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Pulver plans 2010 return to WEC
Original at SI.com
• Fri, Oct 30
Jens Pulver is planning to bring a little evil back to the WEC cage one more time.
Hispanic Heritage: Born to Fight
Original at Sherdog.com
• Fri, Oct 9
Now a mainstay in the WEC's featherweight division, Garcia holds victories against former UFC lightweight king Jens Pulver and Dream featherweight grand ...
Breaking down cagefighting card
Original at San Antonio Express
• Sat, Oct 3
BAMC seminar: WEC fighter Jens Pulver will meet with soldiers at Brooke Army Medical Center from 9:30-10:30 am Wednesday. Then from 11:15 am-1 pm, ... and more »
Jens Pulver Enters The World Of CrimeCraft
Original at IGN TV
• Wed, Sep 30
Just announced, as part of Vogster's involvement with Suckerpunch Entertainment, is the in-game involvement of WEC fighter, former UFC Lightweight Champion ...
Deeds: Is Qwest Arena ready to rock? Killers will be a test
Original at IdahoStatesman.com
• Thu, Sep 24
Former WEC champions Urijah Faber and Jens Pulver will sign autographs, but they won't do any tussling. ® Although Jason Mraz is the final major outdoor ... and more »
Chuck Liddell, Frank Mir, Urijah Faber and Jens Pulver added to ...
Original at MMAjunkie.com
• Mon, Aug 10
Chuck Liddell, Frank Mir, Urijah Faber and Jens Pulver will all be in attendance and interacting with WEC fans. The bonus activities kickoff on Tuesday, ... MMA Fallout: Torres, Penn, Silva—What's Next?Bleacher Report WEC wins the weekend in the battle of exciting fightsYahoo! Sports
Is BJ Penn the Greatest Lightweight Champion in UFC History?
Original at Bleacher Report
• Sat, Aug 8
Seattle Post Intelligencer He's only lost one fight at lightweight ever: In January of 2002, he fought Jens Pulver for the title and lost by split decision. He has since avenged that ... UFC 101 Betting Penn vs Florian - UFC Lightweight TitleVegasSports-Odds
Pictures and notes from the New York MMA Expo
Original at Lohud.com
• Tue, Aug 4
WEC lightweight champion Jamie Varner, Jens Pulver, Andrei Arlovski, Sean Sherk, and Tim Kennedy were all at the expo signing autographs and taking pictures ...
NY MMA Expo: fighter interviews
Original at Examiner.com
• Mon, Aug 3
But Varner, Kennedy, and Jens Pulver all really stood out in their ability to mingle with the audience. As mentioned, retired UFC and WEC fighter Jens ...
New York MMA Expo is this Sunday in Long Island
Original at Lohud.com
• Tue, Jul 28
Pro fighters Andrei Arlovski, Clay Guida, Jens Pulver, Tim Kennedy, Sean Sherk, Jamie Varner, and Orlando Rivera will be in attendance. ...
A Warning to Kenny Florian
Original at Bleacher Report
• Sat, Jul 18
TheOnlinewire That leaves just one loss at his natural 155 pound class, coming to Jens Pulver...more than seven years ago. The UFC Lightweight champion is 9-1-1 when ... UFC 101 Odds - Penn, Silva highlight UFC 101Bet Online all 11 news articles »
MMATorch Viewer's Guide: One stop guide to MMA on TV for the week ...
Original at MMATorch
• Sun, May 31
MN VERSUS 1130PM ET - WEC 38: "Scheduled: Jamie Varner vs. Donald Cerrone in a lightweight bout in San Diego. Also: Urijah Faber vs. Jens Pulver in a featherweight fight." - VERSUS 2AM ET - WEC Wreckage: "Scheduled: Mike Brown takes on Jeff Curran in a ...
MMA Star Jens Pulver Opens Up About His Abusive Childhood
Original at The FanHouse - AOL
• Mon, May 11
NY Jens Pulver, the former UFC lightweight champion who's preparing for a June 7 fight in World Extreme Cagefighting, chatted with FanHouse readers Monday and discussed more than just his career in MMA. He also discussed growing up with an abusive father, ...
Jens Pulver vs. Josh Grispi Added to WEC 41
Original at MMAFrenzy.com
• Mon, Apr 6
The event takes place on June 7th at the Arco Arena in Sacrament, California and is headlined by WEC featherweight champion Mike Brown taking on challenger and former title-holder Urijah Faber. This is a very legit fight, Grispi is a hell of a fighter ...
WEC 41: Brown vs. Faber 2 set for June 7 on Versus
Original at MMAFighting.com
• Tue, Mar 31
Brown won the belt from Faber via TKO last November at WEC 36 and earlier this month successfully defended the belt against Leonard Garcia at WEC 39. After the loss to Brown, Faber was matched up again with Jens Pulver in January at WEC 38 and ...
