Person Details

Birthday: 1981-12-31 00:25:39

Aliases: The Nightmare , The Dream , Lionheart , El Corazón de León

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Homepage:

Movie Involvements: 37

TV Involvements: 2


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

The Ultimate Fighter
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6

The Ultimate Fighter

(2005) Self - FIghter
UFC 114: Rampage vs. Evans
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5
UFC 200: Tate vs. Nunes
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8
The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale
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0
UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson
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6
UFC 76: Knockout
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7

UFC 76: Knockout

(2007) Self
UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till
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7
UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz
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7

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2023 N/A
2022 Self
2020 Self
Self
2019 Self
Self
Self
2018 Self
2017 Self
Self
2016 Self
Self
Self
2015 Self
2014 Self
Self
2013 Himself
Field Worker (uncredited)
Self
2012 Self
2011 Self
2010 Self
Self
2009 Self
Self
Self
2008 Self
Self
2007 Self
Self
2006 Self
Self
Self
2005 Self
Self
Self
Self
Self - FIghter
2004 Self
2003 Self
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2023 Executive Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2023 Writer
Year Role Movie/Tv

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