Also Known As: The Nightmare, The Dream, Lionheart
Diego Sanchez
📍Born in 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 107: Penn vs. Sanchez
as Self
UFC 76: Knockout
as Self
UFC 69: Shootout
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UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie
as Self
UFC 54: Boiling Point
as Self
KOTC 23: Sin City
as Self
UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson
as Self
Mine Will Be Another Flesh. In Search of C.E. Feiling
UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa
as Self
UFC 114: Rampage vs. Evans
as Self
UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez
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UFC Fight Night 6: Sanchez vs. Parisyan
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Crew Work
📌 Quick Info
Born
December 31, 1981
Place of Birth
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Department
Acting
Popularity
0.5
Also Known As
📊 Career Stats
40
Acting Roles
2
Crew Roles
38
Movies
2
TV Shows