Former World Extreme Cagefighting bantamweight champ Miguel Torres (38-3) will make his octagon debut on the Super Bowl weekend UFC 126 event in Las Vegas. He’ll be facing fellow WEC fighter Antonio Banuelos (18-6) with the bout taking place on the pay-per-view broadcast.
Heavy.com was the first to break the news on Thursday.
Torres bounced back […]
Former World Extreme Cagefighting bantamweight champ Miguel Torres (38-3) will make his octagon debut on the Super Bowl weekend UFC 126 event in Las Vegas. He’ll be facing fellow WEC fighter Antonio Banuelos (18-6) with the bout taking place on the pay-per-view broadcast.
Heavy.com was the first to break the news on Thursday.
Torres bounced back from two straight losses by submitting Charlie Valencia at the WEC 51 event in September. The former champ had been on a 17 fight tear, including winning the WEC bantamweight title, until he lost the title to Brian Bowles at WEC 42. He would then suffer his fist back-to-back loss against Joseph Benavidez in his next fight at WEC 47.
Banuelos, another longtime WEC veteran, is 1-1 in his last two fights having earned a unanimous decision over Chad George at WEC 51. The loss was to Scott Jorgensen at WEC 48 who defeated Banuelos by unanimous decision. The WEC vet is 9-5 with the promotion.
Featherweight Erik Koch (10-1) had been scheduled to face Josh Grispi at the upcoming WEC 52 event, but Grispi was tagged by the UFC to face Jose Aldo at UFC 125 on January 1st.
Koch will stay on the WEC 52 card in Vegas and will now face newcomer Francisco Rivera (5-0) on the main card.
WEC […]
Featherweight Erik Koch (10-1) had been scheduled to face Josh Grispi at the upcoming WEC 52 event, but Grispi was tagged by the UFC to face Jose Aldo at UFC 125 on January 1st.
Koch will stay on the WEC 52 card in Vegas and will now face newcomer Francisco Rivera (5-0) on the main card.
WEC 52 will take place on Nov. 11 at The Pearl at The Palms Casino & Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main card of the event will be broadcast live on the Versus network.
Koch bounced back from his first professional loss to Chad Mended at WEC 47 to submit Bendy Casimir at WEC 49 in June. He’s 2-1 under the WEC banner having defeated Jameel Massouh in his debut at WEC 45 last December. Koch has won seven of his bouts via submission.
Newcomer Rivera has fought for various romotions such as the Called Out MMA and Call To Arms promotions. This year Rivera has fought only once defeating Fernando Bernstein by TKO in just 30 seconds of the first round of their fight. Three of his five victories have come by T(KO).
WEC general manager Reed Harris confirmed the news on Wednesday.
(photo via KoreanZombieShirt.com)
Korean featherweight Chan Sung Jung (10-3) suffered a brutal knock-out after receiving a kick to the head by George Roop at WEC 51 in September. After “The Korean Zombie’s” popularity exploded after his exciting split decision loss to Leonard Garcia in April, his defeat by Roop had many fickle mma fans looking […]
Korean featherweight Chan Sung Jung (10-3) suffered a brutal knock-out after receiving a kick to the head by George Roop at WEC 51 in September. After “The Korean Zombie’s” popularity exploded after his exciting split decision loss to Leonard Garcia in April, his defeat by Roop had many fickle mma fans looking for ways to return their “Korean Zombie” t-shirts.
Since then, Jung has vowed to “never fight with the same style, ever again.”
“The Korean Zombie” posted the message on his blog, which was translated by Tri-Costa for English fans to read.
“In the end, a fighter who is all talk.
Who showed and proved nothing.
Drunken by the chants of ‘ZOMBIE!!! ZOMBIE!!!’
Not even a single mark left on my opponent’s face.
Even until the end, I was going for that one big shot…
As if going for a takedown were a sin, I didn’t even consider it.
So, that is how scary and painful it is to get knocked out.
I can feel a similar pain in my heart…
On the way to the hospital – as they drew my blood and performed the CT scan – I could only think one thing…
That I would never fight again.
All I could think about was my friend, Jun Seok. I would go learn his trade and work alongisde him, like my friends – at a regular job.
