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WEC 52 Undercard Live Blog: Davis vs. Assuncao, Semerzier vs. Swanson, More

Filed under: WECLAS VEGAS – MMA Fighting is at The Pearl at The Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas for WEC 52, one of just two cards left in the promotion’s history before merging into the UFC in 2011.

The main card, headlined by the bantamweight debut…

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LAS VEGAS – MMA Fighting is at The Pearl at The Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas for WEC 52, one of just two cards left in the promotion’s history before merging into the UFC in 2011.

The main card, headlined by the bantamweight debut of former featherweight champion Urijah Faber against Takeya Mizugaki, airs live on Versus at 9 p.m. Eastern.

The preliminary bouts not scheduled for broadcast feature L.C. Davis vs. Raphael Assuncao, Edward Faaloloto vs. Anthony Njokuani, Dustin Poirier vs. Zach Micklewright, Michael McDonald vs. Clint Godfrey, Mackens Semerzier vs. Cub Swanson and Brandon Visher vs. Yves Jabouin.

MMA Fighting has round-by-round updates of the six preliminary card bouts below.

WEC 50: Chad Mendes Out-Wrestles Cub Swanson

Filed under: WEC, NewsThe good news for Chad Mendes is that he beat Cub Swanson by unanimous decision at WEC 50, running his professional MMA record to 8-0.

The bad news is that although Mendes completely controlled the fight with his wrestling, he do…

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The good news for Chad Mendes is that he beat Cub Swanson by unanimous decision at WEC 50, running his professional MMA record to 8-0.

The bad news is that although Mendes completely controlled the fight with his wrestling, he doesn’t look like he’s developing much as a fighter.

WEC 50’s Chad Mendes Learning to Deal With Distractions as MMA Fame Grows

Filed under: MMA Videos, WEC, FanHouse Exclusive, VideosMMA Fighting spoke rising featherweight star Chad Mendes over the weekend about his upcoming WEC 50 fight against Cub Swanson on Aug. 18.

The undefeated Mendes (7-0) talked about his progression …

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MMA Fighting spoke rising featherweight star Chad Mendes over the weekend about his upcoming WEC 50 fight against Cub Swanson on Aug. 18.

The undefeated Mendes (7-0) talked about his progression as a mixed martial artist, dealing with the pressure of being undefeated and what it’s like to be a member of Urijah Faber’s Team Alpha Male.

Check out the video interview below.