Diego: Tonight is the most important fight of my life
“This is more important to me than if I was fighting for the title,” said Diego Sanchez of his fight tonight with Ross Pearson. “Because, this is my dream.”
Diego Sanchez fights Ross Pearson tonight on the undercard of UFC Fight Night 42, in his home town of Albuquerque, NM. “The Nightmare” says he’ll feel more pressure tonight that he did in the finals of TUF 1 or fighting BJ Penn for the UFC lightweight championship.
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“This is more important to me than if I was fighting for the title,” said Sanchez. “Because, this is my dream. And, this is the last time that I’ll be able to fight in front of my 160 family members, all my friends and it’s something very special because it’s the first time UFC’s ever come to Albuquerque…it’s just really an important night for me.”
“My first dream was to fight here in New Mexico, Albuquerque, my home town. My second dream is to fight in Mexico City.”
“Since The Ultimate Fighter, they always wanted to do Mexico, UFC: Mexico. And, now it’s finally happening in November. So, a big win here and I’ll be looking to get on the Mexico card.”
Sanchez knows who he wants to fight at UFC 180 in Mexico City on November 15 – Nate Diaz.
“That’s the fight I want,” said Sanchez. “I’ve been wanting to fight him for a long time. He’s a crybaby. He’s a complainer. He’s an ingrate and I want to give him a little lesson of humble pie. I want to take him out in Mexico.”