Guilty plea shadows Chael Sonnen vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama at UFC 128
January 3rd, 2011
Chael Sonnen's life just got a lot more complicated, as if it weren't already. The
UFC middleweight, who's currently serving a suspension from the
California State Athletic Commission, today plead guilty to federal
charges of money laundering and could face up to 20 years in prison and a
$500,000 fine, according to a release issued today by the U.S. District
Attorney's Office in Oregon.
His sentencing is
set to begin 10 days after he is expected to fight Yoshihiro Akiyama at
UFC 128, according to sources close to the event, which today informed
MMAjunkie.com of the pending booking just as news of the legal trouble broke.
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