Donald Sanchez
Donald Sanchez 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.
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.
Sanchez was expected to face Yusuf Raisov on March 24, 2017, at the ACB 55. However, Sanchez pulled out a few days before the fight and was replaced by Valdines Silva.
Sanchez faced Alexey Polpudnikov on July 23, 2017, at ACB 65. He lost the fight via knockout in the first round.
Bare-knuckle boxing
After four bouts with the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, Sanchez competed against Harrison Aiken on February 28, 2025 at BKFC Fight Night 21 and won the bout by unanimous decision.Sanchez challenged David Mundell for the BKFC Middleweight Championship at BKFC 75 on June 6, 2025 in Albuquerque, NM. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.