Diego Sanchez Talks About His Return to Jackson's MMA and Fighting Paulo Thiago

by Nick Thomas on Aug 19, 2010 10:51 AM EDT in MMA News

Diego "Nightmare" Sanchez (21-4)
Loss John Hathaway - Decision (Unanimous) UFC 114
Loss B.J. Penn - TKO (Doctor Stoppage) UFC 107
Win Clay Guida - Decision (Split) TUF Finale 9
Win Joe Stevenson - Decision (Unanimous) UFC 95

Paulo Thiago (13-2)
Loss Martin Kampmann - Decision (Unanimous) UFC 115
Win Mike Swick - Technical Submission (Brabo Choke) UFC 109
Win Jacob Volkmann - Decision (Unanimous) UFC 106
Loss Jon Fitch - Decision (Unanimous) UFC 100

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he should go to 155

hathaway is a huge ww but he devastated diego with his size and reach

3 of diegos 4 losses are at ww, hes closer to competing for a title again at lw

We have a saying back home that if your coming on, COME ON!!!!

by milk72 on Aug 19, 2010 11:28 AM EDT reply actions

Wonder if they will cut Thiago if he loses again.

by grein on Aug 19, 2010 11:41 AM EDT reply actions

no

even with a loss (which won’t happen) he will be 3-3 in the UFC against tough competition.

by BJJDenver on Aug 19, 2010 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions

Damn, Diego looks like poo

by SmokinJoe86 on Aug 19, 2010 11:42 AM EDT reply actions

Jackson has been instrumental to others who lost their "mojo"

I would think that we should see an improved Sanchez.

BJ really crushed his spirit after that championship match several months ago.

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by ChicagoMarine on Aug 19, 2010 11:51 AM EDT reply actions

I think Greg Jackson's gym motto is:

“Take him down, grind it out. Unless you’re Jon Jones.”

by grein on Aug 19, 2010 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions

Outside of the Guida fight, Diego hasn’t looked like that relentless fighter that he was back in the day. I think that Diego will do better against Paulo Thiago than he did against Hathaway, but it would not surprise me to see Diego lose. Good for him for fighting tough fighters, but a drop to 155 may help him. There was an argument that the drop to 155 made Diego less energetic, but he showed that he can have success in that division.

by chrisbboy82 on Aug 19, 2010 11:53 AM EDT reply actions

Is it just me

or Diego looks like a fat 170 now?

by av1o3 on Aug 19, 2010 12:54 PM EDT reply actions

u are right

i was directly behind him in the lineup for the bathroom at the UFC 115 show here in Vancouver and he was so much chubbier than i had recently seen him (at 155 mind you) that i didnt recognize him at first. I dont know why hes chubbier than he used to be at WW

by bluejitz on Aug 19, 2010 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions