Diego Sanchez
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1981-12-31 (44 years old)
Place of Birth
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Also known As
The Nightmare
The Dream
Lionheart
El Corazón de León
Diego Sanchez
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 fr...
Acting
2009
as Self
2007
as Self
2007
as Self
2006
as Self
2005
as Self
2003
as Self
2009
as Self
2020
as Self
2010
as Self
2010
2006
2006
2011
2016
as Self
2012
2022
as Self
2013
2014
2014
2013
2013
as Field Worker (uncredited)
2016
2017
2017
2018
as Self
2004
as Self
2008
as Self
2005
2008
2019
as Self
2009
2005
2019
as Self
2015
2016
as Self
2019
as Self
Production
2023
as Executive Producer
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