Diego Sanchez
Born: 1981-12-31
Place of Birth: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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
UFC 82: Pride of a Champion
UFC Fight Night 98: dos Anjos vs. Ferguson
Submission Underground 8
UFC on Fuel TV 1: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger
Mine Will Be Another Flesh. In Search of C.E. Feiling
UFC on Fuel TV 8: Silva vs. Stann
The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale
The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale
Eagle FC 46: Lee vs. Sanchez
C.O.G.
UFC 69: Shootout
UFC on Versus 3: Sanchez vs. Kampmann
UFC Fight Night 7: Sanchez vs. Riggs
UFC Fight Night 167: Anderson vs. Błachowicz 2
UFC Fight Night 78: Magny vs. Gastelum
UFC Fight Night 120: Poirier vs. Pettis
UFC 200: Tate vs. Nunes
UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till
UFC 76: Knockout
UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa
UFC Fight Night 42: Henderson vs. Khabilov
UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie
UFC 114: Rampage vs. Evans
UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz
UFC 54: Boiling Point
UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos III
UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez
UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith
UFC 171: Hendricks vs. Lawler
UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson
UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez
UFC Fight Night 108: Swanson vs. Lobov
The Ultimate Fighter 2 Finale
UFC Fight Night 6: Sanchez vs. Parisyan
