{"id":361908,"date":"2020-09-21T18:02:36","date_gmt":"2020-09-22T01:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=361908"},"modified":"2020-09-21T18:02:36","modified_gmt":"2020-09-22T01:02:36","slug":"diego-sanchez-no-longer-chasing-ufc-gold-only-wants-to-be-known-as-great","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/diego-sanchez-no-longer-chasing-ufc-gold-only-wants-to-be-known-as-great\/","title":{"rendered":"Diego Sanchez no longer chasing UFC gold, only wants to be known as &#8220;great&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Diego Sanchez is no longer worried about becoming a UFC champion.<\/p>\n<p>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&#8217;t worried about fighting for gold again.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Sanchez is fighting to be remembered as great as<a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/diego-sanchez\/diego-sanchez-set-to-return-at-ufc-253-for-a-welterweight-bout-with-jake-mathews\/\"> he takes on Jake Matthews at UFC 253<\/a>. The 38-year-old also says he sees similarties between his youngself and his opponent.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have nothing but respect for the young lad that is stepping up to the plate that is living his destiny, doing his thing. I see similarities in young Diego chasing his dream of a UFC welterweight gold belt (and Jake),&#8221; Sanchez said to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GVCt1auAH60&amp;amp;ab_channel=LineMovement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">James Lynch of Line Movement<\/a>. &#8220;My destiny has changed, I&#8217;m not really chasing the gold belt anymore, I&#8217;m chasing greatness. I don&#8217;t need it a belt or a shiny gold belt buckle to say that I&#8217;m great. I&#8217;m transcending just being a fighter and bringing value to (the) human being that I have become and still evolving into.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Diego Sanchez won his last fight due to Michel Pereira throwing an illegal knee and being DQ&#8217;d. Before that, &#8220;Nightmare&#8221; was domianted by Michael Chiesa after back-to-back wins over Mickey Gall and Craig White.<\/p>\n<p>His opponent in Jake Matthews, meanwhile, is on a two-fight winning streak and 9-4 inside the Octagon. At just 26-years-old the Australian is set to fight arguably the biggest name he has in Diego Sanchez. Matthews is also the biggest favorite on the pay-per-view card.<\/p>\n<p>There is no question Diego Sanchez is a legend of the sport. He <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/diego-sanchez\/diego-sanchez-reveals-nick-diaz-used-to-send-him-hate-e-mails-talking-st-about-his-parents\/\">has fought and beaten the who&#8217;s who at lightweight and welterweight<\/a>. Even at 38-years-old, it doesn&#8217;t seem like he has any desire to hang up the gloves as he is looking to build up his legacy even more.<\/p>\n<p>Do you think Diego Sanchez will be a Hall of Famer?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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