WEC 49: Preview and Predictions

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World Extreme Cagefighting is back on Versus Sunday night for the first time in almost four months, with a card that might feel like something of a letdown compared to April’s pay-per-view offering, but should nonetheless provide plent…

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World Extreme Cagefighting is back on Versus Sunday night for the first time in almost four months, with a card that might feel like something of a letdown compared to April’s pay-per-view offering, but should nonetheless provide plenty of the fireworks that the WEC consistently offers.

We’ve got the preview and predictions on the five-fight televised card below.

Rich Attonito TKOs Jamie Yager at Ultimate Fighter Finale

Filed under: UFC, NewsJamie Yager was the bully on the most recent season of The Ultimate Fighter, but he’s not much of a bully when he steps into the Octagon, as Rich Attonito demonstrated Saturday at the Ultimate Fighter Finale.

After getting off to…

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Jamie Yager was the bully on the most recent season of The Ultimate Fighter, but he’s not much of a bully when he steps into the Octagon, as Rich Attonito demonstrated Saturday at the Ultimate Fighter Finale.

After getting off to a slow start in the first round, Attonito battered Yager relentlessly in the second in winning an impressive technical knockout victory.

WEC 49 Weigh-In Video

Filed under: WEC All 22 fighters participating in Sunday night’s WEC 49 event will step on the scale Saturday for the weigh-ins, and if you can’t be there in Edmonton you can watch right here at MMAFighting.com.

In the main event, lightweights Jamie V…

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All 22 fighters participating in Sunday night’s WEC 49 event will step on the scale Saturday for the weigh-ins, and if you can’t be there in Edmonton you can watch right here at MMAFighting.com.

In the main event, lightweights Jamie Varner and Kamal Shalorus will have to make the lightweight limit of 155 pounds, with a one-pound buffer.

Immediately following the weigh-in, the WEC will host a question-and-answer session for fans, which will also stream live.

The weigh-in starts at 7 PM ET and the video is below.

Freddie Roach: UFC Booked Couture-Toney to Make Boxing Look Bad

Filed under: UFCA lot of old-school boxing guys seize on every opportunity they get to take shots at mixed martial arts, but Freddie Roach isn’t one of those old-school boxing guys. Roach likes MMA, has trained and cornered MMA fighters, and thinks the…

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A lot of old-school boxing guys seize on every opportunity they get to take shots at mixed martial arts, but Freddie Roach isn’t one of those old-school boxing guys. Roach likes MMA, has trained and cornered MMA fighters, and thinks the two sports can coexist peacefully.

So when Roach throws out a criticism of the UFC — as he did when asked about the upcoming fight between former UFC champion Randy Couture and former boxing champion James Toney — it can’t be dismissed in the way tired criticisms from so many old-school boxing guys can be.

But I still think Roach is wrong.

Ultimate Fighter 11 Finale: Preview and Predictions

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The 11th season of the UFC’s reality show comes to an end on Saturday night with the Ultimate Fighter Finale, featuring Court McGee vs. Kris McCray for the “Ultimate Fighter” title and Matt Hamill vs. Keith Jardine in the bout that sho…

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The 11th season of the UFC’s reality show comes to an end on Saturday night with the Ultimate Fighter Finale, featuring Court McGee vs. Kris McCray for the “Ultimate Fighter” title and Matt Hamill vs. Keith Jardine in the bout that should be the best of the night. We’ve got the preview and predictions below.

Kenny Florian: Evan Dunham ‘Is an Upper-Echelon Lightweight’

Filed under: UFCSo where does Evan Dunham fit into the UFC lightweight division, now that he has improved to 11-0 by defeating Tyson Griffin for his biggest victory to date? One UFC fighter who has fought for the lightweight belt twice believes Dunham …

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So where does Evan Dunham fit into the UFC lightweight division, now that he has improved to 11-0 by defeating Tyson Griffin for his biggest victory to date? One UFC fighter who has fought for the lightweight belt twice believes Dunham is getting close to the top of the division. I think he’s right.

Kenny Florian said this week on ESPN’s MMA Live that he views Dunham as being one of the top lightweights in the sport.