
Diego Sanchez
Actor
Born: December 31, 1981 (44 years old)
Place of birth: 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.
Filmography (9)
- UFC 200: Tate vs. Nunes (2016, ★ 8.1)
- UFC 76: Knockout (2007, ★ 6.5)
- UFC 54: Boiling Point (2005, ★ 6.4)
- UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson (2009, ★ 6.1)
- UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez (2010, ★ 6.6)
- UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos III (2013, ★ 7.4)
- UFC 82: Pride of a Champion (2008, ★ 6.5)
- UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz (2016, ★ 6.6)
- C.O.G. (2013, ★ 5.5)