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Chael Sonnen Will Fight at UFC Fight Night 26; Commission Votes Unanimously to Grant License

BAD MMA News — Fri, 09 Aug 2013 03:21:26 +0000

Chael Sonnen , as expected, will be fighting Mauricio “Shogun” Rua in the UFC Fight Night 26 main event next week in Boston. Sonnen cleared his final hurdle on Thursday when the Massachusetts State Athletic Commission voted unanimously to license him for the fight. The decision came after the commission’s Medical Advisory Board reviewed Sonnen’s physical condition and medical information. Mike Roberts of MMA Inc., Sonnen’s manager, had told MMAWeekly.com after meeting with the commission earlier in the day that it appeared “likely” that Sonnen would be granted a license. Massachusetts Department of Public Safety spokesperson Terrel Harris on Thursday informed MMAWeekly.com of the commission’s approval. Unite Here, a faction of the Culinary Union, that has long been battling the UFC ’s continued expansion efforts, filed a complaint against Sonnen stemming from his January 2011 money laundering conviction

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Still unlicensed for UFC Fight Night 26, Chael Sonnen awaits commission’s ruling

BAD MMA News — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 00:15:00 +0000

On Thursday, a closed-door meeting of the Massachusetts State Boxing Commission – spurred by a union complaint – will determine whether UFC fighter Chael Sonnen receives a license to fight at UFC Fight Night 26 next week. A representative for the state’s Department of Public Safety, which oversees the commission, said that following a complaint from the union, the commission elected to hold the meeting after its regular session to determine whether Sonnen is appropriately using testosterone replacement therapy. “The commissioners will sit in and they’ll hammer out the issue,” DPS spokesman Terrel Harris today told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). “When they’ve made a final decision, they’ll let everybody know what that decision was. Bottom line is that they have to do it relatively soon, because the fight’s a week from Saturday.” Harris believed the complaint was lodged by Unite Here, a union based in New York and Washington, D.C., and declined to reveal its contents

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Still unlicensed for UFC Fight Night 26, Chael Sonnen awaits commission’s ruling – MMA Junkie