Five Conclusions from WEC 53

With WEC 53 now in the books, the promotion officially merges with the UFC, and the doors close on the WEC. With the merger, Anthony Pettis will face with winner of UFC 125’s Lightweight title bout between Frankie Edgar and Gray Maynard in a title unification bout. As of last night, Dominick Cruz successfully defended his WEC Bantamweight title, and was also rewarded with the first ever UFC BW title. With the merger, influx of talent from overseas, as well as the now seriously stacked Lightweight division,

Chael Sonnen Syndrome: Urijah Faber trash-talking his way to the WEC Bantamweight Title shot?

Well, actually it’s hard to call it a trash talk, but it looks like the former WEC Featherweight Champ and MMA legend Urijah Faber learned the lesson from Chael Sonnen’s UFC 109 comments, and is now on his way for a title shot. Before Chael Sonnen’s famous “pink t-shirt and earrings” rant, only a few MMA fans considered the Oregonian as the right man for a shot at Anderson Silva. But Sonnen’s media warfare paid off, showing many other fighters a good way to get themselves noticed. There’s no problem in

WEC DVD DEBUT

The WEC 48 made its PPV debut on april for the first time . The event held 2 title fights on the line as well as top contenders fights and one slugfest that could be very well the fight of the year.
WEC 48 made its debut on PPV but now its making its debut on DVD , while DVD sales have long been a profitable venture for the UFC , the promotion sister organization has been noticeably absent from the market , until now.
the WEC has sigh a deal with Imagine Enterteiment inc. for a long term DVD agreement .

Aldo-Gamburyan Agreed for WEC 51

World Extreme Cagefighting featherweight champion Jose Aldo and Manny Gamburyan have agreed to meet at the not-yet-announced WEC 51 on Sept. 30 at the 1st Bank Center in Broomfield, Colo. MMAWeekly.com was the first to announce the headlining bout on Monday, while Sherdog.com has independently confirmed it through sources with knowledge of the event. With a diverse striking arsenal and speed at his disposal, Aldo, 23, catapulted onto pound-for-pound lists with a string of decisive technical knockout