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WEC: Faber-Assuncao in January, Pulver Returns in 2010, Jorgensen-Mizugaki Announced for WEC 45, and More
Oct 31, 2009 - 1:00 pm ET | 4 Comments
WEC: Faber-Assuncao in January, Pulver Returns in 2010, Jorgensen-Mizugaki Announced for WEC 45, and More

Popular featherweight Urijah Faber, sidelined since a June loss to Mike Brown due to a broken hand, will square off with Raphael Assuncao at WEC 46 on January 10 in Sacramento, California. Despite losing four-straight and six of his last seven, veteran Jens Pulver will return to featherweight action in the WEC cage in early-2010.

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WEC 43 Results: Henderson Edges Cerrone in Instant Classic to Win Interim Title
Oct 11, 2009 - 12:36 am ET | 22 Comments
WEC 43 Results: Henderson Edges Cerrone in Instant Classic to Win Interim Title

Ben Henderson was crowned the WEC’s interim lightweight champion on Saturday after earning a unanimous decision victory over Donald Cerrone in an instant classic that headlined WEC 43 at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas.

Dave Jansen, Raphael Assuncao, and Damacio Page also picked up main card wins, while Anthony Njokuani, Scott Jorgensen, Mackens Semerzier, Eddie Wineland, Charlie Valencia, and Deividas Taurosevicius were victorious on the WEC 43 prelims.

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WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson Live Results and Discussion
Oct 10, 2009 - 6:00 pm ET | 69 Comments
WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson Live Results and Discussion

Welcome to MMAFrenzy.com’s live coverage of WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson, a 10-fight card headlined by an interim lightweight championship matchup between Donald Cerrone and Ben Henderson at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas.

MMAFrenzy.com will have live results from the WEC 43 preliminary card beginning at approximately 7pm ET, followed by live updates from the Versus-televised main card at 10pm.

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WEC 43 Weigh-In Results: Cerrone and Henderson On Weight for Main Event
Oct 9, 2009 - 8:40 pm ET | 8 Comments
WEC 43 Weigh-In Results: Cerrone and Henderson On Weight for Main Event

WEC 43 headliners Donald Cerrone and Ben Henderson, along with the rest of the ten-bout card, successfully made weight on Friday at the official fighter weigh-ins for Saturday’s event, which takes place at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas.

Cerrone (154.4) and Henderson (155) meet for the WEC interim lightweight title in the WEC 43 main event, which airs live tomorrow on Versus.

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WEC 40 Results: Torres Edges Mizugaki in Five Round War
Apr 5, 2009 - 6:13 pm ET | 34 Comments
WEC 40 Results: Torres Edges Mizugaki in Five Round War

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.

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Torres, Mizugaki Make Weight For WEC 40 Headliner
Apr 4, 2009 - 7:39 pm ET | No Comments
Torres, Mizugaki Make Weight For WEC 40 Headliner

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.

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AFL’s LaRosa, Modafferi, and Assuncao To Fight at Ironheart Crown XII
Oct 2, 2008 - 9:00 am ET | 7 Comments

American Fight League has announced that several of it’s top fighters, female fighters Tara LaRosa and Roxanne Modafferi and featherweight Raphael Assuncao, will be in action at Ironheart Crown’s November 8th event, dubbed “Ironheart Crown XII: Resurrection”, at the UIC Pavillion in Chicago, Illinois.
LaRosa (14-1) will rematch with Modafferi (12-4) on the November card. LaRosa [...]

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