thumb|right|Dan Mathews, Senior Vice President of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Dan Mathews is the Senior Vice President of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. He is known for heading PETA's most controversial and attention-getting campaigns, including the "I'd Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur" ads, as well as campaigns involving celebrities such as Morrissey, Pamela Anderson, Pink, and Paul McCartney.

In 2000, he was named by gay lifestyle magazine ''Genre'' as one of the most influential people of the new century. When asked by the magazine who he considered an influential gay, he said, spree killer "Andrew Cunanan, because he got Gianni Versace to stop using fur." In 2007, Mathews was ranked 37th in ''Out'' magazine's "50 Most Powerful Gay Men and Women in America".

Mathews has written a memoir, ''Committed: A Rabble-Rouser's Memoir'', which he characterised as "an adventure story. It's like 007 wearing freaky outfits". ''Committed'' was published in the USA by Atria books in 2007 and in the UK by Duckworth Overlook in 2009. The book tells the story of how he became a public person, the various exploits he's enjoyed for PETA, and different campaigns he has done.

In May 2009 he commented on the actions of the Governor General of Canada who, in participating in an Inuit tradition, consumed raw seal heart. He is quoted as saying to the Toronto Star "It amazes us that a Canadian official would indulge in such bloodlust. It sounds like she's trying to give Canadians an even more Neanderthal image around the world than they already have." Although Mathews admits to being attracted by extremes, he states that he and PETA only engage in legal activities, but they do not condemn the actions of animal rights extremists.

Notes

References

Mathews, Dan, 'Committed: A Rabble-Rouser's Memoir'', Atria Books, 2007. ISBN 0-7432-91875

Mathews, Dan, 'Committed: A Rabble-Rouser's Memoir', Duckworth Overlook, 2009. ISBN 9780715638460

External links

''Committed: A Rabble-Rouser's Memoirs'' from Duckworth Overlook site

Dan Mathews in conversation with Richard Fidler (audio available)

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birth name	Bernice Frankel
birth date	May 13, 1922
Death date
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death place	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
death cause	Cancer
religion	Jewish
occupation	Actress, comedienne, singer, activist
spouse	Robert Alan Aurthur (divorced)Gene Saks (1950–1978; divorced; 2 sons)
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Beatrice "Bea" Arthur (May 13, 1922 – April 25, 2009) was an American actress, comedienne and singer whose career spanned seven decades. Arthur achieved fame as the character Maude Findlay on the 1970s sitcoms ''All in the Family'' and ''Maude'', and as Dorothy Zbornak on the 1980s sitcom ''The Golden Girls'', winning Emmy Awards for both roles. A stage actress both before and after her television success, she won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her performance as Vera Charles in the original cast of ''Mame'' (1966).

Early life

Arthur was born Bernice Frankel to Jewish parents Philip and Rebecca Frankel in New York City on May 13, 1922. In 1933 her family moved to Cambridge, Maryland, where her parents operated a women's clothing shop. She attended Linden Hall School for Girls, an all girls boarding school in Lititz, Pennsylvania, before enrolling in the now-defunct Blackstone College for Girls in Blackstone, Virginia, where she was active in drama productions. During World War II she served 30 months in the Marine Corps, where she was one of the first members of the Women’s Reserve and spent time as a typist and a truck driver despite publicly denying any military service. When she enlisted, Arthur was described as "argumentative and "over-aggressive." The recruitment officer concluded, however, that she is: "Officious—but probably a good worker—if she has her own way!"

Career

Theater

From 1947, Bea Arthur studied at the Dramatic Workshop of The New School in New York with German director Erwin Piscator. Arthur began her acting career as a member of an off Broadway theater group at the Cherry Lane Theatre in New York City in the late 1940s. On stage, her roles included Lucy Brown in the 1954 Off-Broadway premiere of Marc Blitzstein's English-language adaptation of Kurt Weill's ''Threepenny Opera'', Yente the Matchmaker in the 1964 premiere of ''Fiddler on the Roof'' on Broadway, and a 1966 Tony Award-winning portrayal of Vera Charles to Angela Lansbury's ''Mame''. She reprised the role in the 1974 film version opposite Lucille Ball. In 1981, she appeared in Woody Allen's ''The Floating Light Bulb''. She made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in 1994 portraying the Duchess of Krakenthorp, a speaking role, in Gaetano Donizetti's ''La fille du régiment''.

Television

In 1971, Arthur was invited by Norman Lear to guest-star on his sitcom ''All in the Family'', as Maude Findlay, the cousin of Edith Bunker. An outspoken liberal feminist, Maude was the antithesis to the bigoted, conservative Archie Bunker, who decried her as a "New Deal fanatic". Then nearly 50, Arthur's tart turn appealed to viewers and to executives at CBS, who, she would later recall, asked "'Who is that girl? Let's give her her own series.'"

