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Chael Sonnen Compares Gable Steveson’s Hype to Khamzat Chimaev’s Rise

Sonnen has likened the Olympic wrestling star’s potential MMA impact to the current middleweight champion’s early surge. He said Steveson “can knock the hell out of your absolute best guys, but you pretend for a while.” Citing Chimaev’s rapid rise to a Kamaru Usman matchup, Sonnen argued Steveson might similarly prove doubters wrong once he finally faces elite competition at heavyweight.