Chael Sonnen believes Dean Thomas delivered the perfect apology. There's a major difference between simply saying "I'm sorry" and actually taking responsibility for what happened. According to Chael, Dean didn't just apologize — he explained what he did wrong, acknowledged that he took away from Jillian's moment, and identified what he was going to do differently moving forward. Most importantly, Dean was willing to take real action. He even described himself as the weakness in the camp and announced a major decision that demonstrated just how seriously he was taking responsibility. Chael believes that level of accountability makes the sincerity impossible to ignore. And now Chael is responding publicly. After going back and watching the fight, Chael says he came away extremely proud of Jillian. He didn't believe she ever backed down, and he felt she performed very well despite everything surrounding the situation. So Chael accepts Dean Thomas' apology — in full. At the same ti