Bellator 222 Highlights: Lyoto Machida Pounds Chael Sonnen Into Retirement

ByJon Fuentes Jun 15, 2019Oct 16, 2020

Chael Sonnen’s mixed martial arts (MMA) career has come to an end.

In the co-main event of tonight’s (Fri. June 14, 2019) Bellator 222 event from New York City’s Madison Square Garden, former UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida picked up a TKO win over Chael Sonnen. Machida nailed Sonnen with a knee as he came in on a takedown, and finished “The Bad Guy” on the ground for the win.

After the loss, Sonnen announced his retirement from MMA. Check out the finish to the fight here:

The Flying Knee did the trick for @lyotomachidafw 💪#Bellator222 pic.twitter.com/UJEocCqWnT
— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) June 15, 2019

Bellator 222 continues to roll on. You can follow along with LowKickMMA’s live coverage of the event here. We’ll continue to bring you the best highlights of the night as the event rolls on.

Jon Fuentes

Has been covering mixed martial arts (MMA) for the past several years. Also covers professional wrestling for WrestleZone and EWrestlingNews, and the Houston Texans for USA Today's Texans Wire.