Diego Sanchez
Birthday
1981/12/31 (43 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Also know as
The Nightmare, The Dream, Lionheart, El Corazón de León
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...Read more
Acting
(2009) UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez
as Self
(2007) UFC 76: Knockout
as Self
(2007) UFC 69: Shootout
as Self
(2006) UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie
as Self
(2005) UFC 54: Boiling Point
as Self
(2003) KOTC 23: Sin City
as Self
(2009) UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson
as Self
(2023) Mine Will Be Another Flesh. In Search of C.E. Feiling
as ---
(2020) UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa
as Self
(2010) UFC 114: Rampage vs. Evans
as Self
(2010) UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez
as Self
(2006) UFC Fight Night 7: Sanchez vs. Riggs
as Self
(2006) UFC Fight Night 6: Sanchez vs. Parisyan
as Self
(2011) UFC on Versus 3: Sanchez vs. Kampmann
as Self
(2016) UFC 200: Tate vs. Nunes
as Self
(2012) UFC on Fuel TV 1: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger
as Self
(2022) Eagle FC 46: Lee vs. Sanchez
as Self
(2013) UFC on Fuel TV 8: Silva vs. Stann
as Self
(2014) UFC 171: Hendricks vs. Lawler
as Self
(2014) UFC Fight Night 42: Henderson vs. Khabilov
as Self
(2013) UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos III
as Self
(2013) C.O.G.
as Field Worker (uncredited)
(2016) UFC Fight Night 98: dos Anjos vs. Ferguson
as Self
(2017) UFC Fight Night 108: Swanson vs. Lobov
as Self
(2017) UFC Fight Night 120: Poirier vs. Pettis
as Self
(2018) UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till
as Self
(2004) KOTC 37: Unfinished Business
as Self
(2020) UFC Fight Night 167: Anderson vs. Błachowicz 2
as Self
(2008) UFC 82: Pride of a Champion
as Self
(2005) The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale
as Self
(2008) The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale
as Self
(2019) Submission Underground 8
as Self
(2009) The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale
as Self
(2005) The Ultimate Fighter 2 Finale
as Self
(2019) UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos
as Self
(2015) UFC Fight Night 78: Magny vs. Gastelum
as Self
(2016) UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz
as Self
(2019) UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith
as Self
(2005) The Ultimate Fighter
as Self
(2005) The Ultimate Fighter
as Self - FIghter