Diego Sanchez walked into the cage at UFC on ESPN+ 25 with just a single cornerman following in support – School of Self-Awareness founder Joshua Fabia. Fabia recently has assumed the role of trainer and manager for Sanchez, the longtime Jackson Wink MMA fighter and winner of “The Ultimate Fighter 1,” and he’s been in the New Mexican’s corner for each of his past two fights. At Saturday’s event, Fabia’s contributions came into question when UFC commentator and longtime MMA coach Trevor Wittman admitted he was a bit perplexed at what he heard between rounds. After the first frame, as the ESPN+ broadcast returned from commercial, Wittman said he found the cornerwork to be “very strange.” “Listening to that last corner work was very strange,” Wittman said. “I mean, there was – I don’t know if it’s code or what, but he’s talking about being ‘tight’ and ‘sticky’ and keep the movement but don’t keep the movement.
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