{
  "id": 13476594,
  "title": "Diego Sanchez handed prison sentence for probation violation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/diego-sanchez-handed-prison-sentence-for-probation-violation",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-10T17:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/diego-sanchez-handed-prison-sentence-173000404.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Diego Sanchez has been sentenced to a month in prison for violating his probation, according to a ruling by Judge Stan Whitaker in New Mexico’s 2nd Judicial District Court. The 44-year-old former UFC fighter was given the sentence on Wednesday after pleading guilty to felony charges for shooting a gun from a moving vehicle in 2025. As part of his probation, Sanchez was required to abstain from alcohol, but he failed to do so when he was arrested at a gas station in Socorro County, New Mexico, with a blood alcohol level more than double the legal limit. Sanchez was denied bond and held in jail pending his probation breach. Upon sentencing, Judge Whitaker opted for a 30-day jail term instead of initiating his suspended five-year sentence due to it being Sanchez’s first official probation violation. Following his release, Sanchez will be required to complete an inpatient rehab program and receive mental health counseling. Should he breach probation again, he will serve the remainder of his suspended sentence, which could amount to six and a half years behind bars. Sanchez’s recent downfall, following his mixed martial arts career, has been marred by external troubles and associations with the wrong elements, leading to his current predicament.",
  "summary": "Diego Sanchez has been handed a month-long prison sentence for his probation violation.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}