Diego Sanchez may have been at less than 100 percent in his most recent fight.
A veteran of 32 UFC fights, Sanchez’s most recent appearance for the promotion saw him drop a one-sided decision to Jake Matthews at UFC 253 in Abu Dhabi this past Saturday. The New Mexico native released a statement on Thursday addressing the circumstances around the loss, which includes a claim that he fought Matthews with “a torn labrum.”
“Warriors don’t always win, they do however always survive,” Sanchez wrote. “I took a fight on the other side of the world on a month’s notice, fought my fourth primed 26-year-old out of the last five opponents.