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Diego Sanchez no longer chasing UFC gold, only wants to be known as “great”
Diego Sanchez is no longer worried about becoming a UFC champion. Sanchez, who won the first season of The Ultimate Fighter at middleweight in 2005 was poised to be a UFC champion one day. Yet, that never came to fruition. Sanchez went 0-1 in title fights and now at 38-years-old isn’t worried about fighting for […]
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Diego Sanchez pays tribute to former opponent Ricardo Lamas following his retirement from MMA
UFC veteran Diego Sanchez has paid tribute to former opponent Ricardo Lamas following the latter’s retirement from mixed martial arts. After a strong featherweight career in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and three years as a lightweight prior to that, the 38-year-old Lamas announced that he will be hanging up his gloves with a professional record […]
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UFC legend Diego Sanchez reveals his favorite MMA fighter
Diego Sanchez has long-been one of the most fascinating fighters in Mixed Martial Arts. The 38-year-old is now coming to the end of his career, and revealed that his favorite fighter is lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. He tweeted his support for the Russian, and said, ‘My favorite fighter is Khabib, praying he stays undefeated.’ <blockquote […]
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Michel Pereira not interested in rematching “coward” Diego Sanchez
UFC star Michel Pereira isn’t interested in a rematch with former opponent and UFC veteran Diego Sanchez. Pereira returned to the Octagon this past weekend with an incredible performance against Zelim Imadaev, ending with him submitting the Russian in the third and final round. It was the first time Pereira fought since his controversial disqualification […]
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Diego Sanchez praises former opponent Michel Pereira, explains desire to minimize head trauma
UFC welterweight legend Diego Sanchez praised his former opponent Michel Pereira while explaining his desire to minimize head trauma. Sanchez fought Pereira at UFC Rio Rancho earlier this year and won the fight via DQ in the third round after receiving an illegal knee to the head on the ground. Most observers believe that Pereira […]
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Nick Diaz responds to Diego Sanchez’s accusations of hate e-mails
Nick Diaz has responded to a recent accusation from Diego Sanchez, who claimed the former Strikeforce welterweight champ used to send him angry emails. Earlier this week, during an appearance on Mike Swick’s Real Quick podcast, Sanchez accused Diaz of bombarding him with hateful emails, some of which even targeted his mother and father. “Me and Nick Diaz […]
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Diego Sanchez admits he’s contemplating retirement: “I can see at the end of the tunnel”
UFC welterweight Diego Sanchez admitted that he is contemplating retirement, saying that he can “see at the end of the tunnel.” Sanchez is one of the longest-tenured fighters on the UFC roster, having joined the UFC in 2005 after winning the first season of The Ultimate Fighter. Throughout the years, Sanchez has been one of […]
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Diego Sanchez reveals Nick Diaz used to send him hate e-mails “talking s**t” about his parents
Diego Sanchez reveals Nick Diaz used to send him hate e-mails where the Stockton, California native brought up Sanchez’s parents. Sanchez and Diaz fought back in 2005 at The Ultimate Fighter 2 finale with Sanchez getting the job done by decision. The two had a rivalry in the lead up to the fight, but now, […]
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Diego Sanchez set to return at UFC 253 for a welterweight bout with Jake Mathews
UFC veteran and fan favorite Diego Sanchez is set to return to action at UFC 253 to take on Jake Matthews. Sanchez, who made his official debut for the promotion back in 2005, will make his 32nd walk to the Octagon as the eccentric New Mexico native tries to make it four wins in his […]
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Diego Sanchez, Yana Kunitskaya question fairness of USADA testing
UFC fighters Diego Sanchez and Yana Kunitskaya recently questioned the fairness of the United States Anti-Doping Agency’s testing protocols. Kunitskaya was the first to open up on the topic, noting that when she and her boyfriend, UFC light heavyweight Thiago Santos, were in Russia and Brazil, they weren’t tested by USADA at all. @TMarretaMMA and […]
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Diego Sanchez on recent Joe Silva stories: “If anyone really knew what really goes on!”
UFC veteran Diego Sanchez has given his brief thoughts on the recent allegations in relation to former UFC matchmaker Joe Silva. Silva was a well known figure during his tenure with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, with many, at the time, considering him to be a likeable yet somewhat mysterious figure. In recent days, however, stories […]
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Frank Lester and Diego Sanchez believe Mike Perry will be better following split from Danielle Nickerson
As most MMA fans already know, UFC welterweight standout Mike Perry recently parted ways with his wife Danielle Nickerson. The couple had been married for approximately seven months before ‘Platinum’ allegedly “dumped her ass” according to former striking coach Frank Lester. In a post on his official Instagram page, Lester expressed his delight after hearing […]
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Demian Maia calls out Diego Sanchez, Sanchez responds with Fight Island suggestion
Demian Maia is hoping to close the book on his illustrious MMA career with a fight against Diego Sanchez. From the sounds of it, Sanchez is down. Maia has issued several respectful callouts of Sanchez over the last few weeks. The most recent occurred on Twitter on Sunday. Yes @DiegoSanchezUFC ! Let’s do it https://t.co/ecmett18qm […]
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Diego Sanchez denies having CTE: “There is no proof of CTE”
UFC welterweight veteran Diego Sanchez is denying he has CTE despite having absorbed a historic number of head strikes in the Octagon. Sanchez, the winner of the first Ultimate Fighter, has competed in the UFC since 2004 and has been involved in numerous wars throughout his future Hall of Fame career. However, he has been […]
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Diego Sanchez trashes former training partner Jon Jones and his supporters
Diego Sanchez and Jon Jones used to be training partners at JacksonWink MMA in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Evidently, their relationship has deteriorated. On Thursday morning, Jones was arrested for driving while impaired, negligent use of a firearm, and possession of an open container. In the day since Jones’ arrest, many fighters have weighed in on […]
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Diego Sanchez responds to callout from Demian Maia
Diego Sanchez has responded to a recent callout from Demian Maia. Maia competed on last Saturday’s UFC Brasilia card, suffering a first-round knockout at the hands of Gilbert Burns in the co-main event. Post-fight, Maia announced that he wants to fight once more before retiring, ideally against Sanchez or Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone. “Yes for sure. […]
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Diego Sanchez unleashes fiery rant on weight-cutting after Kevin Lee misses mark
This morning, Kevin Lee missed weight for his UFC Brasilia fight with Charles Oliveira. MMA veteran Diego Sanchez believes this is the latest bit of evidence that something needs to change with respect to MMA’s weight-cutting practices. Sanchez made his comments on the topic in a fiery rant posted to his Instagram page on Friday. […]
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James Krause believes Diego Sanchez is being ‘manipulated’ by Joshua Fabia
Diego Sanchez’s choice to continue working with controversial coach Joshua Fabia has been a hot button issue of late. One of the latest fighters to chime in on the topic is UFC welterweight James Krause, who would love to test himself against Sanchez in the Octagon. “There’s a couple of different routes I could go,” […]
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Joshua Fabia takes credit for ‘remarkable’ changes to Diego Sanchez
Joshua Fabia says Diego Sanchez is still evolving as a fighter — even at 38 years old and after close to 20 years in the UFC. He believes that continued evolution is “remarkable” and is taking full credit for it. “You’re an expert, and you didn’t point out that it’s kind of (expletive) amazing that […]
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Diego Sanchez details difficulties finding ‘the kill zone’ in fight with Michel Pereira
Diego Sanchez came up short against Michel Pereira this month at UFC on ESPN+ 25 in Rio Rancho. Pereira appeared to have the upper hand until he struck his opponent with an illegal knee that changed the course of action. Sanchez decided not to continue the bout and was awarded a disqualification victory. While “The […]
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Diego Sanchez reacts following the ‘most disrespectful’ treatment of his career, vows to stay with Joshua Fabia
Diego Sanchez has defended his controversial coach Joshua Fabia following criticism of his training approach. The Ultimate Fighter winner and his coach became a hot topic of discussion after his Michel Pereira bout in the co-main event of UFC Rio Rancho. Sanchez absorbed an illegal knee in the third round and decided not to continue […]
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Michael Chiesa responds after Coach Fabia reveals plans for ‘death choke’ at UFC 239
Michael Chiesa has issued a response after claims from Diego Sanchez’s coach Joshua Fabia that they had plans for a ‘death choke’ at UFC 239. Chiesa and Sanchez went toe to toe during International Fight Week back in July 2019 with the former coming out on top in a fairly lopsided unanimous decision victory. Alas, […]
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Chael Sonnen gets fired up while defending Diego Sanchez DQ win
Diego Sanchez has become a hot topic of conversation recently, but MMA analyst Chael Sonnen has the welterweight’s back. In 2019, “The Nightmare” announced he would be leaving his training home of JacksonWink MMA to try an unorthodox training approach with self-awareness coach Joshua Fabia. His new training strategy was once again put to the […]
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Coach Joshua Fabia responds to criticism, claims Diego Sanchez has ‘Mayweather level’ defense
Joshua Fabia, the coach, trainer, and manager of Diego Sanchez is firing back at his critics. He says his pupil has some of the best defense in MMA and isn’t sure why he is getting made fun of. Back at UFC 239, Sanchez had a public falling out with JacksonWink. There, he dropped them on […]
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Diego Sanchez goes off on Daniel Cormier for commentary ‘bias’ at UFC Rio Rancho
Diego Sanchez and his unorthodox coach Joshua Fabia have been the subject of much controversy in the wake of Saturday’s UFC Rio Rancho card. Sanchez fought in the card’s co-main event, defeating Michel Pereira by disqualification after he was nuked by an illegal knee in the third round. In the wake of the fight, fans […]
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Matt Serra criticizes Diego Sanchez’s coach following UFC Rio Rancho
Matt Serra believes Diego Sanchez could use better advice in his corner. Much has been made about Sanchez’s camp situation after leaving Jackson-Wink MMA. The “Nightmare” was thought of to be a mainstay at the popular gym in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It wasn’t meant to be as Sanchez felt he was underappreciated at the gym […]
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Michel Pereira claims that illegal knee never hit Diego Sanchez in the head
Michel Pereira doesn’t believe that his knee collided with the head of Diego Sanchez this past Saturday. At UFC Rio Rancho, Pereira was looking to return to the win column against Sanchez. After dominating the opening two rounds of the fight, Pereira threw a knee that appeared to hit Sanchez in the head while he […]
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Kenny Florian blames Michel Pereira for DQ loss against Diego Sanchez
Kenny Florian believes Michel Pereira has no one to blame but himself for being disqualified against Diego Sanchez. Pereira and Sanchez collided this past Saturday night (Feb. 15). The bout served as UFC Rio Rancho’s co-main event. While Pereira appeared to have easily snagged rounds one and two, he made a costly mistake in the […]