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Video: Joshua Fabia crashes Diego Sanchez’s broadcast fighter meeting in Abu Dhabi

Diego Sanchez coach Joshua Fabia has taken plenty of hits on social media for his methods and views. They’re probably going to continue now.

Many things go on behind the scenes for fighters during a UFC fight week.

Among them is an informal meeting with the TV crew to discuss training camp, preparations for the fight, the opponent and other potential talking points for the broadcast.

[autotag]Diego Sanchez[/autotag] has been through many of those over the years, to be certain. But at UFC 253 this past September on “Fight Island” in Abu Dhabi, ahead of his fight against Jake Matthews, Sanchez brought along his coach, Joshua Fabia, as well as his “Ultimate Fighter 1” castmate Stephan Bonnar, who was in his corner for the fight with Fabia.

And Fabia and Bonnar decided to let the cameras roll – not just during Sanchez’s very standard Q&A session with the broadcast team – including play-by-play voice Jon Anik, analyst Paul Felder, roving reporter Megan Olivi, and pre- and post-fight analyst Angela Hill – but when Fabia decided to take over the meeting to get a few points across about his client.

Thursday, Sanchez posted two lengthy clips on Instagram showing pretty much the whole thing.

“I never planned to post or share but my name and legacy is on the line …” Sanchez posted on Instagram with the videos.

Draw your own conclusions if the timing of the videos’ release by the fighter seems odd. Wednesday, it was reported Sanchez (30-13 MMA, 19-13 UFC) was out of his fight against former teammate Donald Cerrone (36-15-1 MMA, 23-12-1 UFC) next month. The fight was expected to be Sanchez’s retirement bout – but he’s also been at odds with the UFC over what he’s implied are respect issues at the top, not just on the broadcast.

Fabia insisted he wasn’t there to lecture the broadcast team about past Sanchez fight calls. But frankly, if it wasn’t an attempt at a lecture, we at the Blue Corner aren’t quite sure what else to call it.

Fabia’s key takeaways seemed to be that Sanchez (30-13 MMA, 19-13 UFC) hasn’t been treated fairly by the broadcast teams calling his fights – and that Fabia himself hasn’t been respected by the fanbase, which he implied was the fault of the broadcast team.

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“Real quick, guys, ’cause you don’t know who the hell I am,” Fabia said to start after after Sanchez’s meeting was over (just past the 9-minute mark in the first video below). “You guys have heard a lot of sh*t talk and all the good stuff. Let’s just cut the bullsh*t on the commentating and the low blows on this guy – no trying to turn the narrative that he’s f**king up his legacy and all that weird stuff. Let’s just keep it fair.

“You want some video? Contact me and I’ll send it to you. You want to know what’s going on? You want to actually talk to the people doing it? You might have to actually f**king talk to me. And coming at (Stephan Bonnar) like he’s going to know all this sh*t? He ain’t. He hasn’t been there the whole time. So if anybody needs to actually get those answers, you will have to speak to me.

“And to do that, probably allowing the media to turn the narrative on the guy that’s trying to help people here – and when you respect these two legends, it seems a little disrespectful that you don’t recognize they respect me. And if you’re going to be the one telling the narrative, that’s on you when I’m getting sh*t on by the public, by millions of people. If you’re going to be here leveraging off of all this, notice I’m on the end of the sh*tty stick here, and none of you have stood up for anybody that needed to be stood up for. And that’s real. You guys are like the tough guys, and all this stuff …”

At that point, Felder had little choice but to jump in on Fabia.

“Man, I don’t know what the f**k you’re talking about,” Felder said. “… It’s not my job to talk about what the public is talking about outside. It’s my job to talk about this athlete and his performance in the cage. That’s it.”

And while Fabia insisted he understood what Felder was saying, it wasn’t long before he had the topic back on him.

“I just don’t feel like the past couple fights, this man has gotten a fair end of the stick,” Fabia said. “And sure as sh*t I sure haven’t, either – ’cause nobody’s actually talked to me, met me, moved with me. Yet there’s a whole lot of sh*t talked about me, and discrediting this man’s opinion on what he knows.”

