COQUITLAM, British Columbia - March 13, 2021 - Diego Nightmare Sanchez stopped by the Podcast of I Only Touch Greatness to go one on one with the owner Ryan Haze. Diego Sanchez is an American professional mixed martial artist, currently competing in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional competitor since 2002, he formerly competed for King of the Cage, where he was the Welterweight Champion. He also won the Middleweight tournament of The Ultimate Fighter 1.
Sanchez has been involved in more "Fight of the Year" bouts than any other fighter in mixed martial arts; his first against Karo Parisyan at UFC Fight Night 6, then again opposite Clay Guida at The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale (which culminated into a title shot against then-UFC Lightweight Champion B.J. Penn, where the two headlined UFC 107), and finally against Gilbert Melendez at UFC 166.
Sanchez is one of two fighters to have competed in four different weight classes in the UFC: Middleweight, Welterweight, Lightweight, and Featherweight; the other being Kenny Florian.
Sanchez, who made his promotional debut on April 9, 2005, currently has the longest uninterrupted tenure on the active roster in the UFC.
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