UFC Rio Rancho weigh-in staredowns: Diego Sanchez brings the heat to faceoff with Michel Pereira
Heading into his 31st UFC fight, Diego Sanchez’s intensity levels have not dropped one iota.
Sanchez stared a hole through an energetic Michel Pereira, and “Demolidor” returned the gaze in kind, nearly going nose-to-nose with the original Ultimate Fighter at Friday morning’s official weigh-in staredowns for UFC Rio Rancho. The two meet in a welterweight bout in Saturday’s co-main event, which takes place in Sanchez’s home state of New Mexico.
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Anything can happen here!
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Watch more faceoff highlights below, including the light heavyweight main event rematch between Corey Anderson and Jan Blachowicz.
Our main event of Saturday evening!#UFCRioRancho: @CoreyA_MMA and @JanBlachowicz ➡️ LIVE on ESPN+ pic.twitter.com/rs5D2Mi3LD
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INTENSE! @BWeaverUFC makes his debut against @KazulaVargas1 ➡️ LIVE on ESPN+ pic.twitter.com/qH2ZJIk8HO
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The UFC Rio Rancho preliminaries and main card will air on the ESPN+ streaming service. See the full card below:
Main card (ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)
Corey Anderson vs. Jan Blachowicz
Diego Sanchez vs. Michel Pereira
Montana De La Rosa vs. Mara Romero Borella
Lando Vannata vs. Yancy Medeiros
Preliminary Card (ESPN+, 5 p.m. ET)
Tim Means vs. Daniel Rodriguez
John Dodson vs. Nathaniel Wood
Devin Clark vs. Dequan Townsend
Casey Kenney vs. Merab Dvalishvili