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By rss@youtube.com (PawNtheSandman) A closer look at my real IFL 155lb prototype 2007 Grand Prix championship belt. Made by Randy Jackson of Top Rope Belts. For more title talk check out belttalk.com Author: PawNtheSandman Keywords: MMA Real Wrestling Title Belt UFC WEC PRIDE IFL Added: November 24, 2008

By Casey Trowbridge Now that World Extreme Cagefighting is increasing the number of shows they put on during the year, the promotion has begun to increase the size of its roster of fighters. The biggest name among newcomers in the lightweight division is former IFL star Chris Horodecki who will [...]

The WEC announced yesterday that Donald Cerrone (10-2) will be back in action on December 19th against Ed Ratcliff (7-1). In a second lightweight battle, former IFL star Chris Horodecki (13-1) will meet KO artist Anthony Njokuani (12-2). In addition...

By Tom Ngo At only 22 years of age, “The Polish Hammer” is one of MMA’s best kept secrets. He boasts an impressive 13-1 mark with his only blemish coming at the hands of Ryan Schultz in the Finals of the IFL Lightweight Grand Prix back in 2007. Bart Palaszewski vs. TBD Chris Horodecki vs. Anthony Njokuani

Former IFL standout Chris Horodecki has signed a deal to join the WEC, WEC general manager Reed Harris confirmed Thursday. read more

By greg@sherdog.com (greg@sherdog.com (Greg Savage)) The WEC announced Thursday on Twitter that it has signed former IFL champion Chris Horodecki.

By Tom Ngo According to MMA guru Shawn Tompkins, his pupil and lightweight sensation, Chris Horodecki is on the cusp of finalizing a contract to join the WEC. Tompkins believes they will take Zuffa, LLC’s minor league by storm, and wanted to serve notice to those atop the totem pole as well. “It looks l...

By Press Release This six foot tall southpaw has waged war in virtually all of the major mixed martial arts promotional firms such as Strikeforce, UFC, Pride, WEC, IFL and the now defunct EliteXC. Díaz has openly touted his desire and willingness to step into the boxing ring to take on any fighter willing to...

By TJDeSantis@sherdog.com (TJDeSantis@sherdog.com (TJ De Santis)) Javier Vazquez will square off against IFL veteran L.C. Davis in a featherweight bout on Aug. 9 at WEC 42 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Vazquez,a former King of the Cage and Gladiator Challenge champion, said the bout will kick off a five-fight contract he agreed to with the prom...

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By Casey Trowbridge On September 2 at the Covelli Center in Youngstown Ohio, former IFL Featherweight champion Wagnney Fabiano (12-1 MMA, 2-0 WEC) will look for his third straight victory in the WEC . According to MMAJunkie.com Fabiano will take on Erik Koch (8-0 MMA, 0-0 WEC) who will make his WEC debut. Fabian...

 OH And in welterweight action, Blackburn, a former IFL fighter, looks to build off his back-to-back UFC victories over James Giboo (TKO) and Ryo Chonan (unanimous decision) when he meets Garcia, a former WEC fighter who joins other refugees from the ...

 OH Story's recent wins came against the likes of "The Ultimate Fighter 5" cast member Brandon Melendez, WEC veteran Pat Healy and IFL veteran Jake Ellenberger. Hathaway stopped Thomas Egan at UFC 93 and has beaten seven opponents in the first round. ...

 OH Lamas, who turned pro just 18 months ago, made his WEC debut in March and delivered former IFL star Bart Palaszewski a unanimous-decision loss at WEC 39. Lamas has won all six of his pro bouts, three via stoppage and three via decision. ...

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 TX Pulver has lost seven of his last ten fights, fights that have taken place in Pride, UFC, IFL, and WEC. In short, Pulver has been around the last four years and the common reality that these fights have shown is that Jens Pulver is not the Jens Pulver ...

 OH Additionally, Bryan Baker (10-1), who went 2-1 during a recent stint with the WEC, topped former IFL star and recent UFC fighter Matt Horwich (22-13-1) via unanimous decision. Horwich, who went 0-2 in the UFC, has now lost three straight fights and ...

 OH The IFL had raided several key executives from UFC, and when UFC president Dana White is in a promotional war, he doesn't exactly play by the Marquis of Queensbury rules. UFC had an exclusive contract with Spike TV, so the purchase of the WEC promotion ...

 OH Soszynski has now earned three-straight wins in the UFC's talent-rich light-heavyweight division. With those victories coming over two WEC imports and an IFL veteran, "The Polish Experiment" may now be ready to tackle some of the organizations ...

Pyle is a near-10-year veteran of MMA, having fought for some of the world's top organizations. The Las Vegas resident has fought and won for Affliction, WEC, Strikeforce, Sengoku and the now defunct EliteXC and IFL organizations. ...

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 OH by MMAjunkie.com Staff on May 15, 2009 at 10:20 am ET Veteran fighter Mike Whitehead, who's formerly competed with the UFC, WEC, IFL and Affliction, will be a guest on today's edition of MMAjunkie.com Radio, where he'll discuss his June 6 Strikeforce ...

By Leland Roling Other notables: Former UFC Heavyweight Eddie Sanchez will be featured in a non-tournament bout along with former WEC fighter Kevin Knabjian and KOTC and Strikeforce veteran Anthony Lapsley. Brandon Vera's wife, Kerry Vera, will make her MMA debut against an undefeated Leslie Smith (4...

