One thing you can expect when Jim Miller or Diego Sanchez set foot inside an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Octagon is a fun fight.
Luckily for mixed martial arts (MMA) fans everywhere, both combatants will be strapping on the four-ounce gloves for what’s expected to be a war in the UFC 196 Fight Pass “Prelims” headliner, which takes place this Sat. night (March 5, 2016) in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Miller and Sanchez together bring 1-3 records over their last four contests into this pivotal encounter. The former knows what he’s up against in “The Nightmare.”
Miller’s take on what Sanchez brings to the table (via MMA Noise):
“Definitely a tough fight; Diego doesn’t stop. He’s one of those guys who’s kind of changed throughout his career. At the beginning of his career, he was more of a grappler, but now he just kind of brawls because he’s made some bonuses doing that. You hear those birdies chirping in your ear and you kind of change your style a little bit to get noticed. I’m going to have to choke him unconscious and that’s what I’m looking to do.”
Sanchez, a 36-fight veteran, has fought a who’s-who of contenders, boasting a wealth of Octagon experience but is coming off a unanimous-decision loss to featherweight contender Ricardo Lamas. It wasn’t the easiest of weight cuts for the one-time middleweight.
Now, Sanchez will make his return to lightweight, where he’s fought seven times.
Miller, a New Jersey native, will be there to greet him with takedowns and an assortment of strikes. The 32-year-old grappler always makes things exciting as he’s accumulated seven “Performance of the Night” bonuses over the course of his career.
Like Sanchez, Miller also heads to the Octagon coming off a lopsided loss, which came via second-round submission to Mike Chiesa in Dec, 2015.
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