Former UFC fighter Diego Sanchez arrested on 2 gun-related charges

Former UFC fighter Diego Sanchez was arrested on two gun-related charges and is in custody in Albuquerque, New Mexico.According to an arrest record acquired by mixed martial arts Battling, the 43-year-old was taken in at 12:01 a.m. and scheduled for shooting at or from an automobile(no great bodily harm ), a fourth-degree felony, and negligent usage of a lethal weapon( discharge), a misdemeanor.Advertisement Sanchez allegedly leaned out of a passenger-side window and shot a firearm

into the air. After authorities followed the automobile and arrested Sanchez, he rejected shooting the gun but admitted the firearm was in the car.The motorist is not facing charges however apparently informed authorities Sanchez fired the gun. Sanchez was likewise laughing

while being probed by the officers, according to MMA Fighting.Sanchez won Season 1 of “The Ultimate Fighter”reality show by earning a split choice over Kenny Florian in 2005. He stayed in the company until 2020. His memorable 2009 fight against Clay Guida was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in 2019. Sanchez ended his mixed martial arts career on a loss against Kevin Lee in Eagle Combating Championship and won a 30-14 record.Advertisement Sanchez tallied 7 Fight of the Night rewards in his UFC tenure.At the tail end of his career, Lopez dealt with and had a fallout with Joshua Fabia, the creator of the notorious School of Self-Awareness. Fabia’s unusual training techniques included going after trainees around a cage with a knife and punching Sanchez on the head while hanging upside down. The two parted ways in 2021 when Sanchez paid Fabia$ 100,000 for his” freedom.”The deal was recorded and posted online.Following his arrest on Friday, Sanchez’s agent, Ricky Kottenstette, told mixed martial arts Combating that Sanchez has actually been struggling with substance abuse and entered into rehabilitation on numerous occasions to seek treatment.