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

C.O.G.

as Field Worker (uncredited)

The Ultimate Fighter

as Self

The Ultimate Fighter

as Self - FIghter

UFC 200: Tate vs. Nunes

as Self

UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz

as Self

UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos III

as Self

UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson

as Self

UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez

as Self

UFC 76: Knockout

as Self

UFC 54: Boiling Point

as Self