Penn-Florian Targeted for UFC 101
Original at Sherdog.com
• Sat, Mar 28
Still regarded as one of the world’s top pound-for-pound fighters, Penn returned to the lightweight division in 2007 and rattled off three consecutive victories -- two by submission, another by TKO -- against Jens Pulver, Joe Stevenson and Sean Sherk. ...
Mike Coughlin on the month in MMA
Original at Figure Four Weekly Online
• Mon, Feb 9
The Half-Guarded Truth" By: Mike Coughlin MichaelCoughlin@f4wonline.com CounterStrikeMMA.com (http://www.Counterstrikemma.com) PLEASE help fight cancer!!! (http://main.acsevents.org/goto/coughlin) For the week of 02/08/09 The month that was. If you're a fight fan, you really c...
WEC 38 payouts and salaries for ‘Varner vs Cerrone’
Original at MMAmania.com
• Tue, Feb 3
By MMAmania Urijah Faber — $48,000 ($24,000 to show, $24,000 to win) Jens Pulver — $35,000 Faber defeated Pulver via submission (guillotine choke) in round one Mike Campbell — $3,000 Villefort defeated Campbell via technical knockout (strikes) in round one
Keys to Victory – BJ Penn
Original at MMAMemories.com
• Tue, Jan 27
By Dave Sholler BJ Penn has all of the talent to be considered the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world. If he sticks to these keys at UFC 94, he may just prove it. In a rematch of their highly controversial 2006 clash, lightweight champion BJ Penn moves up to 170 pounds to challenge welterweight titleho...
WEC 38 Review
Original at Bleacher Report
• Mon, Jan 26
By John Shubert A great main event, combined with the other good fights, made for a great Sunday night of MMA. My choice for "KO of the Night" goes to Jose Aldo. My choice for "Submission of the Night" goes to Urijah Faber. My choice for "Fight of the Night" goes to Varner v. Cerrone.
WEC 38 Results: Varner retains title; Faber makes quick work of Pulver
Original at Houston Chronicle
• Mon, Jan 26
By Jared Barnes(jaredfbarnes@gmail.com) WEC 38: Varner vs. Cerrone Results • Jamie Varner defeats Donald Cerrone via split decision • Urijah Faber defeats Jens Pulver via submission (guillotine choke) in round 1 • Danillo Villefort defeats Mike Campbell via TKO in round 1...
WEC recap and final thoughts for ‘Varner vs Cerrone’
Original at MMAmania.com
• Sun, Jan 25
By MMAmania Former 145-pound golden boy Urijah Faber and veteran Jens Pulver hooked ‘em up in the co-featured fight of the night. It was a quick rematch from back in June 2008, which the “California Kid” took via a five-round unanimous decision.
WEC 38 Results
Original at Fight Report
• Sun, Jan 25
By kw Fight #1 – Rolando Perez vs Jose Aldo Winner: Jose Aldo by TKO at 4:15 of rd 1 Fight #2 – Danillo Villefort vs Mike Campbell Winner: Danillo Villefort by TKO at 3:53 of rd 1 Fight #4 – Jens Pulver vs Urijah Faber Fight #5 – Jamie Varner vs Donald Cerrone
Former WEC Featherweight Champion Urijah Faber is unfazed over his loss to Mike Brown and expects a war at WEC 38
Original at MMAmania.com
• Wed, Jan 14
By Jesse Holland Unfortunately for Faber, that rematch has been temporarily put on hold. With new WEC Featherweight Champion Mike Brown on the mend with injured ribs and Leonard Garcia on the rise, Faber will instead rematch former UFC lightweight champion Jens Pulver at WEC 38 in San Diego, California,...
MMA legend Miletich victorious in return
Original at Yahoo! Sports
• Fri, Dec 12
By Dave Meltzer The wrestler and kickboxer went on to become the first Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight champion (the 170-pound division, since renamed welterweight). His 30-month title reign from 1998-2001 is the second longest of any title run in the history of the company, trailing on...
Urijah Faber Vs. Jens Pulver Part 2
Original at Jab and Grapple
• Tue, Dec 2
By Scott looks like it’s official, we’re being served left overs. January 25th live from San Diego we’ll see Faber Vs. Pulver again. But first things first. This isn’t the main event. The main event will be Jamie Varner Vs. Donald Cerrone for the WEC World Lightweight Championship.
MMA Fighters' New Nicknames!
Original at Bleacher Report
• Mon, Dec 1
By Sean Schimling Jens Pulver: Jens "Please Let Me Land a Left" Pulver Urijah Faber: Urijah "The Chin" Faber That is the only way people know him—from MTV's True Life reality show. Matt Hughes: Matt "Toupée Chest" Hughes Joe Rogan: Joe "Insert Your's Here" Rogan
Urijah Faber vs Jens Pulver 2 fight likely for WEC 38 on Jan. 25
Original at MMAmania.com
• Tue, Nov 25
By MMAmania In the meantime, several published reports indicate that “The California Kid” (21-2) will once again challenge former UFC lightweight champion Jens Pulver at WEC 38 in San Diego, Calif., on January 25. Faber and Pulver first met in an action-packed five round scrap at WEC 34 back in June.
Faber vs Pulver 2: Electric Boogaloo (Jan. 25, 2009)
Original at Bloody Elbow
• Tue, Nov 25
By Discman2 The last time these two fought was earlier this year at WEC 34, the most successful WEC event to date. Comparing the last WEC events to feature both Faber and Pulver: WEC 34, which featured Faber vs Pulver for the featherweight title, got a 1.4 rating and WEC 36, which featured two championshi...
January 2009, an MMA Lover's Dream Come True
Original at Bleacher Report
• Tue, Nov 25
By Mike Leanza We move to WEC 38. Why? No, not because of Jamie Varner and Donald Cerrone for the lightweight championship. No, not because it's just one day after Affliction. Because of the newly announced rematch between Urijah Faber and Jens Pulver.
Should Jens Pulver Hang Up the Gloves?
Original at Bleacher Report
• Thu, Nov 6
By Doug Drexler Last night, Pulver lost to Leonard Garcia via TKO in the first round of their contest to determine the No. 1 WEC featherweight contender. Pulver became the first-ever UFC lightweight champion by defeating Caol Uno at UFC 30 in February, 2001. The following year, he left the UFC over a contra...
WEC 36 “Faber vs. Brown” Results: Faber Upset By Brown; Sonnen, Garcia Also Victorious
Original at MMAFrenzy.com
• Wed, Nov 5
By Kris Karkoski In other featured action Chael Sonnen stood his way to a unanimous decision over WEC middleweight champion Paulo Filho in a three-round, non-title contest and Leonard Garcia quickly dispatched of Jens Pulver with strikes just over one-minute into their main card clash.
Opinion: WEC 36: Faber vs. Brown Staff Predictions
Original at Bloody Elbow
• Wed, Nov 5
By Luke Thomas Urijah Faber vs. Mike Brown Jens Pulver vs. Leonard Garcia Rob McCullough vs. Donald Cerrone Michael Rome: Avellan via Submission, Round 1. Nick Thomas: Aldo by experience and KO. Mike Fagan: Aldo by TKO. Chris Nelson: Dias via Submission, Round 1.
‘Big’ John McCarthy Returns to the Cage — But Not for the UFC
Original at Cage Potato
• Wed, Nov 5
By ben Speaking of legends coming out of retirement, revered trainer and first-ever UFC lightweight champ Pat Miletich will be facing Thomas Denny at the second Adrenaline MMA event, which will go down December 11th at the I Wireless Center in Moline, IL. Miletich — founder of the Miletich Figh...
WEC 36 Preview and Predictions
Original at ufcblogger (WordPress)
• Mon, Nov 3
By someonespecial4 Both Pulver and Garcia enter the WEC featherweight divison via the UFC's lightweight divison. Pulver debuted in the WEC by winning quickly and easily over Cub Swanson. That win earned him a shot at featherweight champ Urijah Faber. While Faber dominated Jens, I gained respect for Pulve...
HDNet purchase IFL video library and more for $650,000
Original at MMAmania.com
• Thu, Oct 30
By James Iannotti HDNet has quickly become a hot spot for mixed martial arts footage on television. The only problem is that a lot of cable outlets don’t provide the channel, which leaves a lot of MMA fans in the dark. Ben Rothwell, Roy Nelson, Chris Horodecki, Jens Pulver, Renzo Gracie, Pat Miletich, Jeremy H...
Original at Ivan's
• Thu, Oct 9
By Ivan Trembow(noreply@blogger.com) So, in addition to UFC programming airing on Spike TV tonight, the Zuffa-owned WEC will be airing a Friday encore of WEC WrekCage at 10:00 PM on Versus, and that will be followed by the Penn vs. Pulver preview special at 11:00 PM on Versus. Both shows will be going head-to-head with the EliteXC...
Nate Diaz: What We Learned at UFC Fight Night 15
Original at Bleacher Report
• Thu, Sep 18
By Mike Leanza Does anyone remember the other weight class on that show? Welterweights. Does anyone remember the 23 year old winner of that weight class? Joe "Daddy" Stevenson. Yes, I am about to compare Nate Diaz, to lightweight contender Joe Stevenson.
Podcast with WEC featherweight champion Urijah Faber (listen here!)
