MMA Fighting<\/a>. \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of guys out there that have the mileage. There are guys on the list that have had those UFC wars. That\u2019s all I\u2019m asking for. In my last four fights, three of those guys were 26 years old, and top of their country.<\/p>\n\u201cJake Matthews is probably the best welterweight out of Australia,” Sanchez added. “And if you want to joke yourself that Pereira ain\u2019t the best welterweight out of Brazil, [except] maybe Gilbert Burns, c\u2019mon man. I\u2019ve gone out there with real killers, and I haven\u2019t gotten credit for it. You\u2019ve seen a smaller frame, smaller size welterweight.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve let go of the dream of becoming a UFC champion that I held in my heart my whole life,\u201d Sanchez added. \u201cI just want an OG fight. I want an OG that\u2019s already come from wins and losses and had experience. Experience, that\u2019s it. That\u2019s the untold story of the warrior of the UFC. And I\u2019m the one that\u2019s ending this book, because I was the one who started this sh*t when the UFC was $40 million in debt and The Ultimate Fighter was an explosion.”<\/p>\n
While it’s a bit difficult to imagine Nick and Nate Diaz, two of the biggest names on the sport, agreeing to fight Sanchez at this stage of their respective careers, a fight Cerrone certainly makes some sense, as he’s also on the tail end of a long an illustrious career.<\/p>\n
Whoever Sanchez ends up fighting in his final appearance, he’s excited to give his body and his brain a chance to recoup in his post-fighting life.<\/p>\n
\u201cI need to recover and heal, because this fighting is a real traumatizing lifestyle, it really is, and that\u2019s just being real and honest with the world, because I\u2019ve gone through it, and I\u2019ve got the scars to prove it,\u201d Sanchez said. \u201cSomehow, man, god allowed me to come out of the tunnel. And I\u2019m making it out, and that\u2019s why it\u2019s like, fight this last fight, get out, do other things, and be the guy that got out.\u201d<\/p>\n
“I\u2019ve been fighting my whole career with this torn labrum, and my hip, and I\u2019m probably going to retire, get hip surgery done, and focus on my life outside of fighting, as a human being, and the value that I bring to the world just outside of MMA,” Sanchez added.<\/p>\n
Who do you want to see Diego Sanchez fight in his final UFC bout?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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