Donald Sanchez
American mixed martial arts fighter
Donald Sanchez (born August 8, 1984) is an American bare-knuckle boxer currently competing in the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. He is also a mixed martial artist who competed in the Featherweight division. A professional competitor since 2005, he has also competed for Bellator, Absolute Championship Berkut, King of the Cage, the MFC, Legacy FC, and the RFA.
As of April 13, 2026, he is #5 in the BKFC middleweight rankings.
Mixed martial arts career
Bellator MMA
Sanchez faced Johnny Eduardo on April 17, 2009, at Bellator III. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Sanchez defeated Cliff Wright at Bellator 97 on July 31, 2013, via split decision.
Absolute Championship Berkut
Sanchez signed a four-fight deal with the ACB in October 2016.
His debut at ACB were on 18 December 2016 at ACB 50: Rasulov vs. Goltsov in St.Petersburg, Russia against Adlan Bataev. He lost the fight via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28).
Sanchez was expected to face Yusuf Raisov on March 24, 2017, at the ACB 55.
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