A biography for Diego Sanchezhasn’t been written yet.
“I was one of the ones that created the expansion for the sport.”
“I'm not ruling out the possibilities of being an 'Ultimate Fighter' coach.”
“I have always walked around at 170lbs and fought at 170lbs.”
“You can see the love I have for the sport. Blood, cuts, scars... I love fighting. I'm going to do it for as long as I can.”
“We didn't do training in grappling for Chiesa; I was about to put the hands on him, put the elbows on him, put the knees on him, put the hurt on him the way I'd trained for.”
“The only limits we have are the limits we give ourselves.”
“I love to watch that movie 'Cinderella Man.' He comes from the top and he goes to the bottom and he makes it back up to the top. I just kind of see myself as a guy like him.”
“The nightmare? The nightmare was myself. I was my own nightmare.”
“I had a torn labrum as I exited The Ultimate Fighter, and I was 22 years old.”
“I'm done being some brawler.”
“I got sucked real deep into the fame and the money. I was a bachelor and I got sucked into a bad life of partying.”
“After watching Benson Henderson's performance against Gilbert Melendez, I must say, I wasn't impressed.”
“I think my fans know everything about me. What they don't know they can wonder about.”
“I give all the credit to God, he's the one who keeps me healthy and I'm just doing what I'm doing. I love this sport. When I got into it I loved it and I've loved it since I was a young child. I'm one of those fighters that just really loved to fight and I embraced it.”
“I had, in a way, become 'The Nightmare' in the cage, but also out of the cage. That's why I changed to 'The Dream.' But 'The Nightmare,' is who I am as a fighter and that's the way it's going to stay. I'll be a nightmare inside the cage and a dream outside of it.”
“I live for God and my family.”
“I really liked the transition Demian Maia made from 185 pounds to 170. I plan on doing the same thing as a featherweight.”
“It's been my dream to fight Matt Hughes for the championship.”
“The mind and the body can do anything and there are no limits.”
“My first dream was to fight here in New Mexico, Albuquerque, my home town. My second dream is to fight in Mexico City.”