Subscribe164MPH is the best of: Jens Pulver | Kendall Grove | Strikeforce | UFC | Matt Serra | PRIDE | MMA | Rashad Evans | Anderson Silva | Jason MacDonald | Angelina Jolie | Babes | 164mph | 50 Cent | WWE | WWE SmackDown | Combat Sports | Best of MMA | Megan Fox | Grand Theft Auto | and more... (What is 164mph?)
# 4 News Source
SI.com
SI.com (sportsillustrated.cnn.com) has great World Extreme Cagefighting news, photos, videos and more
Tuesday, Nov 3
Mendes signs on with WEC
One of the top featherweight prospects in the sport is no longer a free agent as Team Alpha Male fighter, Chad Mendes, has signed a multi-fight deal with the WEC, adding the California based fighter to a rich 145-pound division.
Monday, Nov 2
Varner, Henderson to unify title belts at WEC 46
WEC lightweight champion Jamie Varner will fight interim titleholder Ben Henderson to unify the belts at WEC 46 on Jan. 10 at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, Calif., the WEC announced Monday. Also, former champion Urijah Faber will fight Raphael Assuncao in a featherweight bout.
Monday, Oct 19
Former WEC title contender Larson to face Foster at UFC 106
Former WEC title contender Brock Larson will take on Hit Squad's Brian Foster in a late addition to the UFC 106 card on Nov. 21 in Las Vegas, FanHouse learned Sunday.
Thursday, Oct 15
MMA Debate: WEC hits a nerve, while T.U.F. and Kimbo dominate media
From Ben Henderson's interim WEC title win, to the media's infatuation with The Ultimate Fighter and Kimbo Slice, SI.com's Josh Gross and MMA FanHouse's Michael David Smith felt it was time to weigh in. Here's what the experts had to say about all things MMA.
Tuesday, Oct 6
Faber inks multi-fight deal with WEC
After several months of negotiations, former WEC featherweight champion and arguably the promotion's most popular fighter "The California Kid" Urjiah Faber has signed a new multi-fight deal with the promotion. His manager, Mike Roberts of MMA Inc., confirmed the signing to MMAWeekly....
Thursday, Sep 3
WEC gets push from Dish
In a battle brewing between television industry giants, DirecTV on Wednesday dropped the Versus Network from its programming lineup. The move takes away the only on-air option for DirecTV subscribers to watch World Extreme Cagefighting.
Tuesday, Aug 25
Would UFC-WEC merger make sense?
At the Press Conference following UFC 101, Dana White said that the idea of combining the two Zuffa-owned organizations was being discussed.
Henderson's injury puts WEC 43 card on hold until October
WEC 43, originally slated for Sept. 2 in Youngstown, Ohio, has hit a bit of a snag and will be pushed back to Oct. 10 and moved to a different venue. The fight card, however, will remain intact with a main event bout pitting Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone against Ben Henderson to declare a WEC interim li...
Tuesday, Aug 18
MMA Rankings: Stunning victories, fai...
Bleacher Report MMA Rankings: Stunning victories, failed tests cause divisional chaos With his WEC title win over Miguel Torres (black trunks), Brian Bowles sits atop the bantamweight rankings. It's been a while since SI.com's last set of ...
Wednesday, Aug 12
Curran decries judging at WEC 42, wants rematch with Mizugaki
Not many fighters can survive a four-fight skid in a major fight promotion like World Extreme Cagefighting. Following Sunday night's loss to Takeya Mizugaki at WEC 42, it remains to be seen whether or not Jeff Curran will manage the feat.
Monday, Aug 10
Taking stock after UFC 101, WEC 42
While the fights at WEC 42 were largely more entertaining than those at UFC 101, the UFC's debut in the City of Brotherly Love did see the continued evolution of two of the preeminent mixed martial artists in the world today, in Anderson Silva and B.J. Penn.
Sunday, Aug 9
Bowles stuns Torres at WEC 42
Heading into Sunday night there was no question that Miguel Torres was the top bantamweight in the world, and possibly one of the best pound-for-pound fighters on the planet, but top contender Brian Bowles decided that it was time for the champion's streak to end, as he blasted his way to a...
BLOG: WEC 42 bantamweight title fight
11:02 p.m.: Mixed martial artists as ranked by SI.com competing on tonight's undercard: No. 9 bantamweight Rani Yahya choked John Hosman; No. 8 featherweight Leonard Garcia took a rough split decision over Jameel Massouh; No. 4 bantamweight Takeya Mizugaki earned two of three judges after e...
Tuesday, Jul 28
Torres ready for Mayweather
WEC bantamweight champion Miguel Torres is looking for a fight, and it's nothing against his current opponent, Brian Bowles, but he believes a boxing champion needs to step up and compete in the true fighting art before he smack talks a sport that is sweeping the world.
Tuesday, Jun 30
Varner will keep WEC belt
World Extreme Cagefighting is heading to Youngstown, Ohio for WEC 43. Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone is fighting Ben Henderson in the main event. Current lightweight champion Jamie Varner, however, is not being stripped of his title.
WEC finalizes Aug. 9 card
World Extreme Cagefighting on Monday announced the remaining bouts for WEC 42: Torres vs. Bowles live from The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino on Aug. 9.
Monday, Jun 29
Cerrone, Henderson to battle for WEC interim title in Ohio
With champion Jamie Varner sidelined for an undetermined amount of time, the WEC has opted to put No. 1 contender, Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone and Ben Henderson together for an interim lightweight title fight on Sept. 2 in Youngstown, Ohio.
