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Hendricks, Serdyukov, Page, and Brown Receive WEC 39 Bonues
Mar 2, 2009 - 10:55 am ET | 5 Comments
Hendricks, Serdyukov, Page, and Brown Receive WEC 39 Bonues

Johny Hendricks, Alex Serdyukov, Damacio Page, and Mike Brown each received $7,500 bonuses from the WEC on Sunday for their performances at WEC 39. The event took place yesterday at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas in front of an official crowd of 6,100, which generated a live gate of $297,990.

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WEC 39 Results: Brown Submits Garcia To Retain Title
Mar 1, 2009 - 7:52 pm ET | 13 Comments
WEC 39 Results: Brown Submits Garcia To Retain Title

WEC featherweight champion Mike Brown submitted Leonard Garcia just 1:57 into their WEC 39 headliner to retain the 145-pound title. Ricardo Lamas, Jose Aldo, and Rob McCullough also earned victories on the evening's main card.

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WEC 39 Weigh-In Results: All Fighters Make Weight
Feb 28, 2009 - 2:42 pm ET | 2 Comments
WEC 39 Weigh-In Results: All Fighters Make Weight

All twenty WEC 39 fighters, including featherweight champion Mike Brown and challenger Leonard Garcia, successfully made weight this morning at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas.
WEC 39: Brown vs. Garcia takes place tomorrow evening at the American Bank Center and airs live on Versus.
Mike Brown, who captured the 145-pound title from Urijah Faber [...]

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Richard Crunkilton Forced Off WEC 39 With Injury; Undefeated Newcomer Tapped as Replacement
Feb 25, 2009 - 12:56 am ET | 3 Comments
Richard Crunkilton Forced Off WEC 39 With Injury; Undefeated Newcomer Tapped as Replacement

Richard Crunkilton has been forced out of his WEC 39 matchup against Bart Palaszewski after suffering a knee injury less than a week before the lightweight co-main event was to take place on March 1st in Corpus Christi.
Ricardo Lamas, a 5-0 WEC newcomer, has been tapped to replace Crunkilton and face Palaszewski on short-notice, according [...]

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Condit vs. Larson WEC 39 Bout Canceled; Welterweight Division Likely To Merge With UFC
Jan 28, 2009 - 9:40 am ET | 24 Comments
Condit vs. Larson WEC 39 Bout Canceled; Welterweight Division Likely To Merge With UFC

Though details are still emerging, it appears likely that the WEC’s welterweight division, including current title-holder Carlos Condit, will be merged into the UFC’s 170-pound class.
Condit’s scheduled title defense against Brock Larson, which was slated to co-headline WEC 39 on March 1st, has been canceled due to injury, though reports vary on which fighter was [...]

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World Extreme Cagefighting Releases Complete Lineup For WEC 39
Jan 26, 2009 - 1:08 pm ET | 19 Comments
World Extreme Cagefighting Releases Complete Lineup For WEC 39

World Extreme Cagefighting has released the complete lineup for WEC 39: Brown vs. Garcia, which takes place on March 1st at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas.
The Versus-broadcast event features five televised main card bouts, including featherweight champion Mike Brown squaring off against Leonard Garcia for the 145-pound title and Carlos Condit defending [...]

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