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Is Jose Aldo the WEC Version of Anderson Silva?

Before last Wednesday, former World Extreme Cagefighting featherweight champion Mike Brown, 23-4, was an extremely highly touted pugilist...

Written by Stoker about 4 days ago 210 reads 24 comments
November MMA Pound-for-Pound Rankings: Classic David Bowie

The November installment of the Pound-for-Pound rankings deliver a whole lot of ch-ch-changes... Injury and illness has bumped Brock Lesnar from the list for the time being, much to the adulation ...

Written by E. Spencer Kyte about 4 days ago 1,025 reads 54 comments
WEC Featherweight Wagnney Fabiano Dropping Down to Bantamweight

Top five featherweight fighter and Jose Aldo teammate Wagnney Fabiano has decided to make the move from featherweight (145 lbs) to bantamweight (135 lbs)...

Written by Shawn Smith about 5 days ago 26 reads 3 comments
WEC 44 Results: Jose Aldo Stuns Mike Brown To Win Featherweight Title

Jose Aldo made it look easy in dispatching of WEC Featherweight Champion Mike Brown at WEC 44 Wednesday night, winning the title via second round TKO after getting Brown's back and unloading punches until the referee stopped the fight...

Written by Josh Nason about 10 days ago 520 reads 4 comments
WEC 44 Punch Drunk Predictions

Is it just me or does it feel like we've been rattling off a lot of prediction pieces in the last couple weeks? So far so good with an impressive November loaded with fight cards, as Fedor did ...

Written by E. Spencer Kyte about 10 days ago 127 reads 13 comments
MMA Newsday: Lesnar Update, Couture-Coleman, Overlooked Brown-Aldo Fight

Are you ready for another MMA event? What? You didn't know WEC Featherweight Champion Mike Brown was fighting Jose Aldo Wednesday night? More on this in a few minutes...

Written by Josh Nason about 11 days ago 1,248 reads 9 comments
Mike Brown vs. Jose Aldo: WEC 44 Main Event Breakdown

WEC 44 will go down at the Palms tomorrow featuring the best main event left in the 2009 calender year. And considering there's still a number of UFC events, as well as two end-of-year Japanese cards, that's pretty impressive...

Written by Ken Foss about 11 days ago 456 reads 8 comments
WEC 44 Fight Week Previews: The Main Card

Hard to believe that it was just over a year ago that Mike Brown shocked the WEC by sending then-Featherweight champion Urijah Faber crashing to the mat with a well-placed punch, claiming the championship and a place atop the divisional rankings...

Written by E. Spencer Kyte about 11 days ago 218 reads 3 comments
WEC 44 Fight Week Previews: The Prelims

WEC 44: Brown vs. Aldo takes place this Wednesday night from The Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas. With such a short time frame before the fights take place—and coming off the busy week ...

Written by E. Spencer Kyte about 12 days ago 126 reads 9 comments
With UFC Injuries, Is It Time to Call Up the WEC?

It has been a very tough month for UFC President Dana White and UFC matchmaker Joe Silva, who have watched a rash of injuries and illnesses that have sidelined several of the league's key fighters...

Written by Tom Grant about 13 days ago 541 reads 2 comments
WEC & Strikeforce Collide On December 19

December 19th 2009, now mark this date into your calendar. On December 19th, two of the most elite Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) promotions in the world will collide on free-to-air television...

Written by Justin Faux about 17 days ago 72 reads 3 comments
"Lil' Evil" Jens Pulver to Return in 2010

When Jens Pulver was submitted in 33 seconds by Josh Grispi back at WEC 41 in Sacramento, the fan favorite known as "Lil' Evil" tearfully thanked the fans for years of support and hinted that the last fight of his career may have just taken place...

Written by E. Spencer Kyte about 26 days ago 84 reads 5 comments
Fedor Emelianenko's Debut Headlines a Month Filled with Questions

Remember when everyone thought August was going to be the greatest month in the history of Mixed Martial Arts, with Affliction: Trilogy, two UFC shows, WEC 42 and the Cyborg-Carano showdown? ...

Written by E. Spencer Kyte about 27 days ago 659 reads 13 comments

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WEC Article Archive

Is Jose Aldo the WEC Version of Anderson Silva?

November MMA Pound-for-Pound Rankings: Classic David Bowie

WEC Featherweight Wagnney Fabiano Dropping Down to Bantamweight

WEC 44 Results: Jose Aldo Stuns Mike Brown To Win Featherweight Title

WEC 44 Punch Drunk Predictions

MMA Newsday: Lesnar Update, Couture-Coleman, Overlooked Brown-Aldo Fight

Mike Brown vs. Jose Aldo: WEC 44 Main Event Breakdown

WEC 44 Fight Week Previews: The Main Card

WEC 44 Fight Week Previews: The Prelims

With UFC Injuries, Is It Time to Call Up the WEC?

WEC & Strikeforce Collide On December 19

"Lil' Evil" Jens Pulver to Return in 2010

Fedor Emelianenko's Debut Headlines a Month Filled with Questions

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