The WEC officially announced on Thursday that lightweights Jamie Varner and Kamal Shalorus will headline WEC 49. The event, scheduled for Sunday, June 20, at the Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, marks the WEC’s first foray to the country. “We are really excited to bring WEC to Canada... [Read more]
Las Vegas, NV (USA) – World Extreme Cagefighting® proudly confirms the remaining bouts of its pay-per-view card headed to ARCO Arena in Sacramento, Calif. on Saturday, April 24. If two world title fights featuring Jose Aldo vs. Urijah Faber and Ben Henderson vs. Donald Cerrone, as well as a clash... [Read more]
WEC bantamweight fighters Scott Jorgensen and Antonio Banuelos have been set for a rematch at WEC 48, the organization’s first event to be aired on pay-per-view. The WEC made the bout was official on Thursday. Banuelos was previously booked to fight Damacio Page, but an injury forced Page to withdraw.... [Read more]
The WEC made several bouts official on Friday for its upcoming WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber event. Those newly added fights are Cub Swanson vs. Chan Sung Jung, Brandon Fisher vs. Tyler Toner, Takeya Mizugaki vs. Rani Yahya, and Brad Pickett vs. Demetrius Johnson. WEC is scheduled for April 24 at the ARCO Arena... [Read more]
WEC 47: Bowles vs. Cruz took place on Saturday, March 6, at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. Here are the official results: MAIN CARD: Bantamweight Title Match - Dominick Cruz def. Brian Bowles via TKO (due to injury) to attain title – Round 2 at 5:00 Joseph Benavidez def. Miguel Torres... [Read more]
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The weigh-ins for WEC 47 took place on Friday, March 5, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio. All 22 competitors successfully made weight for their fights. WEC 47: Bowles vs. Cruz is scheduled for Saturday, March 6, at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. The event is headlined... [Read more]
Former WEC bantamweight champ Miguel Torres suffered his first loss in five years last August at WEC 42 against Brian Bowles. The defeat snapped an impressive seventeen-fight win streak he had compiled. Torres is now ready to get back on the winning track and has his eyes set on getting a rematch with... [Read more]
DATE: March 6, 2010 VENUE: Nationwide Arena LOCATION: Columbus, Ohio BROADCAST: Versus MAIN CARD: Bantamweight Title Match - Brian Bowles (Champion) vs. Dominick Cruz Miguel Torres vs. Joseph Benavidez Jens Pulver vs. Javier Vasquez Deividas Taurosevicius vs. LC Davis Bart Palaszewski vs. Karen Darabedyan PRELIMINARY... [Read more]
The WEC revealed on Wednesday that WEC 48 on April 24 will be the promotion’s first event to air live on pay-per-view. The card features two title fights. In the headliner, featherweight champ Jose Aldo takes on Urijah Faber, and lightweight champ Ben Henderson faces off against Donald Cerrone... [Read more]