Returning to the hotel…after seeing the fans…and the smirk from George(Roop)…
I went to my room and sat down with my team, where the atmosphere was much more relaxed and calm.
As I continued to question my relevance in MMA…
Suddenly the words of advice that Brian had offered to me at the hospital, came to mind.
Fighting in Korea…fighting in Japan…overcoming all those odds, to end it like this?
Is this why I delayed going to the army?
Is this why I’ve been competing since high school?
The worst part being…
Is this the best I can do?
Am I only good enough to lose to a fighter who was perceived as mediocre by MMA fans?
So, I’ve decided to give this one more shot.
But, the pride I once had for fighting ‘Zombie Style’ has been shattered.
I’m going to change.
It’s okay if you take away my Korean Zombie title.
It’s okay if everyone boos me.
It’s okay if no one in the world ever cheers for me again.
For everyone who has supported me thus far, that I have let down…
I make this promise to you that I will never fight with the same style, ever again.”
– Jung, Chan-Sung
Urijah Faber returns to figh in a new division as he makes his bantamweight debut versus Takeya Mizugaki. Also, watch fellow Alpha Male team members, Joseph Benavidez and Chad Mendes, in their respective matches. You can see the event Live on Versus at 9pm ET/ 6pm PT on Thursday, Nov 11th.
WEC 52: Faber vs. Mizugaki […]
Urijah Faber returns to figh in a new division as he makes his bantamweight debut versus Takeya Mizugaki. Also, watch fellow Alpha Male team members, Joseph Benavidez and Chad Mendes, in their respective matches. You can see the event Live on Versus at 9pm ET/ 6pm PT on Thursday, Nov 11th.
WEC 52: Faber vs. Mizugaki is set for Nov. 11th at The Pearl at the Palms Casino & Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Main card
Bantamweight bout: Urijah Faber vs. Takeya Mizugaki
Bantamweight bout: Joseph Benavidez vs. Wagnney Fabiano
Featherweight bout: Chad Mendes vs. Javier Vazquez
Bantamweight bout: Damacio Page vs. Demetrious Johnson
Preliminary Card
Featherweight bout: Raphael Assunção vs. LC Davis
Lightweight bout: Anthony Njokuani vs. Edward Faaloloto
Lightweight bout: Zach Micklewright vs. Dustin Poirier
Bantamweight bout: Clint Godfrey vs. Michael McDonald
Featherweight bout: Cub Swanson vs. Mackens Semerzier
Featherweight bout: Yves Jabouin vs. Brandon Visher
UFC LightHeavyweight, Stephan Bonnar invited the folks down at RawVegas.tv to sit in on a Strength and Conditioning session at Philippi Sports Institute in Las Vegas. Bonnar talks about the creative spelling of his TUF 12 Finale opponent, Igor Pokrajac and how he’s preparing for their December 4th bout. He also explains his thoughts on […]
UFC LightHeavyweight, Stephan Bonnar invited the folks down at RawVegas.tv to sit in on a Strength and Conditioning session at Philippi Sports Institute in Las Vegas. Bonnar talks about the creative spelling of his TUF 12 Finale opponent, Igor Pokrajac and how he’s preparing for their December 4th bout. He also explains his thoughts on fighting teammates and why Josh Koscheck and Jon Fitch may be so opposed but adds that he would definitely fight Forrest Griffin again, saying he grew up with lots of brothers and suggesting it’s no different than fighting with them and getting over it. Bonnar tells us he is signed on for Color Commentating the upcoming WEC: Faber Vs. Mizuyaki November 11th fight in Las Vegas but is unsure about his future commentating with the new UFC/WEC merger. Full video below:
The Fight Network catches up with Canadian featherweight sensation Mark Hominick for his thoughts on a prospective bout with UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo in 2011.
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The Fight Network catches up with Canadian featherweight sensation Mark Hominick for his thoughts on a prospective bout with UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo in 2011.
Former World Extreme Cagefighting bantamweight champ Miguel Torres (38-3) will make his octagon debut on the Super Bowl weekend UFC 126 event in Las Vegas. He’ll be facing fellow WEC fighter Antonio Banuelos (18-6) with the bout taking place on the pay-per-view broadcast.
