Emil Meek says Diego Sanchez’s coach Joshua Fabia ran after him with ‘sharp blade’ in ‘crazy’ training session

UFC welterweight Emil Meek says Diego Sanchez’s coach Joshua Fabia ran after him with a sharp knife during a “crazy” training session.

Fabia has come under fire for his unique training and coaching methods in the wake of Sanchez’s DQ win over Michel Pereira at UFC Rio Rancho. There are many in the MMA media and even fans who don’t believe Fabia’s training methods work for mixed martial arts. You can count Meek among the doubters, though he is adamant he doesn’t want to badmouth Sanchez.

Meek says Sanchez reached out to him to come to Las Vegas and train with him and Fabia. Meek said yes, then realized he was in for more than he bargained for them Fabia introduced some very unique training methods for him and Sanchez.

Check out what Meek told the South China Morning Post about his training session with Sanchez and Fabia.

“Man, it was the craziest s*** I’ve ever done. At one point, Joshua, he was running after us in a locked cage with a real, sharp blade, to make us move,” Meek said.

Meek admitted that while he likes Sanchez and Fabia on a personal level, he isn’t sure their training methods will work if the goal is to have success inside the Octagon.

What do you think about what Emil Meek said about Joshua Fabia’s training methods?

This article first appeared on BJPENN.com on 2/20/2020.