Diego Sanchez
Born
31 December 1981 (44)
Place of Birth
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Also known as
The Nightmare, The Dream
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 Rib...
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.
Filmography (38)
Mine Will Be Another Flesh. In Search of C.E. Feiling
2023
Eagle FC 46: Lee vs. Sanchez
2022
UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa
2020
UFC Fight Night 167: Anderson vs. Błachowicz 2
2020
UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos
2019
Submission Underground 8
2019
UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith
2019
UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till
2018
UFC Fight Night 120: Poirier vs. Pettis
2017
UFC Fight Night 108: Swanson vs. Lobov
2017
UFC Fight Night 98: dos Anjos vs. Ferguson
2016
UFC 200: Tate vs. Nunes
2016
UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz
2016
UFC Fight Night 78: Magny vs. Gastelum
2015
UFC Fight Night 42: Henderson vs. Khabilov
2014
UFC 171: Hendricks vs. Lawler
2014
UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos III
2013
C.O.G.
2013
UFC on Fuel TV 8: Silva vs. Stann
2013
UFC on Fuel TV 1: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger
2012
UFC on Versus 3: Sanchez vs. Kampmann
2011
UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez
2010
UFC 114: Rampage vs. Evans
2010
UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez
2009
The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale
2009
UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson
2009
The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale
2008
UFC 82: Pride of a Champion
2008
UFC 76: Knockout
2007
UFC 69: Shootout
2007
UFC Fight Night 7: Sanchez vs. Riggs
2006
UFC Fight Night 6: Sanchez vs. Parisyan
2006
UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie
2006
The Ultimate Fighter 2 Finale
2005
UFC 54: Boiling Point
2005
The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale
2005
KOTC 37: Unfinished Business
2004
KOTC 23: Sin City
2003