UFC.com, <\/a>explaining that he draws inspiration from Michael Bisping’s late-career UFC title win. \u201cI\u2019m looking to do a\u00a0Michael Bisping\u00a0story, but it\u2019s the\u00a0Diego Sanchez\u00a0story and it ends differently than the\u00a0Michael Bisping\u00a0story because it ends with that belt around my waist and it ends with me giving all the glory to God for all the trials and tribulations.”<\/p>\n\u201cI\u2019m still durable,\u201d Sanchez continued. \u201cI\u2019m still energized and I am 100 times the fighter than I was at UFC 107 when I stepped into the cage with\u00a0BJ Penn. It felt good to look back and see the 27-year-old Diego and now the 36-year-old Diego and think about how they would match up. This 36-year-old Diego would finish the 27-year-old Diego.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m more confident than ever. My mind is right. I\u2019ve had the time to assess my losses, all of my situations, where I\u2019m at as a mixed martial artist at 36 and I feel like I\u2019m in my prime. It\u2019s 100 percent my time. I\u2019m coming into this fight more confident than I have ever been.\u201d<\/p>\n
Do you think the 36-year-old Diego Sanchez can pull off a late-career UFC title win? Join the conversation in the comments section below.<\/p>\n
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