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Diego Sanchez

Profession : Mixed Martial Artist

Birth : December 31, 1981

Always learn, adapt and evolve.

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It's been a long road for me, with a lot of ups and downs. Thankfully there have been more ups than there have been downs. For me, what brings me down has only made me stronger because of it.

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Pressure is the way a predator fights.

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I'm just happy to have my job with the UFC and my bosses, they know the level of heart that I have, what I've put into this sport. They know what I bring to the company.

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Martin Kampmann, that was a war. Jake Ellenberger, that was a war. Then I didn't take damage until Gilbert Melendez.

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I train with the best in the world and it's been an awesome experience.

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We didn't do training in grappling for Chiesa; I was about to put the hands on him, put the elbows on him, put the knees on him, put the hurt on him the way I'd trained for.

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I have been written off my whole career.

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I remember when I was 27 I was like, 'When I'm 37 years old I'm gonna look at everything. I'm gonna see where my health is at, I'm gonna see where my money's at, and if it's time, maybe I'll take a couple more fights.' Then I hit 37 and I'm like, I feel better at 37 than I did at 27.

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The only person who can stop Diego Sanchez is Diego Sanchez.

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In my wrestling days, bulimia was very, very prevalent.

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I know people think I'm just the Diego Sanchez from the Gilbert Melendez fight. Hook, hook, hook. A crazy brawler. But I realized the best possible fighter would not get hit. He'd close the distance and minimize the chances of the lights going out. I want to fight as long as I can and be as healthy as I can.

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I blew through all my money and made some very bad decisions. I had this scam artist scam me real bad and was embezzled over $175,000.

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I was thankful for the fight with Kampmann. I was thankful for the cuts, I was thankful because I found something inside of my heart that I knew was there, but I had never tapped into it. I found this warrior's spirit, an old school warrior within me.

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I love motorcycles and riding bikes.

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The only limits we have are the limits we give ourselves.

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The mind and the body can do anything and there are no limits.

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I feel like I'm a legend continuing to be a legend!

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After watching Benson Henderson's performance against Gilbert Melendez, I must say, I wasn't impressed.

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Even the best guys in the sport have losses on their record, and Myles Jury, I just feel like he's coming up into that reality check with me.

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