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MMA Live brings WEC champ Miguel Torres in-studio to help breakdown UFC 96. Stephan Bonnar and Shane Carwin also joins the program to discuss UFC ... video.aol.com

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By Casey Trowbridge A pair of undefeated lightweights are scheduled to square off at WEC 46 on January 10 in Sacramento. Dave Jansen (11-0 MMA, 1-0 WEC) who defeated Richard Crunkilton at WEC 43 back on October 10 will face Kamal Shalorus (5-0-1 MMA, 1-0 WEC).

By Tom Ngo Former WEC and now UFC fighter Jake Rosholt has been released by the world’s biggest MMA organization following his recent loss to Kendall Grove at “UFC 106: Ortiz vs. Griffin II.” He compiled a 1-2 record in the UFC with his only win coming against Chris Leben. He was submitted by both Dan Mill...

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By MMAjunkie.com Staff [mmajunkie-staff] World Extreme Cagefighting's undefeated Dave Jansen (14-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) has agreed to fight at January's WEC 46 event, but the lightweight fighter won't meet WEC newcomer Bendy Casimir (19-5-2 MMA, 0-0 WEC). However, despite recent reports of a Jansen vs. Casimir matchup, a source close...

By John Morgan [kingofabuelos] Despite a stellar career record, former WEC featherweight champion Urijah Faber (22-3 MMA, 7-2 WEC) undoubtedly feels like he's got a score to settle with Mike Brown. But if "The California Kid" is able to claim a victory over Raphael Assuncao (14-1 MMA, 2-0 WEC) at WEC 46 in January, Faber...

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By John Morgan [kingofabuelos] When WEC interim lightweight champion Benson Henderson (10-1 MMA, 3-0 WEC) meets current champ Jamie Varner (16-2 MMA, 4-0 WEC) on Jan. 10 in the main event of "WEC 46: Varner vs. Henderson," "Smooth" can count on at least one fan in the audience. Donald Cerrone.

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By John Morgan [kingofabuelos] Ed Ratcliff (7-1 MMA, 3-1 WEC) may have just eight fights on his professional record, but the man known as "9mm" has taken the long road to main-event status. And as Ratcliff finalizes the preparation for his feature bout with Donald Cerrone at "WEC 45: Cerrone vs. Ratcliff," the 26 year old r...

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By Tommy Messano The MMA world has a lot of thank-you to give out after one of the busiest months in the sport’s brief history. The UFC, WEC, and Strikeforce all held major events during November. Thank You for Tito Ortiz Thank You for Forrest Griffin Thank You for Randy Couture

By Casey Trowbridge Four more bouts have been made official for WEC 46 on January 10 at the Arco Arena in Sacramento, including the remaining two bouts set for television. In a Bantamweight contest, set for the night’s preliminary card, former WEC bantamweight champion Eddie Wineland (15-6-1 MMA, 2-2 WEC) l...

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By Maggie Hendricks This is not true in the case of Versus' Todd Harris, who calls World Extreme Cagefighting events along with UFC heavyweight Frank Mir. He is, quite simply, horrible at working fights, and for that, wins Cagewriter's facepalm of the week. A few examples from last night's broadcast of WEC 44:

By Josh Nason 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.

By Kevin Hatfield The fight was called two minutes into the second round by the referee, and Jose Aldo was crowned the new WEC feather weight champion. Aldo was able to get on top of Brown in the second round and landed many powerful punches to the head before the ref stopped the match.

By Josh Sanchez The WEC always puts on a good event. After this night of endless mixed martial arts action, one can only be even more excited for the Strikeforce Challengers Series on Showtime Friday night and UFC 106: Griffin vs. Ortiz II this Saturday on Pay-Per View.

By news@sherdog.com (news@sherdog.com) reports from the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas with live play-by-play of Wednesday's WEC 44 card, which is headlined by Mike Thomas Brown vs. Jose Aldo. Don't forget to check out the MMA Forums to discuss tonight's card.

November has been a great month for MMA. We'll have had a Strikeforce fight, (2) UFC events and a great WEC card. You won't have to wait until Saturday for some good MMA action. The WEC is putting on a...

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By E. Spencer Kyte Frank Gomez over Seth Dikun via Submission, Round 2 Ricardo Lamas over James Krause via TKO Round 1 Cub Swanson over John Franchi via TKO Round 2 Kamal Shalorus over Will Kerr via TKO Round 2 Main Card Danny Castillo over Shane Roller via TKO Round 2 And in the Main Event of the evening...

By James Iannotti Junior" certainly opened a lot of eyes with this performance. And, in the process, the WEC may have just unleashed the next dominating mixed martial arts champion -- this fight was eerily similar to when Anderson Silva introduced himself to the mainstream MMA world with his first dominat...

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By Nate Lawson Brazil is home to some of the most legendary fighters in the history of our sport. We are confident that WEC fighters like Jose Aldo, Wagnney Fabiano, and others can carry on the legacy that started with Hall of Famers like Royce Gracie."

by Michael David SmithFiled under: MMA Videos, WEC All of the fighters on Wednesday night's WEC 44 fight card will step on the scales Tuesday at The Palms in Las Vegas for the WEC 44 weigh-ins, and if you can't be there in Vegas, you can watch right here at FanHouse.

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By Zach Arnold WEC management can issue denials to reporters and swat down false reports about mergers, but the truth is that as WEC plans to expand their schedule for 2010, there is more of a need for Zuffa to roll up WEC fighters under the UFC banner more than ever. The speculation will intensify instead o...

MDS and I also previewed a jam-packed week of MMA action, and in our "Tweep of the Week" segment, we were joined by a former cast member on The Ultimate Fighter, Blake Bowman, and E. Spencer Kyte of Keyboard Kimura. Watch or listen to the show below.The MMA Hour: Mike Brown Previews WEC 44; Dusti...

By Jesse Holland The champ will discuss his preparations for the WEC 44 main event, his scouting report on Aldo and of course his predictions for fight night. Also stopping by to give us the lowdown on his upcoming UFC 106 fight against Karo Parisyan is Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu phenom Dustin Hazelett.

By Jesse Holland Props: MMA Fanhouse Quoteworthy: “He’s very tough, a good striker who’s been going right through people. He’s been knocking people out so quickly that it’s hard to see what his complete game is like, but his striking is good. My advantages over him are strength, punching power and wrestlin...

By Jesse Holland “When we decided to focus on the lighter weights we knew we had our work cut out for us. But if you look at boxing for example, it took many yeas, but now the lightweight guys are the guys everybody is interested in. If you look at the time frame, I only started really focusing on the light weights a...

By Zdot In the co-main event fight, the home crowd favorite Urijah Faber will make his return to the cage to face top-ranked contender Raphael Assuncao. Faber is coming out of a unanimous decision loss against Mike Thomas Brown, and he is 1-2 in his last three fight. Getting both loss against the sam...

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By Zdot WEC 45 event will determine who is going to face the lightweight champion at WEC 46. Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone will take on dangerous striker Ed Ratcliff, while in the co-main event, Muay Thai champion Anthony Njokuani fights previous IFL sensation Chris Horodecki. “Four of our top lightwe...

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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 [...]

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By Casey Trowbridge The featherweight championship hasn’t been defended since back in June, so the top two contenders remain the same. The biggest news during this rankings cycle is probably the unexpected submission loss of Wagnney Fabiano to Mackens Semezier at WEC 43 in October. Fabiano was [...]

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By Casey Trowbridge Since we last updated these rankings, World Extreme Cagefighting has only held two events. However, the bantamweight division has seen a shakeup in the top 10, especially since Brian Bowles defeated Miguel Torres to capture the title in August. A new top challenger in the [...]

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By Zdot This hoodie will keep you up warm while exhibiting great panache and Mixed Martial Arts outlook. Urijah Faber is a featherweight fighter in WEC, the little UFC brother owned by Zuffa, the parent company of both fighting promotions.

By Justin H Lightweight fighter, Chris Horodecki is expected to sign with the WEC very soon, according to his trainer Shawn Thompkins. If the deal goes through, the 22 year old fighter would enter the organization with a 13-1 record, having suffered his only loss to Ryan Shutlz in the IFL.Jeff Curran’...

By Kris Karkoski During the latest installment of ESPN’s “MMA Live,” Cerrone’s teammate Rashad Evans said “The Cowboy” could get his anticipated rematch with Varner with Henderson hurt, and the Cerrone-Varner matchup appears to be a possibility to headline WEC 45, though a non-title bout, including...

