That potentially deadly move Diego Sanchez ’s coach warned about backstage at UFC 239? Michael Chiesa caught wind of it before the two entered the cage. As he sat backstage at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena last July, Chiesa said rumblings started swirling about some odd happenings in his opponent’s locker room. The current welterweight contender and winner of “The Ultimate Fighter 15” said he knew from the moment he signed on to fight Sanchez that a few odd moments were likely, but this went beyond anything he could anticipate. “We’re in the back, and the antics are already going on through fight week, so I’m obviously assuming things are going to be a little weird on fight night – not this bad,” Chiesa told MMA Junkie on Thursday
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