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Ultimate Fighter (TUF) Season 8 lightweight winner Efrain Escudero (14-2) will headline Rage in the Cage 148 in his home state of Arizona on January 29th. RITC 148 is booked for the Wild Horse Pass Casino in Chandler, AZ. Escudero will face off with local Phoenix prospect Jeremy Larsen (6-1) in a 165 pound catch weight bout. HT: Uniting Locals Through MMA

Efrain Escudero (14-2) picked up his first win since being released by the UFC back in September over the weekend at a local show Desert Rage in Yuma, Arizona Desert Rage VIII results Yuma, AZ Forest Mudge def. Jim Kechely by Ref Stoppage 1:40 R1 Jose Carbajal def. Derek Dunaway by TKO 4:17 R1 Karl Tyler def. Anthony Tobin by TKO 0:59 R1 Alex Garcia def. Danny Affleje by Ref Stoppage 1:49 R1 Josh Vandenburg def. Robert Hunsperger by TKO 1:32 R2 Yaotzin Meza def. Nick Piedmont by Unanimous Decision Tyler Bialecki def. Nate Rochna by Submission Darce Choke 1:23 R1 Shannon Gugerty def. Roscoe Jackson by Submission Rear Naked Choke 4:59 R1 Efrain Escudero def. Alfredo Martinez by Submission Rear Naked Choke 1:14 R1 HT: Uniting Locals Through MMA