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UFC 95 Results: Sanchez Tops Stevenson, Thiago Upsets Koscheck
Feb 21, 2009 - 11:51 pm ET | 88 Comments
UFC 95 Results: Sanchez Tops Stevenson, Thiago Upsets Koscheck

Diego Sanchez was victorious in his lightweight debut at UFC 95, topping Joe Stevenson via unanimous decision on Saturday in London. Newcomer Paulo Thiago upset welterweight contender Josh Koscheck via first-round knockout on a card filled filled with stoppages.
Dan Hardy is likely to receive a step up in competition for his next bout after dispatching [...]

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UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson Live Results
Feb 21, 2009 - 10:41 am ET | 14 Comments
UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson Live Results

Welcome to MMAFrenzy.com’s live coverage of UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson, which takes place today at the 02 Arena in London England.
Former welterweight contender Diego Sanchez makes his anticipated lightweight debut against former 155-pound challenger Joe Stevenson in the UFC 95 headliner. The event’s main card also features Dan Hardy vs. Rory Markham, Wilson Gouveia [...]

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UFC 95 Weigh-in Results: All 20 Fighters Make Weight
Feb 20, 2009 - 12:47 pm ET | 31 Comments
UFC 95 Weigh-in Results: All 20 Fighters Make Weight

Diego Sanchez successfully completed his cut to the lightweight division on Friday, weighing-in at at 156 pounds for his UFC 95 headlining bout against Joe Stevenson on Saturday at the O2 Arena in London, England. Stevenson weighed in at 155 pounds for the contest.
Sanchez, Stevenson, and the card’s 18 other fighters hit the scales earlier [...]

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Chael Sonnen: My First UFC Fight Will Be Against Anderson Silva
Nov 13, 2008 - 1:32 pm ET | 30 Comments

Prior to his WEC 36 victory over middleweight title-holder Paulo Filho, Chael Sonnen revealed to Gracie Mag that his first opponent in the UFC will be middleweight champion Anderson Silva:
You are one of the best fighters in the WEC. Are you thinking of heading to the UFC?
Truth is, after this fight I’m going to the [...]

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Paulo Filho To Give WEC Title To Sonnen
Nov 10, 2008 - 10:23 am ET | 9 Comments
Paulo Filho To Give WEC Title To Sonnen

Previously ranked middleweight and WEC 185-pound champion Paulo Filho will ship the middleweight belt to Chael Sonnen as soon as possible, according to SI.com.
Sonnen defeated Filho via unanimous decision on Wednesday at WEC 36 in a bizarre and boring bout that was to be for the title before Filho missed weight by a staggering seven [...]

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WEC 36 “Faber vs. Brown” Live Results and Coverage
Nov 5, 2008 - 6:57 pm ET | 11 Comments
WEC 36 “Faber vs. Brown” Live Results and Coverage

Welcome to MMAFrenzy.com’s live coverage of WEC 36 “Faber vs. Brown”, which takes place tonight at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida and airs live on Versus.
WEC featherweight champion Urijah Faber clashes with Mike Brown in this evening’s main event, while WEC middleweight champion Paulo Filho rematches Chael Sonnen in a [...]

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WEC 36 Weigh-In Results: Filho Misses Weight By 7 Pounds; Matchup With Sonnen Now Three-Round, Non-Title Fight
Nov 4, 2008 - 9:50 pm ET | 43 Comments

Fighters hit the scales this afternoon in Florida to weigh-in for their matchups at WEC 36, which takes place tomorrow, November 5th, at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida and airs live on Versus.
WEC featherweight champion Urijah Faber weighed in under the 145-pound featherweight limit at 144.5 pounds on his initial [...]

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WEC Announces Complete “WEC 36: Faber vs. Brown” Lineup
Aug 21, 2008 - 3:00 pm ET | 21 Comments

World Extreme Cagefighting on Wednesday announced the complete lineup for WEC 36 “Faber vs. Brown”, which features a main event featherweight championship bout between 145-pound king Urijah Faber and challenger Mike Brown.
WEC 36 takes place on September 10th at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Floria and will air live on Versus.
The [...]

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WEC Invades Florida For The First Time
Jul 19, 2008 - 8:00 am ET | 5 Comments

World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) announced today that two world titles will be on the line on Wednesday, September 10th when the organization makes its initial foray into the great state of Florida. In the main event, WEC Featherweight Champion “The California Kid” Urijah Faber defends his title against Florida’s own Mike Brown, and in the [...]

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Filho, Sonnen To Rematch In September at WEC 36
Jun 13, 2008 - 12:00 pm ET | 18 Comments

WEC Middleweight Champion Paulo Filho and Chael Sonnen will rematch for the 185-pound title in September at WEC 36 according to Tatame.com.
Filho (16-0), undefeated in sixteen professional MMA bouts, won the vacant WEC middleweight title with a first-round TKO of UFC veteran Joe Doerksen at WEC 29. In his controversial first title defense, Filho defeated [...]

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WEC 33 Fighter Salaries and Medical Suspensions
Apr 9, 2008 - 12:14 pm ET | 3 Comments

FIGHTER SALARIES

Brian Stann ($18,000) def. Doug Marshall ($10,000)
Chael Sonnen ($34,000) def. Bryan Baker ($5,000)
Marcus Hicks ($10,000) def. Ed Ratcliff ($7,000)
Steve Cantwell ($8,000) def. Tim McKenzie ($6,000)
Hiromitsu Miura ($8,000) def. Blas Avena ($6,000)
Brock Larson ($24,000) def. John Alessio ($15,000)
Richard Crunkilton ($20,000) def. Sergio Gomez ($4,000)
Alex Serdyukov ($12,000) def. Ryan Stonitsch ($3,000)
Kenji Osawa ($5,000) vs. Chris Manuel [...]

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WEC 33 “Marshall vs. Stann” Results
Mar 27, 2008 - 12:00 am ET | 68 Comments

Brian Stann def. Doug Marshall via TKO – Round 1, 1:35
Chael Sonnen def. Bryan Baker via unanimous decision
Marcus Hicks def. Ed Ratcliff via submission – Round 1, 1:42
Steve Cantwell def. Tim McKenzie via submission – Round 1, 2:13
Hiromitsu Miura def. Blas Avena via TKO – Round 1, 2:35
Brock Larson def. [...]

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WEC “Marshall vs. Stann” Weigh-In Results
Mar 26, 2008 - 12:00 am ET | 2 Comments

Brian Stann (204) vs. Doug Marshall (204)
Ed Ratcliff (155) vs. Marcus Hicks (156)
Bryan Baker (184) vs. Chael Sonnen (186)
Steve Cantwell (203) vs. Tim McKenzie (203)
Hiromitsu Miura (170) vs. Blas Avena (170)
John Alessio (170) vs. Brock Larson (171)
Sergio Gomez (156) vs. Richard Crunkilton (156)
Ryan Stonitsch (171) vs. Alex Serdyukov (169)
Chris Manuel [...]

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