Whether it was the promise of screaming fans in sleeveless shirts that did it or not, fact is that UFC featherweight Chas Skelly got the home scrap he wanted. Set to face Jason Knight (16-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) at UFC 211 in Dallas on May 13, Skelly (17-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) will be featured on the FX-televised preliminary portion of a stacked double-championship card. But to him, placement or hype is irrelevant in light of the unique chance to have his lifelong supporters present. “For me, with this fight, more than gaining buzz around my name, or getting more followers or people to watch me,” Skelly told MMAjunkie Radio, “I wanted to fight at my home town so people from Azle could come out and watch, the people I grew up with
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