Diego Sanchez now finds himself caught up in a critical authorized mess.
In line with KRQE Information, Sanchez was arrested in Albuquerque on Thursday after allegedly firing a gun from a shifting automobile because it drove previous the scene of a freeway crash in New Mexico.
Police intercepted the Jeep Gladiator shortly after the incident and confirmed that the previous UFC light-weight title challenger was driving within the passenger seat. Whereas he was taken into custody, the driving force was not charged.
Though Sanchez initially denied firing the weapon, he did inform officers there was a gun within the backseat on the driving force’s aspect. Nevertheless, when police searched the automobile, they discovered three rounds close to the passenger seat and a black handgun stuffed into the again pocket of the driving force’s seat.
The motive force, who stated he was merely giving the MMA veteran a experience house, instructed police that Sanchez fired the gun out of the window from the passenger seat and famous that the 43-year-old Albuquerque native started laughing in the course of the incident.
Diego Sanchez is now going through two felony expenses: a fourth-degree felony for allegedly taking pictures at or from a motorcar with out inflicting bodily hurt, and a misdemeanor depend for the negligent discharge of a lethal weapon.
When Did Diego Sanchez Final Combat In The UFC?
Diego Sanchez secured his UFC contract in April 2005 by stopping Kenny Florian by way of TKO to change into the inaugural middleweight winner of The Final Fighter Season 1. “Nightmare” rapidly earned a fame as one of many promotion’s most relentless fighters. His spectacular run finally led to his first UFC title shot towards then-lightweight champion B.J. Penn at UFC 107 in December 2009, the place he suffered a TKO loss.
After an up-and-down run throughout a number of weight courses, Sanchez made his remaining Octagon look at UFC 253 in September 2020, the place he dropped a unanimous determination to Jake Matthews.
“Nightmare’s” final outing in fight sports activities got here practically three years later at BKFC: Knuckle Mania 3 in April 2023, the place he suffered a loss to veteran boxer and future bare-knuckle champion Austin Trout.
