Former UFC middleweight fighter Chael Sonnen has named his worst movie of the year just into the new year. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Sonnen criticized the film He Went That Way, stating that its characters had no nuance and lacked a morally upright protagonist. He was also puzzled by a chimpanzee being the central character of the movie, writing, “Worst movie of 2024. Clear bag [bad] guy, NO good guy. Star role was oddly a Chimpanzee. 2 thumbs down.”
He Went That Way premiered in June of the previous year and was finally released on January 5, 2024, across the United States. The film stars Jacob Elordi as Bobby Falls, a serial killer based on real-life murderer Larry Lee Ranes. Zachary Quinto plays Jim Goodwin, whose character is based on another real-life figure, Dave Pitts, who once picked up a hitchhiker later revealed to be a serial killer. Jeffrey Darling directed the movie, which received a meager 5.1 rating by IMDb and an even lower 4.1/10 from critics on Rotten Tomatoes.
In related news, UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones has repeatedly been called out to a title unification bout by interim champ Tom Aspinall. However, ‘Bones’ seems adamant on facing former two-time champ Stipe Miocic. Sonnen detailed the reasons behind this and one way Jones could deal with it on his podcast You’re Welcome!. He said, “Jon does not enjoy that side of [MMA], he doesn’t understand it. He thinks the most money, the most accolades should go to whoever can beat up the most people. So Jon could end it. He could end something that he doesn’t want to keep continuing by saying one word, which is yes. But you want to know something? Jon could also end this by saying one word, which is no. ‘No, I’m planning to do one more.”
To support his point, Chael Sonnen provided an example of former double champ Daniel Cormier and his astute response to Curtis Blaydes’ call-out and how he refused to fight him. This commentary can be found on Chael Sonnen’s podcast from the 42 minute and 29 second timestamp.
