Author: John Morgan [kingofabuelos]

Highly touted featherweight prospect Chad Mendes (5-0 MMA, 0-0 WEC) is
likely to make his promotional debut at WEC 47 on March 6 in Columbus, Ohio.

Mendes and fellow undefeated 145-pounder Erik Koch (8-0 MMA, 1-0 WEC)
have verbally agreed to the contest, and bout agreements are expected
to be finalized shortly.

Official word of Mendes’ inclusion on the card was shared today on the
WEC’s official Twitter account, and MMAWeekly.com later reported the
matchup with Koch. MMAjunkie.com has since
confirmed the targeted matchup with sources close to the event.

Fresh from a late night training session in Orange County, Calif., with
Wanderlei Silva and Fabricio Werdum, Muhammed Lawal heard the news
about Gegard Mousasi’s desire to fight him next, but “King Mo” didn’t
want to get too excited.
 
“I feel great,” Lawal told MMAjunkie.com when
contacted about the potential matchup. “I’ll feel better when it’s
confirmed, you know what I’m saying? Once it’s confirmed, game over.”
 
Lawal said he expected to face the Strikeforce light heavyweight
champion after defeating Mike Whitehead at “Strikeforce: Evolution” but
added that he had not been formally offered the fight and nothing was
confirmed.

Fresh from a late night training session in Orange County, Calif., with
Wanderlei Silva and Fabricio Werdum, Muhammed Lawal heard the news
about Gegard Mousasi’s desire to fight him next, but “King Mo” didn’t
want to get too excited.
 
“I feel great,” Lawal told MMAjunkie.com when
contacted about the potential matchup. “I’ll feel better when it’s
confirmed, you know what I’m saying? Once it’s confirmed, game over.”
 
Lawal said he expected to face the Strikeforce light heavyweight
champion after defeating Mike Whitehead at “Strikeforce: Evolution” but
added that he had not been formally offered the fight and nothing was
confirmed.

The WEC’s first trip to Ohio nearly has a complete card, and a pair of
lightweights meet in the latest addition to the March 6 event in
Columbus, Ohio.

The WEC today announced via Twitter that Karen Darabedyan (9-1 MMA, 1-0
WEC) meets Bart Palaszewski (33-13 MMA, 2-2 WEC) on the main card of “WEC 47: Bowles vs.
Cruz.”

Featuring a bantamweight title fight between current champ Brian Bowles
and top challenger Dominick Cruz, the main card of WEC 47 airs on
Versus.

The latest line of Round 5 MMA figurines, UFC Series 2, has been
officially unveiled, and the new products are expected to hit
retailers’ shelves next month.

The latest series of figurines includes MMA legend Randy Couture,
current “The Ultimate Fighter 11” coach Tito Ortiz, UFC lightweight
champion B.J. Penn, former champ Forrest Griffin, and contenders
Michael Bisping and Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson.

The figurines will be available in Feburary at a variety of North American retailers.

The latest line of Round 5 MMA figurines, UFC Series 2, has been
officially unveiled, and the new products are expected to hit
retailers’ shelves next month.

The latest series of figurines includes MMA legend Randy Couture,
current “The Ultimate Fighter 11” coach Tito Ortiz, UFC lightweight
champion B.J. Penn, former champ Forrest Griffin, and contenders
Michael Bisping and Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson.

The figurines will be available in Feburary at a variety of North American retailers.