In the second video, a continuation of the first, Fabia goes on with his take on the broadcast crew. And throughout the whole ordeal, Anik, Olivi, Hill, Felder and others try to get him to understand that no one has been disrespecting Sanchez or Fabia on the broadcasts … that they can’t control what people are saying about them on social media … and that, frankly, strolling in to go off on them the way he was doing was pretty disrespectful.

Sanchez lost his UFC 253 fight against Matthews by unanimous decision. The fight before that, he won by disqualification when Michel Pereira hit him with an illegal knee in front of his home fans in New Mexico.

Of the few times Sanchez himself got a few words in while Fabia was making his pitches, he referenced the call from Brendan Fitzgerald and Daniel Cormier at the Pereira fight.

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“My last fight, the commentary was horrible about me, man,” Sanchez said. “They disgraced me in my hometown, man. They were calling me a chicken, Daniel Cormier was saying how I was drooling at the mouth. There was a lot going on, man.”

To be sure, Cormier did reference Sanchez’s mouth right out of the gate – but in a positive light, choosing to say he was excited for the fight.

“Diego was bubblin’ … he was spittin’ all over the place … he is ready … to … go,” Cormier said on the broadcast, right before the bell to start the fight. “From the start, this is going to be crazy.”

If you’ve run out of half-hour sitcoms to binge, these two clips take up about the same amount of time. We’ll let you check them out and form your own opinions.

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Israel Adesanya rips Paulo Costa for ‘hangover’ excuse, offers advice to rival

Israel Adesanya is rather amused by Paulo Costa’s latest excuse for his loss at UFC 253.

[autotag]Israel Adesanya[/autotag] is rather amused by [autotag]Paulo Costa[/autotag]’s latest excuse for his loss at UFC 253.

Costa (13-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC), who came up short in his bid to take Adesanya’s (20-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC) middleweight title with a second-round TKO defeat in September, told recently revealed in a YouTube video that he drank wine the night before stepping into the octagon to help him sleep.

That decision ultimately backfired, Costa said, because he went into the fight “hungover” and claims he struggled from both the drinking and a lack of proper sleep. Adesanya found that to be quite comical, he told MMA Junkie on Monday.

“That’s just funny,” Adesanya told MMA Junkie. “There’s certain things I’ve done before some of my fights in the past where I learnt my mistakes, but I went in and got my job done. Some people aren’t cut out for that lifestyle.”

For his part, Adesanya says he was somewhat puzzled as to why Costa would come out and make that statement now, after more than five months has passed since the fight.

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Costa has pushed hard for a rematch in the aftermath of UFC 253. The Brazilian said he would “kill” Adesanya if they ran it back and is not happy with how the champion has rubbed the result in his face since the heated fight.

Adesanya said that attitude is not going to be beneficial to Costa’s career. “The Eraser” is currently booked to fight Robert Whittaker in the main event of UFC Fight Night on April 17, and a win would put him right back in the conversation for another title shot.

If he wants a second fight to be any different, though, Adesanya said Costa needs to correct himself both mentally and physically.

“I’ll tell you one thing: The best thing to do in his position is accept the fact he lost,” Adesanya said. “He got his ass whooped. The fact that he keeps trying to make all these excuses, it’s only going to do him worse in the long run. He’s making excuses because his ego can’t handle the fact that ‘The Skinny Clown’ whooped his ass badly then double-tapped him twice.

“Just swallow your ego. You got your ass whooped. Get back to the drawing board and reassess your whole game. You can’t just rest on that because if you do – this is my advice – you’ll never get far in life, or in this game.”

Whether or not a rematch lies in the future remains to be seen. For now, though, Adesanya’s focus is on something bigger than Costa.

“The Last Stylebender” will attempt to add the light heavyweight title to his resume alongside the middleweight belt when he challenges Jan Blachowicz (27-8 MMA, 10-5 UFC) in the main event of UFC 259, which takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on ESPN+.

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UFC free fight: Jan Blachowicz starches Dominick Reyes to win light heavyweight title

Ahead of his first title defense against Israel Adesanya, relive Jan Blachowicz’s finish of Dominick Reyes at UFC 253.

