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UFC World Reacts as Chael Sonnen Stirs the Pot With Jon Jones, Holly Holm & Valentina Shevchenko Relationship Rumors

Published 03/01/2023, 10:15 AM EST

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Jon Jones, Holly Holm, and Valentina Shevchenko are currently three of the biggest stars in the UFC. All three fighters collectively have five UFC championships to their name. However, UFC analyst and critic Chael Sonnen claims that there is a love triangle between the three fighters.

Jon Jones and Holly Holm have been training together for many years. While Valentina Shevchenko fought along with ‘Bones’ on the same card at UFC 247. However, Chael Sonnen, who is known for his wild and provocative opinions, claims that there is more to the relationship between the three fighters than the people can see.

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‘Thee American Gangster’ recently made an appearance on the ‘Barstool’s podcast talking about the prevalence of a love triangle between the three MMA stars. He said, “Holly Holm, Shevchenko, and Jones, you guys see where this gets interesting.”

Sonnen added, “Yes, there’s a triangle here. It’s their story to tell, and it’s a great story.” 

Fans react to Chael Sonnen’s love triangle claim between Jon Jones, Valentina Shevchenko, and Holly Holm

Many UFC fans took notice of Sonnen‘s wild claim and reacted to it on social media. Let us take a look at some of the reactions from Twitter users.

One fan commented that Chael Sonnen is yet to recover from his first-round TKO loss to Jon Jones at UFC 159. Another Twitter user suggests that it is “pathetic” on Sonnen‘s part to speculate about someone’s private matter.

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However, one Twitter user seems to agree with the UFC legend’s claims and shared his own opinion on the love triangle.

 

One fan said that the retired UFC fighter was talking about Jon Jones due to the fact that ‘Bones’ is scheduled to return this weekend.

On Twitter said that this wild claim from Chael Sonnen has made him curious about the situation between the three high-profile fighters.

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There were a few UFC fans who found Sonnen‘s wild claim to be a hilarious one.

Chael Sonnen received a lot of skeptical reactions to his statement on Jon Jones, Holly Holm, and Valentina Shevchenko. However, he stood his ground and maintained his claim about the love triangle in his recent interview with Ariel Helwani in ‘The MMA Hour’. 

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However, none of the three fighters responded to those claims yet. Moreover, Jon Jones is now focused on his comeback fight against Ciryl Gane for the vacant UFC heavyweight title. It will be his first in Dana White‘s promotion in over 3 years.

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Himanga is a UFC author at EssentiallySports. He interned as a WWE author at Sportsmanor before joining EssentiallySports to pursue his interest as a sports journalist. Himanga is a big fan of UFC's Conor McGregor and considers him the most entertaining combat sports athlete of the 21st century.
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