Filed under: UFC, WEC, FanHouse Exclusive
World Extreme Cagefighting, an event with humble beginnings as an entertainment program for an Indian reservation casino in California, will join the MMA’s World Series when it merges with the UFC in 2011.
Over the past decade, the WEC has succeeded in spotlighting lighter weight fighters as well as the creating of stars such as Urijah Faber, Jose Aldo and Miguel Torres, whom otherwise might not have received the same amount of recognition.
Let’s take a look back at the history of the WEC after the jump.