Prior to his judging defeat to Matthews, Sanchez featured at UFC Fight Night Rio Rancho in his native New Mexico back in February of last year, taking home a disqualification win over Michel Pereira, after the Brazilian capoeira expert landed an illegal knee.
Featuring at UFC 239 in July of 2019, Sanchez dropped another judging loss, this time against surging grappler, Micheal Chiesa — snapping a two-fight winning spree in which he secured victories over both Mickey Gall and Craig White.
For BMF Ranch owner, Cerrone, he is still expected to feature at the May 8. event — in a bid to snap a winless run which has stretched to five fights.