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TUF 8 Winner Efrain Escudero Booked for BAMMA 7

Filed under: NewsThe Ultimate Fighter 8 winner Efrain Escudero will head across the pond
on Sept. 10 to fight Tim Radcliffe at BAMMA 7 at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, the promotion announced Monday, along with lightweight title bout Rob Sin…

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The Ultimate Fighter 8 winner Efrain Escudero will head across the pond
on Sept. 10 to fight Tim Radcliffe at BAMMA 7 at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, the promotion announced Monday, along with lightweight title bout Rob Sinclair vs. Leonardo Santos and welterweight matchup Matt Ewin vs. Valentino Petrescu.

BAMMA 7 is the follow-up to the May 21 event at the Wembley Arena, which featured Frank Trigg, Ivan Salaverry and what turned out to be the retirement fight for Murilo “Ninja” Rua.

Last September, Escudero (16-3) became the second The Ultimate Fighter winner to be handed his release (Travis Lutter was first) after losing to Charles Oliveira at UFC Fight Night 22. The 25-year-old lightweight won three straight following his release before suffering a loss last month against Fabricio Camoes at Tachi Palace Fights 9. Radcliffe (11-4) won both his fights this year against Michael Pastou and Alexandre Izidro and holds six submission victories.

Sinclair (9-2) will be making his second defense of his BAMMA lightweight strap when he faces Sengoku veteran Santos (9-3). In March, Sinclair took a fight with another British promotion, OMMAC, and scored a TKO over Martin Begley. With the crumbling of the Sengoku promotion, Santos debuted for BAMMA in May and defeated Jason Ball via unanimous decision.

Ewin (22-9-1), who missed 2009 and 2010 entirely, defeated Salaverry via unanimous decision at the last BAMMA event. Petrescu (11-2) also won at BAMMA 6, defeating Joao Paulo de Souza via majority decision.

 

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After Two Opponent Switches, Efrain Escudero to Continue His Progression

Filed under: UFCIt’s been a game of musical chairs for Efrain Escudero. It seems like every time he sits down, he has a new opponent.

Escudero, the Season 8 lightweight winner of “The Ultimate Fighter,” will face Charles Oliveira on Wednesday at UFC …

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It’s been a game of musical chairs for Efrain Escudero. It seems like every time he sits down, he has a new opponent.

Escudero, the Season 8 lightweight winner of “The Ultimate Fighter,” will face Charles Oliveira on Wednesday at UFC Fight Night 22. But only after having two other planned matchups for him on the card change.

Escudero was slated for a bout with John Gunderson on Wednesday’s card in Austin, Texas, which precedes the Season 12 premiere of “The Ultimate Fighter” on Spike TV. When co-main event fighter Mac Danzig had to pull out of his rematch with Matt Wiman, Escudero moved into Danzig’s spot. And then Wiman got hurt and dropped off the card.

Enter Oliveira less than a month before the fight. But Escudero said Thursday on a media call for the event that the opponent changes didn’t bother him.

“You know, I really didn’t pay much attention to it,” Escudero said. “It was a month out, so I had enough time. … We’re worried about what we’re bringing to the table. We’re not worried on what they’re going to bring to the table. We’re making them fight our fight, and we’re going to go out there and do our job. Being in top shape and being ready to fight anybody they throw at us, that’s our main priority and our main goal.”