Some of the highlights of UFC Nashville were the knockout losses of two UFC veterans. Diego Sanchez was stopped in the first round by Al Iaquinta, while Jake Ellenberger suffered a brutal one-elbow second-round stoppage courtesy of Mike Perry.
Calls for their retirement came soon after the fights, and quite unsurprisingly, neither one was willing to give in. Sanchez addressed such urges in a lengthy Instagram rant. Ellenberger, meanwhile, chose to respond in a less aggressive manner.
“Unfortunately, I’ve been in this place before. Nobody can decide (but me),” Ellenberger told MMAJunkie Radio.