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.
Diego Sanchez has 41 screen credits in a career dating back to 2003. Signature works include UFC on Versus 3: Sanchez vs. Kampmann, The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale, UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
