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  - DIEGO SANCHEZ CONTEMPLATING RETURN TO 170? (UPDATED)
Monday, January 18, 2010 - by Damon Martin - MMAWeekly.com
Diego "Nightmare" Sanchez has heavy things weighing on his mind.
Heavy in the sense of what weight class he will next compete in. The New Mexico native on Sunday night left a somewhat cryptic message via his Facebook page stating "going back up to 170."
When contacted by MMAWeekly.com, Jeff Clark, Sanchez's manager, indicated that there has been no official decision made at this time about what weight class he will compete in next.
Before dropping to 155 pounds for his last three fights, Sanchez had a very successful career at welterweight, earning a mark of 7-2 overall with his only losses coming at the hands of top five fighters Jon Fitch and Josh Koscheck.
Following a win over Luigi Fioravanti in June 2008, Sanchez officially made the move to the lightweight division where he picked up wins over Joe Stevenson and Clay Guida. The former Greg Jackson disciple suffered his first loss at 155 pounds last month when he was stopped by current lightweight champion B.J. Penn in a title bout at UFC 107.
While no decision has been made, it's no secret that Sanchez was definitely a big lightweight fighter, thus making weight became a tougher prospect just based on size alone.
On Monday afternoon, Sanchez posted a new message via Twitter stating, "Yes I'm going back to welterweight. I'm loving my new diet. I want Kos or Fitch but any top guy will do. Just want to give you fans the best fight."
So it appears for the time being, the former "Ultimate Fighter" winner has made up his mind and the welterweight division will be his new home.
(Updated at 8:00pm ET with Sanchez's quote via Twitter)
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