That show, previewed in her second ''All in the Family'' appearance, would be simply titled ''Maude''. The show, debuting in 1972, would find her living in the affluent community of Tuckahoe, Westchester County, New York, with her fourth husband Walter (Bill Macy) and divorced daughter Carol (Adrienne Barbeau). Her performance in the role garnered Arthur several Emmy and Golden Globe nominations, including her Emmy win in 1977 for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.

It would also earn a place for her in the history of the women's liberation movement. The groundbreaking series didn't shirk from addressing serious sociopolitical topics of the era that were fairly taboo for a sitcom, from the Vietnam War, the Nixon Administration and Maude's bid for a Congressional seat to divorce, menopause, drug use, alcoholism, nervous breakdown and spousal abuse. A prime example is "Maude's Dilemma", a two-part episode airing near Thanksgiving of 1972 in which Maude's character grapples with a late-life pregnancy, ultimately deciding to have an abortion.

Even though abortion was legal in New York State, it was illegal in many other regions of the country, and as such sparked controversy. As a result, dozens of affiliates refused to broadcast the episode when it was originally scheduled, substituting either a repeat from earlier in the season or a Thanksgiving TV special in its' place. However, by the time of the summer rerun season six months later, all the flak had died down by then, and the stations that refused to air the episode upon its' first run, reinstated it for the reruns the following summer. As a result, a reported 65 million viewers watched the two episode arc either in their first run that November or during the following summer as a re-run.

As the episode aired two months before the U.S. Supreme Court legalized the procedure nationwide in the Roe v. Wade outcome in early 1973, it was said to have had influence on the Supreme Court Jusrices' decision. By 1978, however, Arthur decided to move on from the series.

That year, she costarred in ''The Star Wars Holiday Special'', in which she had a song and dance routine in the Mos Eisley Cantina. She hosted ''The Beatrice Arthur Special'' on CBS on January 19, 1980, which paired the star in a musical comedy revue with Rock Hudson, Melba Moore and Wayland Flowers and Madame. After appearing in the short-lived 1983 sitcom ''Amanda's'' (an adaptation of the British series ''Fawlty Towers''), Arthur was cast in the sitcom ''The Golden Girls'' in 1985, in which she played Dorothy Zbornak, a divorced substitute teacher living in a Miami house owned by Blanche Devereaux (Rue McClanahan). Her other roommates included widow Rose Nylund (Betty White) and Dorothy's Sicilian mother, Sophia Petrillo (Estelle Getty). Getty was actually a year younger than Arthur in real life, and was heavily made up to look significantly older. The series became a hit, and remained a top-ten ratings fixture for seven seasons. Her performance led to several Emmy nominations over the course of the series and an Emmy win in 1988. During the series run, Arthur became an LGBT icon. Arthur decided to leave the show after seven years, and in 1992 the show was moved from NBC to CBS and retooled as ''The Golden Palace'' in which the other three actresses reprised their roles. Arthur made a guest appearance in a two-part episode.

Film

Arthur also sporadically appeared in films, reprising her stage role as Vera Charles in the 1974 film adaption of ''Mame'', opposite Lucille Ball. Additionally, Arthur portrayed overbearing mother Bea Vecchio in ''Lovers and Other Strangers'' (1970), and had a cameo as a Roman unemployment clerk in Mel Brooks' ''History of the World, Part 1'' (1981).

Later career

After Arthur left ''The Golden Girls'', she made several guest appearances on television shows and organized and toured in her one-woman show, alternately titled ''An Evening with Bea Arthur'' and ''And Then There's Bea''. She made a guest appearance on the American cartoon ''Futurama'', in the Emmy-nominated 2001 episode "Amazon Women in the Mood", as the voice of the Femputer who ruled the giant Amazonian women. She also appeared in an episode of ''Malcolm in the Middle'' as Mrs. White, Dewey's babysitter, in a first-season episode. She was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her performance. She also appeared as Larry David's mother on ''Curb Your Enthusiasm''.

In 2002, she returned to Broadway starring in ''Bea Arthur on Broadway: Just Between Friends'', a collection of stories and songs (with musician Billy Goldenberg) based on her life and career. The show was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Special Theatrical Event. The previous year had been the category's first, and there had been only one nominee. That year, Arthur was up against solo performances by soprano Barbara Cook, comedian John Leguizamo, and Arthur's fellow student in Piscator's program at The New School, actress Elaine Stritch, who won for ''Elaine Stritch: At Liberty''.

In addition to appearing in a number of programs looking back at her own work, Arthur performed in stage and television tributes for Jerry Herman, Bob Hope, Peggy Lee, and Ellen DeGeneres. In 2005, she participated in the Comedy Central roast of Pamela Anderson, where she recited sexually explicit passages from Anderson's book ''Star Struck'' in a deadpan fashion.

Influences

In 1999, Arthur told an interviewer of the three influences in her career: ''"Sid Caesar taught me the outrageous; [method acting guru] Lee Strasberg taught me what I call reality; and [original ''Threepenny Opera'' star] Lotte Lenya, whom I adored, taught me economy."''