By Maggie Hendricks Torres vs. Mizugaki at WEC 40: This fight was billed as Miguel Torres' coming home party. After playing a major part in the growth of Chicago's MMA scene, Torres fought in the Windy City for the first time as a champion. He faced Takeya Mizugaki, a Japanese fighter who made his WEC debut filling...

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By Kid Nate Ben Henderson: At an early age I was into taekwondo and I think my love for grappling arts just evolved from that. I love jiu-jitsu and wrestling, and I have been training with some of the best striking coaches available. I feel like my entire game is evolving.

By Chart Topper The Full November 14th Fight Card: 1. 185 lbs. Hector ‘Sick Dog’ Ramirez - UFC (8-3-1) vs. Bret Bergmark - WEC (5-1-1) 2. 145 lbs. Bao ‘The Taz’ Quach - Strikeforce, Affliction, EliteXC (17-9-1) vs. Georgi ‘Insane’ Karakhanyan (12-1) 3. 155 lbs. Wander Braga - WEC (16-1) vs. Alberto Crane - UFC (12-4) 4. 185 lbs. Sean ‘The Destroyer’ Loeffler (17-4) vs. Brad Harris (5-1) 6. HW Virgil Zwicker (6-1) vs. Mychal Clark (6-9) 7. 155 lbs. Sevak Magakian (7-2) vs. Saad ‘Assasin’ Awad (7-3) 8. 155 lbs. Juliano Prado (4-2) vs. RJ Clifford (3-1) 9. HW Maurice ‘The Gorilla’ Jackson (1-1) vs. Dave Mejia (4-0) 10. 185 lbs. Ben ‘Blitzkrieg’ Jones (3-1) vs. Waylon Kennell - Strikeforce (4-2) 11. 125 lbs. Sophie Bagherdai (3-1) vs. Avery Vilche (1-2)   [read the full post]

By Kris Karkoski The UFC has signed light heavyweight Rodney Wallace to a four-fight deal, with “Sho Nuff The Master” slated to make his Octagon debut on December 5 at The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale, possibly against former WEC champ Brian Stann. Wallace confirmed his signing and debut in an interview wit...

By lordn The popularity of women’s MMA America is on a steady incline, with the recent WEC event having The popularity of women’s MMA America is on a steady incline, with the recent WEC event having

By Michael Rome A UFC/WEC merger is inevitable at this point in my mind.  The UFC is suffering from a main event shortage, and introducing two new titles into the mix would help them handle a schedule that gets heavier every year.  With Rampage apparently retiring, Matt Hughes a loss away from retirement, a...

By Pat 170 lbs. Carlos “Natural Born Killer” Condit (22-5) vs. Jake Ellenberger (21-4) Condit vs. Ellenberger Odds The second bout of the night features another former WEC standout in the form of Carlos “Natural Born Killer” Condit, who will make his second Octagon appearance against MMA vetera...

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By EuanTaylor On this week’s show: *Strikeforce recap with the failure of a former UFC legend *Why Casey wants to marry WEC aka WEC 41 recap and discussion of fighter pay outs *WWE Extreme Rulez stuff *INJURIES! from the above shows and other randomness Email the show: blitzkrieg@mma-blitz.com Follow...

By EuanTaylor Join Casey and Euan as they preview this weekend’s WEC 41 show headlined by the WEC Featherweight Championship rematch between Mike Brown and Urijah Faber and also touch on some stories including Kimbo Slice coming to The Ulitmate Fighter next season. Follow us on Twitter: Ca...

By Leland Roling Baker hasn't been the most impressive fighter for a guy who holds a 9-1 record with his lone loss being to UFC fighter Chael Sonnen, but he has enough power and good enough wrestling to gain top control to pound opponents. Horwich is mostly known for surviving against tough competition. He ha...

By Fraser Strikeforce: Shamrock v. Diaz Dream.8 WEC: Torres v. Mizugaki I know it’s all the rage to hate on EliteXC, but I quite enjoyed their shows and have missed them this year. This Strikeforce show picked up where EliteXC left off with an exciting, dramatic main event, a great

By John Chandler Following his razor-close split decision win over former WEC welterweight king Carlos Condit, Danish striker Martin Kampmann now finds himself in the top half of the MMA on Tap welterweight rankings. Photo property of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Here are the latest MMA on Tap fi...

