“Ya I am a fan of his warrior spirit. When Diego Sanchez fights I’ll watch. I’m here to watch him. He’s entertaining and he comes to scrap, that’s what I like about him. I want to test myself against how I’ll handle the pressure from Diego Sanchez.”

“I don’t think he’s got the power to knock me out. I’ don’t think he’s got the submissions to finish this. I want to see how I handle the toughest guy in the UFC (lightweight) division. I still think he is one of the toughest guys in the division and I want to see how I handle his pressure and the outcome of the fight.”