4-Fight UFC contract: Diego Sanchez plans for retirement

4-Fight UFC contract: Diego Sanchez plans for retirement
Diego Sanchez has won 19 fights in his UFC career

Diego Sanchez is the last active cast member from Season 1 of “The Ultimate Fighter” competing in the UFC. He said he intends on joining the rest of his fellow “TUF” cast members in retirement once his contract is complete. The 38-year-old veteran plans on finishing his storied career after honouring the latest contract he signed with the UFC. Sanchez signed a new four-fight deal after becoming a free agent in late 2019. He is scheduled to fight against Jake Mathews at UFC 253. 

Sanchez stated that is sure about the approaching end to his UFC career. He also stated uncertainty over UFC, whether or not it is going to last. Especially coronavirus has given a lot of uncertainties to the current state that the world. 

I signed my last contract with UFC: Diego Sanchez on his retirement 

Diego Sanchez told Mike Swick on Real Quick Podcast that he feels better and fitter at the age of 38 than how he was physically at 27. Looking to fill his bank up with the last fights of his careers, Sanchez suggested that he is motivated than ever. 

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“I got four more left,” Sanchez told Mike Swick on the “Real Quick” podcast. “My last contract with the UFC is signed and I’m going to ride these last four fights out, and I’m done. … I can see the end of the tunnel. But I’m not afraid of it anymore. For so many years, I used to be like. No, I’m not going to even think about that. I’m not going to think about retirement. I remember when I was 27 I was like. OK, when I’m 37 years old. I’m going to look at everything and I’m going to see where my health is at. I’m going to see where my money is at and if its time maybe I’ll take a couple more fights.” 

Although Sanchez wants to honor his contract, the former UFC title challenger knows that his career could end much sooner given the current state of the world. 

“So, you have to be realistic about it, and that’s why I say this may be my last fight because I don’t have any plans of getting a vaccine. Me and Joshua (Fabia) are planning on retiring in the mountains in the other side of the city in a safe place. We’ll see what happens. I’ll never lose hope for humanity, so I just hope we can put it all together and get this (expletive) controlled.” 

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