Prior to the bout with Kawamura, Randleman had been on the shelf for a year and a half after going 4-7 under the PRIDE banner. Whitehead is a former participant on the UFC series The Ultimate Fighter. He has fought for the UFC, the IFL, WEC, ...

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 NY Whitehead, a veteran of the UFC, WEC, IFL and Affliction, last fought in October 2008, winning via guillotine submission choke against Leo Pla at an M-1 Challenge event in Kansas City. Prior to that victory, he lost to Sobral at the inaugural ...

 Canada - Neil Davidson Calif., is coming off a submission win over former WEC champion Brian Stann at UFC 97 last month. Soszynski (18-9-1) is 2-0 in the UFC. Gusmao (5-1) lost his UFC debut to Jon Jones at UFC 87. The jiu-jitsu black belt is a former IFL fighter.

Former IFL featherweight champion Wagnney Fabiano has made a seamless transition to the WEC. In his first two appearances, he has defeated the respected Akitoshi Tamura and former Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion Fredson Paixao … ...

 OH The Brazilian native and veteran of the WEC, IFL and BodogFIGHT counts seven submission wins among his 11 career victories. After losing original main-event participant Brian Bowles in February, WEC 40 has lost two scheduled competitors in the past two ...

Palaszewski finds himself in a precarious situation after a long stint in the IFL, campaigning as a lightweight. A skilled fighter with name recognition among the hardcore MMA fans, Palaszewski adds even more interest to an already impressive and ...

Villefort makes his UFC debut right after making his WEC debut back in January winning by TKO over popular Northeast fighter, Mike Campbell. The former IFL fighter is currently riding a 5 fight win streak and also holds a submission win over UFC ...

Villefort, a black belt in both Brazilian jiu-jitsu and judo, enters the UFC with a five-fight win streak, which included an upset submission win over Mike Massenzio at a May 2008 IFL event and a first-round TKO of Mike Campbell at WEC 38 in January. ...

by John Morgan on Mar 26, 2009 at 2:49 pm ET In his place steps IFL and WEC veteran Bart Palaszewski (30-12), who takes the bout on just 10 days' notice. WEC 40 takes place April 5 at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago. Although the night's main card airs on ...

World Extreme Cagefighting welterweight Danillo Villefort (9-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) is heading to the Ultimate Fighting Championship. With the recent elimination of the wec's welterweight division, the 25-year-old former WEC and IFL fighter has agreed to ...

  USA has fought against the likes of WEC veteran Tommy Lee, UFC veteran Nate Nohr, and former Pride veteran Clay French squares off with Team Indiana's Kris "the Crippler" Kanaley (14-2-1) whose recent victory comes against IFL veteran Kevin English. ...

  USA has fought against the likes of WEC veteran Tommy Lee, UFC veteran Nate Nohr, and former Pride veteran Clay French squares off with Team Indiana's Kris "the Crippler" Kanaley (14-2-1) whose recent victory comes against IFL veteran Kevin English. ...

 OH Palaszewski closed out his IFL career with three consecutive losses but has since posted back-to-back wins over former UFC fighters Jeff Cox (in an Adrenaline MMA show) and Alex Karalexis (WEC 37). In addition to Palaszewski vs. ...

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 OH Fabiano, who went 6-0 in the IFL and went down as the now-defunct organization's final featherweight champ, made his WEC debut in December and defeated Akitoshi Tamura via third-round submission. He's now become another contender in a quickly crowding ...

By Casey Trowbridge In a lightweight bout that could see the winner be named next challenger for the WEC lightweight championship Rich Crunkilton Jr. (17-2 MMA, 8-1 WEC) will face former IFL standout Bart Palaszewski (30-11 MMA, 1-0 WEC). Crunkilton defeated Sergio Gomez at WEC 33 in March 2008 in his last tim...

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By Kris Karkoski The 28-year old Levens was 9-8 in his professional career, which included stints in the IFL, WEC, and UFC. After a promising 6-0 start, Levens struggled, losing 8 of his next 10 bouts including both of his UFC matchups against Evan Tanner and Jorge Santiago. He has not fought since an October...

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By someonespecial4 I think Diego Nunes will prove to be too much and too strong for Province.  I think he wins by a first round submission. Bart P. is a solid add to the WEC lightweight division.  The former IFL guy is a good fighter.  I think he wins this by decision over UFC vert Karalexis.

By Mr. GNP WEC 38Despite earlier reports that a Urijah Faber vs. Jose Aldo bout was likely for the WEC's as-yet-unannounced January card, sources close to the bout have now revealed that Faber will instead take part in a rematch.Unfortunately for Faber, that rematch is not the one he was seeking with...

Can you cap MMA (Mixed martial arts) eg UFC, K-1, IFL, Ultimate Fighter, Fight Girls, -- -- WEC, Pancrase, TKO. (Pref English audio), Japanese is fine for K-1 and similar foreign events -- -- 5. Can you cap Boxing (UK HD) or (US ...

By someonespecial4 I would say UFC is the best by far. K1 and EliteXC are growing because of the guys they are gettings. WEC is solid. UFC is 15 to 20 fights away from a monopoly of MMA. Keep signing these guys…I would love to see these guys in the UFC. ...

By tobyglenn@gmail.com Talk about the WEC (Wec: World Extreme Cagefighting) this week, IFL, and upcoming ufc cards