Wrestling Quotes by Diego Sanchez

At welterweight, man, I'm confident in myself.

— Diego Sanchez

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

— Diego Sanchez

Headlining a UFC card is what I have always wanted.

— Diego Sanchez

I'm done being some brawler.

— Diego Sanchez

I want to earn my top spot in UFC.

— Diego Sanchez

I feel like the octagon has been my life.

— Diego Sanchez

I've let go of the dream of becoming a UFC champion that I held in my heart my whole life.

— Diego Sanchez

Getting that first knockout against Joe Riggs [in 2006] meant a lot to me then and still does today.

— Diego Sanchez

I feel like I always knew fighting was what I wanted to do.

— Diego Sanchez

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

— Diego Sanchez

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

— Diego Sanchez

I want to be the first one to say I beat both Diaz brothers.

— Diego Sanchez

A lot of UFC fighters dream of getting in there and finishing a fight in the first round.

— Diego Sanchez

I have always walked around at 170lbs and fought at 170lbs.

— Diego Sanchez

I believe that when you put your energy into your emotions, it takes away from the energy that you can put into…

— Diego Sanchez

If I ever get into the BKB, yeah, it would be fun. I never really liked the gloves in the UFC anyway.…

— Diego Sanchez

I was never really, truly learning anything at Jackson-Wink. I was just training with a bunch of a group of guys to…

— Diego Sanchez

I've always been a good submission grappler, but I've still evolved, upped my skills and I continue to get better every day.

— Diego Sanchez

I will always be prepared for the ground. That's my home, that's where my success started. That's always going to be my…

— 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…

— Diego Sanchez

To be a champion in the UFC, you have to be an elite, high-level, effective, professional kickboxer. You have to be the…

— Diego Sanchez

My first dream was to fight here in New Mexico, Albuquerque, my home town. My second dream is to fight in Mexico…

— Diego Sanchez

Over the years, I've tried to find myself, tried to find out who I really was. I ended up coming full circle,…

— Diego Sanchez

The B.J. Penn fight was the first one where I ever took damage. I got caught coming in. I got hit hard…

— Diego Sanchez

I was thankful for the fight with Kampmann. I was thankful for the cuts, I was thankful because I found something inside…

— Diego Sanchez

I give all the credit to God, he's the one who keeps me healthy and I'm just doing what I'm doing. I…

— Diego Sanchez

Michael Chiesa has written me off as many other men have written me off. As the Vegas oddsmakers have written me off,…

— Diego Sanchez

I feel like I always knew fighting was what I wanted to do. But when I was 18, I got into a…

— Diego Sanchez

I've been through the ups and downs and had a lot of different things go on. But the one thing I believe…

— Diego Sanchez

For me, if there is one fight I could have, it's Conor McGregor. I'll go fight him in Ireland. He wants to…

— Diego Sanchez

I'm not ruling out the possibilities of being an 'Ultimate Fighter' coach.

— Diego Sanchez

I don't get much credit for being the first Ultimate Fighter.

— Diego Sanchez

As long as I'm healthy and as long as I'm good, I want to fight as much as I can.

— Diego Sanchez

It's been my dream to fight Matt Hughes for the championship.

— Diego Sanchez

You can only get away with fighting as the lighter guy in a weight class for so long. That's what I was…

— 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,…

— Diego Sanchez

Those welterweight guys, man, you definitely can feel their punches. They hit a lot harder. They pack a lot more power than…

— Diego Sanchez

I really liked the transition Demian Maia made from 185 pounds to 170. I plan on doing the same thing as a featherweight.

— Diego Sanchez

Guys are a little quicker on their feet at '45. As far as wrestling goes, the guys at 155 or 170 are…

— 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…

— Diego Sanchez