--- title: "10 UFC Quotes By Diego Sanchez" description: "10 UFC quotes by Diego Sanchez. Plus more from Diego Sanchez and more UFC sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c84/diego-sanchez-4641_always_headlining-a-ufc-card-is-what-i-have-alw_600821.jpg" --- > [Headlining a UFC card is what I have always wanted.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diego-sanchez/headlining-a-ufc-card-is-what-i-have-always-wanted/) [Diego Sanchez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diego-sanchez/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c84/diego-sanchez-4641_always_headlining-a-ufc-card-is-what-i-have-alw_600821.jpg) > [I want to earn my top spot in UFC.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diego-sanchez/i-want-to-earn-my-top-spot-in-ufc/) [Diego Sanchez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diego-sanchez/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d0/diego-sanchez-4641_earn_i-want-to-earn-my-top-spot-in-ufc-250926_2509268.jpg) > [I've let go of the dream of becoming a UFC champion that I held in my heart my whole life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diego-sanchez/i-ve-let-go-of-the-dream-of-becoming-a-ufc-champion-that-i-held-in-my/) [Diego Sanchez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diego-sanchez/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/477/diego-sanchez-4641_champion_i-ve-let-go-of-the-dream-of-becoming-a-u_660933.jpg) > [A lot of UFC fighters dream of getting in there and finishing a fight in the first round.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diego-sanchez/a-lot-of-ufc-fighters-dream-of-getting-in-there-and-finishing-a-fight/) [Diego Sanchez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diego-sanchez/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df2/diego-sanchez-4641_dream_a-lot-of-ufc-fighters-dream-of-getting-i_635258.jpg) > [If I ever get into the BKB, yeah, it would be fun. I never really liked the gloves in the UFC anyway.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diego-sanchez/if-i-ever-get-into-the-bkb-yeah-it-would-be-fun-i-never-really-liked/) [Diego Sanchez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diego-sanchez/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a6/diego-sanchez-4641_better_if-i-ever-get-into-the-bkb-yeah-it-would_1067486.jpg) > [To be a champion in the UFC, you have to be an elite, high-level, effective, professional kickboxer. You have to be the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diego-sanchez/to-be-a-champion-in-the-ufc-you-have-to-be-an-elite-high-level/) [Diego Sanchez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diego-sanchez/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57f/diego-sanchez-4641_best_to-be-a-champion-in-the-ufc-you-have-to_1527322.jpg) > [I'm just happy to have my job with the UFC and my bosses, they know the level of heart that I have,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diego-sanchez/i-m-just-happy-to-have-my-job-with-the-ufc-and-my-bosses-they-know/) [Diego Sanchez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diego-sanchez/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c44/diego-sanchez-4641_bosses_i-m-just-happy-to-have-my-job-with-the-u_349601.jpg) > [Michael Chiesa has written me off as many other men have written me off. As the Vegas oddsmakers have written me off,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diego-sanchez/michael-chiesa-has-written-me-off-as-many-other-men-have-written-me/) [Diego Sanchez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diego-sanchez/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd1/diego-sanchez-4641_men_michael-chiesa-has-written-me-off-as-man_278343.jpg) > [In MMA you have to take one fight at a time but I want BJ Penn. The fans want to see it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diego-sanchez/in-mma-you-have-to-take-one-fight-at-a-time-but-i-want-bj-penn-the/) [Diego Sanchez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diego-sanchez/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/422/diego-sanchez-4641_fans_in-mma-you-have-to-take-one-fight-at-a-t_1661097.jpg) > [In the end, if you're in the UFC, you are a professional, you paid your dues, and you know exactly what this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diego-sanchez/in-the-end-if-you-re-in-the-ufc-you-are-a-professional-you-paid-your/) [Diego Sanchez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diego-sanchez/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c07/diego-sanchez-4641_end_in-the-end-if-you-re-in-the-ufc-you-are_908624.jpg) ## Other authors on UFC ## More by Diego Sanchez > [When I shadowbox, I go hard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diego-sanchez/when-i-shadowbox-i-go-hard/) [Diego Sanchez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diego-sanchez/) > [Before, when I was 19-0, I was undefeated and I was 23, 24 years old. Yeah, I was cocky, I had a little bit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diego-sanchez/before-when-i-was-19-0-i-was-undefeated-and-i-was-23-24-years-old/) [Diego Sanchez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diego-sanchez/) > [McGregor is a huge 145-pounder with long reach and is taller than his opponents - and that's something that I've always wanted.