Chael Sonnen – Biography, Wife Britanny Smith, Daughter, Son, Net Worth

In the world of mixed martial arts, Chael Sonnenn is no newbie, as his wrestling days date back to when he was 19 years old. Throughout his career he has consistently become a professional mixed martial artist competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), World Extreme Cage Fighting (WEC) and Pancrase Inc. Currently he has surpassed his dream of the UFC and pulls a ton of weight as a heavyweight contender in Bellator MMA.

Beyond being a mixed martial artist, Chael Sonnen is also known as a loving husband, caring father, actor, author, politician, and TV presenter. Learn more about him…

Biography of Chael Sonnen

American mobster or People’s Champion as he is better known, was christened Chael Patrick Sonnen at birth on April 3, 1977. He was born into the family of Mr. Patrick and Claudia Sonnen in Milwaukie, Oregon, alongside his six brothers and a sister.

Chael was educated at West Linn High School where he began his wrestling career as an amateur and soon became a state finalist after which he began better boxing training in hopes of making it to the ‘UFC. He graduated from the University of Oregon with a degree in sociology, but earning a degree wasn’t enough to keep him from his long-awaited dream. His hopes of competing in the UFC were not dashed when he made his debut in UFC 55 on October 7 in the year 2005.

You could say that Chael Sonnen is a man of many talents. Although his main work is mixed martial arts, this American is also known as an actor, some of his films include Behold the Boom (2012) and Reluctant Match (2013). With the UFC, he played a key role in events like UFC 56: Full Force, UFC 60: Hughes vs Gracie and the likes.

As an author, he co-authored the book The Four Pack Revolution: How to Aim Lower, Cheat Your Diet, Lose Weight and Keep It Off in 2017. He is also known to be a politician who once ran for the office in the Oregon House of Representatives as a Republican, but later dropped out of the race.

In May 2014, Chael Sonnen’s career was deadly. He was hit with a two-year suspension from mixed martial arts by the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) for testing positive in a drug test for anastrozole and clomiphene, which was considered a banned substance by the commission. This unfortunately led to his retirement. Later, luck smiled on him in November 2014 when he was hired by ESPN as an MMA analyst, which led to his UFC 180 preview debut. Later in 2015, Global Force Wrestling ( an organization that promotes professional wrestling) aired Chael as an analyst on upcoming events. Charting a course in his career as a broadcaster,

Net value

Chael is estimated to have a net worth of $10 million. Although he has a degree in sociology, it is evident that he has made his millions from something he is quite passionate about and good at.

However, part of his net worth also comes from his earnings as an actor, author, and media personality. He is also a licensed real estate agent in Oregon, but his love for MMA and wrestling skill kept him in the MMA business even after his retirement.

Wife – Britanny Smith, Daughter and Son

Chael married longtime girlfriend Britany Smith in July 2013; they welcomed their first child on June 4, 2015 and named him Thero. The birth of their second child turned out to be a real tragedy as Brittany was infected with the listeria that baby Blauna had contracted. Details given by Chael showed the doctors they initially went to misdiagnosed and were treating Brittany for dehydration until he was fed up and took her to another hospital where the baby was delivered and tests indicated it was listeria. Baby Blauna died shortly thereafter.

The experience was painful for the couple, but that didn’t stop them from having more babies as they were soon blessed with another beautiful baby girl they named Pria.