Shortly after Emmanuel Sanchez dispatched former featherweight champion Daniel Straus with a triangle choke last October, he had an eye-opening conversation with a key Bellator official.
“Even the matchmaker Rich Chou said, ‘I’ve never seen Straus get dominated like that before.’That’s someone who’s gone to wars with [Patricio Freire, with [Pat] Curran. He hasn’t lost to anyone else but us three now in Bellator,” Sanchez told Sherdog.com. “It’s really great that I got to go out and showcase that I am capable of this. More of that is coming.”
It was an impressive addition to a resume that continues to grow by the year.