Former WEC featherweight champ Urijah Faber, out of action since suffering a broken hand in a June loss to Mike Brown, is now expected to return in January, the fighter announced during Saturday’s WEC 43 broadcast. Though Faber failed to mention an opponent for the bout, it appears WEC 43 winner Rafael Assuncao is the leading candidate

A trio of bouts have been added to the rumored lineup for WEC 43, which takes place on September 2 in Youngstown, Ohio and airs live on Versus.

Bantamweights Manny Tapia and Eddie Wineland have agreed to square off and featherweight contenders Wagnney Fabiano and Rafael Assuncao will take on WEC newcomers Erik Koch and Yves Jabouin respectively.

Heavyweight Alistair Overeem was in action over the weekend, submitting Gary Goodridge via first-round kimura in the Netherlands in a tune up for his rumored New Year’s Eve rematch with Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic.
In other notable action, top ten featherweight Rafael Assuncao stopped Miletich-trained Joe Pearson with strikes just twelve-seconds into the opening round of [...]