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Home/People/Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez profile photo
Born
Dec 31, 1981
Age 44
Place of Birth
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

38
Movies
2
TV Shows
Also Known As
The Nightmare
The Dream
Lionheart
El Corazón de León
IMDb Profile

Diego Sanchez

Acting

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.
Mine Will Be Another Flesh. In Search of C.E. Feiling poster

Mine Will Be Another Flesh. In Search of C.E. Feiling

Cast
2023
Eagle FC 46: Lee vs. Sanchez poster

Eagle FC 46: Lee vs. Sanchez

as Self
2022
UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa poster

UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa

as Self
2020
UFC Fight Night 167: Anderson vs. Błachowicz 2 poster

UFC Fight Night 167: Anderson vs. Błachowicz 2

as Self
2020
UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos poster

UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos

as Self
2019
Submission Underground 8 poster

Submission Underground 8

as Self
2019
UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith poster

UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith

as Self
2019
UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till poster

UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till

as Self
2018
UFC Fight Night 120: Poirier vs. Pettis poster

UFC Fight Night 120: Poirier vs. Pettis

as Self
2017
UFC Fight Night 108: Swanson vs. Lobov poster

UFC Fight Night 108: Swanson vs. Lobov

as Self
2017
UFC Fight Night 98: dos Anjos vs. Ferguson poster

UFC Fight Night 98: dos Anjos vs. Ferguson

as Self
2016
UFC 200: Tate vs. Nunes poster

UFC 200: Tate vs. Nunes

as Self
2016
UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz poster

UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz

as Self
2016
UFC Fight Night 78: Magny vs. Gastelum poster

UFC Fight Night 78: Magny vs. Gastelum

as Self
2015
UFC Fight Night 42: Henderson vs. Khabilov poster

UFC Fight Night 42: Henderson vs. Khabilov

as Self
2014
UFC 171: Hendricks vs. Lawler poster

UFC 171: Hendricks vs. Lawler

as Self
2014
UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos III poster

UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos III

as Self
2013
C.O.G. poster

C.O.G.

as Field Worker (uncredited)
2013
UFC on Fuel TV 8: Silva vs. Stann poster

UFC on Fuel TV 8: Silva vs. Stann

as Self
2013
UFC on Fuel TV 1: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger poster

UFC on Fuel TV 1: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger

as Self
2012