EXCLUSIVE Scouse scrapper has come a long way since going on the run as he makes his first walk to the Octagon at UFC Qatar Shem Rock is fired up to make his UFC debut tonight in Qatar (Image: Zuffa LLC)

Ahead of his UFC debut in Qatar Shem Rock is already planning a big homecoming fight, but that is hardly a surprise when you skipped town for seven years.

The Liverpool lightweight finally gets his shot in the Octagon against Nurullo Aliev tonight, with the 32-year-old planning to make a big first impression on UFC president Dana White and Co .

Rock found jiu-jitsu and then MMA in Malaysia while on the run from an aggravated burglary he was ultimately found innocent of, making his name in Cage Warriors and Oktagon before finally getting his chance in the big time with the UFC

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