Get your popcorn ready because UFC on fuel, which airs on Wednesday, features some great match-ups and interesting names.
The headliner features Jake ‘The Juggernaut’ Ellenberger taking on Diego Sanchez in an enticing battle at 170 lbs. The fight has possible title implications because it could thrust the winner firmly in the discussion for a number one contenders match while taking the loser a step down into the muddled mess in the middle of the 170 division.
Sanchez is a great grappler and likes to control the pace of fights by doing so. Sanchez is also a great wrestler and a powerful striker, though not technical. In his heyday, BJ Penn proved that a tactician can destroy Sanchez while standing.
The good news for Sanchez is that Ellenberger is not Penn.
No one doubts Sanchez’s heart and passion for fighting. Especially after his bloody duel with Martin Kampman that led to a controversial decision.
Sanchez perhaps shaved fights off of his career with the amount o...
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