When fans consider the inaugural season of”The Ultimate Fighter,” Forrest Griffin and Stephan Bonnar instantly come to mind as a consequence of their instant classic. Therefore, its only suiting that the very first ever Ultimate Fighter be the last to leave the UFC. No, I’m not talking about Forrest Griffin. The fight between Bonnar and Griffin during the TUF’s Season 1 Finale single-handedly helped bring the UFC into the mainstream. Dana White later called it Zuffa’s”Trojan Horse”. However, in doing this, it overshadowed the fact that Diego Sanchez was in fact the first ever Ultimate Fighter winner, having defeated Kenny Florian to take home the middleweight TUF crown before in the day. With all of the former cast members on the show either retired or not employed by the UFC, the only exception remains to become Sanchez. The first to be crowned remains to be the last to grace the Octagon. After the contestants were first announced for”The Ultimate Fighter 1,” Sanchez was the fighter with the most hype surrounding him. Since the undefeated King of the Cage winner, he backed up that poetry at the Octagon winning all four of his struggles, with three first-round stoppages including a submission over Florian from the Finale. Even the true principal event of that card has been completely overshadowed as Rich Franklin scored the biggest win of his profession in the time over Ken Shamrock. For the average fight fan Sanchez dominance of the series is easily forgotten as TUF 1 appears like it was forever ago. Lots can happen over a decade, and Sanchez’s lengthy r??sum?? proves it. He’s won a bunch of fights and dropped some, hopped branches, got sailed for bud, made six”Fight of the Night” bonuses and two”Battle of the Year” (2006 Karo Parisyan, 2009 Clay Guida) honours, missing a lightweight name tilt to then-champ BJ Penn, altered his nickname from the”Nightmare” to the”Fantasy” and back into the”Nightmare” again and let’s not forget about him inventing the Yes! Cartwheel, simply to mention a few. Total going to war inside the Octagon on 21 distinct occasions amassing as 14-7 record. According to his durability and age it was almost expected that Sanchez will be the last fighter we see inside the Octagon and rightfully so. Much has been said about the whole cast of the show to the extent that Dana White stated that he had been essentially seeking to induct the whole TUF 1 throw to the UFC Hall of fame. It’s been a well documented success story worthy of fairy tale type ending. But what remains to be viewed by the die hard MMA lovers is… IMG_1728Will Diego Sanchez go out with a swan song of epic proportions in hopes of building upon The Ultimate Fighter Seasons 1 already cemented legacy? Diego Sanchez would tell you YES! YES! YES! Considering Sanchez’s recent time as a fighter, it’s more unlikely that anything of importance will come from the rest of the time of the formerly famed career. The likely scenario and ultimate end game is identical to that of the majority of the rest of the TUF 1 cast members. The consensus is that many of the TUF 1 cast members moved outside with a whimper facing the exact same troubling realities that Sanchez now faces on a daily basis: injuries and age. The majority of the contestants essentially were forced into retirement. As fans of the UFC, let’s expect Diego Sanchez may break this tendency and go out with a bang because it is likely he won’t go out anywhere near the top. Finishing on a winning notice is the ideal case scenario for”The Nightmare” at this point in his career. Taking a snapshot of Sanchez’s professional career, it is likely he will depart the UFC kicking and screaming like many others before him. What remains to be told is the how and if. An individual can not deny it. The writing is on the wall with no real hope of championship aspirations in the not too distant future. Settle back and revel in the last of this TUF 1 showcase. However, dependent on Diego’s Sanchez latest turns of a occasions in his profession prepare yourself for a sad ending. The falling down in weight courses and layoff due to rehabbing injuries it is creating a recipe for disaster. Basically it won’t be a dream come true for your nightmare. Quoting Connor McGregor in 2013:”The guy is a has-been.” IMG_1727Sanchez is expected to face Ricardo Lamas in a featherweight bout on November 21, 2015 in The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 2 Finale. This is Sanchez introduction at featherweight regardless of the fact that he was the middleweight TUF 1 winner. Sanchez is hoping to have a run at championship glory despite confronting the longest layoff of his professional MMA profession (1 year 4 pm ) and in 33 years old. The layoff is due to a broken collarbone suffered in training. Many pundits credit the statement that he’s dropping a weight class for a way to get an eventually fight against Connor McGregor. However, lots of MMA handicappers see this because of weakness because of an attempt by Sanchez to remain relevant. Even though many MMA mainstream fans don’t crown Diego Sanchez since the first Ultimate Fighter, he has out lasted all of them. Being the youngest of the TUF 1 boxers it continues to work in his advantage but he is fighting the age old question of time. Regardless of how durable Sanchez could be, it remains to be seen if he can pass that last test. As his commendable career rolls on, it’s evident Sanchez is no longer immune from the injury bug. However, there needs to be something said to be the last of a dying breed. That feat alone is worthy of our respect since it’s left us without a doubt that he will always remain to be the toughest of the TUF. The first Ultimate Fighter to be plotted within the Octagon and the last to leave.

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