Chael Sonnen bravely opened how Randy Couture helped him with a big problem that he went through during his time as a mixed war artist.
In his appreciated career, 'The American Gangster' confirmed his status as one of the biggest trash can of all time. Joe Rogan even went so far to say that Sonen was his favorite hunter to interview.
However, behind the Bravoure stood a person who struggled with the pressure of fighting for the world.
Struggling with the mental aspect of the sport, he sought the advice of 'The Natural'.
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Randy Couture helped Chael Sonen deal with self -doubt
Becoming one of the biggest stars in the UFC was not easy for Chael Sonen, with the pressure to compete at the largest stage that they all take its toll.
He struggled with this and asked Randy Couture for his words of wisdom, with the former two -weight world champion to help.
During an episode of The Ultimate Fighter, he said to Uriah Hall: “Everyone goes through it. I always thought there was something wrong with me and I was really embarrassed.
“I talked to Randy Couture about it, and he said, the only thing he learned is that he could never beat the second robber, or the negative thoughts in his head, and he learned:” I have to learn to compete with it, I can't kill this. ” “
Sunen putting into practice, Sonen added later: “When doubt seeks in, you have two roads, you can take both away, you can go to the left or you can go to the right.
“They will tell you that failure is not an option, that is ridiculous, failure is always an option, failure is always the most directly available option. But it is a choice, you can choose to fail, you can choose to succeed.
“If we can plant seeds and let them know, move your feet, keep your hands up, stay up from the bottom, that is the way to victory, or self -doubt and negative conversation, that is the way to failure. But failure is always, and it's ok to recognize that.”
Chael Sonnen reveals the surprising reason that he had no confidence during his first fight with Anderson Silva
Despite trust problems, Sonen still competed at an incredibly high level and Anderson Silva pushed to his limits in their first meeting.
During the entire collision with 'The Spider', the Oregon Grappler was worried about one thing in particular.
Sonnen presented his honesty and revealed what worried him the most while he accepted Silva.