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WEC GM: Brown vs. Aldo a Legacy Fight for Champion

09 Nov 2009 13:47:08 PST

World Extreme Cagefighting General Manager Reed Harris thinks more than the featherweight championship will be at stake when Mike Thomas Brown defends the title against Jose Aldo in the WEC 44 “Brown vs. Aldo” main event on Nov. 18 at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.

Original story at Sherdog.com .

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WEC announces Varner vs. Henderson for Jan. 10

02 Nov 2009 14:40:57 PST

The WEC announced via its twitter today that the lightweight title fight between Jamie Varner and Ben Henderson has been scheduled for Jan. 10 at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, Calif.

Original story at Las Vegas Sun . Related stories include: Varner, Henderson to unify WEC title Jan. 10 - Sportsnet.ca , WEC Could Make PPV Debut in June With Brown vs. Faber II - MMAFrenzy.com and ... MMAjunkie.com , SI.com , Sherdog.com , Fight Ticker , MMAFighting.com

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Darabedyan signs on with WEC

30 Oct 2009 23:18:18 PDT

GLENDALE — Just 22 years old, Karen Darabedyan’s fast-rising mixed martial arts career has taken its most monumental turn yet.

Original story at The Glendale .

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WEC 44 card set with Alex Karalexis vs. Kamal Shalorus, James Krause vs. Ricardo Lamas

12 Oct 2009 15:01:31 PDT

Next month's "WEC 44: Brown vs. Aldo" event is now complete with the addition of Alex Karalexis...

Original story at Yahoo! Canada Sports .

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Jorgensen wins WEC fight

11 Oct 2009 23:47:26 PDT

SAN ANTONIO — Ex-Boise State wrestler Scott Jorgensen won his WEC 43 bantamweight fight by TKO in 3:13 of round one on Saturday night. Jorgensen (7-3, 3-2 WEC) defeated Noah Thomas — who appeared in season five of the Ultimate Fighter reality show.

Original story at Idaho Press-Tribune .

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UFC 102's Jake Rosholt says takedowns...

28 Aug 2009 10:09:29 PDT

In just his seventh professional fight, Rosholt believes he's prepared for what will happen when the cage door closes. "When I first signed with the WEC, ... BENT: UFC 102 Previews and Predictions - Chris Leben vs. Jake RosholtMMATorch

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World Extreme Cagefighting news and blogs - November 24, 2009

24 Nov 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit World Extreme Cagefighting news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Visher to make WEC debut Dec. 19 -- from The Maui News
• Mendes signs on with WEC -- from Sports Illustrated
• Varner, Henderson to unify title belts at WEC 46 -- from Sports Illustrated
• Varner, Henderson to unify WEC title Jan. 10 -- from Sportsnet.ca
• WEC Slates Varner-Henderson for Jan. 10 -- from Sherdog
• WEC announces Dec. 19 card in Las Vegas -- from Las Vegas Sun
• Faber Likely to Return at January WEC -- from Sherdog
• WEC Signs Horodecki -- from Sherdog
• WEC makes its November lineup official -- from The Times of Northwest Indiana
• WEC Announces More Bouts for Nov. 18 -- from Sherdog

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Curran decries judging at WEC 42, wants rematch with Mizugaki

12 Aug 2009 12:55:24 PDT

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.

Original story at SI.com .

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WEC finalizes Aug. 9 card

30 Jun 2009 08:11:57 PDT

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.

Original story at SI.com .

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Reed Harris and the WEC Love Women... FANS!

13 May 2009 23:14:31 PDT

CA If you're interested in being interviewed please feel free to email me (rachel@mmahotstuff.com) and we'll set something up. Tell me why you're a fan!!! I want to know, Reed wants to know, and the WEC and UFC want to know!

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WEC 39:Brown vs Garcia & Marquez vs Diaz Review

02 Mar 2009 14:31:17 PST

Written by rss@youtube.com (dadirrtywhyteboi)
OVERALL Show Rating:7.75/10 Lightweight Bout "Razor" Rob McCollough(17-5-0) def Marcus "The Wrecking Ball" Hicks(8-2-0) via Majority Decision dadirrtywhyteboi's ScoreCard:29-29 Judges ScoreCard:29-29,30-27,29-28 McCollugh Featherweight Bout Jose Aldo Jr(14-1-0) def Chr...

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A How To Guide To Zuffa's Plan to Create UFC Lite.

10 Feb 2009 06:21:38 PST

Written by Gogo Platter
With the recent shifts in WEC's weight classes, there seems to be a movement to transform the WEC, a sort of re-branding if you may. Zuffa seems to be looking to create the WEC into UFC Lite, (yukka, yukka). The UFC has dominated the heavier weight classes, and as opposed to introducing new wei...

Original story at Bloody Elbow .

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TUESDAY UPDATE: More on Vaseline scandal, BJ contemplating future, WEC changes, ECW, ROH, Bearer

03 Feb 2009 05:54:05 PST

Original story at Figure Four Weekly Online .

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29 Jan 2009 13:31:48 PST

Written by Ivan Trembow(noreply@blogger.com)
WEC Thoughts: As usual for a WEC event, the show itself was very good. I hope that the WEC keeps Jens Pulver. Yes, he has lost three fights in a row, but those three fights were against Urijah Faber, Leonard Garcia, and Urijah Faber again. There's no shame in that. And what was he doing having a majo...

