(Listen, man. I’m gonna make this up to ya’. I won’t kill ya’ and I’ll be your date for my afterparty.)
In the future, like most major corporations, the UFC and WEC will likely hand out employee handbooks to new signees that list behavioural expectatio…
(Listen, man. I’m gonna make this up to ya’. I won’t kill ya’ and I’ll be your date for my afterparty.)
In the future, like most major corporations, the UFC and WEC will likely hand out employee handbooks to new signees that list behavioural expectations. On the "DO" list will be things like:
"Hype a fight at all costs, no matter how uninteresting. You may call your opponent a bitch and mention that you want to hurt him if it helps to hype the fight."
and
"Sit out a year if it means you will hold your place in line for the next title shot when the injured champion of your division returns."
On the "DON’T" list will be things like:
"Pull out of a fight due to injury and agree to appear in a movie, no matter how much you need the money and if that is the case, don’t talk about how poor you may be."
and
"Mention in an interview that you want your opponent to die inside the Octagon or insinuate or proclaim that he is a homosexual."
Until they start handing out the manual, they are no doubt going to have to keep apologizing for not only the bad behavior, but also the stupid remarks made by their fighters like Frank Mir and Donald Cerrone.
Cerrone has some strong feelings about his upcoming opponent and on September 30th he will be able to physicalize his hatred for Jamie Varner. Cerrone tells us how he really feels about Varner and how the bad blood came about. Don’t miss WEC: Aldo vs Gamburyan – Live on Versus at 9pm ET/ […]
Cerrone has some strong feelings about his upcoming opponent and on September 30th he will be able to physicalize his hatred for Jamie Varner. Cerrone tells us how he really feels about Varner and how the bad blood came about. Don’t miss WEC: Aldo vs Gamburyan – Live on Versus at 9pm ET/ 6pm PT.
As part of UFC president Dana White’s plan to conquer China, the WEC has announced the signing of it’s first Chinese fighter, Tiequan “The Mongolian Wolf” Zhang, who will make his promotional debut on Sept. 30.
It will be interesting to see how the 16-0 fighter does against North American fighters and whether or not […]
As part of UFC president Dana White’s plan to conquer China, the WEC has announced the signing of it’s first Chinese fighter, Tiequan “The Mongolian Wolf” Zhang, who will make his promotional debut on Sept. 30.
It will be interesting to see how the 16-0 fighter does against North American fighters and whether or not he can break the trend of Asian fighters failing in the market.
Press Release
World Extreme Cagefighting® announced today the signing of undefeated lightweight fighter Tiequan “The Mongolian Wolf” Zhang of Beijing, China. Zhang, who will take on The Ultimate Fighter® alum Alex Karalexis in his debut on Sept. 30 in Broomfield, Colo., becomes the first fighter from mainland China to fight in the WEC.
“Tiequan is an excellent addition to our lightweight division,” WEC General Manager Reed Harris said. “He trains at a tremendous camp in Beijing and we are excited to have him compete with the best lighter weight fighters in the world.”
Boasting a perfect record of 16-0, Zhang trains with China Top Team, a group led by former Brazilian Top Team member Ruy Menezes. His arrival in the WEC is a milestone not only for the organization, but also for Chinese mixed martial artists.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship® recently announced that it was establishing operations in Asia, with former NBA executive Mark Fischer being named Executive Vice President and Managing Director. Fischer will be based in Beijing.
About World Extreme Cagefighting®
The WEC brand is recognized as one of the premier mixed martial arts organizations in the United States. WEC, founded in 2001, is the sister organization of the Ultimate Fighting Championship® and today features the most prominent light weight fighters in the world. Owned and operated by WEC Holdings LLC., and headquartered in Las Vegas, Nev., the WEC produces live and taped events annually that are distributed through the Versus network.WEC programming is also available on Fox Sports en Espanol. In addition to its U.S distribution, WEC programming is shown on The Score network in Canada, Setanta Sports in Australia, Globosat in Brazil, and Cadena Tres in Mexico. For more information and current WEC fight news, visit wec.tv. World Extreme Cagefighting® and WEC® are registered trademarks, trademarks, trade dress or service marks owned exclusively by WEC Holdings, LLC in the United States and other jurisdictions and are licensed to WEC Productions, LLC.
It didn’t take long for Zuffa to puts its official stamp on mixed martial arts in Asia.
Following UFC 118, UFC president Dana White announced the company had set up an office in Beijing, China, and hired Mark Fischer, formerly of the NBA’s China branch, to run its operations in Asia as executive vice president and managing director.
On Thursday, the WEC, the UFC’s sibling promotion, officially announced the signing of lightweight Tiequan Zhang, of Beijing. Zhang will be the first fighter from mainland China in the WEC’s history. His first task comes later this month against Alex Karalexis at WEC 51 in Broomfield, Colo.
WEC fighter Urijah Faber will face Takeya Mizugaki at WEC 52 on November 11 from The Pearl in Las Vegas, Nevada, this according to MMA Weekly. The fight, which will be the first bantamweight bout for Faber, was originally slated for WEC 50 but Faber had to pull out due to an injured knee. […]
WEC fighter Urijah Faber will face Takeya Mizugaki at WEC 52 on November 11 from The Pearl in Las Vegas, Nevada, this according to MMA Weekly. The fight, which will be the first bantamweight bout for Faber, was originally slated for WEC 50 but Faber had to pull out due to an injured knee.
Faber is still perhaps the best known WEC fighter, even after having basically been outmatched at the 145 lb weight class. Perhaps the move down will spark his career as he’s certainly still marketable as a main event draw. The MMA News will bring you more on this story as word comes out.
Former WEC featherweight champion Urijah Faber brings a camera along to show fans how his recovery from injury is going. “The California Kid” does some lower body training in this video.
He was to have faced Takeya Mizugaki at WEC 50 in a move to bantamweight but an injury forced him from the […]
Former WEC featherweight champion Urijah Faber brings a camera along to show fans how his recovery from injury is going. “The California Kid” does some lower body training in this video.
He was to have faced Takeya Mizugaki at WEC 50 in a move to bantamweight but an injury forced him from the card. Both fighters are expected to meet at WEC 52 in November of this year.
