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Sanchez releases Fabia’s ‘smoking gun’ phone call; thinks UFC wanted him to waive ‘medical rights’

After nearly 17 years, the UFC and TUF 1 alum Diego Sanchez parted ways this week. It all happened shortly after the cancellation of Sanchez’s scheduled May 8th fight with Donald Cerrone.

Sanchez hasn’t spoken about what went down behind the scenes that led to his UFC release, until Friday.

Part of the story was the request made by his manager/chief trainer/guru Joshua Fabia for Sanchez’s medical records dating back to 2004. Sanchez has since released what he calls a “smoking gun” conversation between Fabia and UFC officials.

In the phone call with Fabia, the UFC brass expressed their worry that if Fabia was saying Sanchez isn’t healthy and has serious effects from head trauma, they will not allow him to fight.