10 UFC Veterans That Challenge Their Age

10. Diego Sanchez

One of the most eccentric and vibrant personalities inside the Octagon is Diego Sanchez.

A professional competitor since 2002, Sanchez holds the accolade for most “Fight of the Year” bouts. Sanchez’s accomplishments also include being one of just three fighters to have competed in four different divisions in the UFC.

After winning The Ultimate Fighter 1 Middleweight Tournament, the Nightmare went on to defeat Nick Diaz, before dropping all the way down to lightweight. Having faced the likes of Clay Guida, BJ Penn, Gilbert Melendez and Jim Miller, the Albuquerque-born warrior experimented against Ricardo Lamas at featherweight.

More recently, an impressive win over Mickey Gall showed Sanchez still possessed the crazy level of work rate and output that made him so popular within the promotion, but a lacklustre and strange performance (and that was just from his cornerman…) against Michael Pereira this year (despite winning by DQ) has had many questioning whether the 38-year-old should call time on his career. Should he leave the sport, Sanchez will always be remembered as one of the toughest to have competed for the UFC.