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Anthony Johnson wanted to beat up Diego Sanchez back in the day

In an amusing story, Anthony Johnson recounts the time when he wanted to beat up Diego Sanchez before his own career had even started.

If you're a relateively new fan of the sport, you'd find it hard to believe that Anthony Johnson and Diego Sanchez once fought in the same weight class. Johnson, the huge light heavyweight that recently came up short in a title shot, started his career as a welterweight way back in 2006. By then, Sanchez had won TUF 1 at middleweight, but competes nowadays as a lightweight. He has even talked of going to featherweight.