Personal life and death

Arthur was married twice. Her first marriage took place during her time in the military, when she married fellow Marine Robert Alan Aurthur, a screenwriter, television, and film producer and director, whose surname she took and kept (though with a modified spelling). Shortly after they divorced, she married director Gene Saks from 1950 to 1978 with whom she adopted two sons, Matthew (born in 1961), an actor, and Daniel (born in 1964), a set designer.

In 1972, she moved to the Greater Los Angeles Area and sublet her apartment on Central Park West in New York City and her country home in Bedford, New York.

Arthur was a committed animal-rights activist and frequently supported People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals campaigns. Arthur joined PETA in 1987 after a ''Golden Girls'' anti-fur episode. Arthur wrote letters, made personal appearances and placed ads against the use of furs, foie gras, and farm animal cruelty by KFC suppliers. She appeared on ''Judge Judy'' as a witness for an animal-rights activist, and, along with Pamela Anderson insisted on a donation to PETA in exchange for appearing on Comedy Central. In Norfolk, Virginia near the site of the PETA headquarters, there is a dog park named (Bea Arthur Dog Park) in her honor.

Arthur's longtime championing of civil rights for women, the elderly, and the Jewish & LGBT communities—in her two television roles and through her charity work and personal outspokenness—has led her to be cited as an LGBT icon.

Arthur died at her home in the Greater Los Angeles Area in the early morning hours of Saturday, April 25, 2009. She had been ill from cancer, and her body was cremated after her death.

On April 28, 2009, the Broadway community paid tribute to Arthur by dimming the marquees of New York City's Broadway theater district in her memory for one minute at 8:00 P.M.

Arthur's co-stars from ''The Golden Girls'', Rue McClanahan and Betty White, commented on her death via telephone on an April 27 episode of ''Larry King Live'' as well as other news outlets such as ABC. Longtime friends Adrienne Barbeau (with whom she had worked on ''Maude'') and Angela Lansbury (with whom she had worked in ''Mame'') released amicable statements: Barbeau said, "We've lost a unique, incredible talent. No one could deliver a line or hold a take like Bea and no one was more generous or giving to her fellow performers"; and Lansbury said, "She became and has remained my Bosom Buddy [...] I am deeply saddened by her passing, but also relieved that she is released from the pain".

Arthur bequeathed $300,000 to The Ali Forney Center, a New York City organization that provides housing for homeless LGBT youths.

Awards

Arthur won the American Theatre Wing's Tony Award in 1966 as Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her performance that year as Vera Charles in the original Broadway production of Jerry Herman's musical ''Mame''.

Arthur has received the most nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series with 9. She later received the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series twice, once in 1977 for ''Maude'' and again in 1988 for ''The Golden Girls.'' She was inducted into the Academy's Hall of Fame in 2008.

On June 8, 2008, ''The Golden Girls'' was awarded the Pop Culture award at the Sixth Annual TV Land Awards. Arthur (in one of her final public appearances) accepted the award with co-stars Rue McClanahan and Betty White.

Trivia

The Marvel character Deadpool is obsessed with Arthur and frequently refers to her.

Television credits

''Kraft Television Theatre'' (1951–1958)

''Studio One'' (1951–1953)

''Threepenny Opera'' (1956)

''Max Liebman Presents: Kaleidoscope'' (1955)

''Caesar's Hour'' (regular performer 1954–1956)

''The Seven Lively Arts'' (1958)

''Omnibus'' (1958)

''Hallmark Hall of Fame'' (1958)

''The George Gobel Show'' (1959)

''The Perry Como Show'' (1961)

''All in the Family'' (1971 & 1972)

''Maude'' (1972–1978)

''The 45th Annual Academy Awards'' (1973)

''The Mike Douglas Show'' (1974 & 1980)

''The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson'' (1974–1977 ,1980, 1985, 1986, 1990)

''Dinah'' (1975 & 1976)

''Saturday Night Live'' (1976 & 1979)

''Cos'' (1976)

''Laugh-In'' (1977)

''CBS: On the Air'' (1978)

''The Star Wars Holiday Special'' (1978)

''The Mary Tyler Moore Hour'' (1979)

''The Beatrice Arthur Special'' (1980)

''Soap'' (1980)

''History of the World Part I (1981)

''Omnibus'' (1981)

''Nights of 100 Stars'' (1982)

''Broadway Plays Washington on Kennedy Center Tonight'' (1982)

''Amanda's'' (1983) (series; lasted 4 months)

''a.k.a. Pablo'' (1984)

''P.O.P.'' (1984)

''The Golden Girls'' (1985–1992)

''Circus of the Stars #10'' (1985)

''NBC 60th Anniversary Celebration'' (1986)

''Walt Disney World's 15th Birthday Celebration'' (1986)

''Late Night with David Letterman'' (1986)

''The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts'' (1986)

''The 13th Annual People's Choice Awards'' (1987)

''This is Your Life" (1987)

''The 41st Annual Tony Awards'' (1987)

''Comic Relief '87'' (1987)

''Family Comedy Hour'' (1987)

''Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration'' (1988)

''Circus of the Stars #13'' (1988)

