Diego Sanchez
Birthday: 1981-12-31 | Place of Birth: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USADiego 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
Eagle FC 46: Lee vs. Sanchez
UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa - Prelims
UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz
UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos III
UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez
UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez
Acting
