Chael Sonnen isn’t going to let a stray insult slide.
Former UFC star Jorge Masvidal made an appearance on The MMA Hour this past Monday and he weighed in on the recent tiff between host Ariel Helwani and Sonnen, siding with Helwani and calling Sonnen “a b****” among other insults. Sonnen was quick to respond to the sound bite on social media.
In a series of tweets, Sonnen took shots at Masvidal’s most recent UFC losses and his assault case involving rival Colby Covington (which was resolved on Monday), as well as alleging that Masvidal came to him in the past looking for career advice.
“Jorge if you wanna scrap you hafta beat one of my students first Colby Cov… Ummmm scratch that,” Sonnen wrote. “Let’s stick to things that are possible.”
Jorge if you wanna scrap
You hafta beat one of my students first
Colby Cov…
Ummmm
Scratch thatLet’s stick to things that are possible
— Chael Sonnen (@ChaelSonnen) November 6, 2023
Covington defeated Masvidal via unanimous decision in the main event of UFC 272 in March 2022. A few weeks later, Masvidal was arrested after he allegedly assaulted Covington outside of a Miami restaurant.
Sonnen continued to make references to Masvidal’s arrest, which can be seen below.
-Are you allowed to kick with the leg that’s wearing the house-arrest ankle monitor?
— Chael Sonnen (@ChaelSonnen) November 6, 2023
MASVIDAL- I do “want some” just trying to be clear on a few regulatory matters… Is your corner going to give you a prison juice-box instead of water?
— Chael Sonnen (@ChaelSonnen) November 6, 2023
George- Can you travel out of state without
Air Marshals shackling you to a hand-dollyl like Hannibal Lecter ?— Chael Sonnen (@ChaelSonnen) November 6, 2023
In total, Sonnen has directed 17 tweets at Masvidal so far. See more from the three-time UFC title challenger below.
Am I the last person you turned on, or just the latest?
— Chael Sonnen (@ChaelSonnen) November 6, 2023
How many of your texts to me asking for help because you’re dull and unfunny should I release?
Is a dozen enough?— Chael Sonnen (@ChaelSonnen) November 6, 2023
Did you go to a Miami Car Shop to have them pull the dent Kamaru Usman put in your face out?
On a related note-shouldn’t they just have replaced your entire face?— Chael Sonnen (@ChaelSonnen) November 6, 2023
Lastly
A word of advice
Don’t be two-facedIt means the next time you fight, you’re gonna have FOUR black eyes instead of the usual TWO
— Chael Sonnen (@ChaelSonnen) November 6, 2023
Masvidal later replied to Sonnen’s Twitter tirade, calling Sonnen a “juice head” in reference to Sonnen’s admitted performance-enhancing drug usage.
You juice head, I bet you won’t say this stuff in person. @ChaelSonnen just keep the same energy when you see me.
— BMF.eth (@GamebredFighter) November 7, 2023
“You juice head, I bet you won’t say this stuff in person,” Masvidal wrote. “[Sonnen] just keep the same energy when you see me.”
For more on the Sonnen-Helwani drama, which stemmed from a disagreement about the compensation that Francis Ngannou received for his boxing match with Tyson Fury, watch the latest from The MMA Hour.