5 fighters who went broke after making it big in UFC

#2. Diego Sanchez - Former UFC welterweight

Diego Sanchez had a promising career till he lost his way.

Diego Sanchez was a formidable fighter who stumbled onto the wrong path before losing almost everything. Mixing with the wrong crowd cost him more than just money. While in conversation with Bleacher Report, Sanchez detailed his fall from grace.

"'Go big or go home.' I used to say that. I was addicted to that. The lifestyle, the fame. The girls. The parties. And with that came a lot of people who didn't really care about me. They were just leeches. Just very bad people. I had to learn a lot. I was very gullible," admitted Diego Sanchez.

It took losing most of his fortune to Ponzi schemes and getting cheated by a trusted friend to shake him out of his delusion. It forced him to get his life back on track and return to his craft. Diego Sanchez is currently worth $3M.

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#1. Tyron Woodley - Former UFC welterweight

UFC Fight Night: Tyron Woodley v Gilbert Burns

Having consolidated his position at the top of the UFC welterweight division for years, Tyron Woodley had unsurprisingly gotten accustomed to a certain lifestyle. A seemingly perennial flow of cash only stood to bolster his decision to live a lavish life.

However, his extravagant lifestyle came to a standstill after the title changed hands in his loss to Kamaru Usman. While in conversation with Ariel Helwani, Tyron Woodley offered fans insight into his faltering financial decisions.

"I blew through a lot of f***ing money, man. A lot. When you come from where I come from, you never imagine making that type of money. You work hard for it, and I didn't get there by accident, but nobody taught me finance. Everybody taught me 1+1 is 2. That's math. That ain't finance. That ain't wealth, that ain't investing, that ain't saving. That's basically: you made money and, f***ing, you spend it," said Tyron Woodley.

It is admittedly a tale as old as time. Fighters coming from humble beginnings often tend to lose themselves in the glamor and limelight. Woodley admitted that his tendency to act like a spendthrift cost him a significant amount of his fortune. However, Woodley has seemingly done well ever since, bagging the biggest payday of his career in a fight against Jake Paul. According to CelebrityNetWorth, Tyron Woodley is currently worth $4M.