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Michael Chiesa vs. Diego Sanchez meet next in a welterweight bout to open the UFC 239 main card: 

In round 1: Sanchez secured a single leg takedown and Chiesa went straight for a guillotine choke but let it go. Chiesa rolled through for an armbar off his back but Sanchez got out and right into full guard. Chiesa right back to his feet and Sanchez with a hip toss. Chiesa popped right back up and they clinch up against the fence. They go to the ground with Chiesa ending up on his back and locked in the rear-naked choke but Sanchez got out of it. Chiesa lands some nasty elbow strikes. Sanchez got back to his feet and Sanchez took him down. Chiesa scrambles on top and landed an elbow. 

In round 2: Chiesa took him down and got his side pinned up against the cage and rained down strikes. Chiesa lights him up with strikes then took him down and poured it on. Chiesa with great movement from top position and then got his back where he landed a series of strikes and teased a rear-naked choke. Sanchez got up and clinched with him up against the fence. Chiesa took him down with a minute to go. 

In round 3: Chiesa took him down and for the majority of the round kept him there while raining down strikes. 

Michael Chiesa def. Diego Sanchez by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)

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Michael Chiesa will be facing one of the more no-nonsense individuals you will find throughout the history of the UFC when he takes on Diego Sanchez at UFC 239. And one thing Chiesa expects to encounter inside the Octagon is the same Diego Sanchez whose fight against Clay Guida is set to be inducted into […]

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Michael Chiesa has some lofty goals for his UFC 239 meeting against fellow former “Ultimate Fighter” winner Diego Sanchez.

Speaking to BJPenn.com recently, “Maverick” laid out his plans to make the future UFC Hall Of Famer tap out in Las Vegas:

“Anybody can be submitted on any given night. I’ve submitted guys that have never been submitted like Beneil Dariush,” Chiesa said. “Without giving away too much, I know I can get a submission against anyone in the world including Diego.

“I have a few things and tendencies that when the opportunity presents itself I’ll submit him. You will be surprised what I have up my sleeve for this fight.”

Chiesa is riding high off his second-round submission victory over Carlos Condit. The bout was Chiesa’s first in the 170-pound weight class. Now, Chiesa jumps from one legend to another in Sanchez. Sanchez, the winner of the first-ever “Ultimate Fighter” season, is on a two-fight winning streak at the moment.

Both men are proven finishers inside the Octagon, so Chiesa expects fans to be very pleased when they throw down Saturday night:

“One thing Diego and I have in common is we are fighters. We aren’t trying to point-fight so the fans are in for a really exciting fight, I feel like there is a blueprint to beat Diego,” Chiesa said.

“I’ll fight Diego’s fight because that is my fight, too. Just put on a good fight for the fans. He is getting inducted into the Hall of Fame that weekend, but I’m going to spoil it.”

Do you think Chiesa will submit Sanchez at UFC 239?

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