Sanchez :St.Pierre a big part of the reason for leaving team jackson

[The Iceman]

Credit To:UFCmania

this month, we’ve been following the amicable split between Diego Sanchez and his long-time trainer, Greg Jackson.

In fact, the “Nightmare” is now working with Brazilian jiu-jitsu specialist Saulo Ribeiro and his team at University of Jiu Jitsu (UNIJJ) in San Diego, Calif.

While all this was happening, former welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre announced that he decided to become a full-time member of Team Jackson — he had been training here and there with the camp for months prior.

So did the presence of “Rush” force the move of Sanchez? According to a recent “Mr. Sunshine” Steve Cofield interview with the New Mexico native, it did.

Sanchez explains in the audio snip that he felt Jackson had lost faith in him when he made the decision to help out the Canadian. In addition, he mentions that eventually him and St. Pierre will eventually cross paths and that “building a brotherhood” just didn’t make sense if that was going to happen.

There’s a lot more to the interview (he confirms his engagement to UFC Ring Girl Ali Sonoma) … but we just want to update this specific story with that caveat. It is certainly more than just “wanting to be closer to his family” like we were initially led to believe.

Link:http://ufcmania.com/2007/08/25/diego...jackson-audio/

[leedogg900]

interesting

[jlruthven84]

I guess I understand.

GSP would maul Sanchez, IMO.

[leedogg900]

Originally Posted by jlruthven84

I guess I understand.

GSP would maul Sanchez, IMO.

agreed

[Submissionist]

Sanchez was always an insecure prick.

[The Iceman]

I don't really see the problem here and I think Sanchez is being a little too insecure. I would love to have GSP in my camp to train with. I thought the whole point of a team is to have a bunch of the best guys you can find so that they can help you train to become better. Sanchez i'm guessing..wants to be the star and doesn't want better fighters on his team. If a fight comes up, you switch teams for that fight (ex.Corey Hill/Nathan Diaz), he obviously doesn't like him anyways so it's not like they'll be best friends.

[twankydawg]

What a fuckin pantywaste. He'd rather leave a good camp with a shot at training with the best because he isn't the #1 WW there. What a fucking chumpstain. Just another example of why I always hated his bitch ass, except for when he fights Karo, I have him more than anyone.

EDIT: Can't wait for Fitch to whoop that ass! WAR FITCH!

[2mcgrath]

i kinda get what he is saying about them having to cross paths,but hell this is mma and sometimes that has to happen.i also agree that sanchez is insecure.i havent ever really cared for sanchez that much.

[Mac]

I can't believe he's engaged to Ali.

[twankydawg]

Originally Posted by Mac

I can't believe he's engaged to Ali.

Me either, he always looked gay to me!