LAS VEGAS – In the weeks leading up to Thursday night’s WEC 52 event,
former WEC featherweight champ Urijah Faber was the source of much
discussion.
Could he successfully cut to 135 pounds? Would his speed translate to the bantamweight class?
After choking Takeya Mizugaki unconscious in the first round of their
main-event fight in Las Vegas, Faber appears to have answered all the
questions in resounding fashion. In retrospect, Faber said the process
was easier than expected and his in-cage weight was nearly the same as
his featherweight fighting days.