Upon his UFC release in April 2021, TUF 1 alum Diego Sanchez was reportedly headed for a new career path under Bare Knuckle FC. By September, Sanchez was said to be in talks with BKFC president David Feldman for a fight that “makes sense.”
But by the end of 2021, Sanchez had reportedly signed with Khabib Nurmagomedov’s Eagle FC with fellow UFC alum Kevin Lee as his debut opponent. How he got there was never talked about until recently when Sanchez appeared on MMA Junkie Radio.
“Ali (Abdelaziz) hit me up and he’s, like, ‘We want you, bro.