[autotag]Jan Blachowicz[/autotag]’s legendary Polish power was on full display in the biggest fight of his career.

After Jon Jones vacated the title, Blachowicz was paired up with Dominick Reyes for the vacant light heavyweight belt at UFC 253 this past September at Yas Island in Abu Dhabi.

Blachowicz went into the fight as a sizable underdog, but was quickly able to put that to rest. He mixed up his attack early, but it was the body kicks that paid the most dividends. Blachowicz was able to mark up Reyes’ body with brutal kicks, helping him set up some big combinations up top.

A left high kick by Blachowicz smashed Reyes’ nose in, prompting him to ramp up the aggression. Caught in a fire fight, Blachowicz was able to land a short counter left which rocked Reyes and he put the finishing touches with some ground and pound.

Blachowicz (27-8 MMA, 10-5 UFC) returns to action March 6 when he puts his title on the line against middleweight champion Israel Adesanya (20-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC) in the UFC 259 main event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

Before he faces Adesanya, relive Blachowicz’s finish of Reyes in the video above.

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UFC free fight: Israel Adesanya dominates Paulo Costa to retain middleweight title

Ahead of his title fight with Jan Blachowicz, relive Israel Adesanya’s finish of Paulo Costa at UFC 253.

Few are as cool, calm and calculated as UFC middleweight champion [autotag]Israel Adesanya[/autotag].

In his most recent outing at UFC 253 in September Adesanya put his title on the line against [autotag]Paulo Costa[/autotag] in one of the most highly anticipated fights of the year.

But, despite the heated rivalry between the pair heading into the bout, Adesanya remained unfazed when he took on the Brazilian powerhouse, who had vowed to run right through him. The champion used strong leg kicks right off the bat, while Costa fired back with some hard shots to the body.

Adesanya continued to chop away at Costa’s lead leg, and added some sniping jabs to his attack. Costa started taunting the champion, but didn’t throw too much offense his way. Round 2 saw more of the same, as Adesanya marked up Costa’s leg and eventually landed a blistering counter left that dropped the Brazilian. The champ then moved in and rained down punches from mount position to put the finishing touches on his striking masterclass.

Adesanya (20-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC) returns to action on March 6 when he moves up a weight class to challenge light heavyweight champion [autotag]Jan Blachowicz[/autotag] (27-8 MMA, 10-5 UFC) in the main event of UFC 259, which takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

Before he faces Blachowicz, relive Adesanya’s finish of Costa in the video above.

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Dana White: UFC champ Israel Adesanya has ‘a lot of options’ – and Jon Jones is one of them

It’s good to be Israel Adesanya right now, according to UFC president Dana White.

ABU DHABI – It’s good to be [autotag]Israel Adesanya[/autotag] right now, according to UFC president Dana White.

Adesanya (20-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC), the UFC middleweight champion, has morphed into one of the most discussed names in the sport in the aftermath of his title defense against Paulo Costa at UFC 253 in September. “The Last Stylebender” has been locked into a heated feud with rival Jon Jones, teased a move up to fight light heavyweight champ Jan Blachowicz and more.

All of this has raised questions about what’s going to be next for Adesanya. White, however, said he doesn’t have a definitive answer. The superfight talk is intriguing, White said, but he also likes the idea of Adesanya defending his title against the rightful No. 1 contender, which is likely to be the winner of the UFC 254 fight between Robert Whittaker and Jared Cannonier on Oct. 24.

“We’ve got to talk to him,” White told reporters, including MMA Junkie, on Friday after the UFC on ESPN+ 38 faceoffs in Abu Dhabi. “That’s a fight we could definitely make. But I truly think that the winner of Cannonier and Whittaker should get the next shot. He said he would fight Cannonier. He already beat Whittaker. Whittaker, if he wins, makes a lot of sense, too. It’s a great problem to have. The winner of this fight should absolutely get the shot. You could look at the Blachowicz fight and say, ‘Oh, that’s fun, too.’ Jon Jones is fun. He’s got a lot of options.”

