WEC 52 Weigh-ins Live Right Here at 7:00 pm ET

For all of you who aren’t participating in our latest interactive edition ofThe Bum Rush Radio Show, you can watch the weigh-ins for WEC 52 live after the jump, but keep in mind that you’re dead to us.
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For all of you who aren’t participating in our latest interactive edition ofThe Bum Rush Radio Show, you can watch the weigh-ins for WEC 52 live after the jump, but keep in mind that you’re dead to us.

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MMA Roundtable: How Does WEC 52 Stack Up Against UFC 122?

Filed under: UFC, WECWith WEC 52 and UFC 122 teaming up to make the next few days in the MMA world Zuffa-tastic, I could think of no better way to prepare than by sitting down for a spirited internet discussion with my MMA Fighting colleague, Mike Chia…

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With WEC 52 and UFC 122 teaming up to make the next few days in the MMA world Zuffa-tastic, I could think of no better way to prepare than by sitting down for a spirited internet discussion with my MMA Fighting colleague, Mike Chiappetta.

And by spirited, I mean that I asked him some questions, he questioned the validity of my questions, then I got mad and posted a bunch of comments on his articles about what a jerk he is. What can I say? I’m a petty, mean-spirited person.

But enough of our problems. On to question one:

Say you’re living in an igloo and only have enough gas in the generator to fire up the TV for one MMA event this week. Do you go with the WEC or the UFC to take your mind off your terrible predicament?

Wednesday Morning MMA Link Club

(The UFC’s newest Octagon Girl looks very familiar. GSP, as usual, is not impressed. Props: Twitter.com/BrittneyPalmer)
Some selected highlights from our friends around the MMA blogosphere. E-mail [email protected] for details on how your site …

Brittney Palmer UFC ring girl Georges St. Pierre
(The UFC’s newest Octagon Girl looks very familiar. GSP, as usual, is not impressed. Props: Twitter.com/BrittneyPalmer)

Some selected highlights from our friends around the MMA blogosphere. E-mail [email protected] for details on how your site can join the MMA Link Club…

– ‘WEC 52: Faber vs. Mizugaki’ Open Workout Highlights (Heavy.com/MMA)

– Vazquez, Mendes Look to Settle Differences at WEC 52 (Versus MMA Beat)

– Rodriguez, Monson, Trigg, Sokoudjou Score Wins at Israel FC; Shonie Carter Might Retire After Loss (MMA Fighting)

– According to the Rumor Mill, Bellator May Be in Deep, Deep Doo-Doo (MiddleEasy)

– Jose Aldo’s Coach Turned Down Kenny Florian Fight Because It Wasn’t ‘Interesting’ (MMA Convert)

– Scott Carson Lashes Out at the ‘Keyboard Warriors’ Who Are Writing Him Off Against Herschel Walker (Five Ounces of Pain)

– Rashad Evans Explains ‘Conflicting Stories’ Are His Source of Frustration (LowKick)

– Thales Leites Back On The Winning Track At Superior Challenge 6 (FightMagazine)

– Jason ‘Mayhem’ Miller Beats the Crap Out of MTV Bully (MMA Scraps)

– Urijah Faber Looking To Make a Statement at WEC 52 vs. Takeya Mizugaki (SBNation.com/MMA)

Takeya Mizugaki Talks Urijah Faber, McDonald’s, and Sex

The folks at RawVegas.tv are never shy from asking the hard-hitting questions. They sat down with #6 ranked Bantamweight, Takeya Mizugaki at the WEC 52 open workouts inside the Palms Casino Resort to talk about his upcoming headlining bout against “The California Kid” Urijah Faber. Though translator, Shu Hirata was there to help […]

The folks at RawVegas.tv are never shy from asking the hard-hitting questions. They sat down with #6 ranked Bantamweight, Takeya Mizugaki at the WEC 52 open workouts inside the Palms Casino Resort to talk about his upcoming headlining bout against “The California Kid” Urijah Faber. Though translator, Shu Hirata was there to help with the conversation, Mizugaki had fun with the RawVegas crew talking about his favorite junk food, McDonald’s and American fighting rituals versus Japanese fighting rituals including the all too curious question of where he stands on sexual abstinence before a fight. Full video below:

Watch TAKEYA MIZUGAKI ON FABER, MCDONALD’S AND SEX BEFORE FIGHTING on RawVegas.tv

Urijah Faber Talks Arianny & Brittney in Playboy and Most Annoying Question

Our friends at RawVegas.tv were impressed with the media turnout at the WEC 52 open workouts today inside the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, but were not thrilled to ask the same questions as everyone else. So they decided to focus on a favorite topic this month, Arianny Celeste gracing the cover of […]

Our friends at RawVegas.tv were impressed with the media turnout at the WEC 52 open workouts today inside the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, but were not thrilled to ask the same questions as everyone else. So they decided to focus on a favorite topic this month, Arianny Celeste gracing the cover of the November issue of Playboy magazine and if WEC Ring Girl, Brittney Palmer could hold her own in an issue of Playboy. Wondering if there were any questions that Urijah Faber hasn’t been asked, RawVegas decided to ask him which question he was tired of hearing and which question he’d love to be asked. Full video below:

Watch URIJAH FABER TALKS ARIANNY & BRITTNEY IN PLAYBOY AND MOST ANNOYING QUESTION on RawVegas.tv

Urijah Faber Plans to Finish WEC Days by Finishing Mizugaki, Eyeing Cruz

Filed under: UFC, WECFor four years – the entire time Zuffa has owned the WEC – Urijah Faber has been the face of a promotion. A long-reigning featherweight champion, Faber became the only WEC star whose popularity could rival that of any UFC counterpa…

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Urijah FaberFor four years – the entire time Zuffa has owned the WEC – Urijah Faber has been the face of a promotion. A long-reigning featherweight champion, Faber became the only WEC star whose popularity could rival that of any UFC counterpart.

With the recent announcement that the WEC would merge into the UFC, it seems Faber will finally have his place among the sport’s biggest superstars, but fittingly, that time won’t come until he headlines one more WEC event, the penultimate show in company history. If all goes according to his plans, Faber will take on and defeat Takeya Mizugaki at WEC 52 on Thursday before declaring his presence in the UFC.

With time running out on his days as a WEC star, Faber took some time to speak with MMA Fighting about his last time in a WEC cage, holding a UFC belt, and the possible rematch against the only guy he doesn’t like in MMA, Dominick Cruz.