In December 2006, Zuffa, the parent company of the UFC, purchased a small MMA promotion known as World Extreme Cagefighting or the WEC. The goal was to run two promotions simultaneously and host more events without overextending the UFC. To accomplish this goal, several changes were made. First, the WEC was remolded to more closely […]
Strikeforce Becoming New WEC by Dissolving Heavyweight Division