''My First Love'' (1988) (ABC-TV Movie)

''Empty Nest'' (1989)

''Aspel & Company'' (1990)

''Night of 100 Stars III'' (1990)

''The 42nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards'' (1990)

''Dame Edna's Hollywood'' (1991)

''The Howard Stern Show'' (1992)

''Guest Night'' (1992)

''6th Annual Americam Comedy Awards'' (1992)

''The Golden Palace'' (1992) 2 episodes

''This Joint Is Jumpin''' (1993)

''The 47th Annual Tony Awards'' (1993)

''Boulevard Bio'' (1993)

''Sean's Show'' (1993)

''Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl'' (1994)

''Bob Hope: Happy 91st Birthday, Bob'' (1994)

''50 Years of Funny Females'' (1995)

''The 50th Annual Tony Awards'' (1996)

''Dave's World'' (cast member 1996 & 1997)

''The Rosie O'Donnell Show'' (1997)

''The RuPaul Show'' (1998)

''Ellen: A Hollywood Tribute, Part 1" (1998)

''The 53rd Annual Tony Awards'' (1999)

''Beggars and Choosers'' (1999)

''The Martin Short Show'' (1999)

''So Graham Norton'' (2000)

''Intimate Portrait: Rue McClanahan'' (2000)

''Malcolm in the Middle'', "Water Park (Part 1)" (2000)

''E! True Hollywood Story: All in the Family'' (2000)

''Intimate Portrait: Estelle Getty'' (2001)

''Futurama'' as "Femputer" in the episode "Amazon Women in the Mood" (2001)

''Today'' (2001)

''The View'' (2002)

''CBS News Sunday Morning'' (2002)

''The Rosie O'Donnell Show'' (2002)

''Good Morning America'' (2002)

''The Daily Show with Jon Stewart'' (2002)

''The Big O! True West Hollywood Story'' (2002)

''TV Most Censored Moments'' (2002)

''TV Tales: The Golden Girls'' (2002)

''Open Mike with Mike Bullard'' (2002)

''Because I Said So'' (2002)

''Inside TV Land: Taboo TV'' (2002)

''Intimate Portrait: Bea Arthur'' (2003)

''TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV'' (2003)

''Rove Live'' (2003)

''Through The Keyhole'' (2003)

''Broadway: The Golden Age by the Legends Who Were There'' (2003)

''The Golden Girls: Their Greatest Moments'' (2003)

''Today with Des and Mel'' (2003)

''Richard & Judy'' (2003)

''The Terry and Gaby Show'' (2003)

''The Second Annual TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV'' (2004)

''The Best of So Graham Norton'' (2004)

''Inside TV Land: Primetime Politics'' (2004)

''TV's Greatest Sidekicks'' (2004)

''Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson'' (2005)

''TV Land Confidential'' (2005)

''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' as Larry David's deceased mother on the Season 5 finale (2005)

''Entertainment Tonight'' (2006)

''Biography: Bea Arthur'' (2006)

''The View'' (2007)

''TV Land Confidential'' (2007)

''Entertainment Tonight'' (2007)

''Back to the Grind'' (2007)

''Entertainment Weekly & TV Land Present: The 50 Greatest TV Icons'' (2007)

''Entertainment Tonight'' (2008)

''The 6th Annual TV Land Awards'' (2008)

''Entertainment Tonight'' (2008)

Theater performances

''Lysistrata'' (1947)

''The Dog Beneath the Skin'' (1947)

''Yerma'' (1947)

''No Exit'' (1948)

''The Taming of the Shrew'' (1948)

''Six Characters in Search of an Author'' (1948)

''The Owl and the Pussycat'' (1948)

''Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme'' (1949)

''Yes is for a Very Young Man'' (1949)

''The Creditors'' (1949)

''Heartbreak House'' (1949)

''Gentlemen Prefer Blondes'' (1951)

''Personal Appearance'' (1951)

''Candle Light'' (1951)

''Love or Money'' (1951)

''The Voice of the Turtle'' (1951)

''The New Moon'' (1953)

''The Threepenny Opera'' (1954)

''What's the Rush?'' (1955)

''Shoestring Revue'' (1955)

''Plain and Fancy'' (1955)

''Seventh Heaven'' (1955)

''Mistress of the Inn'' (1956)

''Ziegfeld Follies'' (1956)

''Nature's Way'' (1957)

''Ulysses in Nighttown'' (1958)

''The Gay Divorcee at the Cherry Lane'' (1960)

''A Matter of Position'' (1962)

''Fiddler on the Roof'' (1964)

''Mame'' (1966)

''The Floating Lightbulb'' (1981)

''La Fille du Regiment'' (1994)

''Bermuda Avenue Triangle'' (1995–1996)

''Angela Lansbury – A Celebration'' (November 17, 1996) (benefit concert)

''After Play'' (1997–1998)

''Strike Up The Band'' (2000)

''An Evening with Bea Arthur'' in Westport, Connecticut (July 28–30, 2000)

