Two things stuck out in my mind about UFC 60, first, how Gracie was not submitted by that Hughes armbar and second, how awful Diego Sanchez looked and performed.
When Sanchez was on the UF Spike show and in his bouts afterwards, he looked ripped, had an intense excercise/supplement regime and was an animal in the octagon. Last night he looked soft and could execute a simple single leg takedown which he could do in his sleep a year ago. And when he was in a clinch or on the ground his opponent escaped from his grasp time and time again. Sanchez used to be relentless and when he got his hands on you he never let go and either worked the submission or was like a Matt Hughes in ground and pound training. He would have walked through that average opponent he faced last night a year ago.
Not only did his transformation take me by surprise but the lack of broadcast journalism by the in house announcers was deafening in their silence. I know they are there to build up the sport and not say anything negative but my gosh, Sanchez has either gone off the juice or he has a terminal disease.
Does anybody out there have the inside scoop on Sanchez? I realize we will never get the answer from the PR announcers.
When Sanchez was on the UF Spike show and in his bouts afterwards, he looked ripped, had an intense excercise/supplement regime and was an animal in the octagon. Last night he looked soft and could execute a simple single leg takedown which he could do in his sleep a year ago. And when he was in a clinch or on the ground his opponent escaped from his grasp time and time again. Sanchez used to be relentless and when he got his hands on you he never let go and either worked the submission or was like a Matt Hughes in ground and pound training. He would have walked through that average opponent he faced last night a year ago.
Not only did his transformation take me by surprise but the lack of broadcast journalism by the in house announcers was deafening in their silence. I know they are there to build up the sport and not say anything negative but my gosh, Sanchez has either gone off the juice or he has a terminal disease.
Does anybody out there have the inside scoop on Sanchez? I realize we will never get the answer from the PR announcers.
