BJ Penn TKO Victory Over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez walk to the Octagon didn’t intimidate Penn. Many believe that this was BJ Penn’s best performance in his career in MMA. BJ Penn said that Manny Pacquiao was his inspiration for his performance.
“I just like watching Pacquiao, how he throws punches in bunches, and he’s fast,” he said after the fight. “You might get away from the first two or three, but the two or three coming behind that are gonna hit you. I kinda figured that out.”
Penn also said that he received requests from Diego Sanchez to train with him, but turned them down expecting Sanchez was wanting to scout his skills.
Penn hit Sanchez with a hard right hand, that dropped Sanchez in round one. Sanchez was able to survive, and kept trying to take Penn to the mat. Penn was very patient, picking apart Sanchez with his punches, and avoiding Sanchez attempts of a take down. When the fight hit the fifth round, Sanchez was in bad condition. He had a cut on his lip, a very swollen face, and blood leaking down from his mouth. Penn hit Sanchez with a high right kick, that opened up another cut on Sanchez’s forehead. The doctor called an end to the fight after taking a look at the cut. More UFC Fight Information.