Sam Sicilia entered the UFC in his second year as a professional MMA fighter in 2012, but the lessons are still there to be learned in every fight.
The 30-year-old featherweight makes his 11th walk to the Octagon Saturday night in Hidalgo, Texas, against Gabriel Benitez, and being back in action after a long layoff gave him time to think what he did wrong in his last fight. He suffered the fastest defeat of his career by the hands of Doo Ho Choi.
Sicilia and Choi were initially scheduled to meet in May 2014, but the South Korean fighter pulled out due to an injury.