In this weeks addition of MMAFrenzy.com’s Rising Sun Roundup, our weekly look at the MMA happenings in Japan, we take a look at Takanori Gomi’s “last fight in Japan” as well as the rest of the Vale Tudo Japan card. Also included is a look at the upcoming Sengoku 11 and Dream 12 fight card additions, and more.

WEC featherweight Alexandre Nogueira has been suspended for one year (until May 31, 2009) and fined $2,500 by the California State Athletic Commission after testing positive for Boldenone at WEC 34 in June.
Nogueira (13-5-2), a former Shooto lightweight champion, was defeated by Jose Aldo via second-round TKO at the June 1st event. Despite losing three [...]

Former UFC lightweight champion and current WEC featherweight Jens Pulver, who is coming off of a loss to WEC featherweight champion Urijah Faber, will likely return to the cage in October, possibly against Alexandre Franca Nogueira.
The UFC is planning to hold an event in Chicago in October and in Boston in November and will also [...]

In front of a sold out crowd at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California, WEC featherweight champion Urijah Faber successfully defended his 145-pound title, besting former UFC lighweight champion Jens Pulver in a dominating-yet-exciting unanimous decision victory.
The “California Kid’s” victory highlighted the twelve-bout card which was broadcast on Versus.
Faber dominated from the opening bell, controlling [...]

QUICK RESULTS

Champion Urijah Faber def. Jens Pulver via unanimous decision
WEC Featherweight Championship
Champion Miguel Torres def. Yoshiro Maeda via TKO – Round 3, 5:00
WEC Bantamweight Championship
Mark Munoz def. Chuck Grigsby via KO – Round 1, 4:15
Rob McCullough def. Kenneth Alexander via split decision
Donald Cerrone def. Danny Castillo via submission – Round 1, 1:30
Mike Brown def. Jeff [...]

Jens Pulver (145) vs. Urijah Faber (144.5)
WEC Featherweight Championship
Yoshiro Maeda (135) vs. Miguel Torres (135)
WEC Bantamweight Championship
Kenneth Alexander (155.5) vs. Rob McCullough (155.5)
Chuck Grigsby (204.5) vs. Mark Munoz (205.5)
Donald Cerrone (155.5) vs. Danny Castillo (155)
Mike Brown (145) vs. Jeff Curran (144.5)
Will Ribeiro (135) vs. Chase Beebe (136)
Jeremy Lang (183.5) vs. Tim McKenzie (184.5)
Luis Sapo [...]

MAIN CARD

Urijah Faber vs. Jens Pulver
WEC Featherweight Championship
Yoshiro Maeda vs. Miguel Torres
WEC Bantamweight Championship
Chuck Grigsby vs. Mark Munoz
Kenneth Alexander vs. Rob McCullough

PRELIMINARY BOUTS

Richard Crunkilton Jr. vs. Donald Cerrone
Jeff Curran vs. Mike Brown
Chase Beebe vs. Will Ribeiro
Tim McKenzie vs. Eric Schambari
Alex Serdyukov vs. Luis Sapo
Jose Aldo vs. Alexandre Nogueira
Charlie Valencia vs. Dominick Cruz

Former World Extreme Cagefighting Lightweight Champion “Razor” Rob McCullough (15-4) will return to the cage on June 1st against Kenneth Alexander (5-2). The WEC revealed the bout, along with a handful of others, in a recent update to the official fight card for the event.
The June 1st event, WEC 34, takes place at the ARCO [...]

From Sherdog:
An all-Brazilian battle between Alexandre Franca Nogueira and Jose Aldo is set for the June 1 WEC in Sacramento, Calif. Both camps confirmed the bout.
“Pequeno” Nogueira, who reigned for years as champion of Shooto’s 143-pound division, was expected to fight Nick Agallar. Leonard Garcia was then mentioned as a potential opponent before he was [...]