
Diego Sanchez
Acting
Born: 1981-12-31 · 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 Rib
🎬 Movies (20)

Mine Will Be Another Flesh. In Search of C.E. Feiling
2023

Eagle FC 46: Lee vs. Sanchez
2022
Self

UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa
2020
Self

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

UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos
2019
Self

Submission Underground 8
2019
Self

UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith
2019
Self

UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till
2018
Self

UFC Fight Night 120: Poirier vs. Pettis
2017
Self

UFC Fight Night 108: Swanson vs. Lobov
2017
Self

UFC Fight Night 98: dos Anjos vs. Ferguson
2016
Self

UFC 200: Tate vs. Nunes
2016
Self

UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz
2016
Self

UFC Fight Night 78: Magny vs. Gastelum
2015
Self

UFC Fight Night 42: Henderson vs. Khabilov
2014
Self

UFC 171: Hendricks vs. Lawler
2014
Self

UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos III
2013
Self

C.O.G.
2013
Field Worker (uncredited)

UFC on Fuel TV 8: Silva vs. Stann
2013
Self

UFC on Fuel TV 1: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger
2012
Self