''And Then There's Bea'' United States Tour (April 24, 2001 – January 13, 2002)

''Bea Arthur on Broadway: Just Between Friends'' in New York, New York (January 29, 2002 – April 14, 2002)

''An Evening with Bea Arthur'' in Santa Fe, New Mexico (September 24, 2002)

''And Then There's Bea'' in Melbourne, Australia (October 15–27, 2002)

''And Then There's Bea'' in Sydney, Australia (October 29 – November 10, 2002)

''Bea Arthur on Broadway: Just Between Friends'' in Toronto, Canada (November 20 – December 8, 2002)

''And Then There's Bea'' in Johannesburg, South Africa (August 12–24, 2003)

''And Then There's Bea'' in Cape Town, South Africa (August 26 – September 7, 2003)

''Bea Arthur at The Savoy'' in London, England (September 15 – October 18, 2003)

''An Evening with Bea Arthur'' in Los Angeles, California (January 31 – February 1, 2004)

''An Evening with Bea Arthur'' in Saugatuck, Michigan (May 22–23, 2004)

''A Celebration of Life'' in Washington, D.C. (May 26, 2004)

''Bea Arthur at the El Portal'' in North Hollywood, California (August 5–8, 2004)

''An Evening with Bea Arthur'' in Provincetown, Massachusetts (August 21, 2004)

''An Evening with Bea Arthur'' in Columbus, Georgia (October 30, 2004)

''An Evening with Bea Arthur'' in Nyack, New York (March 4–6, 2005)

''An Evening with Bea Arthur'' in Fort Wayne, Indiana (April 17, 2005)

''An Evening with Bea Arthur'' in Mount Pleasant, Michigan (April 19, 2005)

''An Evening with Bea Arthur'' in Atlantic City, New Jersey (June 3–4, 2005)

''An Evening with Bea Arthur'' in Holmdel, New Jersey (June 7, 2005)

''An Evening with Bea Arthur'' in Las Vegas, Nevada (August 27, 2005)

''An Evening with Bea Arthur'' in Hampton, Virginia (September 16–17, 2005)

''An Evening with Bea Arthur'' in Alexandria, Virginia (September 22, 2005)

''An Evening with Bea Arthur'' in Geneva, New York (September 24, 2005)

''Bea Arthur Back on Broadway (at 95th Street)'' in New York, New York (November 21, 2005)

''An Evening with Bea Arthur'' in San Francisco, California (January 7, 2006)

''An Evening with Bea Arthur'' in Salem, Oregon (January 21, 2006)

''Bea Arthur Back at the El Portal'' in North Hollywood, California (February 16–19, 2006)

''An Evening with Bea Arthur'' in Scottsdale, Arizona (February 24–25, 2006)

''An Evening with Bea Arthur'' in University Park, Illinois (March 19, 2006)

References

External links

Bea Arthur Interview at Archive of American Television

Bea Arthur at The Comedy Hall of Fame

Kirsten Fermaglich, Beatrice Arthur, Jewish Women Encyclopedia

CBC obituary

''N.Y. Times'' obituary

"Huffington Post" article about her death

''L.A. Times'' memorial

''Entertainment Weekly'' article about her death

Beatrice Arthur – Daily Telegraph obituary

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Chael Patrick Sonnen (; born April 3, 1977) is an American mixed martial arts fighter. He was signed as a middleweight with the UFC. He was an NCAA Division I All-American wrestler at the University of Oregon, a two-time University Greco national champion as well as the 85.0 kg silver medalist at the 2000 Greco-Roman World University Championships in Tokyo, Japan.

Sonnen is ranked as the #2 middleweight in the world by Sherdog. He holds notable wins over Yushin Okami, Nate Marquardt, Trevor Prangley, Jason Miller, Paulo Filho and Jason Lambert.

Mixed martial arts career

Chael Sonnen is a MMA fighter. He started his MMA career at the age of 19 in 1997 by defeating Ben Hailey in Vancouver, Washington. His second fight was against future ICON Sport Middleweight Champion and Strikeforce Middleweight contender Jason 'Mayhem' Miller. Sonnen went 6–0 in his first six fights, until his loss to Trevor Prangley, which he later avenged in 2006 at UFC Ultimate Fight Night 4. He also fought The Ultimate Fighter winner and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Forrest Griffin. Sonnen went 13–6–1 in his first twenty MMA fights. Sonnen uses a 3XL size glove. Asked why he uses a bigger glove, he answered, "I find it easier to grab legs for takedowns."

UFC

After going 14–6–1 in twenty one fights, Sonnen made his UFC debut and faced former IFC and Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion Renato Sobral at UFC 55, where Sonnen fought for his first time at Light Heavyweight. After dominating the first round with both superior stand-up and relentless takedowns, Sonnen lost via triangle choke. Afterwards he avenged his first ever MMA defeat by defeating Trevor Prangley at UFC Ultimate Fight Night 4 by unanimous decision. Then for a third time he fought Jeremy Horn at UFC 60 and lost via Armbar. Having gone 1–2 in the octagon, Sonnen was cut from the UFC.

