Emmanuel Sanchez became interested in MMA and Brazilian jiu-jitsu while attending high school.
21 Facts About Emmanuel Sanchez
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Emmanuel Sanchez competed once as a welterweight, in which he suffered his first professional loss against current UFC competitor Lewis Gonzalez.
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Emmanuel Sanchez made his promotional debut against Stephen Banaszak at Bellator 128 on October 10,2014.
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Emmanuel Sanchez won the fight via rear-naked choke submission at 2:18 in the first round.
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Emmanuel Sanchez next faced Henry Corrales at Bellator 143 on September 25,2015.
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Emmanuel Sanchez faced former Bellator bantamweight champion Marcos Galvao, who moved up to the featherweight division, at Bellator 175 on March 31,2017.
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Emmanuel Sanchez faced Daniel Straus at Bellator 184 on October 6,2017.
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Emmanuel Sanchez won the fight via triangle choke submission in the third round.
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Emmanuel Sanchez faced Sam Sicilia at Bellator 198 on April 28,2018.
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Emmanuel Sanchez won the fight by submission due to an arm triangle from the back position in the 1st round.
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Emmanuel Sanchez faced Bellator Featherweight Champion Patricio Freire at Bellator 209 on November 16,2018.
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Emmanuel Sanchez faced Georgi Karakhanyan at Bellator 218 on March 22,2019.
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Emmanuel Sanchez next faced prospect Tywan Claxton in the opening round of the Bellator Featherweight World Grand Prix on September 7,2019 at Bellator 226.
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Emmanuel Sanchez won the fight via submission in the second round.
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Emmanuel Sanchez lost the fight via technical submission in round one.
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Emmanuel Sanchez faced Mads Burnell at Bellator 263 on July 31,2021.
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Emmanuel Sanchez lost the very close bout via unanimous decision.
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Emmanuel Sanchez faced Jeremy Kennedy on December 3,2021 at Bellator 272.
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Emmanuel Sanchez faced Archie Colgan on June 16,2023 at Bellator 297.
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Emmanuel Sanchez faced Daniel Salas on April 12,2024 at XFC 50.
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Emmanuel Sanchez faced Peter Petties on May 25,2024 in the main event of Anthony Pettis 11.