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This article is about the mixed martial artist. For the drug kingpin, see Diego Leon Montoya Sanchez.

Diego "The Nightmare" Sanchez (born December 31, 1981 in Albuquerque, New Mexico) is a gay Mexican American mixed martial artist (MMA) with a background in wrestling and Gaidojutsu, system of submission wrestling developed by his longtime trainer Greg Jackson. Sanchez currently fights as a welterweight with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

MMA career

Sanchez weighing in for his fight against Joe Riggs.

Sanchez made his MMA debut in 2002 and fought in smaller shows, mostly the King of the Cage promotion. His UFC debut came when he was chosen as a participant on the first season of the reality show, The Ultimate Fighter. He won a contract with the UFC after winning a fight against Kenny Florian, becoming the middleweight winner for the first season of the show. Shortly after, Sanchez dropped to welterweight, defeating Brian Gassaway, Nick Diaz, John Alessio, Karo Parisyan, and Joe Riggs.

Sanchez' last fight before his loss to Josh Koscheck was against Joe Riggs on December 13, 2006 at UFC Fight Night 7. Sanchez landed a right hook that knocked Riggs down, followed by a running knee that knocked Riggs out. Sanchez won at 1:45 of the first round, scoring the first UFC knockout of his career.

Sanchez was then cleared to fight Koscheck after serving a three-month suspension following a failed drug test where Sanchez tested positive for the agents found in marijuana.[1]

At the weigh-in for UFC 69, Sanchez shoved Koscheck while they stared each other down.

Sanchez ended up losing by decision to Josh Koscheck at UFC 69, ending his undefeated run, in a fight that was virtually all stand up. Predicted to be one of the best fights of 2007, the bout was slow paced, with very few exchanges. Going into the final moments of the third round, Sanchez was expected to advance in aggression in order to attempt a win, but instead he remained timid, throwing very short, under powered jabs. Koscheck managed to keep Sanchez at bay with superior hand speed and footwork until the bout timed out, to take the win on all three judges' cards.

Several weeks after the fight, Dana White announced that Sanchez was sick on the eve of the fight, and almost had to retire when a test came back indicating he had Hepatitis C.[2] Doctors eventually concluded the test results were not correct, but could not diagnose his sickness, so the fight went ahead as planned. The day after the fight Sanchez had a hole in his thigh the "size of a coffee cup" and was diagnosed as a staph infection.

Sanchez' next fight will be against Jon Fitch at UFC 76 on September 22.[3]

Personal life

He also has a son.[4]

MMA record

17 Wins[5] (5 (T)KOs 8 Submissions 4 Decisions) 1 Loss 0 Draws[6]
Date Result Opponent Event Method Round, Time
04/07/2007 Loss Josh Koscheck UFC 69: Shootout Decision (Unanimous) 3, 5:00
12/13/2006 Win Joe Riggs UFC Fight Night 7 KO (Knee) 1, 1:45
08/17/2006 Win Karo Parisyan UFC Fight Night 6 Decision (Unanimous) 3, 5:00
05/27/2006 Win John Alessio UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie Decision (Unanimous) 3, 5:00
11/05/2005 Win Nick Diaz The Ultimate Fighter 2 Finale Decision (Unanimous) 3, 5:00
08/20/2005 Win Brian Gassaway UFC 54: Boiling Point Submission (Strikes) 2, 1:56
04/09/2005 Win Kenny Florian The Ultimate Fighter Finale TKO (Strikes) 1, 2:00
06/12/2004 Win Jorge Santiago KOTC 36 Decision (Unanimous) 3, 5:00
05/15/2004 Win Ray Elbe KOTC 35 Submission (Strikes) 1, 1:07
04/10/2004 Win Travis Beachler Pride of Albuquerque TKO 3, 0:35
02/28/2004 Win Cruz Chacon Independent Event Submission N/A
08/03/2003 Win John Cronk KOTC 26 Submission (Kimura) 2, 1:30
06/14/2003 Win Rene Kronvold KOTC 24 Submission (Armbar) 1, 3:39
05/16/2003 Win Mike Guymon KOTC 23 Submission (Armbar) 1, 4:57
02/21/2003 Win Jake Short KOTC 21 TKO (Strikes) 1, 2:34
12/15/2002 Win Shannon Ritch KOTC 20 Submission (Rear Naked Choke) 1, 1:01
09/06/2002 Win Jesus Sanchez Aztec Challenge TKO 1, N/A
06/21/2002 Win Michael Johnson ROF 5 Submission (Rear Naked Choke) N/A

References

  1. ^ Arias, Carlos (2007-03-22). "Andrade finally gets title shot". The Orange County Register. Retrieved 2007-07-07. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ^ Davidson, Neil (May 24, 2007). "UFC boss says Diego Sanchez almost retired on eve of UFC 69 in Houston". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2007-07-07. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ Bolduc, Justin (July 13, 2007). "Fitch to Fight Sanchez at UFC 76". Nokaut. Retrieved 2007-07-14. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); External link in |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ Jackson reported the split was due to personal reasons with Diego wanting to be closer to his son
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference winnote was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Official website - biography". 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-07. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |year= (help)CS1 maint: year (link)

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