:52 PM on 08/05/2010

One way to get testicular cancer is to injure the testes. From my meager experience on bikes and stationary bikes, I would say that's an occupational hazard for cyclists.

[gangawah]

12:01 PM on 08/07/2010

With that assertion, you, too, must be a Medical Doctor.

[WPF]

05:22 PM on 08/05/2010

Stay classy, Mr. Sonnen

[Marcus1]

03:45 PM on 08/09/2010

Too late

[jjohnson1223]

04:25 PM on 08/05/2010

"Sonnen, do you know what your are saying?" "As, a mom who dealt with her younger sons testicular cancer..shame on you!" "The drugs cancer patients have to take is very scary." "Also I, like all of us know of people that have/had cancer." "I just feel we need to stay on subject...If Armstrong did use performance-enhancing drugs, he should have to pay for that...as all athletes should." "Do you know how many things can cause cancer?...too many!"

[jeremyemilio]

01:16 AM on 08/06/2010

"By" "any" "chance" "is" "your" "post" "missing" "a" "bibliography" "?"

[jjohnson1223]

02:25 AM on 08/06/2010

haha!! Yeah, I guess I went on and on. Sorry about that. The mother Grizzley in me :)

[c6d6]

02:59 PM on 08/05/2010

I thought Lance Armstrong had all his wins AFTER he had cancer? This is a ridiculous story. Did anyone even know who he was before that?

[PlayTOE]

01:06 PM on 08/05/2010

Why does the media pay attention to people who claim to know things that cannot possibly be known?

[OldHick]

01:05 PM on 08/05/2010

The cancer was unusual - in a vertical track, like someone was taking injections in the groin.