Chael Sonnen displays on teammate Benji Radach
In a latest video uploaded to his YouTube channel, Sonnen spoke about Radach’s legacy and life.
“I had a teammate named Benji Radach, and this man was superior,” Sonnen mentioned. “Benji was not any of the issues that you’d consider as a cage-fighter. For instance: faculty dropout, didn’t have lots of assist at residence, out and in of hassle…it wasn’t any of this stuff [with Benji]…he had one girlfriend and handled her splendidly. He handled all people very properly…I knew he had a profitable life as an electrician, lovely youngsters, and all the things going his approach, all I needed for him was to have the ability to reside his dream. To get to the UFC…
“To construct that portfolio and say ‘Aw shucks, look what I did in my youthful days inside my spare time’. There was a change in Benji’s thoughts, the game that he took very care-free…there was a time when these reminiscences weren’t sufficient, he wanted a championship,” Sonnen continued. “He misplaced a combat and it embarrassed him. And since it embarrassed him, he was too laborious on himself…he epitomized being a fighter. Not aggression, not while you’re imply and quick, and while you assault one thing else. When life itself knocks you down, do you keep there or do you stand up? And Benji Radach each single time, received up. Benji might be remembered as a fighter, as a good friend, a really good-looking man…it’s unhappy, it’s a tough second as a result of his life was lower very brief. Benji, I cannot say goodbye, however I’ll inform you till we meet once more.”
Radach retired from MMA in 2015 after Bellator 137. Throughout his profession, he fought within the UFC, Elite XC, and Strikeforce and amassed a 21-7-1 report.