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diego-sanchez/mcgregor-is-a-huge-145-pounder-with-long-reach-and-is-taller-than-his/) [Diego Sanchez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diego-sanchez/) > [You can see the love I have for the sport. Blood, cuts, scars... I love fighting. I'm going to do it for as long…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diego-sanchez/you-can-see-the-love-i-have-for-the-sport-blood-cuts-scars-i-love/) [Diego Sanchez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diego-sanchez/) > [I was thankful for the fight with Kampmann. I was thankful for the cuts, I was thankful because I found something inside of my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diego-sanchez/i-was-thankful-for-the-fight-with-kampmann-i-was-thankful-for-the/) [Diego Sanchez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diego-sanchez/) > [Michael Chiesa has written me off as many other men have written me off. As the Vegas oddsmakers have written me off, as the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diego-sanchez/michael-chiesa-has-written-me-off-as-many-other-men-have-written-me/) [Diego Sanchez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diego-sanchez/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diego-sanchez/i-m-just-happy-to-have-my-job-with-the-ufc-and-my-bosses-they-know/) [Diego Sanchez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diego-sanchez/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diego-sanchez/i-know-people-think-i-m-just-the-diego-sanchez-from-the-gilbert/) [Diego Sanchez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diego-sanchez/) > [My first dream was to fight here in New Mexico, Albuquerque, my home town. My second dream is to fight in Mexico City.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diego-sanchez/my-first-dream-was-to-fight-here-in-new-mexico-albuquerque-my-home/) [Diego Sanchez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diego-sanchez/) > [I want to represent positivity and I want to represent the good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diego-sanchez/i-want-to-represent-positivity-and-i-want-to-represent-the-good/) [Diego Sanchez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diego-sanchez/) > [I feel like I always knew fighting was what I wanted to do. But when I was 18, I got into a street fight…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diego-sanchez/i-feel-like-i-always-knew-fighting-was-what-i-wanted-to-do-but-when-i/) [Diego Sanchez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diego-sanchez/) > [I blew through all my money and made some very bad decisions. I had this scam artist scam me real bad and was embezzled…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diego-sanchez/i-blew-through-all-my-money-and-made-some-very-bad-decisions-i-had/) [Diego Sanchez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diego-sanchez/) > [Go big or go home.' I used to say that. I was addicted to that. The lifestyle, the fame. The girls. The parties. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diego-sanchez/go-big-or-go-home-i-used-to-say-that-i-was-addicted-to-that-the/) [Diego Sanchez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diego-sanchez/) > [I'm going to leave it all out in the cage and know that I'm trying to finish my opponent, even knowing that most of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diego-sanchez/i-m-going-to-leave-it-all-out-in-the-cage-and-know-that-i-m-trying-to/) [Diego Sanchez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diego-sanchez/) > [I love motorcycles and riding bikes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diego-sanchez/i-love-motorcycles-and-riding-bikes/) [Diego Sanchez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diego-sanchez/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ufc/diego-sanchez/#itemlist", "name": "10 UFC Quotes By Diego Sanchez", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Headlining a UFC card is what I have always wanted.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Diego Sanchez" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diego-sanchez/headlining-a-ufc-card-is-what-i-have-always-wanted/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c84/diego-sanchez-4641_always_headlining-a-ufc-card-is-what-i-have-alw_600821.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c84/diego-sanchez-4641_always_headlining-a-ufc-card-is-what-i-have-alw_600821.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c84/diego-sanchez-4641_always_headlining-a-ufc-card-is-what-i-have-alw_600821.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Headlining a UFC card is what I have always wanted.” — Diego Sanchez", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I want to earn my top spot in UFC.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Diego Sanchez" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diego-sanchez/i-want-to-earn-my-top-spot-in-ufc/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d0/diego-sanchez-4641_earn_i-want-to-earn-my-top-spot-in-ufc-250926_2509268.