On Sunday night the man dubbed “Nightmare” left a clue as to the move in his Facebook page, saying:

“Going back up to 170.”

Jeff Clarke, the manager of Sanchez was contacted by MMAWeekly.com today, revealing that there has been no decision made as to what weight he will compete at next but it appears to be a distinct possibility.

Pretty interesting!

he wont be champ at either weight class

better to go back to 170, at least that way he doesn't have to put his body through the weight cutting procedures

although i would like to see him & florian fight again before he moves back up

I agree he should fight Florian again before he moves back up, but he gets beat by top 5 in the ww devison. He won't make it to GSP....

Fights against Swick, Daley, Hardy and Alves all look very enticing on paper.

It's a natural reaction. When you get burned, you're gonna move away from the fire.

i think he can take on some of the welters and win. him vs kos again would be interesting

It's a natural reaction. When you get burned, you're gonna move away from the fire.


Good stuff....

Diego may as well retire then, or go to Strikeforce. He aint winning a title at 155 or 170.

At least he has a chance at 155. He don't have the skill to beat any real WW. I can't imagine him beating any WW contenders.

Diego will forever be on the outside looking in.

Diego may as well retire then, or go to Strikeforce. He aint winning a title at 155 or 170.

At least he has a chance at 155. He don't have the skill to beat any real WW. I can't imagine him beating any WW contenders.

Diego will forever be on the outside looking in.

the stuff Bj said about dirty sanchez before they fought was all true;
" he's an overachiever, he shouldn't have made it this far "

if dirty really wants a belt he'll have to go to strikeforce, but the rematches with ken-flo or kos could be exciting fights

he needs to consider a move back to greg jackson

He may consider 185 (joke)... He already got shutdown twice at 170, and got humiliated by BJ at 155.

well getting destroyed by the champ at 155 is good reason to leave the weight class but his chances aren't much better at Welter.