UFC 136: Chael Sonnen and the Top 5 Trash Talkers in MMA

Chael Sonnen might be one of the best fighters in the world, but the former political hopeful is also one of the sharpest men on the mic.

Whether it's his verbal assaults on nemesis Anderson Silva, the Nogueira brothers or Brazilians in general, Sonnen has taken the mixed martial arts world by storm with his silver tongue work ethic. 

So alongside Sonnen, who else possesses the gift for gab in MMA today?

5. James Toney

James Toney might not be the world's best MMA fighter, but the boxing world champion has parlayed some of his abilities from the ring to the cage.

The former UFC fighter went on a tirade on multiple occasions, belittling the likes of everyone from UFC president Dana White, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson to UFC 118 opponent Randy Couture, who choked out the over matched Toney inside of the first round.

Toney hasn't seen the inside of a cage since, but is currently in talks to face UFC Hall of Famer Ken Shamrock in the immediate future. 

Did you know that Toney is also not particularly fond of 205-pound kingpin Jonny "Bones" Jones, who according to the boxing great, goes by a different moniker: 

"Jon 'Homo' Jones better do his research before he talks (expletive) about me. He doesn't know anything about me. He's about to learn though because when I see Jon Jones, I’ma slap his ass. I don’t play those games. He better learn how to fight before he talks (expletive) about me. Jones is the 2010 Rampage Jackson; both straight up yes men. Tell him to go drink an Ecstasy drink because I heard that’s what he likes to do; just another (expletive) ass New Yorker."

4. Jacob Volkmann

Jacob Volkmann, a budding contender in the UFC's lightweight division, is a man of few words.

However, Vokmann, a chiropractor by trade, had no problems dishing out a verbal assault on Barack Obama, the current President of the United States. 

An impromptu visit from the secret service and a Jay Leno parody soon followed his outlandish comments. 

"It doesn't matter—uh, (Clay) Guida. I don't know—actually, (Barack) Obama", said Volkmann in regards to who he would like to fight next. 

"He's not too bright. He made a lot of, like the 'Make a Home Affordable Plan' and then his 'Healthcare Plan'—someone's gotta knock some sense into that idiot. 

3. Josh Koscheck

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Season one veteran of The Ultimate Fighter, Josh Koscheck has gone from an obscure wrestler to one of the best fighters in the welterweight division.

While Koscheck may be regarded as one of the greats, he certainly doesn't get the kind of respect someone of his stature would attain, but that's by design.

The AKA product has become a battalion of arrogant and outlandish statements, but no moment comes greater than Koscheck's UFC 113 post-fight speech after he defeated Paul Daley before a very un-supportive Canadian crowd. 

"Hey, don't worry! The Pittsburgh Penguins are gonna kick your ass next week. Yeah," said Koscheck.

"And then I'm gonna beat (George) St-Pierre so you guys are gonna lose twice. How 'bout that? That's right Montreal."

Bad move, Kos. 

2. Quinton

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There's no denying that Quinton Jackson, better known simply as "Rampage," is one of the most endearing and intriguing fighters in mixed martial arts today. 

One of the best light heavyweight's in the sports history, Jackson has supported his skills in the cage with his uncanny ability to degrade just about anyone at any given moment.

Nobody is safe when you are in the path of the Rampage Tornado.

On nemesis Wanderlei Silva:

"When I beat Wanderlei I’m a take his belt pull his pants down and spank him for being so ugly.”

Jon Jones: 

"(Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua) is the toughest guy he's fought and he was rusty and coming off an injury. I went to the Denver Zoo yesterday and saw a little monkey that reminded me of Jones. Had the pubic hair on his face and everything". 

There's plenty more, but I don't want to be here all day. 

1. Chael Sonnen, Of Course

Of all of Sonnen's tirades, none have become more infamous than that against the Black House faction.

While Anderson Silva has become the butt of most of Sonnen's jokes, his tirades have extended to that of the Nogueira brothers. The Oregon native gives a very detailed description of their touchdown to the United States in his candid interview Ariel Helwani of MMAFighting.com:

"I was in Las Vegas when the Nogueira brothers first touched down in America. There was a bus, this is a true story. There was a bus that pulled up to a red light, and Little Nog tried to feed it a carrot, while Big Nog was petting it. He thought it was a horse.

"This really happened. He tried to feed a bus a carrot, and now you're telling me this country has computers? I didn't know that!"