Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) legend and outspoken believer in Jesus Christ, Matt Hughes (45-8), was looking forward to fighting fellow Christian and mixed martial arts star Diego “The Dream” Sanchez (25-4) at UFC 135. But when Sanchez broke his hand and was forced to drop out of the fight, Hughes opened up about his disappointment.
“As most of you know, Diego hurt his hand and is now out of the fight. I was sad to hear that, I was looking forward to going up against another Christian and thought that I could just let the fight go in God’s hands,” the 9-time UFC welterweight champion wrote in his blog.
Dana White, president of the UFC, broke the bad news to Hughes and said that either Jon Fitch or Josh Koscheck would be Sanchez's replacement. After a short wait it was found out that Koscheck (17-5) did indeed take the fight, which will take place on Sept. 24, on short notice.
Koscheck is, in many ways, the opposite of the humble but powerful Sanchez. He is usually loud and embraces the bad-guy persona that he earned as a coach on The Ultimate Fighter Season 12 reality series.
As a former NCAA division one national champion in wrestling, Koscheck relies heavily on his ability to take opponents down, while Sanchez utilizes nearly equal amounts of wrestling, striking and submission techniques in his fights.
Fighters usually prepare for each opponent individually, learning to neutralize what they perceive their opponent's strengths to be and capitalize on their weaknesses, so when change in opponents happens so close to the date of the fight, some adjustments have to be made. Read more...
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UFC Star Disappointed He Won't Fight a Fellow Christian
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