Diego Sanchez Discusses His UFC 228 Fight With Craig White

Speaking to reporters in a media scrum after his win at UFC 228 (via MMAjunkie), UFC fighter Diego Sanchez discussed his win over Craig White. Below are some highlights from the scrum.

Diego Sanchez on Craig White kissing him: “I was like, honestly? He did me a favor. After all the fights I’ve been in, the KO losses, the injuries, the knee injuries, Marcin Held was trying to rip my leg off and left me with a knee injury, the hand injury, all these injuries that come with it. And the brain injuries are the worst. Getting cracked in the nose by Joe Lauzon and breaking my nose. I realized this is the sport of war. So sportsmanship, it doesn’t really apply to this sport. We’re warriors. And you have to have in your mind’s-eye intention that I’m going out there to hurt this man.”

Diego Sanchez on Mike Perry joining his team: “That savage killer, I was like, you know maybe that’s why God brought (Perry) on the team, because I needed to let that savage killer, the real ‘Nightmare,’ back out … This isn’t about shaking hands. This isn’t about showing respect. This isn’t about being friends. This isn’t about being the most respectful. This is about being the most vicious killer that you can in your mind, in your heart, in your training.”