Diego Sanchez

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

40

Gender

Male

Birthday

1981-12-31 (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

  • The Ultimate Fighter

    The Ultimate Fighter

  • The Ultimate Fighter

    The Ultimate Fighter

  • UFC 82: Pride of a Champion

    UFC 82: Pride of a Champion

  • Submission Underground 8

    Submission Underground 8

  • UFC 69: Shootout

    UFC 69: Shootout

  • The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale

    The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale

  • The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale

    The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale

  • UFC Fight Night 167: Anderson vs. Błachowicz 2

    UFC Fight Night 167: Anderson vs. Błachowicz 2

  • UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa

    UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa

  • KOTC 23: Sin City

    KOTC 23: Sin City

  • UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez

    UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez

  • UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz

    UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz

  • UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez

    UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez

  • UFC Fight Night 7: Sanchez vs. Riggs

    UFC Fight Night 7: Sanchez vs. Riggs

  • UFC Fight Night 108: Swanson vs. Lobov

    UFC Fight Night 108: Swanson vs. Lobov

  • UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos

    UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos

  • UFC on Versus 3: Sanchez vs. Kampmann

    UFC on Versus 3: Sanchez vs. Kampmann

  • UFC 200: Tate vs. Nunes

    UFC 200: Tate vs. Nunes

  • UFC on Fuel TV 8: Silva vs. Stann

    UFC on Fuel TV 8: Silva vs. Stann

  • UFC Fight Night 120: Poirier vs. Pettis

    UFC Fight Night 120: Poirier vs. Pettis

  • The Ultimate Fighter 2 Finale

    The Ultimate Fighter 2 Finale

  • C.O.G.

    C.O.G.

  • UFC Fight Night 78: Magny vs. Gastelum

    UFC Fight Night 78: Magny vs. Gastelum

  • UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till

    UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till

  • UFC Fight Night 42: Henderson vs. Khabilov

    UFC Fight Night 42: Henderson vs. Khabilov

  • UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith

    UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith

  • UFC 76: Knockout

    UFC 76: Knockout

  • UFC Fight Night 98: dos Anjos vs. Ferguson

    UFC Fight Night 98: dos Anjos vs. Ferguson

  • UFC Fight Night 6: Sanchez vs. Parisyan

    UFC Fight Night 6: Sanchez vs. Parisyan

  • The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale

    The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale

  • UFC 171: Hendricks vs. Lawler

    UFC 171: Hendricks vs. Lawler

  • UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos III

    UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos III

  • UFC on Fuel TV 1: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger

    UFC on Fuel TV 1: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger

  • UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson

    UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson

  • UFC 114: Rampage vs. Evans

    UFC 114: Rampage vs. Evans

  • UFC 54: Boiling Point

    UFC 54: Boiling Point

  • KOTC 37: Unfinished Business

    KOTC 37: Unfinished Business

  • Eagle FC 46: Lee vs. Sanchez

    Eagle FC 46: Lee vs. Sanchez

  • Mine Will Be Another Flesh. In Search of C.E. Feiling

    Mine Will Be Another Flesh. In Search of C.E. Feiling

  • UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie

    UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie