WEC Could Make PPV Debut in June With Brown vs. Faber II
Urijah Faber and Mike Brown
The WEC could make its pay-per-view debut in June for the anticipated rematch between WEC featherweight title-holder Mike Brown and former champion Urijah Faber.
WEC Vice President Peter Dropick confirmed the news in the recent interview with Ariel Helwani at Versus.
According to the interview, the WEC is planning an early-June event which would air on Versus followed by another event, tentatively scheduled to take place later in the month, which would feature Brown-Faber and air on pay-per-view.
A location for the event has not yet been determined, with Dropick commenting that three or four cities, including Sacramento, California, under consideration.
Dropick hopes to have the pay-per-view be “completely stacked,” with WEC bantamweight champion Miguel Torres possibly scheduled to co-headline the card, which will cost less than UFC PPVs. Former UFC lightweight champion Jens Pulver is also likely to be added to one of the June cards.
In the interview, it was also confirmed that the WEC will add a 125-pound flyweight division later this year, with plans to debut the weight class in the fall or early-winter and have the new fighters participate in a tournament to crown a champion. Dropick also commented that the WEC has no plans to dissolve it’s lightweight division, the final weight class it shares with the UFC.
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Tags: Jens Pulver, miguel torres, mike brown, Urijah Faber
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Well, at least it will be cheaper than UFC. I wonder if I’ll be able to get people together for both UFC 99 and a PPV WEC event in June. If Affliction was smart (which we all know is not the case), instead of trying to take on the UFC directly at 101, they would run their event opposite the WEC PPV. If they were to do that, I suspect most people would not buy the WEC PPV, and just go for the free Affliction card.
if you have dish network and you dont have the package that has versus, then what ppv channel number is the fight on?
I think it will just be on Versus, or streaming online at one of the various sites that does that, no PPV.
was wondering when this would occur! I’m ok w/ it since they are not going to be charging the same!
Justin- business wise that’d be the smart play.
Chris L. sorry about yesterday, i’m a bit slow sometimes.
I’m a big fan of the WEC so i don’t mind paying to watch. And i agree with you Justin, Affliction would be better off running their event opposite WEC. I can’t wait to see Faber and Brown 2, both guys are really talented.
haha no worries man
I’ll buy it, but I’m not going like it. Hopefully it’s <25.
going 2 like it
Why wouldn’t you like the WEC event, Kenton?
Affliction is well not a smart MMA business sooo I don’t they would see this as an oppritunity to “attack” ZUFFA….
I would have no issue paying for the WEC, I personally believe that they are the #2 org in the world but then again they get grouped together with ZUFFA sooo I guess they are 1b. (?) Anyways enough of that Faber v Brown II um ya (winner gets Kid Yamamoto )
but if it is in Sacramento I will be forsure going.. I was there the last time the WEC had a event there (Pulver v Faber I) and the place was insane, and soldout, one of the better crowds I’ve been a part of in Cali (once the drunk random boo’ers got into fights and removed) anyways good on ya WEC bring that shhit to Cali..
would love to see the winner face Kid! yes we can dream haha
In all honesty I think Atencio knows he’s screwed so if there were any possible way he could pull some people away from what will be one of the bigger UFC’s ever he’ll do it.
I would love to see the event I just won’t like paying for it. I’ll still order it I just won’t be happy about it. I order all the mma ppvs except for the affliction 2 card(way 2 many ppvs that month).
I would gladly pay for Faber vs. Brown 2, Miguel Torres, and Jens Pulver on a card easily and the fact that it is cheaper than a UFC event would be even better. I love the WEC and after seeing one of their shows live I am hooked and am a supporter of the lighter fighters WEC offers
i think it he is getting rematch to soon. i hope mike brown wins again! i wonder who is going to be in 125.
I don’t think that Faber is getting a rematch too soon. The guy defended the 145 title over 10 times, if anyone deserves a quick rematch it’s Faber, and this is going to be an awesome fight because we are going to see if Brown can beat Faber again or if Faber can come back and get some redemption and win his title back from the guy who took it. I don’t see anyuone else at 145 who deserves a shot before Faber.
Faber via tko in the 2nd round.