Original at Five Ounces of Pain
• Wed, May 28
By Sam Caplan Thanks to VERSUS and Sinuate Media, I was given an opportunity to host podcasts featuring both WEC featherweight champion Urijah Faber and former UFC lightweight champion Jens Pulver. Pulver and Faber will be meeting each other for the title this Sunday at 9 p.m. ET on VERSUS, live from the A...
MMA: Top 10 Lightweight Rankings (part 5 of 5)
Original at Bleacher Report
• Thu, Apr 3
By Derek Bolender Penn is one of the top pound-for-pound MMA fighters in the world regardless of weight class. He has beaten a who’s who list of fighters including former UFC Welterweight Champion Matt Hughes, former UFC Lightweight Champion Jens Pulver, current UFC Welterweight Champion Matt Serra, a...
B.J. Penn: Man on a Mission
Original at Bleacher Report
• Mon, Mar 24
By Derek Bolender Over those five years, spanning from 2002 – 2006, he would win a championship fight (defeating Matt Hughes at UFC 46), lose a championship fight (to Jens Pulver at UFC 35 for lightweight title, he also fought to a draw for lightweight championship against Caol Uno at UFC 41), defeat arguab...
UFC Fight Night Live: Kenny Florian vs Joe Lauzon
Original at Bleacher Report
• Wed, Mar 12
By Jonathan Fry The guy is only 23 years old, and he has some sick skills. He put the fastest, rear naked choke on Jason Reinhardt that I have ever seen, and let's not forget he KO'd Jens Pulver in 48 seconds. 3-0 in the UFC and 15-3 over all in MMA, it's about time he got to fight a top-five lightweight in Kenny Flor...
Review of CSC 23: 5 Oz. sponsored fighter LeVon Maynard goes 2-0; Jens Pulver to relocate to Virginia in June
Original at Five Ounces of Pain
• Tue, Feb 26
By Sam Caplan The promotion will have some help in Jens Pulver, who intends to relocate to Richmond in June, after fighting Urijah Faber for the WEC featherweight title. The WEC fighter and former UFC lightweight champ says that he’ll be conducting classes and the gym will be renamed the “Pulver Combat...
Cub Swanson Reflects on Jens Pulver, Prepares for Fight Outside WEC
Original at MMAjunkie.com
• Fri, Feb 22
By John Morgan In the aftermath of a disappointing 35-second submission loss to Jens “Little Evil” Pulver (22-8-1) at December’s WEC 31 event, lightweight Cub Swanson (11-2-0) still finds it difficult to cope with the results of that night. Unfortunately for Swanson, Pulver had other ideas.
Duane “Bang” Ludwig: Weighty Concerns with Takanori Gomi Fight
Original at MMAjunkie.com
• Mon, Feb 18
By MMA Junkie The main-event bout takes place at 154 lbs. A win over Gomi, arguably the world’s top lightweight fighter, could be the biggest victory of of Ludwig’s career, though a January 2003 first-round KO of Jens Pulver (when Pulver was in his absolute prime) is right up there.
MMA week in review
Original at The Swamp
• Fri, Feb 15
WEC held another great event Wednesday night: The WEC (the UFC's sibling Zuffa league) held another very well-produced event on Wednesday. Three titles were on the line and two belts switched hands. Carlos Condit successfully defended his welterweight crown against Carlo Prater; Rob M...
An MMAjunkie.com Book Review: Jens Pulver in “Little Evil” and “Never”
Original at MMAjunkie.com
• Mon, Jan 21
By Paul Larkin Predating the explosion of MMA, Jens Pulver co-wrote the narrative Little Evil: One Ultimate Fighter’s Rise to the Top (ISBN: 978-1550225679; ECW Press; 160 pages), which didn’t seem to garner much attention when it debuted in 2003. He also starred in, but did not have a hand in, writing t...
TUF 5 Finale recap: Penn and Diaz prevail
Original at UFCmania.com
• Sun, Jun 24
By UFCmania BJ Penn sunk in a rear naked choke in the second round of his his fight with Jens Pulver at The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 5 Finale, settling the spat once and for all between the two coaches in front of millions of fans watching on live television across the world.
On upsets and title changes
Original at Dave Doyle's FOXSports.com MMA
• Tue, May 29
46: B.J. Penn beats Matt Hughes for the welterweight title; Vitor Belfort beats Randy Couture for the light heavyweight title (on a fluke injury, but still a title change) 48: Frank Mir beats Tim Sylvia for the vacant heavyweight title
Podcast: "Beatdown" with TJ De Santis Episode 55
Original at Sherdog.com
• Sun, Jun 25
It"s been over four years since Jens Pulver fought inside of the Octagon. Pulver left the UFC after his title defense against B.J. Penn. On Saturday night Pulver announced his return. Jens gets "Beatdown" and talks about his return and the growing lightweight division in the UFC.