‘The American Gangster’ revealed that this gig was one of his first movie roles. Interestingly, Sonnen seemingly insisted on performing the stunt scenes in the movie himself.
Things, however, got a bit bloody as Sonnen injured his head after shooting a stunt scene with Stallone:
Watch Chael Sonnen explain his stunt scene with Sylvester Stallone below:
This wasn’t the only issue that plagued Sonnen’s big screen debut. The UFC athlete kept making fake punching noises every time he threw a punch during the scene. This forced the filmmakers to shoot eleven takes for the fighter to finally stop the fake noises:
Watch the scene featuring Chael Sonnen below:
Chael Sonnen on Robert De Niro and rest of the cast
In the same video, the former three-time UFC title challenger said that Robert De Niro as well as all the other stars who were a part of Grudge Match were extremely nice to him.
Chael Sonnen elaborated that De Niro never went to his trailer for the entire six hours they filmed the stunt scene. The UFC athlete stated that the veteran actor instead hung out with the cast and engaged in interesting conversation the entire time:
Grudge Match came out in theaters in 2013. The film follows two aging boxers, Henry Sharp and Billy McDonnen, played by Sylvester Stallone and Robert De Niro, who are set to enter the squared circle for one final showdown.
Watch the official trailer for Grudge Match below:
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