Bodog Fight

After leaving the UFC, Sonnen was signed by Bodog Fight. He earned his first victory in Bodog Fight by defeating Tim Credeur via TKO. After that he fought Alexey Oleinik to a unanimous decision victory, and defeated Tim McKenzie via Brabo Choke within the first 15 seconds of the opening round. After quickly dismantling McKenzie, Sonnen fought UFC and Pride veteran Amar Suloev and won via TKO. After Bodog, Sonnen defeated future ''Ultimate Fighter'' member Kyacey Uscola at SuperFight 20: Homecoming.

World Extreme Cagefighting

In December 2007, Sonnen fought Paulo Filho for the WEC middleweight championship. Sonnen lost via submission at 4:55 of the second round. There was controversy stemming from the fight stoppage, however. Sonnen did not tap out but yelled out, and the referee took that as a verbal submission and stopped the fight. In his post-fight interview Sonnen said that he told the referee not to stop the fight, and continually said "No" when the referee asked if he wanted to submit. He eventually admitted that the stoppage was justified.

A rematch between the two was scheduled for March 26, 2008, but was cancelled due to Paulo Filho checking himself into a rehabilitation clinic for an unknown substance abuse problem. Sonnen instead faced undefeated WEC middleweight contender Bryan Baker and dominated him for three rounds, winning a unanimous decision. Sonnen and Filho eventually met again on November 5, 2008, where Sonnen soundly defeated Filho by unanimous decision. Prior to the fight, Filho did not make weight, weighing in at close to seven pounds over 185, thus making the bout a non-title match and taking away the chance for Sonnen to rematch for the WEC title. After Filho lost, he announced he would ship Sonnen the championship belt.

Return to UFC

Following the dissolution of the WEC's middleweight division Sonnen was moved back over to the UFC, in his first fight in the promotion since UFC 60, he lost via triangle choke to Demian Maia at UFC 95.

Sonnen defeated Dan Miller at UFC 98 on May 23 via unanimous decision. Sonnen showed his willingness and toughness as a fighter and came in as a late replacement for Yushin Okami when Okami sustained a torn ligament in training. Sonnen took the fight on 22 days notice and lost 36 pounds to compete. Incidentally in his next fight, Sonnen out-wrestled Okami at UFC 104 to a unanimous decision victory. The weeks proceeding the fight, Okami ask and trained with Chael Sonnen and his camp for a number of weeks. Chael Sonnen commented on Okami's size, strength and skill set as well as his relationship with Okami as something close to a brother.

Sonnen was expected to face Nate Marquardt on February 21, 2010 at UFC 110, but the fight was moved up and the two fought at UFC 109 on February 6, with Sonnen winning via unanimous decision after out-wrestling the heavily favored Marquardt for three rounds. Marquardt caught Sonnen in two very deep Guillotine Chokes in the first and third rounds; however, Sonnen managed to get free. With the victory, Sonnen solidified his position as the next fighter in line to challenge Anderson Silva for the UFC Middleweight Championship.

Middleweight Championship Bout

Sonnen fought Anderson Silva for the UFC Middleweight Championship on August 7, 2010 at UFC 117. Sonnen trash talked during the build up to the fight, which caused some controversy, as he stated that he was going to retire Silva. Sonnen dominated Silva in all aspects of the fight, ending up in the top position in all 5 rounds. Sonnen won each of the first four rounds on all of the judges' scorecards, with the score heading into the fifth round being 40–34, 40–35, and 40–36. However in the final round Sonnen found himself caught in a triangle attempt by the champion, Sonnen managed to pull his head out of the choke, but fell into a triangle armbar by Silva, Sonnen tapped and lost the fight by triangle armbar at 3:10 in the fifth round. Silva became the third man in the UFC's history to finish a fight in the fifth round and the second via submission.

Aftermath

Sonnen stated he wanted another shot at Silva but did not want to wait around for a rematch while Silva recovered from a rib injury which Silva carried into the Sonnen bout. The much anticipated rematch was expected to take place sometime in early 2011. However, post-fight drug tests showed Sonnen had an elevated testosterone level which fell far outside of the normal range prior to his fight with Anderson Silva. According to California State Athletic Commission Executive Officer George Dodd, Chael Sonnen has been notified that he failed post-fight drug screening following his loss to Anderson Silva at UFC 117. Sonnen was fined $2,500 and suspended until September 2, 2011. Sonnen appealed on December 2, 2010. He was scheduled to rematch Silva on Feb. 5 in Las Vegas, but that fight was ultimately scrapped in light of the ruling. Vitor Belfort instead got the nod against Silva.

Sonnen appealed his suspension on the grounds he had a medical reason for the elevated testosterone. He was allegedly diagnosed with hypogonadism in 2008, and takes synthetic testosterone injections twice a week due to this condition. The California State Athletic Commission decided to reduce his suspension to six months because he failed to properly disclose this before his fight. His suspension ended on March 2, 2011.

