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Diego Sanchez vs. Jake Matthews leads host of new fights added to UFC 253

Several new fights were confirmed for UFC 253 on Sept. 26 including the return of Diego Sanchez as he takes on Australian welterweight Jake Matthews.

The fights were announced by the UFC on Tuesday.

Sanchez will make his return to action after earning a disqualification win over Michel Pereira in his most recent fight following an illegal knee strike that ended the contest.

Overall, the former Ultimate Fighter season 1 winner is 3-1 in his past four fights including additional wins over Mickey Gall and Craig White.