Filed under: News , UFC , Videos PHOENIX – When Frankie Saenz got the call for a home assignment on Sunday at UFC Fight Night 103 in his native Phoenix, he was understandably happy. That the name on the other side of the contract wasn’t a former champion, and wasn’t someone with 30-plus fights on his resume had to be of some relief, as well. Not that Augusto Mendes (5-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) isn’t a tough opponent for Saenz (11-4 MMA, 3-2 UFC), but someone with one fight in the UFC and six MMA fights overall is a far cry from his past two foes – former WEC champs Eddie Wineland, who at the time had 33 pro fights , and Urijah Faber, who at the time had 40 pro fights . “I’m always picking the best guys,” Saenz told MMAjunkie on Friday ahead of his next bantamweight bout, at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix. The main card airs on FS1 following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass. Saenz and Mendes are in the featured prelim slot on FS1
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