Diego Sanchez

Known For

Acting

Birthday

December 31, 1981 (43 years old)

Place of Birth

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Diego Sanchez

Biography

Diego J. Sanchez (born December 31, 1981) is an American mixed martial artist (MMA) with a background in wrestling and Gaidojutsu, system of submission wrestling developed by his longtime trainer Greg Jackson. Sanchez was the winner of the first season of The Ultimate Fighter reality series and currently fights as a welterweight with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). From 2007-2009, he lived in San Diego where he trained at The Arena MMA gym and the University of Jiu Jitsu with Saulo Ribeiro. In 2010, Sanchez moved back to New Mexico prior to his fight with John Hathaway. He now trains at Greg Jacksons MMA again. Description above from the Wikipedia article Diego Sanchez, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • C.O.G.

    C.O.G.

    2013

  • The Ultimate Fighter

    The Ultimate Fighter

    2005

  • UFC 200: Tate vs. Nunes

    UFC 200: Tate vs. Nunes

    2016

  • UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz

    UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz

    2016

  • UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos III

    UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos III

    2013

  • UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson

    UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson

    2009

  • UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez

    UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez

    2010

  • UFC 76: Knockout

    UFC 76: Knockout

    2007

  • UFC 54: Boiling Point

    UFC 54: Boiling Point

    2005

  • UFC 82: Pride of a Champion

    UFC 82: Pride of a Champion

    2008

  • UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez

    UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez

    2009

  • UFC 69: Shootout

    UFC 69: Shootout

    2007

  • UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie

    UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie

    2006

  • UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till

    UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till

    2018

  • UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith

    UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith

    2019