Tired of fighting, Diego Sanchez plans to open a self-awareness school with his mentor

D. Sanchez announces the creation of a self-knowledge school. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

18 years in MMA and 15 in UFC, this is how long the veteran Diego Sanchez has in the sport and everything indicates that the end is near. The athlete, who will fight against the promise Jake matthews, UFC 253, an event that will be held on Saturday (26), on Fight Island, in Abu Dhabi, worried its fans by not showing excitement for the duel.

On the contrary, in the pre-show press conference, 'The Nightmare' confessed that he can't wait to stop fighting, as he suffered from the arduous routine, and said that he took advantage of the quarantine period to rest and heal his injuries.

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“I’m looking forward to retiring and seeing struggles and life differently. I've abandoned my dream of becoming UFC champion and just want to enjoy my last four fights and retire as a legend. I will try to leave the scene as well or even better than my beginning in the sport and in the UFC. In that sense, the pandemic was good for me, because I was able to rest, something I never did in those years. I put my feet on the ground and I’m fine,” Sanchez said.

Regarding the future, Sanchez revealed what he has in mind and assured that he will not have any connection with the sport but with his folkloric mentor, Joshua Fabia, and with the humanitarian side.

“Soon, I will close this part of my life and start the new chapter with the' school of self-awareness, which my mentor, Joshua Fabia, and I are creating. It's something different, with no connection to martial arts. Life is much bigger than the UFC and hurting people. I want to give back to the world, helping humanity”, he concluded

Despite never being UFC champion, Diego SanchezIn the future, he should be included in the organization's Hall of Fame. At 38 years old, the athlete was revealed in the first edition of TUF (The Ultimate Fighter), won the program and later fought for the lightweight belt against B.J. Penn. The veteran was one of the few fighters to compete in four different weights (featherweight, lightweight, welterweight and middleweight) and, in his last appearance, he won Michael Pereira in a controversial way.

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