Diego Sanchez was presented with a win, and chose to take it. We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. Sanchez (30-12 MMA, 19-12 UFC) moved himself further up the promotion’s all-time wins list when he claimed the Check below for the top Twitter reactions to Sanchez’s victory over Pereira at UFC on ESPN+ 25.OH SHIT! He got his $100,000 bonus Saturday the way he’s gotten every cent he’s earned in his career since he began in 2002: By fighting as hard as he can for as long as he could and giving every ounce of himself in the process.That’s the Diego Sanchez I know, and that’s the Diego Sanchez who was in that cage in his home state in front of his family, friends and many fans.Diego Sanchez is declared the winner after Michel Pereira is disqualified for an illegal knee in their welterweight bout during UFC Fight Night at Santa Ana Star Center on Saturday in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. Catch more video highlights below.
All that’s left for Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier is to fight for heavyweight gold after making weight for the UFC 252 main event. Hard knee to the body from Pereira, who follows it up with a second knee to the mid-section. Don't need to see him go out and take more damage. Superman punch off the cage lands well for the Brazilian. Pereira lands a right hand, denies a takedown. Cross to the belly from Pereira. Another brutal stabbing kick from the Brazilian into the mid-section.
Pereira's third UFC opponent was Diego Sanchez whom he faced at UFC Fight Night 167 on … Get all the sports news you need, direct to your inbox.Pereira committed a flagrant foul when he kneed a clearly downed Sanchez in the head. We serve you with the latest breaking news, exclusive fighter interviews, videos and more. Back on their feet, a flying knee seems to hurt Sanchez and sends him to the mat, but a finish does not materialize. For his rival from Brazil, the upcoming fight will be only the third in the top-ranking promotion tournaments. According to experts, in this match, Michel Pereira is a small favorite. After seemingly winning the first two rounds, Pereira was disqualified in the third after landing he landed an illegal knee and Sanchez declared himself unable to continue fighting.In the wake of this fight, some members of the MMA community have criticized Sanchez for taking the easy way out of the fight and gaming the system for a win. Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier were respectful in the last staredown ahead of their trilogy fight at UFC 252. Hahaha!
Flying knee from the Brazilian partially connects.
Pereira says his foe entered the Octagon like a rooster, but left it like a chicken.“Diego Sanchez entered the Octagon like a rooster and left it by a chicken,” Pereira wrote in the caption for his post.With his DQ loss to Sanchez, Michel Pereira falls onto a two-fight skid, having experienced an upset loss to short-notice replacement Tristan Connelly in his next most recent fight. Diego Sanchez warns Michel Pereira that if he doesn’t make weight for their welterweight fight at UFC Fight Night 167 in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, the fight will not go on. Another DQ?? Yo what is the fight iq of these morons that are fighting tonight? He hasn’t acted that way before. After a decade of on-line operation BJP has evolved into the most reliable destination for all of your MMA needs.Michel Pereira takes shot at ‘chicken’ Diego Sanchez “If he stays at light heavyweight, he’s got to fight Reyes again. … It seems Pereira shares those opinions.For context, Sanchez did an interesting rooster strut in the moments before the fight began.