MMA Fighting · Apr 9, 2019
Diego Sanchez vs. Michael Chiesa targeted for UFC 239 in Las Vegas
Esther Lin, MMA FightingA pair of winners from The Ultimate Fighter will throw down in Las Vegas.
On Tuesday, MMAFighting confirmed an initial report from ESPN of Diego Sanchez taking on Michael Chiesa at UFC 239 in Las Vegas.
Sanchez (29-11), who won the middleweight tournament during the inaugural season of TUF, is coming off a violent second-round TKO over Mickey Gall at UFC 235 in March. This win not only gave him his two-fight win streak since 2011 but marked his his first stoppage victory since 2008. Prior to this, “The Nightmare” snapped his two-fight losing skid with a decision over Craig White at UFC 228 in September.