Coleman Ruben Escovedo (born August 30, 1981) is an American former mixed martial artist from Fresno, California.
Escovedo was forced into a well documented semi-retirement in 2007 from a serious staph infection that left him partially paralyzed and in need of spinal surgery.
Escovedo's comeback to MMA was his first fight in the 135 lb Bantamweight division.
[6] Escovedo lost via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) after losing the standing exchanges to Caceres for all three rounds.
[8] Author Zac Robinson has written a book titled "Through The Cage Door" about Escovedo's life and career and its expected release date was August 2014.