Not only does Desmond Green get to make his Ultimate Fighting Championship debut, he gets to do it in his own backyard.
At UFC 210 on April 8 in Buffalo, Green will square off with 11-0 Josh Emmett in a lightweight contest at the KeyBank Center. The Buffalo News first reported the matchup Tuesday.
Green, 27, is a native of Rochester, N.Y., and wrestled at the University of Buffalo, qualifying for the NCAA Division 1 national tournament three times before he was removed from the team for testing positive for marijuana.