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Diego Sanchez told officials he couldn’t continue after eating an illegal knee to the face at UFC Rio Rancho. The context behind ‘why?’ doesn’t matter. With just under two minutes left in a 15-minute fight, Michel Pereira landed…
Diego Sanchez told officials he couldn’t continue after eating an illegal knee to the face at UFC Rio Rancho. The context behind ‘why?’ doesn’t matter. With just under two minutes left in a 15-minute fight, Michel Pereira landed an illegal knee to the face of an already downed (and hurt) Diego Sanchez. This was a […]
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Diego Sanchez certainly received some strange advice from his lone cornerman during his welterweight bout with Michel Pereira. The pair collided in the co-main event of UFC Rio Rancho last night with Pereira mostly dominating proceedings throughout the contest. However, an illegal knee on Sanchez in the third round allowed the veteran to get the […]
Diego Sanchez certainly received some strange advice from his lone cornerman during his welterweight bout with Michel Pereira.
The pair collided in the co-main event of UFC Rio Rancho last night with Pereira mostly dominating proceedings throughout the contest. However, an illegal knee on Sanchez in the third round allowed the veteran to get the disqualification victory after he craftily decided not to continue.
That wasn’t the only talking point of the fight, however. Many observed the advice Sanchez received from his new coach Josh Fabia in between rounds. Fabia received plenty of flak in Sanchez’s previous defeat to Michael Chiesa for not giving any real technical advice.
More of the same followed in the Pereira fight (via Bloody Elbow):
Fabia to Sanchez: “Five recovery breaths. Five recovery breaths.”
“Sip the water. Breathe in. Good.”
“Five recovery breaths! In the nose, out the mouth.”
“Listen carefully. Listen carefully. You are stopping your motion. Do not wait to see your work. I need forward, forward pressure. I need you to get off the line before you attack. Off the line before you attack.”
“Bee drill. Bee drill. Think of the shadow. Shadow!”
“I need you to get in. Get in, get behind. If it gets tight, if it gets sticky, take him to the ground.”
“Get on top. Give me some ride time. Give me some ground and pound.”
MMA coach Trevor Wittman gave his thoughts on Fabia’s advice in the broadcast during the second round:
“Uhh. Strange. Listening to that last corner work was very strange. I mean, I don’t know if it was code, or what, but he was talking about being tight and sticky, keep the movement, but don’t keep the movement like… This is — I’ve known Diego for a long period of time. This is just very strange to me.”
“He’s tough, he’s always got the heart to fight, but again, I don’t see what’s going on right now. For me it’s hard to watch because I know Diego, I know how good he is, his wrestling. I feel like he has to go forward, fight! Make it a fight. Sitting on the outside, he is just going to take damage and it is hard to watch.”
Sanchez was outclassed in the second round with Pereira landing a big takedown just as it came to a close. The advice from Fabia didn’t get any better either.
Fabia: “Listen to me. You need to go, alright? You need to go. I need to see you go swinging. You know why? Because you’ve got nothing to lose now.”
“He just won that round with that throw. You had the other round on points, on contact. Alright?”
Sanchez: “Okay. Yup.”
Fabia: “So you’ve got to get a takedown. You’ve got to hold him down. You’ve got to work this motherf—ker over. You hear me?”
Sanchez: “Yes. Yes, sir.”
Fabia: “You’ve got to do your fucking job. Get to work. Alright?”
Sanchez: “Yes, sir.”
Fabia: “Quit acting like you don’t know how to do it. Do not let him trigger you —”
In the end, Sanchez was able to get the win but not in the way many had expected.
What did you think of the corner advice Sanchez received?
UFC flyweight Ray Borg still hopes to compete at 125 pounds — it’s all about finding the right weight-cutting system. Borg returned to the win column in his hometown after earning a dominant unanimous decision victory over Rogerio Bontorin at UFC Rio Rancho last night. However, Borg notably came in two pounds heavier than the […]
UFC flyweight Ray Borg still hopes to compete at 125 pounds — it’s all about finding the right weight-cutting system.
Borg returned to the win column in his hometown after earning a dominant unanimous decision victory over Rogerio Bontorin at UFC Rio Rancho last night. However, Borg notably came in two pounds heavier than the non-title flyweight limit of 126 pounds.
It was the fourth time in his UFC career that he had missed weight, as well as the third time at flyweight. Last year, he notably claimed he would retire if he missed weight again. But this time, he felt the botched weight cut had nothing to do with discipline.
“I need to talk it over with my manager and with the UFC, but me personally, I think 125 is good for me,” Borg told reporters after the fight about his flyweight future (via MMA Junkie). “I don’t feel like it had anything to do with discipline, I’ve learned to man up to my mistakes and accept accountability.
“If there is one thing I can say is that it wasn’t discipline, not being in the right weight, it was just the system not working for me. Everything was perfect the whole week. When I spoke to you guys in the media scrum before, everything was great, weight wasn’t even high, and as soon as we started the cut – you guys saw we took the extra hour, we even asked for more time – but the weight wasn’t cooperating.
“I truly feel like it’s just finding the right system. I’ve worked with so many weight-cut gurus, weight-cut dietitians, and I’ve tried always to pick things that I like from each one and tried to squeeze it all in one weight cut. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work that way. I think it’s just finding the right weight-cut system that’s best for my career.”
Although he had to forfeit 30 percent of his purse to Bontorin as a result of missing weight, Borg can take some positives away such as winning in his hometown.
