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Retired UFC legend arrested for drunk driving

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Retired UFC legend arrested for drunk driving

Retired UFC fighter Diego Sanchez spent the night in jail after he was arrested on drunk driving charges in Soccoro County, N.M., on Monday.

Online court records show that Sanchez was taken into custody and charged with aggravated driving under the influence (blood alcohol level greater than .16). He was also charged with a probation violation.

KOB4 in New Mexico first reported the arrest.

It was just in February that Sanchez struck a plea deal with prosecutors in Albuquerque, N.M. after he was arrested in 2025 on multiple gun charges. As part of his plea deal, Sanchez pled guilty to a charge of shooting at or from a motor vehicle with no great bodily harm, which is classified as a fourth-degree felony

Sanchez was ultimately handed a sentence of five years of supervised probation as a result.

Part of the condition of his probation is that Sanchez was ordered to stay away from alcohol so this latest arrest could potentially trigger a whole new set of problems for the veteran fighter.

As of now, no bond has been set for Sanchez's release and he remains in lockup in Soccoro County Jail.

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Robert Whittaker befuddled by Michael ‘Venom’ Page’s UFC Paris performance: ‘I didn’t even want to watch it’

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Robert Whittaker befuddled by Michael ‘Venom’ Page’s UFC Paris performance: ‘I didn’t even want to watch it’

As first reported by John Morgan, Michael Page has been removed from official rankings eligibility following a dreary decision win over Nursulton Ruziboev at UFC Paris. It wasn’t the first time in recent years that Page has drawn jeers from fans and the media for his action-light performances.

Page’s removal presumably indicates that as of now he is no longer on the roster, especially since it was common knowledge that Saturday marked the final fight of his UFC contract. It’s possible Page signs a new deal to return to the octagon, and he’s once again promising he will be more exciting in the future.

However, if this is truly the end of the MVP-UFC era, what do you thinks his next move is?

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Tony Ferguson’s next fight brings ‘El Cucuy’ back to Miami

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Tony Ferguson’s next fight brings ‘El Cucuy’ back to Miami
Tony
Ferguson will return to the boxing ring later this month.

The former
Ultimate Fighting Championship interim champ is scheduled to
face former professional soccer player Kenzo Biyong in a five-round
boxing matchup at Misfits Boxing on Sept. 26 at James L. Knight
Center in Miami.

Tony Ferguson will face Kenzo Biyong at Misfits Boxing on Sept.
26

Ferguson will take on former professional soccer player Kenzo
Biyong on the undercard of Henry
Cejudo vs. “Deen The Great” at Misfits Boxing.

Ferguson is 2-0 under the Misfits banner, with one professional
victory and one exhibition win. His most recent boxing appearance
came in December, when he defeated Warren Spencer by unanimous
decision. Ferguson has also competed in wrestling since then,
losing to Arman
Tsarukyan by technical fall at Real American Freestyle.

Biyong, 28, will make his striking debut against Ferguson, though
he has previous combat-sports experience. He competed in UFC BJJ 7
in April, where Raphael
Ferreira submitted him.

The event will be headlined by Cejudo vs. Nurideen Shabazz, also
known as “Deen the Great.†A heavyweight bout between Chase DeMoor
and Plinio Cruz,
one of Alex
Pereira’s trainers, is also scheduled.

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Josh Hokit goes off on Alex Pereira asking for Ciryl Gane rematch: ‘I watched you get demolished’

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Josh Hokit goes off on Alex Pereira asking for Ciryl Gane rematch: ‘I watched you get demolished’

Surging heavyweight Josh Hokit went on tirade on social media after former two-division UFC champion Alex Pereira posted a video campaigning for a rematch with Ciryl Gane for the interim heavyweight belt.

In a series of X posts targeting Pereira and making his case for the next shot at Gane, Hokit criticized the idea that Pereira and Ilia Topuria could challenge for belts next after both got finished by Gane and Justin Gaethje this past June at UFC White House, respectively.

“As a fan, that fight makes no fucking sense,†wrote Hokit, who finished Derrick Lewis on that same card. “I watched you get demolished. How about a more favorable match up like Sergei [Pavlovitch] who is basically a striker & way less athletic than Ciryl. How about you get one fucking win in this weight class before you are gifted another title shot.â€

“Growing up, I loved the UFC & all of its fighters,†he continued on a separate post. “So it gives me great pleasure to use my platform today to speak the truth: neither Ilia Topuria nor Alex Pereira deserve a fucking title shot in their next fight. They both got handily destroyed. Make them earn it and fight their way back like everyone else.“

Hokit argued that Tom Aspinall's manager Eddie Hearn is “obviously†stalling to “buy time in contract negotiations†instead of working on a deal for a title unification bout with Gane. Hokit suggests, then, booking him versus Gane on the upcoming Madison Square Garden show November in New York, while Pereira battles Pavlovich on the same card.

Hokit insisted he would gladly face Pereira next, guaranteeing “I would beat the piss out of him in a MMA, fist fight,†but making it for a UFC belt would be more lucrative.

“Hell, I'd rather see Alex fight me too,†Hokit wrote. “Truth is, like most contracts, there's a championship clause. I make a shit ton more money fighting for that belt than taking a regular fight with him. I'll fight this motherfucker in a parking lot tomorrow. I would have fought him for free at the press conference in New Jersey. He can't beat me. But I deserve the title shot if Tom ain't coming back. And I'd rather make as much money as possible when I do fight.â€

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