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Quick quote:

Why are my fights exciting? Ask yourself that. It’s because I risk it, man. I want to fight. I want to step in there and go to war. I want to leave it all out there in the cage, instead of giving a boring-ass fight like Houston Alexander running around, trying to do a few leg kicks on this weekend’s Ultimate Fighter finale. That’s not what the fans want. That’s boring. That makes our sport look bad.

In an interview with SLAM! Sports, top 155lb contender disses Houston Alexander for his lack of action during his bout with Kimbo Slice. Despite the circling, the fight peaked out at over 6.1 million viewers, proving once again that Kimbo is a huge draw, even if he’s watching Houston circle, and circle and circle. And circle again.

Sanchez is set to challenge 155lb Champion BJ Penn this Saturday in Memphis Tennessee at UFC 107.

The answer, is “YES!!” … … “YES!!”… …”YES!!” Diego Sanchez!! If you don’t know what the “yeses” are in reference to, have a look at Diego’s walk-in below, prior to his Joe Stevenson fight.

...and he's frothing at the mouth too. Tremendous.

Goofy chants aside, here’s what Dana White had to say about his Lightweight Champion BJ Penn’s next opponent during the post fight presser:

The great thing about the 155-pound division is how stacked it is. And I think Diego Sanchez is probably next in line for a title shot against B.J. It’s a great fight.

I can’t argue. Given Deigo’s impressive run at 170lbs, and the fact he dropped down and immediately took out top 10 lightweights Joe Stevenson and Clay Guida…as well as put on one of the most exciting fights this side of 2009 (against Guida) and it’s not hard to see why Diego is next in line. He’s also young and marketable, maybe he can main event opposite BJ Penn when the UFC finally lands in Mexico?