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Diego Sanchez Eyeing March 3rd Bout With Takanori Gomi
By FCF Staff
Diego Sanchez is hoping to fight Takanori Gomi when he returns to action next year, as the veteran has posted on his official Twitter account that a March 2nd bout with the former PRIDE champ is in… Read More
Diego Sanchez Returning to Lightweight Division
By FCF Staff
After losing by unanimous decision to Jake Ellenberger in February, Diego Sanchez has decided to drop down from welterweight and compete in the lightweight division once again. The former TUF Season One winner and Jackson’s MMA fighter… Read More
UFC On FUEL TV 1 Results: Jake Ellenberger Decisions Diego Sanchez In Main event
By FCF Staff
UFC On FUEL TV 1
Omaha Civic Auditorium
Omaha, Nebraska
Feb. 15, 2012
Official Results:
Main Event: Jake Ellenberger def. Diego Sanchez via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Stefan Struve def. Dave Herman via TKO (punches from… Read More
Jake Ellenberger on Diego Sanchez: “I’m Better in a Lot of Areas”
Credits Veteran Welterweight For Heart and Determination
By Kelsey Mowatt
While fighters like Donald Cerrone, Dan Henderson and of course Jon Jones will be remembered for their impressive 2011 campaigns, Jake Ellenberger also recorded one of the year’s more… Read More
Jake Ellenberger to Fight Diego Sanchez in UFC on Fuel 1 Headliner
By FCF Staff
After weeks of rumors and speculation that Diego Sanchez would be the next man to face welterweight contender Jake Ellenberger, the UFC has finally confirmed that the two will fight, February 15th. The noteworthy tilt will headline… Read More
Jake Ellenberger Says Bout With Diego Sanchez Hasn’t Been Offered, Would Welcome Match-Up
By Kelsey Mowatt
Despite speculation and reports that a bout between Jake Ellenberger and fellow veteran Diego Sanchez is in the works for UFC 141 in December, Ellenberger says that the match-up has not been offered to him yet.… Read More
(Updated) Broken Hand Removes Diego Sanchez From UFC 135, Josh Koscheck Says He May Face Matt Hughes
By FCF Staff
A broken hand will prevent Diego Sanchez from fighting former champion Matt Hughes (pictured) as scheduled, September 24th at UFC 135. The promotion’s President Dana White announced the injury via his official Twitter account and that… Read More
UFC Confirms Diego Sanchez vs. Matt Hughes for Sept. 24th
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has confirmed that former welterweight champion Matt Hughes (pictured) will take on fellow veteran Diego Sanchez at the promotion’s upcoming September 24th event in Denver, Colorado. UFC 135 will be hosted by… Read More
Diego Sanchez Fighting Matt Hughes This Fall
Diego Sanchez and Martin Kampmann Debate Fight on Twitter
Martin Kampmann: “I’d Love To Fight Diego (Sanchez) Again And Beat Him Up One More Time.”
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UFC welterweight star Martin “Hitman” Kampmann talks with Full Contact Fighter correspondent Cyrus Fees about his recent victory over Rick Story as well as his upcoming meeting with Thiago Alves… Read More
Featherweight Title Fight Between Patricio ‘Pitbull’ & Emmanuel Sanchez Headlines Bellator’s Return to Tel Aviv
By Press Release
LOS ANGELES – Bellator returns to Tel Aviv, Israel for the third-consecutive year on Thursday, Nov. 15 with a featherweight world title clash pitting Patricio “Pitbull” Freire (27-4) against Emmanuel Sanchez (17-3) set to anchor Bellator 209… Read More
Tim Kennedy Discusses Rafael Natal and Future: “Sanchez Took More Damage in One Fight Than I Have in my Career”
By FCF Staff
Although Tim Kennedy will no longer battle former light-heavyweight champ and MMA star Lyoto Machida in the main event of “Fight for the Trooops III”, the middleweight understands he’ll face a tough test in Rafael Natal on… Read More
UFC 166: Melendez, Sanchez, Ferguson and Dodson Pick up Bonuses
By FCF Staff
While there were several entertaining bouts tonight at UFC 166, lightweights Gilbert Melendez and Diego Sanchez stole the show, and not surprisingly they earned “Fight of the Night”.
Melendez went on earn a unanimous decision win for… Read More
UFC 166: Velasquez Stops dos Santos, Melendez Outscores Sanchez in Instant Classic
By FCF Staff
Here are the results from tonight’s UFC 166 card in Houston, Texas, which saw Cain Velasquez retain the heavyweight championship, by stopping Junior dos Santos in the fifth round.
Although dos Santos was able to defend more… Read More
Koscheck Named Replacement for Sanchez, Fights Hughes Sept. 24th
By FCF Staff
The bout confirmations continued to roll out Tuesday as the Ultimate Fighting Championship has announced that Josh Koscheck will replace the injured Diego Sanchez versus Matt Hughes (pictured), September 24th. The bout will co-head-line the UFC… Read More
UFC Live 3: Sanchez vs. Kampmann Review, Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Feijao Review and Jim Miller Interview
On this episode of Full Contact Fighter Radio, host Jeff “Wombat” Meszaros and co-host James Kellaris discuss the results of UFC Live 3: Sanchez vs. Kampmann, where Diego Sanchez won a controversial unanimous decision over Martin “The Hitman” Kampmann. Was… Read More
Sanchez Awarded Decision in Epic War with Kampmann
By FCF Staff
While fans at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky, were treated to a memorable and thrilling war between Diego Sanchez and Martin Kampmann tonight, many… Read More