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There’s been a lot of push for an Adesanya vs. Jones fight from fans after the personal nature of their online exchanges in recent weeks. Adesanya held nothing back on “Bones” in a recent interview with MMA Junkie, but said he’s sticking to his long-determined timeline of July 2021 to make the bout happen.

White said nothing is firm, though.

“It’s never a bad thing when you have a lot of options,” White said. “It would be worse if we were sitting here going, ‘Oh, who’s next?’ What do you do with this guy?'”

Israel Adesanya: Jon Jones feud could get more personal ahead of ‘biggest fight in UFC history’

UFC champ Israel Adesanya has no regrets about his Twitter war with Jon Jones, and implied it might get more intense going forward.

[autotag]Israel Adesanya[/autotag] has no regrets about the personal nature of his Twitter war with [autotag]Jon Jones[/autotag], and implied things might get even more intense going forward.

Following his successful middleweight title defense against Paulo Costa at UFC 253, Adesanya (20-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC) has engaged in a social media back-and-forth with Jones (26-1 MMA, 20-1 UFC) that included some dark moments.

Jones posted images and video of Adesanya’s lone knockout loss of his kickboxing career and made mention of his father. Adesanya replied by rehashing video of Jones’ multiple encounters with law enforcement over the years, as well as telling the former lightweight heavyweight champ his deceased mother “would be disappointed” in the man he’s become.

Although Adesanya has taken some heat for what certain people would deem as crossing the line, he said he doesn’t take back any of it.

“Don’t mention my father,” Adesanya told MMA Junkie on Wednesday. “I don’t give a (expletive) if your mom’s dead. I’m sure she was a beautiful woman, a beautiful soul, but I don’t give a (expletive) if she’s dead. Don’t mention my dad. Do not mention my family. This is business, this is work. Yeah, sure, mention my coach. Cool. But don’t mention anything personal. You think you can get down and dirty? Mother(expletive) I’m from the gutter. I can get grimy. You don’t understand Nigerians. Trust me, you don’t want this war.

“If you want to go down back-and-forth dirty, bro. You don’t even know the gutter, from your little posh, suburban spot in New Mexico. You don’t know, bro. Trust me. He wants to get down and dirty and start mentioning family members? And people will say, ‘You should’ve mentioned his dad instead.’ It’s not up to you to decide what I do. You mentioned my family. It’s open season. You’re lucky I didn’t come for other members of your family.”

The in-depth nature of the online battle between Adesanya and Jones has led many fans, and “Bones” himself, to push for the fight right now. On multiple occasions, Jones has said bluntly that he doesn’t think Adesanya has any intention of fighting him, and will avoid making it happen at all costs.

Adesanya has explained he’s not going to be rushed to do anything and will do it on his timeline – July 2021. Moreover, he doesn’t see himself as the one putting more fuel on the fire. Adesanya said he’s following his own career trajectory, and Jones is the one consistently trying to intercept.

“He likes to say I talk about him but again, I never talk about him unless I’m actually asked about him,” Adesanya said. “Did you just ask me about him? Correct. Who asked me about him when I’m fighting? No one. When he fought (Dominick Reyes), did you see me tweet anything about him? Exactly. I don’t talk about him unless I’m asked about him. But he talks about me all the time because he’s (expletive) jealous. He’s scared. He knows what the (expletive) is happening because he’s been in this position before and he understands the power of momentum. It’s really hard to stop an avalanche once it gets going. With a win like I just had? Oh, boy. He knows what the (expletive) is happening. He knows. That’s why they tried to get me three fights ago, because they know exponentially I’m getting better every fight, after every fight.

“My last flawless victory let them know like, ‘(Expletive), we better get him now.’ He’s trying to push for that fight. But like his teammate (Holly Holm) said, ‘I’m writing my own story and I’ll never let anyone write my own story,’ or something to that nature. That’s me. I’ve been saying. You can’t force my hand. You can’t Canelo (Alvarez) me. You can’t force my hand. I’ve already told when I’m going to whip your ass. Pick a number and get in line. Just don’t snort the line. Relax, Jonny Boy.”

Jones’ prodding at Adesanya has included invitations to “sign the dotted line” for a fight between them. Adesanya said that’s fantasy, and explicitly noted he’s never once been approached or presented a contract from the UFC for a fight against Jones, including after UFC president Dana White called it the “fight to make.”

