SAN ANTONIO – WEC featherweight Rafael Assuncao (14-1 MMA, 2-0 WEC) has just two wins by knockout or TKO in his near-six-year career.
So why was he so willing to stand and trade with Canadian slugger Yves
Jabouin (14-5 MMA, 0-1 WEC) on the main card of Saturday night’s “WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson” event?
“I’m trying to [...]
Frank Curreri, WEC – For the past 24 years, ever since his mother left war-torn Haiti with her three small children in search of a new life, Yves Jabouin has called Montreal home. He is at a loss, however, to pinpoint why Canada’s second-biggest city has distinguished itself as a burgeoning hotbed for mixed martial [...]
With the loss of an Alex Karalexis vs. Anthony Pettis bout due to injury, a featherweight fight between Rafael Assuncao (13-1 MMA, 1-0 WEC) and Yves Jabouin (14-4 MMA, 0-0 WEC) has been promoted to the Versus-televised main card of WEC 43.
Late last night the WEC announced Karalexis had suffered an undisclosed injury and that [...]
With WEC 42 now just a month away, September WEC 43’s fight card is quickly taking shape.
A source close to the organization has confirmed with MMAjunkie.com that two previously reported matchups, Rafael
Assuncao (13-1 MMA, 1-0 WEC) vs. Yves Jabouin (14-4 MMA, 0-0 WEC) and
Wagnney Fabiano (12-1 MMA, 2-0 WEC) vs. Erik Koch (8-0 MMA, 0-0 [...]
WEC featherweight contender Rafael Assuncao (13-1 MMA, 1-0 WEC) will look to build on his successful debut for the organization when he meets newcomer Yves Jabouin (14-4 MMA, 0-0 WEC) at WEC 43.
MMAjunkie.com has learned from sources close to the event that both fighters have verbally agreed to the contest, and bout
agreements are expected to [...]