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https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2019/6/25/18730433/ufc-239-diego-sanchez-leaves-jackson-wink-i-wasnt-growing-as-a-martial-artist-mma-news
‘I wasn’t growing as a martial artist’
Sanchez also criticized both Greg Jackson and Mike Winkeljohn for the lack of attention he says he was getting, especially before fights.
“But come fight time, you’d get a couple mitt sessions with Winkeljohn, never really learning anything, just kind of tuning up what I already had,” he added. “With Greg Jackson, it was maybe one or two privates a camp, but never really any true love – the type of love that a trainer should have for his fighter.”
“This is a Diego Sanchez moment. I made a crucial decision. It’s three weeks before the fight. No more JW – Jackson-Wink, one of the best teams in the world. No. I’m going in with one trainer. I’m going in with one trainer.
‘I wasn’t growing as a martial artist’
Sanchez also criticized both Greg Jackson and Mike Winkeljohn for the lack of attention he says he was getting, especially before fights.
“But come fight time, you’d get a couple mitt sessions with Winkeljohn, never really learning anything, just kind of tuning up what I already had,” he added. “With Greg Jackson, it was maybe one or two privates a camp, but never really any true love – the type of love that a trainer should have for his fighter.”
“This is a Diego Sanchez moment. I made a crucial decision. It’s three weeks before the fight. No more JW – Jackson-Wink, one of the best teams in the world. No. I’m going in with one trainer. I’m going in with one trainer.