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By TIM VREELAND At current I watch Affliction, Dream, Sengukou, Strikeforce, WEC and, UFC primarily. Though other MMA events occur I see them when I can.  Soon after HW champ Randy Couture leaves UFC to pursue a fight with Fedor. Fedor Emelianenko Alexsander Emelianenko Anderson " Spider" Silva

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By John Morgan [kingofabuelos] But while MMA observers wait for tonight's "WEC 39: Brown vs. Garcia" to see if the current champ can earn his first defense or the explosive challenger can wrestle the belt away, there are many more topics to consider in the world of MMA.

By BJJDenver UFC 93: UFC 94: WEC: Affliction: Poll What was the best event in January 2009? UFC 93 Henderson vs Franklin Affliction: Day of Reckoning WEC Varner vs Cerrone UFC 94 GSP vs Penn Other (please clarify in the comments)   8 votes | Results

By John Shubert I think Gono is a little over the hill, and Fitch is an incredible fighter who will overwhelm Gono with his wrestling and ground and pound. Karo is 18-5, 1-0 in the WEC, 8-3 in the UFC, with nine wins by submission. Lyoto Machida-Thiago Silva Georges St. Pierre-BJ Penn

By Rear Naked Fight That Should Have Happened, But Didn't Fedor vs Couture Santos vs Carano Liddell vs Rua Silva vs Anyone Alvarez vs Diaz Fight of the Year Alvarez vs Hansen - DREAM 3 Shamrock vs Le - EliteXC/Strikeforce Condit vs Miura - WEC 35 Nogueira vs Sylvia - UFC 81 Torres vs Maeda - WEC 34

By Josh Nason Affliction had a conference call this week to generate some buzz for their January event, headlined by Fedor (seen right) vs. Andrei Arlovski. Look forward to an MMA upcoming event update with plenty of UFC, Affliction and WEC news tomorrow.

By The Lights Out Show  K-1’s New Year’s Eve “Dynamite” not all MMA  Is it better to be an exciting fighter who doesn’t always win or winning fighter who isn’t very exciting? MMA’s top fighters weigh in.  UFC 91 PPV buys a record? What was the UFC’s biggest MMA event? We’ll tell you.  WEC 37 preview

By The Lights Out Show Affliction Wear: A fashion statement or sacrilegious?  Affliction gets 3-wayed, and not the cool kind  Dana White for President, says UFC fighter  Dana White sees a Super Fight of his own  WEC 38 carts out and oldy but goody  Jake Shields to the UFC…ProElite says “not so fast”

By The Lights Out Show  Fedor Emelianenko wants Brock Lesnar!  TUF 6 Finalist quitting MMA for good  Fabricio Werdum says he’s staying with the UFC. Dana White has other plans  UFC 91 Fight Salaries - Did anyone get “Fabered”?  WEC 37 card finalized  Strikeforce “Destruction” preview

By subo Do I think that fighters deserve more than they get?  Yes!  But I have a different prescription than most for that happening. This is a solution that I've devised to quell two burning desires that I have for the sport: to see the top twenty in every weight class fighting under the UFC/WEC bann...

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By Josh Stein They can’t go to Pride, since it no longer exists. (many left for Pride after the first TUF season, but they’re now looking for somewhere else to go) They can’t go to the WEC, because it follows that same formula as the UFC, only with lighter weight classes. (And, on top of that, many refuse to su...

By Sam Caplan What I love about the WEC fights are that they are true MMA fights. They can go anywhere (standing or on the ground) at just about any time and the momentum changes are frequent. Just because a guy dominates the first two minutes doesn’t mean he’s going to be dominating the final seconds of the b...

By tobyglenn@gmail.com Toby Glenn, Steve Cujo, Rhonda, and Tim break down the World Extreme Cagefighting event that is this Wednesday. On that fight card Carlo Prater fights Carlos Condit in the main event. Then Rob McCullough will fight Jamie Varner for the 155 pound title. Miguel Torres will take on Chase Beebe f...

By Ariel Helwani How he received a title shot in his WEC debut His thoughts on fighting in the WEC as opposed to the UFC Why he was not promoted in the last WEC show and why he is the only fighter from the triple main event not to be featured on the official poster (weird isn’t it?)

By TheOne I returned to MMA betting after long while and just placed the following bets for the coming Elite XC & WEC events: Kevin 'Kimbo Slice' Ferguson vs James Thompson - Odds 2.35 Bout goes past 1:30 seconds of Round 1 ...