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Diego Sanchez

31 Dec, 1981 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

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.

Also Known As:

The NightmareThe DreamLionheartEl Corazón de León

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UFC 76: Knockout
65% (2007)
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UFC 69: Shootout
64% (2007)
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C.O.G.
55% (2013)

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