Dana White: 'Diego Sanchez looked soft at 170'

As the sport evolves and you get more people doing it,it’s going to get hard to be the little guy. It’s getting to the point where you have to cut 15 lbs+. You could get away with being the small guy when you had better skills, but when the skills are equal, size usually wins. WW was alright for him for awhile but that time has passed.

Kenny deserves redemption against Diego. Diego needs to go back to 155, rack up some wins, then get defeated by Florian.

Diego has never looked good technically, except for on the ground. He needs to get his confidence back and come in like a mad man. He could have won over Hathaway if he fought on the inside but he was too scared and tentative.

I think he is becoming less and less confident about himself. He got absolutely murdered by BJ, so he moves up then gets man handled by Hathaway. His mental toughness is what got him were he is, now he is losing and he looks lost.

…Diego used to secure wins with his ferocious pace, that allowed him to dictate the fight. When you accompany that with his rock hard head, he is a tough opponent for the LW/WW divisions toughest of yesteryear. But as the fighters evolve and the sports grown, his intimidation (or to me lack thereof) is wearing thin on the new generation. So as he continues to plateau, he is being surpassed.

But that hathaway put a whoopin on him. I want to see a fighter where he feels most comfortable..I mean, let’s face it…its not like he looked spectacular at 155…maybe he just felt he lost more than he gained with the cut…that or bj has scarred him for life and he wants nothing to do with that division anymore..lol

As soon as someone loses they’re either “washed up”, “past their prime”, or they “don’t belong” in whatever weight class they just competed in. Sometimes people just lose.

He looked great at 170 originally and really skinny when he first went to LW so I find it funny that Dana is revising history. The problem is that Diego tried to take the easy route back to the top, taking a fight against a no-name at an easier weight to cut because his pride was wounded courteousy of a BJ beatdown. That’s why he came in soft and grossly underestimated Hathaway and that’s partly why he lost. Until Diego regains his lost passion and focus he will continue to lose at whatever weight he fights in.