Retired UFC veteran Chael Sonnen has dropped some huge bombs on some of boxing’s controversial figures in his new video on his YouTube channel which includes Andrew Tate, Jake Paul, Floyd Mayweather, etc. But specifically, he talked about the infamous “The Money Belt” fight between Floyd Mayweather and famous Irish UFC MMA fighter, Conor McGregor. He thinks that the fight was all about the money and it diminished all the charisma of boxing, moreover it was an insult to the sport. He thinks it was all about ‘glorifying’, ‘flashing’, and ‘marketing’ and not in the favor of boxing.

Mayweather Vs. McGregor’s fight was money-loaded and the fight earned the second-highest revenue in boxing. But was it everything or was it hyped only? Anyway, Chael Sonnen’s show has unveiled a lot of information.

What happened in ‘The Money Belt’ fight?

On August 26, 2017, the two best fighters from different combat sports, Floyd Mayweather (boxing) and Conor McGregor (MMA) had a face-off in the T-Mobile arena, Nevada for a cross-sport boxing match. Mayweather walked into the fight with a 49-0 record. The fight was so hyped that over 4.3 million tickets were sold for that single match. It also earned the title of the second most expensive fight in history, the first one being Mayweather Vs. Pacquiao, earned over $600 million.

The belt which was the prize for the fight was called the most expensive belt ever made, and it is known as “The Money Belt”. WBC specially created the belt for that particular fight. Although the price of the belt was never disclosed, experts estimated it to fall somewhere between $400,000 to $1 million.

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With a win in the match, Mayweather made it to 50-0. Reportedly, Mayweather earned somewhere around $300k and the Irishman took home $100k.

Chael Sonnen’s take on this matter

Chael Sonnen said that he is very used to such matchups and understands what the truth is. “In the end, it’s a great story, flashy,” he stated. ‘The American Gangster’ thinks it is nothing but a marketing gimmick, and it was for Mayweather, they made this kind of flashy thing.

He again said, “The media is there. And for no other reason or opportunity, they gave this belt. He said thank you and gave it back to them, you guys know this?” It is surely a question of justification for the money-loaded program. Sonnen thinks it is a total disrespect to the combat sports world. He believes ‘Money’ Mayweather or WBC should not have done such a marketing gimmick in a cross-sports battle.

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Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor are two of the biggest names in combat sports. And Chael Sonnen is known to be straightforward with his opinion on things. What do you think of ‘The Money Belt’? Was it the right thing, or was it disrespectful to McGregor and Boxing? Let us know in the comments.