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
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UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez
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UFC 76: Knockout
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UFC 69: Shootout
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UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie
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UFC 54: Boiling Point
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KOTC 23: Sin City
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UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson
Mío será otro cuerpo. En busca de C. E. Feiling
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UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa
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UFC 114: Rampage vs. Evans
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UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez
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UFC Fight Night 6: Sanchez vs. Parisyan
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UFC Fight Night 7: Sanchez vs. Riggs
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UFC on Versus 3: Sanchez vs. Kampmann
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UFC 200: Tate vs. Nunes
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UFC on Fuel TV 1: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger
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Eagle FC 46: Lee vs. Sanchez
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UFC on Fuel TV 8: Silva vs. Stann
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UFC 171: Hendricks vs. Lawler
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UFC Fight Night 42: Henderson vs. Khabilov
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UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos III
Field Worker (uncredited)
C.O.G.
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UFC Fight Night 98: dos Anjos vs. Ferguson
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UFC Fight Night 108: Swanson vs. Lobov
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UFC Fight Night 120: Poirier vs. Pettis
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UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till
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KOTC 37: Unfinished Business
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UFC Fight Night 167: Anderson vs. Błachowicz 2
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The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale
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UFC 82: Pride of a Champion
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Submission Underground 8
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The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale
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The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale
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The Ultimate Fighter 2 Finale
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UFC Fight Night 78: Magny vs. Gastelum
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UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos
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UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz
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UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith
Personal Info
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Known Credits
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Gender
Male
Birthday
1981-12-31
Place of Birth
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Also Known As
The Nightmare