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Wrestling Quotes by Diego Sanchez

50 Wrestling quotes by Diego Sanchez

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He loves the blood, cuts, and scars of the sport, saying it fuels his passion. Sanchez talks about being written off by opponents and oddsmakers, yet he keeps proving his heart inside the cage. He also shares a dream of fighting in his hometown of Albuquerque and later in Mexico City.

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Headlining a UFC card is what I have always wanted.

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

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

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I feel like the octagon has been my life.

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I want to earn my top spot in UFC.

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I'm done being some brawler.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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,…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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You can see the love I have for the sport. Blood, cuts, scars... I love fighting. I'm going to do it for…

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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…

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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…

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

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

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I'm not fighting for bonuses or money or anything else. I fight because I love to fight and I love being in…

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

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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…

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

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

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

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

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

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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…

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

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

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In the end, if you're in the UFC, you are a professional, you paid your dues, and you know exactly what this…

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Me and Nick Diaz hated each other. Nick Diaz used to send me e-mails. He found my e-mail, he talked to one…

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After my Clay Guida fight, I went down a bad path, man. It was just not a good path. After my loss…

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When I shadowbox, I go hard.

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…

McGregor is a huge 145-pounder with long reach and is taller than his opponents - and that's something that I've always wanted.

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…

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

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

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…

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…

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

I want to represent positivity and I want to represent the good.

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

I blew through all my money and made some very bad decisions. I had this scam artist scam me real bad and was embezzled…

Go big or go home.' I used to say that. I was addicted to that. The lifestyle, the fame. The girls. The parties. And…

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…

I love motorcycles and riding bikes.