Greg Nelson, Brock Lesnar’s trainer, discusses the status of Brock and his anticipated return to the Octagon. Also covered are Herschel Walker MMA debut with Strikeforce, a look back at WEC 46 and UFC Fight Night 20.
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Because the WEC had already run over their broadcast window last night, they couldn’t air the undercard fight that won its fighters the $10,000 Fight of the Night bonus. Will Campuzano and Coty “Ox” Wheeler put on a three-round battle chocked-full with submission attempts, flying knees, big kicks and a limitless gas tank from [...] “I thought I was winning, definitely pushing the pace. I was expecting him to try and trade punches with me and that wasn’t the case. He had a good game plan. He used his kick to keep me away. I guess that’s the M.O. on me; use your kicks, keep me away, that way I [...] SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Two champions entered the cage for the main event With a deftly applied third-round guillotine choke, former interim title holder Benson Henderson did exactly that. A vanquished Jamie Varner was stripped [...] SACRAMENTO, Calif. – With the sting of a November 2009 loss still fresh in his mind, former WEC featherweight champ Mike Brown (23-5 MMA, 5-1 WEC) The WEC granted his wish, and Brown made quick work of newcomer Anthony Morrison (15-8 MMA, 0-1 WEC) [...] Ben Henderson’s WEC lightweight is no longer interim, as he won over Jamie Varner with a guillotine at 2:41 in the third round at WEC 46 in front of 10,027 in Sacramento. Varner was dominant through much of the fight. In the first round, Varner controlled action for an extended time by holding onto a front [...] In his last bout, former WEC featherweight champion Urijah Faber broke one hand and dislocated the other. On the same night that Mike Brown — his opponent in June — had a comeback win, Faber did the same. In front of a hometown crowd in Sacramento, Faber showed his hands were just fine, winning decisively with [...] SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Will Campuzano, Coty Wheeler, and Urijah Faber each earned “Fight Night” bonuses for their performances at Sunday’s “WEC 46: Varner vs. Henderson” event. Campuzano and Wheeler each cashed in as the evening’s “Fight of the Night” for their card-opening brawl, while Faber earned the “Submission of the Night” bonus for his third-frame choke-out [...] Former WEC featherweight champion Mike Brown was eager to shake off his loss to Jose Aldo. He did that tonight with a quick rear-naked choke win over Anthony Morrison, submitting the WEC newcomer in 1:54 of the first round. Brown easily controlled Morrison with strong wrestling before sinking in the rear-naked choke to end the fight. “I [...] |
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