“It would obviously be way better if the weight went my way,” Borg said. “But to fight in front of my home town, a lot of people say it’s a dream to do this, it’s a dream to do that, and in high school, when I was preparing for MMA, I always told myself no matter what stage I was on, it would always be the coolest thing in the world to fight on a big stage in front of my home town. So there is no explaining how this moment feels.”
Do you think Borg should remain at flyweight or move up to bantamweight permanently?
Jan Blachowicz wants to know when a potential title fight with light heavyweight champion Jon Jones could take place. Blachowicz staked a claim for the next title shot following an impressive first-round knockout of Corey Anderson in the UFC Rio Rancho headliner last night. He proceeded to call out Jones who was in attendance with […]
Jan Blachowicz wants to know when a potential title fight with light heavyweight champion Jon Jones could take place.
Blachowicz staked a claim for the next title shot following an impressive first-round knockout of Corey Anderson in the UFC Rio Rancho headliner last night. He proceeded to call out Jones who was in attendance with the champion receptive to the idea of a fight.
Although some may feel Dominick Reyes deserves a rematch with Jones given how close their UFC 247 fight was last week, Blachowicz feels he has proven he’s the next contender.
“They were wrong about me, I proved that I am the best in the world and I proved that I am the next contender for the title shot,” Blachowicz told the media afterwards (via MMA Fighting). “We trained that shot [on Anderson] all the time in training. We knew that he would try to use his boxing to take me down. He used his boxing to take down Johnny Walker, but that’s good for me because I like stand up fighting.
“You promised me on the show Jon, I am next. Let’s do this, tell me where and when. Give me the place and time.”
Blachowicz has won seven of his last eight outings, with two of the last three wins being spectacular knockouts. He believes he is a complete fighter now, especially after his first outing with Anderson in 2015 saw him get taken down and outstruck for majority of the fight which ultimately taught him many lessons.
“I just do my job, you know? Perfect right hand,” Blachowicz said. “The same that we do in the locker room, in our training camp. That’s it, I told you. The same opponent, new story.
“I think nobody wants to fight against me in stand-up, everybody tries to take me down, but this time it’s not so easy because Corey [taught me I need] better takedown defense. Now I’m a complete fighter.”
And if a fight with Jones does pan out, Blachowicz plans on unleashing his Polish power once again.
“The same,” Blachowicz added. “The same like today. Knock him out.”
Do you think Blachowicz should face Jones next?
Last night (Sat. February 15, 2020) Jan Blachowicz made a huge statement in the UFC Rio Rancho main event. Blachowicz showed off his signature Polish power by knocking out Corey Anderson in the very first round of their fight. After the knockout, Blachowicz went up to the cage and began to call out light heavyweight […]
Last night (Sat. February 15, 2020) Jan Blachowicz made a huge statement in the UFC Rio Rancho main event.
Blachowicz showed off his signature Polish power by knocking out Corey Anderson in the very first round of their fight. After the knockout, Blachowicz went up to the cage and began to call out light heavyweight champion Jon Jones, who was sitting cageside for the event. Blachowicz called for his shot at the 205-pound championship, and Jones was eating it all up.
Check out their confrontation here:
ABSOLUTE MADNESS!
#UFCRioRancho pic.twitter.com/r2EolP96hn
— UFC (@ufc) February 16, 2020
Jones is just a week removed from his successful light heavyweight title defense over Dominick Reyes in the UFC 247 main event. Although the scoring was controversial, as the Texas judges were making some questionable decisions all night, and many within the MMA community scored it for Reyes, the UFC hasn’t ruled out a rematch between Jones and Reyes next.
However, after seeing Blachowicz’s performance last night, it’ll be hard to deny the top-contender the next shot at the throne either.
What do you think about Blachowicz possibly fighting Jones next?
Corey Anderson had his quest for a shot at the 205-pound championship set back last night (Sat. February 15, 2020) in the UFC Rio Rancho main event. Anderson was knocked out in one round by Jan Blachowicz on a beautiful overhand shot. The loss ended Anderson’s impressive win streak and allowed Blachowicz to call out […]
Corey Anderson had his quest for a shot at the 205-pound championship set back last night (Sat. February 15, 2020) in the UFC Rio Rancho main event.
Anderson was knocked out in one round by Jan Blachowicz on a beautiful overhand shot. The loss ended Anderson’s impressive win streak and allowed Blachowicz to call out a cageside UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones. Now, Blachowicz has made a solid case for the next crack at the 205-pound throne, while Anderson will need to get back to the drawing board.
Hours after the loss, Anderson has taken to his official Instagram page to release a statement. He captioned the post with, “The funk don’t quit!” Here’s what Anderson had to say.
“A great coach once told me “you have 5 minutes to sulk and then it’s on to the next one!” We live and we learn. Back to the drawing board. I appreciate each and every fan and hater! A lose has never stopped me and it ain’t stopping me now. See yall at the top!”
Although Blachowicz’s win was an impressive one, there is still a demand for Dominick Reyes to receive the next shot at the championship. He and Jones fought to a controversial unanimous decision win for the latter, in a fight many believe Reyes should’ve won, but was held back by the questionable Texas judging.
It will be interesting to see what’s next for Jones and the light heavyweight title after Blachowicz’s performance.
What do you think about Anderson’s statement after his knockout loss to Blachowicz?
