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For the first time in more than two years, Chael Sonnen is back to promoting himself as an active mixed martial artist. Its almost as if he never left.Sonnen (28-14-1) shocked the MMA industry this week when he announced a multifight deal with Bellator MMA. Prior to this deal, the 39-year-old had fought exclusively in the UFC since 2009 and developed into a major star along the way.On Friday, Sonnen hosted an international conference call alongside Bellator president Scott Coker. At least from a verbal standpoint, Sonnen picked up right where he left off in 2014, when his career was placed on hold due to a two-year drug suspension.With Sonnen, it is often difficult to figure out where truth ends and promotion begins. His quotes are best defined as claims rather than absolute truths. Heres what he had to say, however, on his return to the cage:Prior to signing with Bellator, Sonnen submitted four drug tests to the UFCs anti-doping program, all of which came back negative.The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) website confirms Sonnen has submitted four samples in 2016. The agency does not typically release results unless there is an adverse finding.It is worth noting that Bellator does not have a year-round anti-doping program. The promotion relies purely on the oversight of state athletic commissions in the U.S.Everything was fine, Sonnen said. They tested me at least four times. It could have been more. I think four was the number, and yeah, there was no problem. Im on the other side of the tracks now.I get asked by people, Did you ever take anything that was an enhancer? I never took anything that wasnt an enhancer. Thats the only reason I would take something, is if I thought it would enhance me. Im on the other side now. Theres still commissions, and if we go to California, which is what Im lobbying for, [executive director] Andy Foster is as strict as it gets. Hes No. 1. There is nobody stricter, and he will bring in USADA.Presumably due to his history, Sonnen claims there is a $500,000 fine written into his contract if he fails another drug test.[USADA] didnt have anything to do with [moving to Bellator], the Oregon native said. If I would have gotten flagged by USADA, Coker would not have talked to me either, and I get it. I would be toxic.I dont like those things I did. They embarrass me. I steer into it sometimes, but the truth is that stuff embarrasses me. It was a different world with different times, and you have to change with those times or youre outside the lines. I was outside the lines. I should have been suspended [in 2014]. I was, and I did my time. I can tell you Im not going back.If I was to fail a test under my Bellator contract, it would cost me 100 percent of my purse and $500,000. That is in writing.Sonnen is willing to fight at middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight. He would like to fight as soon as possible and believes former UFC champion Tito Ortiz as a first opponent makes sense.I dont know, Im on a legends ass-kicking tour, and I hope they book two guys because one of them is going to pull out, Sonnen said.Somebody else suggested Tito to me, and when they did, I thought, Man, that makes a lot of sense. Tito is a legend. Tito is even a friend of mine. Bottom line is, he has been around, and I was jealous of him for a long time.I still see him at events and he looks at me in the same way I look at him. I look at him like, Tito, you know I could whip your ass, and he gives me the exact same look. If the Bad Boy wants a piece of the Bad Guy, all youve got to do is say my name.Sonnens deal with Bellator is the biggest deal he has ever signed and encompasses three years ... he thinks.This is the biggest deal Ive signed, thats true, but its not about the money, Sonnen said. People tell you money makes you happy. Ive got $10 million and I can tell you its not true. Im not any happier than I was when I had $9 million. Its the same thing.I really dont know [the length of the contract]. I couldnt tell you the number. Its multifight, multiyear. I believe its three years, six-fight deal, but I could be wrong on that. So if Coker corrects me on that, dont call me a liar. But Im in for the long run, man.When asked to confirm, Coker stated, I really cant talk about the details, [but] Chael is pretty close.Sonnen provided very few details about his contractual release from the UFC.Sonnens UFC departure was shocking for several reasons, including the presumption that it required his UFC release. He was still under contract in 2014 and was even scheduled to fight Wanderlei Silva at UFC 175 before failing a pair of tests and announcing his retirement.UFC president Dana White confirmed to ESPN.com that the UFC granted Sonnen his release, but did not offer further details. Sonnen took a similar approach.I guess you call it a paperwork issue, Sonnen said. Youre either under contract or not, and I wasnt. I definitely had a release. Youve got to understand, Ive got to go back two or three years; I havent been in this since 2013. 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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Jacksonville Jaguars rookie Myles Jack can finally settle into a position, maybe even a starting role.After spending all of training camp learning the nuances of playing middle linebacker, Jack moved to weak-side linebacker for the preseason finale. He spent a month there and then switched to strong-side linebacker two weeks ago, before the Jaguars (1-3) beat Indianapolis in London.Now, coach Gus Bradley expects him to stay there for a while. The Jaguars, coming off a bye week, play at Chicago (1-4) on Sunday.I just have to answer the call and continue to keep up with my studies, Jack said Wednesday. Im going to try to make the most out of the opportunity and make the most of the position.Jack will officially play the Otto spot in Jacksonvilles 4-3 defense. Its a strong-side linebacker who hovers near the line scrimmage and is mainly responsible for setting the edge against the run.Its not the ideal position for Jack, a second-round draft pick from UCLA who is expected to eventually replace veteran middle linebacker Paul Posluszny. But it will get him on the field more often this season.He definitely has a big upside as we knew that when we drafted him, defensive coordinator Todd Wash said.Jack might even supplant Dan Skuta in the starting lineup. Skuta sat out the victory against the Colts with a sore hip, but was not on the injury report this week.Jack has six tackles and a pass defense in limited action. He played well against the Colts, especially considering he had just picked up the position.Hes had to learn a lot, thats for sure, Posluszny said. When its all said and done, hes going to have a great understanding of the defense because hes learned multiple positions. The good thing with this newest move, him being on the outside, his job will be very specific, so it shouldnt be an issue for him.dddddddddddd He has the physical skills. Its about taking the time and learning the techniques hes going to have to use.The Jags believe Jack is the franchises future middle linebacker. But since Posluszny has been better than anticipated in pass coverage, the team has been working to find other ways of getting him on the field.Jack was considered one of the best coverage linebackers in the draft, but slipped to the second round because of uncertainty about his right knee. He tore a meniscus last September and missed the remainder of his junior season. He left school in early October to rehab in Phoenix.The Jaguars checked his knee three times before the draft, and general manager Dave Caldwell felt comfortable enough to trade up two spots to grab him with the 36th overall pick when he starting falling.Jack missed most of the teams offseason conditioning program because of NFL rules regarding college graduations, so he had a lot of catching up to do before training camp to get in better shape .Getting a grasp on all three linebacker positions has been his problem since.At the end of the day, this is what I signed up for, Jack said. I feel like knowing all three positions gives me kind of like a whole perspective of the defense. It allows me to really see where everybodys at and kind of feel the space in and things like that. I think its very beneficial. It just comes down to me applying myself.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: http://twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '