Diego “The Nightmare” Sanchez takes on hard-hitting Luigi Fioravanti this Saturday on the Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale on Spike tv. Sanchez (20-2), fighting out of San Diego, Calif.(Albuquerque, NM), burst onto the UFC scene after winning The Ultimate Fighter 1 against Kenny Florian. After six consecutive wins over such notable opponents as Karo Parisyan, John Alessio, and Nick Diaz, it seemed Sanchez was clearly destined to wear the UFC welterweight crown. However, Sanchez’s title hopes were put on hold by two consecutive losses including a three-round decision to Josh Koschek, at UFC 69 last April and a split decision loss to Jon Fitch last September at UFC 76. Now, the Gaidojuijitsu black belt is back on the winning track after submitting Brazilian native David Bielkheden in March at UFC 82.
