Chael Sonnen had major surgery the day before his fight with Rashad Evans?

UFC fighter Chael Sonnen had several inches of his colon removed during emergency surgery on Nov. 15 - one day before his first-round loss to Rashad Evans at UFC 167.

Sonnen confirmed that he had the procedure during a taping of TSN's Off The Record on Wednesday, after host Michael Landsberg revealed that a source told him about it.

"It's a little bit of a surprise that you had that information," replied Sonnen when asked about whether he had undergone surgery.

"When I sign a contract to fight, I'm agreeing to fight a guy on a certain day at a certain time and in a certain venue. It's my job to feel good when I go out and do it and if I don't that may play a hand in the fight."

Despite the medical emergency, Sonnen did not withdraw from the scheduled matchup in Las Vegas on Nov. 16 and was defeated in a first-round TKO.

Landsberg's full interview with Sonnen will air Wednesday at 5pm et/2pm pt on TSN.

http://www.tsn.ca/mma/story/?id=439311

 

If this is true Sonnen is a madman/beast for going through with the fight.

 

Keith Kizer has said this isn't true.

 

Reed Harris is also saying it's not true. Both Harris & Kizer have a vested interest in it not being true, however.