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Diego Sanchez’s most recent fight – opposite Michel Pereira at UFC Rio Rancho – ended in an unorthodox fashion. Sanchez was hit with an illegal knee while downed and could not continue. He thus was awarded the victory via disqualification in a fight that most felt Pereira was winning up until that point.
By all accounts, Pereira was taking the fight to Sanchez in their co-main event bout. Leading 20-18 on all three scorecards going into the final round, he was showboating a bit before eventually sending Sanchez to his knees from a shot to the body. While Sanchez was downed, Pereira delivered an illegal knee to the head, leaving him dazed and bleeding as the doctor checked on him.
The referee asked Sanchez if he was able to continue. Sanchez stated that he couldn’t see because of the blood from the cut that opened up on his forehead due to the illegal knee. He then asked if the fight would end in a disqualification if he couldn’t continue. The referee then denied Sanchez’s request to talk to his coach.
Asked if he wanted to continue or not, Sanchez responded no, saying that he could not see out of his left eye.
Pereira was disqualified and Sanchez was ruled the winner. After the fight, Sanchez was transported to a hospital for evaluation.
Sanchez and his coach, Joshua Fabia, have received a lot of criticism following the fight. Sanchez has been particularly defensive about the critics of Fabia and recently released a near 12-minute video in defense of his coach.
This article first appeared at News – MMAWeekly.com
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