Chael Sonnen to appear before Nevada commission at April 27 meeting

Chael Sonnen will get a formal chance to clear the air with the Nevada State Athletic Commission.

The onetime UFC middleweight contender is expected to be placed on the agenda for the commission's next meeting, which takes place April 27 in Las Vegas, NSAC Executive Director Keith Kizer today confirmed with MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com).

The five members of the NSAC will decide whether or not to grant Sonnen both a fighter's license and a second's (cornerman's) license.

Sonnen's appearance follows a meeting this past month with Kizer. That initial meeting, which included UFC officials, was meant for Sonnen to address statements he had made to the California State Athletic Commission regarding his used of prescribed testosterone, as well as what to expect if he applied for a second's license that would allow him to coach "The Ultimate Fighter 14."

As MMAjunkie.com previously reported, the first meeting was not deemed a success by Kizer, who called into question Sonnen's claim that he (Kizer) had approved the use of testosterone prior to Sonnen's fight with Nate Marquardt at UFC 109.

"His point was, 'Well, you and I have never talked before right now, but I don't think I lied,'" Kizer said. "Then he gave some very strange story and claimed, 'My manager and you talked about therapeutic exemptions, and therefore, I just used the wrong word. I should have said 'my' instead of 'I.' As in 'my manager' instead of 'I.'

"I was very straight with him, saying, 'That's a ridiculous explanation.'"

Shortly thereafter UFC president Dana White told MMAjunkie.com that Sonnen is unlikely to be chosen as a coach for "TUF 14." Sonnen and Brit Michael Bisping, who served as a coach on "TUF 9," were widely rumored to be in the running for the positions.

Sonnen likely will answer similar questions as those from Kizer when he faces the commission later this month, and the proceedings will be on the record. A majority vote from the NSAC means Sonnen will be allowed to fight in the state of Nevada, as well as corner other fighters.

"If they have any questions for me, that's fine," said Kizer, who doesn't vote. "For the most part, I just want to give [the commission] the facts and information, and go from there."

Sonnen served a six-month suspension from the CSAC stemming from his use of prescribed testosterone, which he verbally disclosed prior to his UFC 117 title loss to middleweight champ Anderson Silva but failed to include it in his pre-fight medical paperwork. MMA Junkie