Always the talker, Chael Sonnen leaves legacy following UFC retirement

"I have to put my health first and my family first," he said during the opening of UFC Tonight, before alluding to the positive effect clomiphene had on a

Jeff Wagenheim | Jun 13, 2014

Always the talker, Chael Sonnen leaves legacy following UFC retirement /

Chael Sonnen, pictured in February with actor Will Smith, will still be involved in UFC post-retirement. — Chael Sonnen, pictured in February with actor Will Smith, will still be involved in UFC post-retirement :: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images

Chael Sonnen came close to a surprising upset in his bout against Jon "Bones" Jones :: Al Bello/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images

"I have to put my health first and my family first," he said during the opening of UFC Tonight, before alluding to the positive effect clomiphene had on a fertility issue he's faced. "If I know what I know now, that [the banned drugs] are going to work, get my wife pregnant, let me have a family, I will do the exact same thing 20 times. If it puts me out of compliance 20 more times, then let's stop. I will remove myself. There is going to be a day where I don't have the title of fighter. That was always going to happen. I never want there to be a day where I don't have the title of parent, father and husband. My health has got to come first."

Published Jun 13, 2014

JEFF WAGENHEIM

Paradoxically, Jeff Wagenheim considers himself a pacifist (except when driving in traffic) but nonetheless writes about mixed martial arts, the world's most combative sport (other than driving in traffic). As a veteran of three decades in magazines and newspapers, he's a bit grayer than most who attend UFC fights, even along press row. (A fan watching an MMA media panel show recently referred to him as "that crazy hippie uncle," to which Jeff responds, "Groovy, man!") Wagenheim also has tackled pro football for SI.com, and writes about sports and the arts for The Boston Globe. When he's not on the road chasing the UFC, Jeff spends Sunday afternoons spinning Sleepy LaBeef and Boozoo Chavis records for a popular (but not pop) radio show in western Massachusetts.