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It wasn’t that long ago that the WEC’s bantamweight division appeared little more than a showcase for then-champion Miguel Torres. My, how things have changed. At this past weekend’s WEC 47 event in Columbus, Ohio, Joseph Benavidez stunned Torres with a one-sided submission win and likely earned Featherweight Javier Vazquez (14-4 MMA, 1-2 WEC) desperately wanted a win in the WEC. After a heartbreaking run of back-to-back split-decision losses to open his WEC career, the 32-year-old “Showtime” needed a victory to keep his spot in the organization. Vazquez did exactly that with a first-round submission win over MMA legend Jens Pulver, but the moment [...] WEC 47: “Bowles vs. Cruz” from the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, has officially wrapped, which means that it’s time for those select fighters who went above and beyond in their respective fights to get a little extra grease for their efforts. To the tune of $10,000 each. The promotion dished out its standard post-fight monetary bonuses [...] COLUMBUS, Ohio – Saturday’s post-WEC 47 press conference essentially served as a going-away party for Jens Pulver. The MMA trailblazer and superstar returned from a short-lived retirement and dropped a submission loss to Javier Vazquez during the WEC’s Ohio debut at Nationwide Arena in Columbus. Pulver all but took a final bow after the Versus-televised loss, and [...]
Joseph Benavidez staked his claim for the next title shot in the WEC bantamweight division with a submission at 2:57 in the second round over Miguel Torres. Benavidez controlled the first round with takedown skills and elbows, but his performance in Round 2 was what took out the former champ. After Torres finally started to [...] COLUMBUS, Ohio – Shortly after a swift submission loss to Josh Grispi at WEC 41 this past summer, Jens Pulver was stuck in a four-fight losing skid and hinted at a likely retirement. One of MMA’s first superstars appeared on his way out, and Pulver was left contemplating what he called “the death of Lil’ Evil.” It [...] Props:MMAWeekly Quoteworthy: “Every time I’ve fought I’ve gotten better. Every time I’ve lost I’ve gotten better. Even from my first fight I lost to Jesse Moreng seven years ago, I lost that one, but it made me a much better fighter. Same with Hermes, even the Cowboy fight. Even though I won that fight, I felt like [...] “Of course, number one, it sucks. Maybe I could have still fought, but I’m taking the smart choice and letting it heal. The doctor says there’s a risk if it get’s any impact on it, it will open right back up. It was so deep they had to stitch it on the inside and then [...] Props: UFC.com Quoteworthy: “I won ‘Submission of the Night’ once before and my last few have all been stand up brawls. I didn’t want anybody to think I’m just a stand-up guy, just a banger, I wanted people to know I’m a complete fighter. I was envisioning a few different submissions I could go for depending on [...] Slugger Melvin Guillard’s (23-8-2 MMA, 6-4 UFC) tour of the UFC lightweight division’s best submission fighters isn’t over just yet. MMAjunkie.com has learned from sources close to the organization that Guillard and Brazilian Thiago Tavares (14-3-1 MMA, 4-3-1 UFC) have verbally agreed to meet at UFC 114. While not yet officially announced by the organization, UFC 114 [...] |
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