Diego Sanchez
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.
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ActingBirthday
December 31, 1981Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
39Place of birth
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USAAlso known as
The Nightmare, The Dream, Lionheart, El Corazón de LeónCast credits
UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez
SelfUFC 76: Knockout
SelfUFC 69: Shootout
SelfUFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie
SelfUFC 54: Boiling Point
SelfUFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson
SelfMine Will Be Another Flesh. In Search of C.E. Feiling
UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa
SelfUFC 114: Rampage vs. Evans
SelfUFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez
SelfUFC Fight Night 6: Sanchez vs. Parisyan
SelfUFC Fight Night 7: Sanchez vs. Riggs
SelfUFC on Versus 3: Sanchez vs. Kampmann
SelfUFC 200: Tate vs. Nunes
SelfUFC on Fuel TV 1: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger
SelfEagle FC 46: Lee vs. Sanchez
SelfUFC on Fuel TV 8: Silva vs. Stann
SelfUFC 171: Hendricks vs. Lawler
SelfUFC Fight Night 42: Henderson vs. Khabilov
SelfUFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos III
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