THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER 8 - LIGHT-WEIGHTS
TEAM NOGUEIRA: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. Daniel Valverde.
TEAM MIR: Frank Mir. Robert Drysdale. Ken Hahn.
{probable appearances by Hendo, Lyoto and Spider}
SHOW BEGINS SEPTEMBER 17th on SPIKE
Left to Right: Dan Henderson, Vinicius Magalhaes, Efrain Escudero, (? behind Efrain), Shane Nelson, Eliot Marshall, Shane Primm, Ryan Bader, Tom Lawlor, Allen Browning, Krzysztof Soszynski
NOTE: “we got the next Anderson Silva.. I was going off when I saw this guy.. He's 24 and he's destroying people. It's sick how bad ass he is. I'm getting goose bumps talking to you about him.” – Dana White
Dana gave it away with the "He's 24"... it is 1 of 3 guys... Joe Duarte, but speculation is that he gets injured during the show... it could be Shane Nelson, come on - BJ Penn trains him... or it could be Phil Nover, who's undefeated at 5-0. we'll find out soon.
Are you curious who the show's camera man is? Everette Motta
http://profile.myspace.com/index LINK TO UFC TUF 8 CAMERA GUY
Lightweights on TUF 8 {Rumored Participants}
(all confirmed)
Rankings of Opening Round Fighters:
1st Round
1.
Efrain Escudero 10-0 Arizona
2.
Shane Nelson 11-3 Hawaii
3.
Phillipe Nover 5-0 New York
4.
Allen Browning 2-0 Kentucky
5.
Joe Duarte 3-0 California
6.
George Roop 7-3 Arizona
7.
John Polakowski 3-1 California
8.
Charles Diaz 16-4 California
9.
Wesley Murch 4-2 United Kingdom
10.
Dave Kaplan 3-1 New Mexico
11.
Roli Delgado 7-3 Arkansas
12.
Jose Aguilar 17-3 New Mexico
13.
Ido Pariente 13-4 Israel
14.
Brian McLaughlin 5-0 Florida
15.
Brandon Garner 4-1 North Carolina
16.
Fernando Bernstein 2-0 California
**Side Note: Dale Hartt was pretty much the last guy to get cut from making the show.
MMA JUNKIE - Dale Hartt Story
2nd Round
Joe Duarte
Allen Browning
Efrain Escudero
Shane Nelson
George Roop
Dave Kaplan
Phillipe Nover
John Polakowski
*REPLACEMENTS Roli Delgado / Wesley Murch / Charles Diaz
3rd Round
Phil Nover
Allen Browning
Shane Nelson
Efrain Escudero
4th Round
Shane Nelson
Efrain Escudero
LW TUF 8 WINNER: Efrain Escudero
One @ a TIME.
EFRAIN ESCUDERO 10-0
5’10 TEMPE, AZ 22 YRS
Trains at Southwest Martial Arts under Drew Fickett.
World Record: 7 Submission MMA victories in 2007. Most of anyone.
Pima Community College Wrestler {alumni = Drew Fickett / Jamie Varner
2006-2007 Collegiate Wrestling 157lb All-American - 7th at the NJCAA National Tourney
5A Arizona State Wrestling Championship at 140lbs.
Efrain has a clothing company called INC fighting syndicate.
Efrain Escudero turned down a 155lb spot for Don Frye's Tucson Scorpions's of the IFL.
Currently tied for 8th place in Sherdog's rankings for best statistical record among active fighters, with 10 wins, 0 losses.
MySpace.com - EFRAIN---ESCUDERO LINK
Ryan Bader + Big Nog + Efrain {Team Nog}
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Efrain's Highlight Reel.
Check it out. About 3 Minutes in He Chokes a Guy Unconcious.
Then hops the fence mocking the choke.. then jumps down.
Puts his hands up to his head like on a pillow and falls over.
Bwahaha.. great sportsmanship!
MY PICK TO WIN!