Chael Sonnen, ex-UFC fighter facing charges in Vegas brawl, told police he doesn’t remember incident: report

Former UFC fighter Chael Sonnen reportedly advised police he doesn’t bear in mind an altercation in a Las Vegas resort late final 12 months that has him going through a number of prices.

Sonnen, 44, was charged earlier this month with one felony rely of battery by strangulation and 10 misdemeanor counts of battery after he allegedly attacked a minimum of 5 folks at a 4 Seasons Lodge in Las Vegas Dec. 18.

After the assault, Sonnen advised police that he and his spouse had taken Ambien and “didn’t have reminiscence of something,” in keeping with the Las Vegas Assessment-Journal. 

Sonnen reportedly requested police if everybody concerned was OK, and his spouse advised authorities that she was asleep “for the whole thing of the brawl,” waking up solely as safety guards have been escorting her away. 

On Friday, Christopher and Julie Stellpflug filed a lawsuit towards Sonnen, claiming he repeatedly punched them in a hallway of the resort round 7:30 p.m. Sonnen is accused of choking Christopher as Julie “continued to yell and scream for assist,” an arrest warrant said. Sonnen then threw Julie towards a light-weight fixture and punched her within the face, she advised police. 

Quickly after, a safety guard, a resort engineer and one other man staying on the resort all tried to intervene. Based on an arrest warrant, Sonnen punched the safety guard within the throat and punched the engineer within the face. Police mentioned a minimum of three folks have been hospitalized. 

Sonnen was initially charged with 5 counts of battery, however these prices have been dismissed in January. In a subsequent courtroom submitting March 14, Sonnen was charged with the felony rely of battery by strangulation and 10 misdemeanor counts of battery.

Referee Mike Beltran raises the arm of Chael Sonnen as he defeated Quinton Jackson of their heavyweight world title combat at Bellator 192 at The Discussion board Jan. 20, 2018, in Inglewood, Calif. 
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At a listening to on Wednesday, prosecutors dropped a felony cost and 4 misdemeanor counts towards Sonnen, lowering his prices to 6 misdemeanor counts.

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State prosecutors had filed an amended prison criticism and requested that the district legal professional’s workplace evaluation the case in mild of the March 14 prices. 

On the listening to Wednesday, Sonnen’s protection legal professional, Dayvid Figler, mentioned he “realized that the extra acceptable method to transfer ahead could be with this amended criticism.”

The Stellpflug’s legal professional, Kory Kaplan, mentioned his purchasers objected to the lowered prices, saying it contradicted what prosecutors had advised them. Kaplan mentioned the felony cost was associated to accidents Christopher Stellpflug advised police he acquired within the assault.

“After the costs have been filed, they have been contacted by a deputy district legal professional who confirmed that felony prices have been acceptable,” Kaplan mentioned through the listening to, in keeping with the Assessment-Journal. 

Anderson Silva (left) and Chael Sonnen throughout a press convention for UFC 148 at Windsor Lodge April 24, 2010, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 
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Sonnen had a profession 29-15-1 document within the UFC. He competed in three title fights, dropping twice to middleweight champion Anderson Silva and as soon as to mild heavyweight champion Jon Jones. 

In recent times, Sonnen was an MMA analyst for ESPN.

“Chael is not going to seem on ESPN as we discover the small print of those severe prices,” ESPN mentioned in an announcement.