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Filed under: WEC, FanHouse Exclusive, NewsUrijah Faber’s planned next march to the top will begin in Las Vegas.
November 11’s WEC 52 card — featuring Faber’s WEC bantamweight debut — will take place at The Pearl at The Palms, WEC general manager Re…
Filed under: WEC, FanHouse Exclusive, News
Urijah Faber’s planned next march to the top will begin in Las Vegas.
November 11’s WEC 52 card — featuring Faber’s WEC bantamweight debut — will take place at The Pearl at The Palms, WEC general manager Reed Harris confirmed to MMA Fighting on Tuesday.
Filed under: WEC, Rankings, BantamweightsIf there was any doubt that Dominick Cruz was the best bantamweight in mixed martial arts, he erased that doubt Wednesday night by defeating the tough but ultimately overmatched Joseph Benavidez in a split decis…
Filed under: WEC, Rankings, Bantamweights
If there was any doubt that Dominick Cruz was the best bantamweight in mixed martial arts, he erased that doubt Wednesday night by defeating the tough but ultimately overmatched Joseph Benavidez in a split decision that gave Cruz his second victory over the No. 2 fighter in the division.
Benavidez is a great fighter (he’s 12-0 when fighting anyone other than Cruz), but it’s his friend and training partner Urijah Faber who has handed Cruz his only career loss, and is likely to fight Cruz again some time early next year, this time for the bantamweight title.
Once Faber makes the move down to bantamweight, I think he’ll be a Top 10 fighter in the class — and he might just beat Cruz again and move to the top. For now, he’s absent from the Cruz-dominated bantamweight rankings, which are below.
Filed under: WEC, NewsWEC star Urijah Faber, who was scheduled to fight Takeya Mizugaki on Aug. 18 at WEC 50, has been injured in training and has pulled out of the fight.
Faber delivered the news via Twitter on Friday, saying, “Been quit (sic) the l…
WEC star Urijah Faber, who was scheduled to fight Takeya Mizugaki on Aug. 18 at WEC 50, has been injured in training and has pulled out of the fight.
Faber delivered the news via Twitter on Friday, saying, “Been quit (sic) the last few days, i was injured in pract on Mon. Just got results Im Out on Aug 18th. Not 2 happy.”
He followed that up by telling Versus.com the injury was to his lower body and that he is “going to come back as soon as possible.”
Filed under: WECThe WEC 50 fight card will be headlined by Dominick Cruz’s WEC bantamweight title defense against Joseph Benavidez on Aug. 18 at the Pearl in Las Vegas.
The two previously met one year ago at WEC 42 and the fight resulted in Cruz deliv…
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The WEC 50 fight card will be headlined by Dominick Cruz‘s WEC bantamweight title defense against Joseph Benavidez on Aug. 18 at the Pearl in Las Vegas.
The two previously met one year ago at WEC 42 and the fight resulted in Cruz delivering Benavidez the only loss of his career.
Also, Benavidez’s Alpha Male team captain, Urijah Faber, makes his bantamweight debut against contender Takeya Mizugaki.
The WEC 50 fight card is below.
Filed under: WEC, NewsThe WEC on Monday officially announced its August card, WEC 50: Cruz vs. Benavidez, which will take place at The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas on Aug. 18.
WEC vice president Peter Dropick made the announcement on …
The WEC on Monday officially announced its August card, WEC 50: Cruz vs. Benavidez, which will take place at The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas on Aug. 18.
WEC vice president Peter Dropick made the announcement on a media call for Sunday’s WEC 49: Varner vs. Shalorus event, and the promotion put out a press release shortly after that.
The main event will feature a bantamweight title fight between champion Dominick Cruz (15-1, 5-1 WEC) and challenger Joseph Benavidez (13-1, 4-1 WEC), a rematch from a fight last August at WEC 42. Cruz won that fight, then won the 135-pound belt by beating Brian Bowles at WEC 47 in March. This will be his first title defense. On the same card in March, Benavidez became the first fighter to submit former champion Miguel Torres, earning the title shot in the process.
The co-main event is notable for former featherweight champion Urijah Faber‘s debut at bantamweight. Faber (27-4, 8-3 WEC) recently announced his decision to try his hand at 135 pounds. He’ll take on Takeya Mizugaki (13-4-2, 2-2 WEC), a stiff test in his first fight after dropping down.
(Cruz and Benavidez’s first meeting last August: Dominick may have gotten the nod for Octagon control, but Joe definitely had the mad-dogging advantage. Photo courtesy of SI)
Next Sunday’s WEC 49 might be low on marquee fights, but th…
(Cruz and Benavidez’s first meeting last August: Dominick may have gotten the nod for Octagon control, but Joe definitely had the mad-dogging advantage. Photo courtesy of SI)
Next Sunday’s WEC 49 might be low on marquee fights, but the organization will be making up for it in a big way at their August 18th show, which is slated to go down in Las Vegas. As reported yesterday, former featherweight champ Urijah Faber will make his bantamweight debut at the event, following a 2-3 stretch in his last five fights — including an agonizing loss to Jose Aldo in his last title challenge. Faber’s opponent is expected to be Takeya Mizugaki (12-4-2, 2-2 WEC), who made his WEC debut in a memorable five-round war against Miguel Torres last year, and has since picked up decision victories against Jeff Curran and Rani Yahya. Faber has stated in the past that he cuts very little weight to make 145 pounds, and a drop to 135 wouldn’t be a problem for him.
Headlining the card will be an even more important bantamweight scrap: Dominick Cruz‘s first title defense against Faber’s teammate Joseph Benavidez, who Cruz previously outpointed at WEC 42. Cruz became champion in March thanks to a brilliant striking performance against then-champion Brian Bowles. Benavidez earned his title shot by choking out Miguel Torres at the same event, and hopes to avenge the only loss on his record. The 8/18 show — which we’ll refer to as WEC 50 until further notice — will be broadcast on Versus.
Semi-related: The day before he handles color-commentary duties for WEC 49, Kenny Florian will be working the booth for the TUF 11 Finale.