Diego Sanchez and his crew are submitting a proper attraction with the New Mexico Athletic Fee searching for to overturn the end in his current loss to Austin Trout in BKFC over allegations of greasing.
Sanchez’s consultant Ricky Kottenstette confirmed the attraction will probably be filed with hopes to look earlier than the fee on the subsequent out there listening to in March.
“We will probably be filling a proper criticism with the NMAC to reverse the bout,” Kottenstette mentioned in an announcement to MMA Preventing. “In a sport the place clinching is allowed it 100% eradicated his probability at implementing a key technique in his recreation plan.”
The allegations over greasing got here to mild simply after Sanchez suffered a fourth-round TKO loss to Trout within the co-main occasion at BKFC KnuckleMania 3, which was held in Albuquerque, N.M.
Sanchez posted a prolonged assertion on his Instagram together with movies that confirmed Trout in his nook between rounds with the cutman making use of Vaseline to the fighter’s face after which rubbing down his shoulders and neck.
The previous Final Fighter season 1 winner alleged that putting Vaseline on the shoulders and neck prevented him from successfully utilizing his clinch, which was a main weapon he meant to make use of within the battle towards a boxing champion like Trout.
“This was in between rounds! And the video earlier than was earlier than the battle [Guillermo Perez] and Austin’s nook in collaboration greasing shoulders and neck earlier than the battle to thwart my recreation plan to actively strike from the clinch!” Sanchez wrote. “This modified the entire inside battle the place I had my greatest probability to win combating the five-time boxing world champion Austin Trout in BKFC.
“PLEASE HELP ME GET THIS LOSS OVERTURNED! I used to be cheated out of a good battle and took scars that final a lifetime! And needed to eat by a straw for 3 days! Had I received all greased up on my beard his punches would have slid off my chin as effectively!”
Sanchez continued in a separate submit with further movies displaying Trout throughout the battle as he continued to allege dishonest that prevented him from using his technique. Over three-plus rounds, Sanchez absorbed loads of punishment and a few nasty cuts, which finally led to the physician’s stoppage within the fourth spherical.
“I took loads of additional harm on this bout that I shouldn’t have,” Sanchez mentioned. ! I hope [BKFC president] Dave Feldman could make this proper! He has at all times been true to me, doing me proper! If any attorneys may also help me get this loss overturned in time please contact me this was blatant dishonest! They feared what I might have completed within the clinch! I wouldn’t have took this battle if it was Queensbury guidelines I solely took it as a result of I watched Luis Palomino make the most of the clinch by grabbing opponents head and actively placing whereas grabbing the again of the neck and shoulders! That was the equity of the match up!
“I’m no fool I might not attempt to field the five-time boxing world champion with no gloves! We agreed on a impartial battle floor. And the video doesn’t lie! Once I did get to his neck he was in a position to simply slip out! I remembered being within the battle recognizing it however simply stored concentrate on profitable any manner I may! These scars are for all times and so is the loss.”
Sanchez now searching for to have the end result within the battle overturned with the attraction being filed in New Mexico.
The 41-year-old veteran signed with BKFC after final competing in Eagle FC in 2022, which got here after a 15-year profession spent within the UFC.
