MEXICO CITY -- It's taken three stints on the UFC roster and multiple appearances on The Ultimate Figheter to get here, but Efrain Escudero is finally coming home to Mexico.
The Ultimate Fighter Season 8 winner, who was born in the Mexican state of Sonora and now trains at the MMA Lab in Phoenix, meets Drew Dober in a lightweight bout at UFC 188 in Mexico City on Saturday night.
But Escudero, fired up after an enthusiastic reception from a raucous crowd at Wednesday's UFC 188 open workouts, says that his first fight in Mexico's capitol city will go down as a highlight in his 32-fight career.