UFC 171: Diego Sanchez says he had food poisoning going into bout with Myles Jury

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UFC 171 wasn’t a good night for lightweight Diego Sanchez, who came out on the losing end of a bout with Myles Jury. He tried to use his usual pressure style to get to Jury, but Myles was a step ahead of him all night and it was reflected on the final scorecards. Today, Sanchez turned to twitter to explain why he was a bit lethargic (at least for him) in the bout – he says he got food poisoning from an ill-advised beef tartare and a raw quail egg at a restaurant in the hotel where the fighters were staying. Here’s a rundown of the detailed (and somewhat amusing) tweets:

I wasn’t my self last night I sustained Food poisoning from eating a beef tar tar with raw quail egg as a appetizer at dinner

— Diego Sanchez UFC (@DiegoSanchezUFC) March 16, 2014

This was my own mistake I ordered it thinking I need red meat but raw was the wrong choice, I threw up first at at 2am & all day fight day.

— Diego Sanchez UFC (@DiegoSanchezUFC) March 16, 2014

This was not part of @TheDolceDiet I screwed my self! I thought because I had done everything do perfect I could sway a little & it cost me.

— Diego Sanchez UFC (@DiegoSanchezUFC) March 16, 2014

I was weak and my performance showed it if you notice I don’t go for one takedown because I just didn’t have the strength,

— Diego Sanchez UFC (@DiegoSanchezUFC) March 16, 2014

Jury and his team fought a good fight against me and they did win, but I wanted my fans to know the truth why I was not all there.

— Diego Sanchez UFC (@DiegoSanchezUFC) March 16, 2014

Take what you want from it it is the truth. I made a horrible choice and it’s no ones fault but mine.

— Diego Sanchez UFC (@DiegoSanchezUFC) March 16, 2014

Yea people gonna talk shit I know but I wanted my fans the ones who care and could see I was not myself why I was not my self

— Diego Sanchez UFC (@DiegoSanchezUFC) March 16, 2014

He even took the time to provide a link to the hotel restaurant menu so you could see that it was indeed the tar tar:

There it is right there on the menu at the restaurant in my hotel http://t.co/NmND0TI5eW yea I royaly screwed my self

— Diego Sanchez UFC (@DiegoSanchezUFC) March 16, 2014