Diego Sanchez’s first fight at 155-pounds is likely to come against recent lightweight title challenger Joe Stevenson at UFC 95 on February 21st in London, England, according to Sherdog.
The bout is expected to be the co-headliner of the evening after initial plans to have UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva headline the event fell through.
The UFC has announced that welterweight contender Diego Sanchez has been forced to withdraw from his featured 170-pound matchup with Thiago Alves scheduled for October 25th at UFC 90 due to torn rib cartilage.
Fellow welterweight contender Josh Koscheck has been tapped to replace Sanchez and take on Alves in the main card bout.
“There is nothing [...]
Spike TV and the UFC have reunited top members of the original cast of “The Ultimate Fighter” for a marathon of the inaugural season of the UFC reality series.
A series of clips featuring TUF 1 cast members UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Forrest Griffin, Chris Leben, Stephan Bonnar, Josh Koscheck, Nate Quarry, Kenny Florian, Diego Sanchez, [...]
Leonard Garcia has agreed to a September 10th featherweight bout against former UFC lightweight champion Jens Pulver at WEC 36. [MMA Junkie]
Anderson Silva will likely face Patrick Cote in a middleweight title bout at UFC 88 in Atlanta. [MMA Weekly]
A long-rumored bout between welterweight contenders Thiago Alves and Diego Sanchez has been moved from UFC [...]
A rumored welterweight bout between 170-pound contenders Thiago Alves and Diego Sanchez tentatively scheduled for UFC 89 on October 18th in Birmingham, England will not take place on the card according to Dave Meltzer at F4WOnline.com:
The Thiago Alves vs. Diego Sanchez match earmarked for 10/18 in Birmingham, England will not be taking place on the show. [...]
According to MMA Weekly, welterweight standouts Thiago Alves and Diego Sanchez will clash at UFC 89 in Birmingham, England:
“…American Top Team knockout artist Thiago “Pitbull†Alves is slated to return on Oct. 18 to face former “Ultimate Fighter†winner Diego Sanchez. The bout was confirmed to MMAWeekly.com by sources close to the fight. There is [...]
The Nevada State Athletic Commission has issued medical suspensions to nine of the twenty fighters from Saturday’s The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale in Las Vegas.
The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale Medical Suspensions
Evan Tanner (defeated by Kendall Grove via split decision) - Suspended until August 6th with no contact until July 22nd due to a left eye [...]
The Nevada State Athletic Commission has released the official fighter salaries for The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale, which took place on Saturday, June 21st at The Pearl in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The event’s top payout went to “The Ultimate Fighter” 1 winner Diego Sanchez, who earned $70,000 for his third-round technical knockout of Luigi Fioravanti. “The [...]
Kendall Grove def. Evan Tanner via split decision
Amir Sadollah def. CB Dollaway via submission - Round 1, 3:02
The Ultimate Fighter 7 Final
Diego Sanchez def. Luigi Fioravanti via TKO - Round 3, 4:07
Spencer Fisher def. Jeremy Stephens via unanimous decision
Matt Riddle def. Dante Rivera via unanimous decision
Dustin Hazelett def. Josh Burkman via submission - Round 2, [...]
The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale took place on Saturday, June 21st at The Pearl at the Palms Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. A portion of the event was broadcast live on Spike TV
In the main event, former UFC middleweight champion Evan Tanner took on The Ultimate Fighter 3 middleweight tournament winner Kendall Grove. [...]
