UFC Hall of Famer Diego Sanchez was arrested on July 7, 2025, after allegedly firing a gun from a moving car while officers responded to a traffic accident on I-40 in Albuquerque. Bodycam footage shows Sanchez being handcuffed, slurring his words, and sporting new face tattoos not seen during his fighting career. Once in the police car, he yells that his wrists are bleeding and the cuffs are too tight, shouting, “It’s about to break skin!” When asked if he had any weapons responded, “I have nothing.”
A second officer soon arrives and informs the first that the man arrested is UFC Hall of Famer and Season 1 winner of The Ultimate Fighter, Diego Sanchez.