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d0/diego-sanchez-4641_earn_i-want-to-earn-my-top-spot-in-ufc-250926_2509268.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d0/diego-sanchez-4641_earn_i-want-to-earn-my-top-spot-in-ufc-250926_2509268.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I want to earn my top spot in UFC.” — Diego Sanchez", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I've let go of the dream of becoming a UFC champion that I held in my heart my whole life.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Diego Sanchez" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diego-sanchez/i-ve-let-go-of-the-dream-of-becoming-a-ufc-champion-that-i-held-in-my/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/477/diego-sanchez-4641_champion_i-ve-let-go-of-the-dream-of-becoming-a-u_660933.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/477/diego-sanchez-4641_champion_i-ve-let-go-of-the-dream-of-becoming-a-u_660933.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/477/diego-sanchez-4641_champion_i-ve-let-go-of-the-dream-of-becoming-a-u_660933.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I've let go of the dream of becoming a UFC champion that I held in my heart my whole life.” — Diego Sanchez", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A lot of UFC fighters dream of getting in there and finishing a fight in the first round.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Diego Sanchez" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diego-sanchez/a-lot-of-ufc-fighters-dream-of-getting-in-there-and-finishing-a-fight/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df2/diego-sanchez-4641_dream_a-lot-of-ufc-fighters-dream-of-getting-i_635258.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df2/diego-sanchez-4641_dream_a-lot-of-ufc-fighters-dream-of-getting-i_635258.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df2/diego-sanchez-4641_dream_a-lot-of-ufc-fighters-dream-of-getting-i_635258.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“A lot of UFC fighters dream of getting in there and finishing a fight in the first round.” — Diego Sanchez", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If I ever get into the BKB, yeah, it would be fun. 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They know what I bring to the company.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Diego Sanchez" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diego-sanchez/i-m-just-happy-to-have-my-job-with-the-ufc-and-my-bosses-they-know/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c44/diego-sanchez-4641_bosses_i-m-just-happy-to-have-my-job-with-the-u_349601.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c44/diego-sanchez-4641_bosses_i-m-just-happy-to-have-my-job-with-the-u_349601.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c44/diego-sanchez-4641_bosses_i-m-just-happy-to-have-my-job-with-the-u_349601.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'm just happy to have my job with the UFC and my bosses, they know the level of heart that I have, what…” — Diego Sanchez", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 8, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Michael Chiesa has written me off as many other men have written me off. As the Vegas oddsmakers have written me off, as the UFC has time and time again and time again written me off. As they have written me off to not be the Ultimate Fighter winner.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Diego Sanchez" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diego-sanchez/michael-chiesa-has-written-me-off-as-many-other-men-have-written-me/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd1/diego-sanchez-4641_men_michael-chiesa-has-written-me-off-as-man_278343.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd1/diego-sanchez-4641_men_michael-chiesa-has-written-me-off-as-man_278343.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd1/diego-sanchez-4641_men_michael-chiesa-has-written-me-off-as-man_278343.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Michael Chiesa has written me off as many other men have written me off. 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The fans want to see it and, while I'll fight whoever the UFC tells me to, I want a shot at BJ.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Diego Sanchez" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diego-sanchez/in-mma-you-have-to-take-one-fight-at-a-time-but-i-want-bj-penn-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/422/diego-sanchez-4641_fans_in-mma-you-have-to-take-one-fight-at-a-t_1661097.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/422/diego-sanchez-4641_fans_in-mma-you-have-to-take-one-fight-at-a-t_1661097.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/422/diego-sanchez-4641_fans_in-mma-you-have-to-take-one-fight-at-a-t_1661097.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“In MMA you have to take one fight at a time but I want BJ Penn. 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