Sonnen was expected to face Yoshihiro Akiyama on March 19, 2011, at UFC 128, but the fight is now on hold after the UFC put Sonnen's contract on hold following a money laundering conviction. During this controversy Chael has still been training and helped Jake Shields in his recent fight with Georges St-Pierre at UFC 129.

Sonnen planned to go before the Nevada State Athletic Commission on April 27, 2011, to clear up some unresolved issues with the commission and to re-apply for a fighter's license in the state, but his status as a convicted felon has interfered with that. There is a motorcycle rally held in Clark County, where the commission hearing is held, during that time and a mandate forbids convicted felons from entering the county during that time. Sonnen instead planned to meet with the commission sometime in May 2011.

Following his felony conviction, however, and citing possible false testimony, California State Executive Director George Dodd on May 10, 2011, released a statement that Sonnen had been placed on an indefinite administrative suspension in California, and would have to appear before the California State Athletic Commission to appeal the decision. Dodd added that it was his understanding that the Nevada State Athletic Commission would be honoring California's suspension of Sonnen.

On May 18, 2011, Sonnen appeared before the California State Athletic Commission to appeal from his indefinite administrative suspension. The commission, however, questioned the sincerity of Sonnen's response to questions about what the Commission considered were Sonnen's "inconsistent statements." The Commission panel voted 4–1 to uphold Sonnen's indefinite suspension, and later indicated that Sonnen was suspended until his current license ran out (i.e., June 29, 2011), and could not re-apply for a license in California until one year from the date of Commission's decision (i.e., May 18, 2012). However, less than 48 hours later on May 20, 2011 the Commission altered its position, acknowledging that it had misinterpreted California Code of Regulations Title 4 Rule 399, and clarifying that Sonnen was able to apply for a fight license in the state any time after his current license expires (i.e., June 29, 2011). In the event Sonnen attempts such an application, he would have to appear again before the Commission panel, and it would remain within the Commission's discretion to deny Sonnen's application.

Chael Sonnen will face Brian Stann on October 8, 2011 at UFC 136 with the winner potentially getting a shot at Anderson Silva.

Money laundering controversy

Sonnen pled guilty to charges of money laundering in connection with mortgage fraud on January 3, 2011. The maximum sentence is 20 years in prison and a $500,000 fine, but as a result of his plea and agreeing to cooperate with the investigation into a ring of mortgage fraud, Sonnen is expected to receive two years probation, a $10,000 fine, and the revocation of his realtor license. Sonnen, a licensed realtor in the State of Oregon, admitted that a financial transaction he conducted was designed to conceal or disguise the ownership and control of the proceeds of wire fraud.

As the agent for a home sale, Sonnen told the title company to pay a plumbing company owned by Sonnen's mother for repairs, even though he knew that they would not be carried out. After the mortgage company agreed to the loan, the plumbing company was paid $69,000, and then the plumbing company, at Sonnen's direction, paid the home buyer $65,000.

As expected, Sonnen was fined $10,000 and sentenced to two years of probation.

Championships and achievements

Mixed martial arts

Ultimate Fighting Championship

*Fight of the Night (Two times)

World MMA Awards

*Fight of the Year (2010) – Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen

Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards

Best on Interviews (2010)

Amateur wrestling

National Collegiate Athletic Association

NCAA Division I 190 lb – 8th place out of University of Oregon (1998)

Pac-10 Conference 190 lb – 5th place out of University of Oregon (1997)

National Junior College Athletic Association

NJCAA Greco-Roman 190 1b – Runner-up out of University of Oregon (199?)

NJCAA Greco-Roman 190 1b – Runner-up out of University of Oregon (199?)

NJCAA Greco-Roman All-American out of University of Oregon

Oregon Wrestling Classic

Oregon Wrestling Classic 190 1b – 5th place (1997)

University National Greco-Roman Championships

University National Greco-Roman Championships 190 1b – 3rd place out of University of Oregon (1997)

