PRO MMA (promma.info) has learned from WEC officials that Milwaukee, Wisconsin’s Anthony Pettis (6-0, 0-0 WEC) has been injured and will be replaced by the much more experienced Bart Palaszewski (30-12, 1-1 WEC) at WEC 40 on April 5th. Palaszewski ... Read More »
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Feed SubscriptionUFC Champ Frank Mir says Miguel Angel Torres is best pound-for-pound fighter in the world
PRO MMA (promma.info) received the following press release from the WEC today regarding UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir’s opinion of WEC Bantamweight Champion Miguel Torres as the number one pound-for-pound fighter in the world. For those who have heard ... Read More »
Jeff Curran and Joseph Benavidez plan to steal show in Chicago
Bantamweight contenders, Jeff Curran and Joseph Benavidez will face off in Chicago on Sunday, April 5th, as the co-main event to WEC 40′s Torres vs. Mizugaki. Curran and Benavidez will be fighting to stay alive in the hunt for a ... Read More »
Top names in MMA marvel at domination shown by Miguel Angel Torres
Takeya Mizugaki will challenge WEC Bantamweight Champion, Miguel Torres, on April 5, in the champ’s hometown of Chicago, Illinois. Torres has amassed an incredible 35-1 record and is considered among the best pound for pound fighters in the world. PRO ... Read More »
Is Nick Diaz good for MMA?
On April 11, Strikeforce’s main event will feature Nick Diaz vs. Frank Shamrock on Showtime. While Shamrock’s image is that of a fighter dedicated to progressing the sport of MMA, Diaz seems to be the polar opposite. Nick openly admits ... Read More »
WEC moving to pay-per-view in June
Zuffa is the parent company of the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) as well as the WEC (World Extreme Cagefighting). In 2008, Zuffa’s flagship promotion, the UFC, held twelve pay-per-view events. The cost of the pay-per-view is approximately $50. If you ... Read More »
Takeya Mizugaki wants to knockout Miguel Torres in WEC main event on April 5
Twenty-five year-old Japanese MMA star Takeya Mizugaki (11-2-2) is coming to America to face Miguel Angel Torres (35-1) for the WEC Bantamweight Title on April 5. Mizugaki is expecting a rude welcome as he steps inside the cage in Torres’ ... Read More »
World Extreme Cagefighting confirms remaining bouts for first ever WEC event in Chicago
WEC 40 takes place on Sunday, April 5, at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois. PRO MMA (promma.info) received confirmation today on the complete fight line up for this event. The main event features a WEC Bantamweight Title fight between Champion Miguel ... Read More »
Mike Brown post-WEC 39 interview
WEC Featherweight Champion, Mike Brown, gives his thoughts on defeating Leonard Garcia Sunday night at WEC 39 in Corpus Christi. Brown addresses the issue that people may have considered him a “fluke” champion and that maybe it was just a ... Read More »
Video cram session for WEC 39
With WEC 39 taking place tonight, we here at PRO MMA (promma.info) wanted to provide our readers with an opportunity to get ready for the event with some choice videos of the fighters. Most of the videos will be fights, but ... Read More »
PRO MMA ‘Best Bets’ of WEC 39
WEC 39: BROWN vs GARCIA takes place on Sunday, March 1, at the America Bank Center, in Corpus Christi, Texas. The WEC has put together an eleven fight card and BetUS.com has lines on each fight. As usual, we here at ... Read More »
MMA LIVE episode 42
Kenny Florian, Franklin McNeil, and Jon Anik are back with MMA LIVE episode 42 this week with ‘From U.K. to Corpus’ as they recap the action from UFC 95 in London and take a preview look at WEC 39 taking ... Read More »
Brian Bowles out of title fight due to injury
The management of Brian Bowles’ (7-0) has confirmed with PRO MMA (promma.info) that due to a back injury incurred while training at ATT in Florida, the WEC top bantamweight contender has pulled out of his fight with champion Miguel Torres ... Read More »
THE INFO: exclusive interview with ‘Razor’ Rob McCullough – PRO MMA podcast
Former WEC Lightweight champion, ‘Razor’ Rob McCullough (16-5), joined Matt De La Rosa on Thursday afternoon for a special edition of ‘THE INFO’. McCullough will take on Marcus Hicks (8-1) at WEC 39 on March 1st. ‘Razor’ talked about his ... Read More »
UFC Fight Night 18 to be held at The Sommet Center in Nashville, TN
The UFC will hold UFC Fight Night 18 at the Sommet Center in Nashville, TN on April 1st. The UFC had made it known that they would head to Tennessee in 2009; however, a venue had not been decided upon. ... Read More »
A tough night for Jamie Varner
Last Sunday night WEC Lightweight Champion, Jamie Varner, defended his title against “Cowboy” Donald Cerrone. For four rounds the two went back and forth making for an extremely exciting fight. In the fifth round the fight was called due to ... Read More »
Tim McKenzie talks about move to UFC with ‘THE INFO’
Last year the Zuffa organization came to the dilemma that they would no longer be allowed to have lightweight and middleweight divisions in the UFC and WEC. A problem? Maybe, but for new UFC fighter Tim McKenzie (12-5 MMA, 3-3 ... Read More »
Is the WEC preparing to add female weight classes?
It appears that WEC Welterweight Champion, Carlos Condit, could be getting a transfer to the UFC. Parent company, Zuffa, owns both promotions. The decision to move Condit to the UFC comes on the heels of his scheduled opponent for WEC ... Read More »
THE INFO episode 9 – PRO MMA podcast featuring UFC Middleweight Tim McKenzie
This week’s edition of ‘THE INFO’ made up for last week’s absence. Matt De La Rosa, “Fast Eddie” Constantine and Denny “The Mad One” Hodge went over a big weekend of MMA. The WEC, Affliction, as well as an interview ... Read More »
Cowboy fails to take Jamie Varner’s WEC Lightweight Title
Jamie “C-4″ Varner (16-2) was able to retain his WEC Lightweight Title tonight in San Diego by out pointing Donald Cerrone (9-1) and handing “Cowboy” his very first professional loss. The title fight, scheduled for five rounds went to the ... Read More »
The Cowboy is in Town: a talk with Donald Cerrone
WEC lightweight title contender Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone (9-0 MMA, 2-0 WEC) stopped by Pro MMA Radio on Monday night to talk to Larry Pepe about his teammates, his training camp, and most importantly his upcoming title bout with champion Jamie ... Read More »
Pro MMA Radio Interview – Urijah Faber
WEC featherweight contender Urjiah Faber stopped by Pro MMA Radio on Monday night to talk to Larry Pepe about Jens Pulver, Mike Brown, and much much more. Here are some highlights of their discussion: Urijah Faber was on a 13 ... Read More »