“Where’s the contract?” Adesanya said. “I’ve never been offered this fight, so it’s like where’s this contract that everyone likes to bring up? Paulo said the same thing, ‘Sign the contract.’ What contract mother(expletive)? I just whipped your ass, bad. Double-tap. Easy. Everyone is saying, ‘Sign the contract. Sign the contract.’ I don’t think these people know how contracts work. You have to get a contract before you sign. But yeah, cheddar makes it better. That’s a big fight.”

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Adesanya said he’s happy to keep following his path and knows the Jones fight will be there when he wants it. He doesn’t think Jones is actually going to move up to the heavyweight division, and Adesanya’s predicted timeline for the matchup at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas is only 10 months away.

There’s no doubt in Adesanya’s mind he will step in the cage with Jones, though, bringing a long line of negativity toward each other to a head. Adesanya said he will be at his peak when it happens, and given everything that’s gone on between them, is confident it will be a monumental moment in the history of MMA.

“That’s the biggest fight in UFC history,” Adesanya said. “I’ve set the date. I’ve set it a long time ago. … I’ve said it on many, many platforms. And it’s going to happen. But they’re trying to force it. They tried to get me three fights ago. They’re trying to force my hand because they don’t understand the power of momentum. I’m telling you, man, I can’t be stopped right now. Don’t get me wrong. It’s me. I can stop myself. But the momentum I have right now, I can’t be stopped. It’s a force you can’t (expletive) with.”

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Eugene Bareman: ‘It’s just outrageous’ to accuse Israel Adesanya of steroid use

Israel Adesanya’s right pectoral muscle raised questions at UFC 253, but his coach is laughing off allegations of wrongdoing.

City Kickboxing coach Eugene Bareman finds the accusations against his star pupil absolutely ludicrous.

Following middleweight champion [autotag]Israel Adesanya[/autotag]’s flawless second-round finish of Paulo Costa at UFC 253, controversy emerged when people noticed that Adesanya’s right pectoral muscle looked much different than his left. The muscle appeared inflamed and saggy, leading to speculation of gynecomastia, which brought about accusations of steroids use.

Adesanya (20-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC) already addressed the accusations, denying that he’s ever used performance enhancing drugs. His head coach, Bareman, was also asked about it in a recent interview with, Submission Radio and all he could do was laugh.

“I mean, in typical Kiwi fashion we just kind of laughed it off,” Bareman said. “Just because we’re, like, so confident, and we know that nothing could be further from the truth. So, like, when something is so outlandish, it kind of becomes funny. Because it’s just so outlandish it kind of takes on this comedy-type feel. So, I found it kind of funny. But it’s outrageous. I think it’s just outrageous. To be pretty honest, we’ve just laughed it off.”

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Bareman, known to have a strict code at his gym when it comes ethics, is certain that Adesanya has never taken anything, even accidentally.

“Like, it’s just – I mean, not withstanding something maybe accidentally – and the chances of that are like slim to none, as well, because we’re so good at using the right approved supplements and stuff,” Bareman said. “It’s just never been a part of our ethics and morals at the gym. In fact, like you said, we’ve been very outspoken against it.

“Like, it’s even funny that we’re even talking about it, because you said there’s an issue, because obviously physically he has that anomaly on his chest, but for us it kind of isn’t an issue. It’s just like, let’s just find out what that is and move on, and who’s the next fight?”

Adesanya recently underwent an MRI on his right pectoral and was awaiting results as of Sunday. Bareman says they’re expecting to hear back any day now.

“I might get the results probably tomorrow, because I think it’s Sunday over in America,” Bareman said. “The UFC has our bloods. The UFC has our … I think we did an MRI or ultrasound or one or the other, or both. We have those results to send to our physicians. The UFC has them, as well.

“We just need to get to the bottom of what exactly it is, whether it’s low testosterone, whether it’s some other abnormality in the chest. We just have to get to the bottom of it, and we’re trying to, and we will have that in the next coming days, I think.”