Mixed martial arts record

|- | | | Brian Stann | | UFC 136 | | | | Houston, Texas, United States | UFC Middleweight title eliminator |- | Loss | style="text-align:center;"| 25–11–1 | Anderson Silva | Submission (triangle choke) | UFC 117 | |style="text-align:center;"| 5 |style="text-align:center;"| 3:10 |Oakland CA, USA | For UFC Middleweight Championship, Fight of the Night, Sonnen tested positive for elevated testosterone. |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 25–10–1 | Nate Marquardt | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 109 | | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | Las Vegas NV, USA | UFC Middleweight title eliminator Fight of the Night |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 24–10–1 | Yushin Okami | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 104 | | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | Los Angeles CA, USA | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 23–10–1 | Dan Miller | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 98 | | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | Las Vegas NV, USA | |- | Loss | style="text-align:center;"| 22–10–1 | Demian Maia | Submission (triangle choke) | UFC 95 | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 2:27 | London England | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 22–9–1 | Paulo Filho | Decision (unanimous) | WEC 36 | | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | Hollywood FL, USA | Non-title bout; Filho weighed in at 189 lb |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 21–9–1 | Bryan Baker | Decision (unanimous) | WEC 33 | | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | Las Vegas NV, USA | |- | Loss | style="text-align:center;"| 20–9–1 | Paulo Filho | Submission (armbar) | WEC 31 | | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 2:15 | Las Vegas NV, USA | For WEC Middleweight Title |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 20–8–1 | Kyacey Uscola | TKO (punches) | SportFight 20: Homecoming | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 |style="text-align:center;"| N/A |Portland OR, USA | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 19–8–1 | Amar Suloev | TKO (punches) | Bodog Fight: Alvarez vs. Lee | | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 3:33 | Trenton NJ, USA | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 18–8–1 | Tim McKenzie | Submission (brabo choke) | Bodog Fight: Costa Rica | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 0:13 |Costa Rica | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 17–8–1 | Alexey Oleinik | Decision (unanimous) | Bodog Fight: USA vs. Russia | | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 |Vancouver BC, Canada | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 16–8–1 | Tim Credeur | TKO (punches) | Bodog Fight: Costa Rica | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 2:18 |Costa Rica | |- | Loss | style="text-align:center;"| 15–8–1 | Jeremy Horn | Submission (armbar) | UFC 60 | | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 1:17 | Los Angeles CA, USA | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 15–7–1 | Trevor Prangley | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Ultimate Fight Night 4 | | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | Las Vegas NV, USA | Return to Middleweight |- | Loss | style="text-align:center;"| 14–7–1 | Renato Sobral | Submission (triangle choke) | UFC 55 | | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 1:20 | Uncasville CT, USA | Light Heavyweight bout |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 14–6–1 | Tim Williams | TKO (punches) | SF 12: Rumble at The Rose Garden | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 3:59 | Portland OR, USA | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 13–6–1 | Adam Ryan | TKO (punches) | Euphoria: USA vs. World | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 3:49 | Atlantic City NJ, USA | |- | Loss | style="text-align:center;"| 12–6–1 | Terry Martin | TKO (corner stoppage) | XFO 4 | | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | McHenry IL, USA | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 12–5–1 | Alex Stiebling | Decision (unanimous) | WEC 12 | | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | Lemoore CA, USA | |- | Loss | style="text-align:center;"| 11–5–1 | Jeremy Horn | Submission (guillotine choke) | SF 6: Battleground in Reno | | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 2:35 | Reno NV, USA | |- | Loss | style="text-align:center;"| 11–4–1 | Keiichiro Yamamiya | Decision (majority) | Pancrase: 2004 NeoBlood Tournament Final | | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | Tokyo Japan | |- | Loss | style="text-align:center;"| 11–3–1 | Jeremy Horn | TKO (cut) | EC 57 | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 3:44 | Council Bluffs IA, USA | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 11–2–1 | Justin Bailey | KO (flying knee) | ROTR: Rage on The River | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 2:54 | Redding CA, USA | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 10–2–1 | Arman Gambaryan | Decision (unanimous) | Euphoria: Russia vs. USA | | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | Atlantic City NJ, USA | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 9–2–1 | Homer Moore | Decision (unanimous) | ROTR 4.5: Proving Ground | | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | Hilo HI, USA | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 8–2–1 | Greg Curnut | Submission (punches) | FCFF: Rumble at Roseland 10 | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 1:07 | Portland OR, USA | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 7–2–1 | Jason Lambert | Decision (Unanimous) | Gladiator Challenge 20 | | style="text-align:center;"| 3 |style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | Colusa CA, USA | |- | Loss | style="text-align:center;"| 6–2–1 | Forrest Griffin | Submission (triangle choke) | IFC: Global Domination | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 2:25 | Denver CO, USA | |- | Draw | style="text-align:center;"| 6–1–1 | Akihiro Gono | Draw (?) | Pancrase: Hybrid 2 | | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | Osaka Japan | |- | Loss | style="text-align:center;"| 6–1 | Trevor Prangley | Technical Submission (armbar) | XFA 5: Redemption | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 2:49 | West Palm Beach FL, USA | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 6–0 | Justin Hawes | KO (punches) | UFCF: Rumble in Rochester | | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 0:37 | Rochester WA, USA | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 5–0 | Jesse Ault | Decision (unanimous) | RFC 1: The Beginning | | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | Las Vegas NV, USA | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 4–0 | Scott Shipman | Submission (forearm choke) | Dangerzone: Caged Heat | | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 7:08 | New Town ND, USA | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 3–0 | Jesse Ault | Decision (unanimous) | Dangerzone: Caged Heat | | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | New Town ND, USA | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 2–0 | Jason Miller | Decision (unanimous) | HFP 1: Rumble on The Reservation | | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | Anza CA, USA | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 1–0 | Ben Hailey | Decision (unanimous) | Battle of Fort Vancouver | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| N/A | Vancouver WA, USA |

See also

List of male mixed martial artists

List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences

References

External links

Chael Sonnen profile at the National Wrestling Hall of Fame

Official UFC Profile

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