Report: WWE Offered UFC Star $5million To Cancel Fight And Sign

4 years ago by Andy Datson

Report: WWE Offered UFC Star $5million To Cancel Fight And Sign

According to former UFC fighter Chael Sonnen, WWE contacted him ahead of a fight in 2012 and offered him $5 million to sign with the company.

Sonned, who appeared on the Ariel Helwani show, explained that prior to his second fight with UFC legend Anderson Silva back in July 2012, he received a call from WWE offering him a contract if he cancelled the match.

He refused, and was then given a second offer, which was to beat Silva and then turn up on the following Raw with the UFC Middleweight Championship.

ESPN’s Greg Rosenstein tweeted about the interview below.

Had he joined, he would have been the second former UFC star to join WWE in 4 months, after Brock Lesnar’s epic return to the company on April 2 after WrestleMania 28.

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