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Diego Sanchez on DQ win: I didn’t quit, I made a ‘smart, veteran decision’

“No. It was an illegal shot. I can’t see. The blood. I can’t see.”

That was Diego Sanchez telling the referee he can’t continue anymore, after taking an illegal knee on Saturday night.

Michel Pereira was easily winning all three rounds of their bout, but he unfortunately landed an illegal strike that cost him the bout. Sanchez went on to win the fight via disqualification, but some pundits have criticized the long term UFC veteran for it.

“Did I quit? No,” Sanchez told MMA Junkie. “I got hit with a (expletive) serious knee to the head.