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Dana White calls Jon Jones vs. Israel Adesanya ‘the fight to make’ after Twitter war

The beef between Jon Jones and Israel Adesanya has kicked into high gear, and it’s resonating with UFC president Dana White.

The feud between [autotag]Jon Jones[/autotag] and [autotag]Israel Adesanya[/autotag] has kicked into high gear in recent days, and it’s resonating with UFC president Dana White.

Although plenty of words have been exchanged – verbally and over social media – in recent years, the rivalry between Jones (26-1 MMA, 20-1 UFC) and Adesanya (20-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC) has reached a new level since the middle champion’s successful title defense against Paulo Costa at UFC 253 this past month.

An endless stream of Twitter insults has been ongoing, with the fighters taking shots at each other’s skills, personal lives and even bringing family into the equation. It’s all building toward what feels like an inevitable clash, and White said he’s on board with it.

“That’s the fight to make, 100 percent,” White told UFC Arabia on Friday. “I think that a fight between those two is massive.”

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Just because White has expressed interest in Adesanya vs. Jones doesn’t mean it’ll happen next, he said.

Adesanya appears committed to defending his 185-pound title against the top available contender, while Jones is plotting a long-anticipated move up to the heavyweight division after vacating the 205-pound championship.

White couldn’t put a timeline on when a possible Adesanya vs. Jones showdown might happen, but it’s certainly a matchup he’s prepared to pull the trigger on.

“It doesn’t depend on what I want; it depends on what they want to do,” White said. “Adesanya is a champ. He’s really coming into his own, and you can tell he knows this is his house, and he comes and acts like it. I think he wants the winner of Whittaker and Cannonier, and then we’ll see what happens after that.”

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Diego Sanchez reveals he fought with torn labrum in UFC 253 loss to Jake Matthews

Diego Sanchez reveals he was not at 100 percent going into his UFC 253 loss to Jake Matthews.

“The Ultimate Fighter, Season 1” winner [autotag]Diego Sanchez[/autotag], says he wasn’t at 100 percent in his losing effort against [autotag]Jake Matthews[/autotag] at UFC 253 last Saturday.

In an Instagram post on Thursday, Sanchez (30-13 MMA, 19-13 UFC) revealed he competed in his fight against Matthews (17-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC) with a torn labrum in his left hip.

“Warriors don’t always win they do however always survive! I took a fight on the other side of the world on a months notice, fought my fourth primed 26 year old out of the last five opponents. With a torn labrum in my left hip! I positively pressed the fight with a streaking 5-1 welterweight prospect. Had a face to face with @danawhite with not one negative word only respect and love. I might have some haters but that’s only a accurate identification of successfulness. Made it my 36 trip to the octagon. Today I will get treatment on my torn labrum.”

Though he hung with Matthews for the full 15 minutes, Sanchez was on the losing end of a lopsided unanimous decision. All three judges scored the contest 30-26.

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After the fight, UFC president Dana White voiced uncertainty about Sanchez’s future. Though Sanchez has won three of his past five outings, he’s 38 years old and has fought for the promotion since 2005.

“I love Diego Sanchez, and I don’t know,” White said at the UFC 253 post-fight news conference. “It’s something I’ve got to think about, and it’s obviously something that I’ve got to talk to the guys about back when we get home in the office and see what everybody thinks. I got these guys now – you got Diego Sanchez, who fights his heart out every time he fights, he was part of ‘TUF 1,’ everybody knows how I feel about those guys, and he’s just a great person.

Check out Diego Sanchez’s full Instagram post below:

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Warriors don’t always win they do however always survive! I took a fight on the other side of the world on a months notice, fought my fourth primed 26 year old out of the last five opponents. With a torn labrum in my left hip! I positively pressed the fight with a streaking 5-1 welterweight prospect. Had a face to face with @danawhite with not one negative word only respect and love. I might have some haters but that’s only a accurate identification of successfulness. Made it my 36 trip to the octagon. Today I will get treatment on my torn labrum @utahstemcells @jon_anik was incorrect during fight commentary as he credited stem cell for helping me in between fights. This is my first partnership with a stem cell facility and am very excited to see how this treatment can help extend my longevity. #thestoriesofstoriescontinues

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