WEC 50 will feature a bantamweight title fight between champion Dominick Cruz and number one contender Joseph Benavidez. Also, Urijah Faber will make his bantamweight debut against Takeya Mizugaki. Read More »
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Feed SubscriptionWEC confirms remaining bouts for June 20 event in Edmonton
Will Campuzano vs. Eddie Wineland Will Kerr vs. Karen Darabedyan Frank Gomez vs. Wagnney Fabiano Bendy Casimir vs. Erik Koch Diego Nunes vs. Raphael Assuncao Rafael Rebello vs. Chris Cariaso Renan Barao vs. Anthony Leone From Rexall Place in Edmonton, ... Read More »
WEC Spotlight: Anthony Leone – ProMMAnow.com exclusive interview
On June 20, 2010, World Extreme Cagefighting travels to Canada for the very first time with “WEC 49: Varner vs. Shalorus“. Read More »
Zach Micklewright set to face Bart Palaszewski at WEC 50 in August
LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Undefeated Zach Micklewright (10-0 MMA, 1-0 WEC) will face Bart Palaszewski (34-13 MMA, 3-2 WEC) in a lightweight showdown at WEC 50, tentatively scheduled for Aug. 18, 2010, at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nev. ... Read More »
Photo of the day: Miguel Torres receives Key to the City of East Chicago
EAST CHICAGO, Ind. – Former World Extreme Cagefighting Bantamweight Champion Miguel Angel Torres (36-3-0 MMA, 5-2 WEC) received the Key to the City of East Chicago, Ind. this past Friday. Read More »
Catch the replay of Aldo vs. Faber
Witness the “fight of the decade” between Garcia and Jung Las Vegas, NV (USA) – Sometimes in the middle of a mixed martial arts bout, a good old fashioned fight breaks out. On April 24, 2010 at ARCO Arena in ... Read More »
Sacramento writer gets ripped after calling for Urijah Faber’s retirement
Finishing Up: No shame for Contreras to retire from cagewriting Former WEC Featherweight Champion Urijah Faber is 30-years-old, holds a professional MMA record of 23-4, and is ranked in the top five of all the 145 lb. fighters in the ... Read More »
Prophetic Chad Mendes discusses submission win at WEC 48
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Team Alpha Male featherweight Chad Mendes (7-0) says he literally had a dream of locking on his winning guillotine choke submission over opponent Anthony Morrision (15-7) before it happened. A fighter who dreams of his wins before ... Read More »
“WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber” results and play-by-play
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – “WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber” takes place this evening in Northern California’s Arco Arena. “Aldo vs. Faber” is the WEC’s first-ever pay-per-view event, and it is no coincidence it is being held in Sac-town, which is the ... Read More »
Dana White pre-WEC 48 interview *VIDEO*
UFC President Dana White is confident the “WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber” pay-per-view will do more than 150,000 buys, and discusses his personal need for some good fights after the Anderson Silva debacle at UFC 112. White talks about his ... Read More »
WEC 48 spotlight: Anthony Pettis – ProMMAnow.com exclusive interview
As World Extreme Cagefighting prepares for “WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber“, it’s very first pay-per-view card, this Saturday night in Sacramento, Calif., Anthony “Showtime” Pettis (9-1) is gearing up for his fourth fight inside the Zuffa-owned promotion. Pettis, a 23-year-old ... Read More »
ProMMAnow.com WEC 48 staff picks
It’s that time once again. The ProMMAnow.com staff has come together to make their predictions on “WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber”. It’s World Extreme Cagefighting’s very first pay-per-view card so they really stacked it. WEC events are known for their ... Read More »
WEC 48 Spotlight: Brad Pickett – ProMMAnow.com exclusive interview
American Top Team bantamweight Brad “One Punch” Pickett (18-4) will make his second World Extreme Cagefighting appearance this weekend as he takes on undefeated newcomer Demetrious Johnson (5-0) at “WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber” in Sacramento. ProMMAnow.com spoke with Pickett ... Read More »
Pro MMA programming alert: “Countdown to Aldo vs. Faber” premieres today
As the MMA world prepares for what is being billed as “the most anticipated featherweight fight in history” between World Extreme Cagefighting Featherweight Champion Jose Aldo (16-1) and former featherweight champion Urijah Faber (23-3), mixed martial arts fans will get ... Read More »
“WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber” video preview extravaganza
UFC fighters Kenny Florian, Clay Guida, Brandon Vera, and Jon Jones weigh-in with their thoughts on the WEC 48 Urijah Faber vs. Jose Aldo match-up. “WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber” takes place this Saturday night on pay-per-view. Joe Rogan and ... Read More »
Urijah Faber gets one more shot at the featherweight title this Saturday at “WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber”
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Saturday night, April 24, World Extreme Cagefighting returns to Arco Arena for “WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber“. The event will mark the WEC’s first ever pay-per-view broadcast. Up until this point, their events have been televised on ... Read More »
Dana White “Aldo vs. Faber” video blog 1
We get to see a different side of the UFC President in his first video blog leading up to “WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber“, which will be the WEC’s first ever pay-per-view event. White pulls out the big guns for ... Read More »
World Extreme Cagefighting confirms remaining bouts for Dec. 19 in Las Vegas
WEC PRESENTS: CERRONE VS. RATCLIFF From The Pearl at The Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, NV Saturday, Dec. 19; Tickets On Sale NOW Fights to Air Live on VERSUS at 10 p.m. ET/ 7 p.m. PT Read More »
WEC announces remaining bouts for “Brown vs. Faber 2″ on June 7
PRO MMA (promma.info) was notified by the WEC on Wednesday of the full fight card for “Brown vs. Faber 2″ scheduled to take place at Arco Arena in Sacramento, California on Sunday, June 7 and to air live on Versus. ... 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 »
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 »
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 »