Secret weapons give Shelton boost ahead of Ultimate Fighter debut

It was an arrival fit for a champion, and while Galesburg, Illinois’ Eric Shelton hasn’t wrapped UFC gold around his waist yet, he was treated like a king at the airport when he returned home from a stint on The Ultimate Fighter 24 earlier this month.“It was awesome,” Shelton said of the rousing reception he got at Quad City International Airport. “It felt good. It’s something I worked for, and it’s paying off, finally.”The fight game is full of sa