Filed under: WEC
One last time, Urijah Faber will put on the WEC’s bright blue gloves and close out a show. While it would be a more poetic ending for Faber and the WEC to have him turn the lights out on the promotion at next month’s final event, it’s still fitting to see him get one more turn in the spotlight before the company officially merges with the UFC on Jan. 1.
When Faber steps into the octagon to face Takeya Mizugaki at WEC 52, it will be his 12th time in a WEC cage, and his eighth main event (his other four fights were all co-main events). By and large, he was the main building block for the WEC during its Zuffa era.
His fight against Mizugaki is on paper one he is well equipped to win, and one he is expected to win.