Articles tagged with: Rafael Dias
Twelve fighters who were in action at Saturday’s WEC 42 event in Las Vegas, including headliners Brian Bowles and Miguel Torres, have been issued medical suspensions by the Nevada State Athletic Commission, which released the list of injuries on Monday.
As MMAFrenzy.com reported earlier Monday, Bowles suffered a broken left hand in his main event first-round knockout of Torres and must have the injury cleared by a doctor if he hopes to return before the suspension ends on January 8, while Torres is suspended until October 9 for precautionary reasons.
Read More »Former bantamweight champion Miguel Torres was the top paid fighter at Saturday’s WEC 42 event in Las Vegas, receiving $25,000 after losing his title to Brian Bowles via first-round knockout in the evening’s main event.
Bowles, Leonard Garcia, Shane Roller, and Rani Yahya were also among the top earners for the card, while Bowles, Yahya, Dominick Cruz, and Joesph Benavidez received $10,000 “Fight Night” bonuses for their performances at the event.
Read More »Brian Bowles became the new WEC bantamweight champion on Sunday in the main event of WEC 42, knocking out 125-pound title-holder and top-ranked pound-for-pound fighter Miguel Torres in the opening round of the main event at The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
Dominick Cruz, Danny Castillo, Takeya Mizugaki, and Leonard Garcia were also victorious on the WEC 42 main card.
Read More »A bantamweight championship bout between title-holder and top pound-for-pound fighter Miguel Torres and challenger Brian Bowles headlines Sunday’s WEC 42 event at The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
Follow along after the jump for live results from the 11-bout card, which is currently in progress…
Read More »WEC bantamweight champion Miguel Torres and challenger Brian Bowles, who meet in the main event of Sunday’s WEC 42 card in Las Vegas, successfully made weight on Saturday for the headliner.
The rest of the 11-bout card also successfully made weight with the exception of lightweight Marcus Hick
Read More »World Extreme Cagefighting has released the complete fight card for WEC 42: Torres vs. Bowles, which takes place on August 9 at The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
Joining a headlining matchup between bantamweight champ Miguel Torres and challenger Brian Bowles on the Versus-televised main card are Joseph Benavidez vs. Dominick Cruz, Danny Castillo vs. Ricardo Lamas, Jeff Curran vs. Takeya Mizugaki.
Read More »WEC bantamweight champion Miguel Torres retained the 135-pound title on Sunday in Chicago, edging challenger Takeya Mizugaki via unanimous decision in the evening's headliner.
Read More »WEC bantamweight champ Miguel Torres, challenger Takeya Mizugaki, and the rest of the ten-bout WEC 40 card tipped the scales Saturday afternoon in Chicago. The event takes place on Sunday at the UIC Pavilion and airs live on Versus.
Read More »Newly crowned WEC featherweight champion Mike Brown topped the list of seven WEC 36 fighters who were issued medical suspensions by the Florida State Boxing Commission as a result of Wednesday’s event at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida.
Brown, who upset title-holder Urijah Faber via first-round TKO in the WEC 36 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Lightweight Ed “9MM” Ratcliff has been forced out of his scheduled Wednesday clash with Danny Castillo (5-1) at WEC 36 due to an undisclosed injury.
Stepping in on short notice for the matchup is American Top Team’s Rafael Dias (11-4-1), an IFL and Bodog Fight veteran who will be making his WEC debut in the 155-pound [...]
Championship Bouts
205: Vladimir Matyushenko def. Jamal Patterson via TKO – Round 2, 3:35
145: Wagnney Fabiano def. Shad Lierley via KO – Round 1, 0:37
170: Jay Hieron def. Mark Miller via TKO – Round 1, 2:10
American Top Team vs. Miletich Fighting Systems
145: LC Davis def. Rafael Dias via [...]
Read More »Jay Hieron (170) vs. Mark Miller (170.4)
Wagnney Fabiano (145.4) vs. Shad Lierley (145.8)
Vladimir Matyushenko (205.4) vs. Jamal Patterson (205.6)
Delson Heleno (170.8) vs. Brad Blackburn (171)
Jim Miller (155) vs. Bart Palaszewski (155.5)
Nate Lamotte (155.8) vs. Chris Horodecki (154.6)
Mike Ciesnolevicz (206) vs. Carmelo Marrero (205.8)
Emyr Bussade (170) vs. Jesse Lennox [...]

