"There's nothing wrong with grabbing a gimmick" - Chael Sonnen defends Uriah Faber saying Colby Covington is "actually not a bad guy"

Chael Sonnen is one of the original heels of MMA. So it comes as no surprise that he defended Urijah Faber's comments regarding one of the biggest heels in MMA right now, Colby Covington. 'The California Kid' said that Covington isn't a bad guy but is simply trying to get noticed.

"Does it matter? Does it matter if he's a really nice guy? If he's playing a certain character or persona and selling out Madison Square Garden... does it matter if he's a really nice guy?... I'm going to guess Uriah is trying to give a larger message to the people with a sharp ear who are listening and he's trying to tell other fighters 'there's nothing wrong with grabbing a gimmick' and this is one of the guys who grabbed the first ever gimmicks."

Chael Sonnen credited Uriah Faber as being one of the original fighters to grab a gimmick owing to his nickname 'The California Kid' and his iconic entrance. 'The American Gangster' went on to say that even though Faber may never admit to it, he played one of the original gimmicks as 'The California Kid'.

It's no surprise that Sonnen has always been supportive of Colby Covington's heel persona. After all, the former title challenger made a mark in the UFC with his own heel routine against UFC legends such as Anderson Silva. Chael Sonnen found a lot of success by being everyone's worst enemy.

Sonnen has never been one to mince his words, the latest instance of which can be seen in his war of words with Conor McGregor.

Watch Chael's remarks about Uriah Faber's comments below:

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Chael Sonnen gives the nod to other prominent trash talkers in the history of the UFC

While defending Urijah Faber's comments, Chael mentioned others known for their trash talk. 'The American Gangster' had this to say about other prominent MMA trash talkers:

"If you are 'The California Kid', if you are McGregor 'The Notorious', 'Rampage' deserves a lot of credit. Rampage is one of the original characters. I never hear Rampage get credit... You guys are forgetting the original character who used charm and charisma."

Chael Sonnen paid homage to one of the first characters in the UFC. He acknowledged that although he was a great trash talker himself, others like 'Rampage' Jackson don't get the credit they deserve for blazing the trail.

Chael Sonnen has praised Rampage in the past. 'The American Gangster' posted a snippet of his praise of Rampage on Twitter.