When you think about the fighters that have carried the torch for the UFC in the dozen years since The Ultimate Fighter became the Trojan horse that carried mixed martial arts into households around the world, there are obvious names that spring to mind. One of them is clearly Diego Sanchez, who faces Al Iaquinta in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night in Nashville this Saturday.And while fighters like Chuck Liddell, Matt Hughes, Anderson Silva, Georges St-Pierre, Brock Lesnar, Ronda Rousey and Conor McGregor have occupied the spotlight and been the faces of the promotion, Sanchez has always … Read the Full Article Here
From ‘Nightmare’ to ‘Lionheart’, Sanchez is a new fighter at 35
When you think about the fighters that have carried the torch for the UFC in the dozen years since The Ultimate Fighter became the Trojan horse that carried mixed martial arts into households around the world, there are obvious names that spring to min…