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Opinion: UFC/WEC Merger?

28 Jan 2009 16:15:37 PST

Written by Annie83
In my opinion, IF the UFC is planning on taking over the WW division, they should try to merge the two organisations. Prior to a merging, they could, take one fight from each division in the WEC that made a submission, knock out or fight of the night and broadcast them. For Free. Right ...

Original story at Bloody Elbow .

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WEC 38 Review

26 Jan 2009 11:09:00 PST

Written by John Shubert
Jamie Varner v. Donald Cerrone: Now, this fight was insane. They both had solid stand-up, but I thought Cerrone was getting the best of it. He forced Varner to take the fight to the mat where he laid a beat down on Cerrone. My choice for "KO of the Night" goes to Jose Aldo. My choice for "Submission of...

Original story at Bleacher Report .

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WEC predictions and preview for ‘Varner vs Cerrone’ Jan. 25

25 Jan 2009 08:19:59 PST

Written by James Iannotti
WEC Lightweight Champion Jamie “C-4″ Varner (15-2) vs. Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone (9-0) Prediction: Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone via unanimous decision Urijah “The California Kid” Faber (21-2) vs. Jens “Little Evil” Pulver (22-10-1)

Original story at MMAmania.com .

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Podcast: vol 181 - The Lights Out Show

08 Dec 2008 10:01:22 PST

Written by The Lights Out Show
In this volume of The Lights Out Show, in partnership with Tagg Radio and MMAJunkie.com, Chris Fries and The JDH discuss these MMA topics: VOLUME 181 (Released Monday, December 8th. Now archived for you here.) - Gilbert Yvel, Josh Barnett’s opponent in Affliction, is a bad man - WEC 37 resul...

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Podcast: vol 178 - The Lights Out Show

27 Nov 2008 21:00:50 PST

Written by The Lights Out Show
Affliction Wear: A fashion statement or sacrilegious? Affliction gets 3-wayed, and not the cool kind Dana White for President, says UFC fighter Dana White sees a Super Fight of his own WEC 38 carts out and oldy but goody Jake Shields to the UFC…ProElite says “not so fast”

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Podcast: vol 176 - The Lights Out Show

21 Nov 2008 13:47:01 PST

Written by The Lights Out Show
Jake Shields close to signing…where? TUF 6 Finalist quitting MMA for good What’s next for Urijah Faber? Fabricio Werdum says he’s staying with the UFC. Dana White has other plans Paulo Filho: Don’t go away mad, just go away WEC 37 card finalized

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Opinion: WEC 36: Faber vs. Brown Staff Predictions

05 Nov 2008 12:01:39 PST

Written by Luke Thomas
Urijah Faber vs. Mike Brown Paulo Filho vs. Chael Sonnen Jens Pulver vs. Leonard Garcia Jake Rosholt vs. Nissen Osterneck Rob McCullough vs. Donald Cerrone Mike Fagan: Aldo by TKO. Nick Thomas: Yahya by submission. Nick Thomas: Castillo by TKO. Mike Fagan: Castillo by submission.

Original story at Bloody Elbow .

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WEC 36 Preview and Predictions

03 Nov 2008 12:51:33 PST

Written by someonespecial4
Both Pulver and Garcia enter the WEC featherweight divison via the UFC's lightweight divison. Pulver debuted in the WEC by winning quickly and easily over Cub Swanson. That win earned him a shot at featherweight champ Urijah Faber. While Faber dominated Jens, I gained respect for Pulve...

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Podcast: MMA Nation Exclusive: Live Interviews With WEC Superstars Urijah Faber and Carlos Condit

14 Oct 2008 07:33:06 PDT

Written by Luke Thomas
During my live broadcast of MMA Nation from the Patriot Center on Saturday I was fortunate enough to sit down with WEC Featherweight Champion Urijah Faber and WEC Welterweight champion Carlos Condit. We talked about potential dream match-ups, whose next in line for them to fight, predic...

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Podcast: UWC: Confrontation Spotlight on Antwain "The Juggernaut" Britt, Marcus Foran

10 Oct 2008 10:35:19 PDT

Written by Luke Thomas
Today on the "Big O & Dukes Show" on 106.7 WJFK two of the fighters competing on tomorrow's UWC: Confrontation card appeared in studio to chat MMA, Kimbo Slice, the UFC, MMA on ESPN (or lack thereof) and even video games. Click here to listen to the whole thing.

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Opinion: The WEC comes up big yet again

14 Feb 2008 00:54:22 PST

Written by Sam Caplan
Overall, the way the show was presented is how every basic cable MMA show should be presented. We didn’t get killed with commercials and the broadcast came off as high-end, as there were no cheesy segments with interviewers having to interview half-interested movie stars about some soon...

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Podcast: Fight Opinion Radio #62: UFC 75 review

10 Sep 2007 04:06:51 PDT

Written by Zach Arnold
No guests this week (the scheduled guest didn’t show). Welcome to radio. No worries, however, as we have a loaded show this week recapping the UFC 75 and WEC 30 events in Las Vegas. Plus, we’ll address the BMA’s attempt to get MMA banned, concussions in MMA, and Dana White’s statements about [...]

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