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WEC 46 is an event featuring the comeback of a champion, the return of a legend, the chance for a contender to rise, and the opportunity for an interim champion to declare legitimacy in a tough lightweight division. Today, Jan. 8, the WEC conducted a press conference for its first card of 2010, featuring four fighters, [...] With the first World Extreme Cagefighting event of 2010 merely two weeks away, the promotion is scrambling to complete the Sacramento card … and it is getting close. WEC announced today that Mark Hominick will meet Bryan Caraway in a 155-pound bout slated for the under card portion of the non televised Versus telecast. The bout will [...] After a few late injuries forced some card-shuffling over the holiday season, “WEC 46: Varner vs. Henderson” is once again nearly complete. The organization today officially announced a contest first reported by MMAjunkie.com as Mark Hominick (16-8 MMA, 0-2 WEC) meets WEC newcomer Bryan Caraway (14-3 MMA, 0-0 WEC) on the evening’s Featuring a lightweight title [...] A bout between undefeated WEC lightweights Dave Jansen (14-0 MMA, 1-0 WEC) and Kamal Shalorus (5-0-1 MMA, 1-0 WEC) has been shifted to the main card of “WEC 46: Varner vs. Henderson.” MMAjunkie.com learned from sources close to the event that the contest was recently promoted from its previous spot on the evening’s preliminary card. Featuring a [...] Former WEC featherweight champ Mike Brown (22-5 MMA, 4-1 WEC) returns to action in January against WEC newcomer Anthony Morrison (10-7 MMA, 0-0 WEC). The WEC today announced the bout, which will take place on the main Brown and Morrison join a [...] Despite his status as a part-time fighter, Cung Le remains a star attraction. More than a year and a half removed from his most recent bout, the Sanshou-trained martial artist returns to Strikeforce Saturday night to headline the promotion’s final show of 2009. Le draws Scott Smith in a bout that is anything but a tune-up [...] A lightweight title-unification bout between Strikeforce champion Josh Thomson (16-2) and interim champion Gilbert Melendez (16-2) headlines the organization’s Dec. 19 event, MMAjunkie.com has confirmed. The five-round rematch from the duo’s original June 2008 meeting takes place at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif., and tops the Showtime-televised portion of the event. Thomson pulled off the [...] Las Vegas, NV (USA) – World Extreme Cagefighting® announced today that the long-awaited lightweight title unification bout between reigning champion Jamie Varner and interim champion Ben “Smooth” Henderson will take place on Sunday, Jan. 10 at ARCO Arena in Sacramento, Calif. In addition to this explosive championship clash, WEC also confirmed the return of former [...] Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion Alistair Overeem has been forced to withdraw from his upcoming title defense against Fabricio Werdum at the “Carano vs. Cyborg” event from the HP Pavilion on August 15 after re-aggravatinga previous hand injury. MMAmania.com confirmed the change with Strikeforce officials earlier today. Overeem has yet to defend his heavyweight crown after capturing it with [...] |
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