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WEC 44 Medical Suspensions: Nunes, Swanson, Banuelos Possibly Out Until May
Nov 20, 2009 - 3:07 pm ET | No Comments
WEC 44 Medical Suspensions: Nunes, Swanson, Banuelos Possibly Out Until May

The Nevada State Athletic Commission has issued medical suspensions to 7 of the 20 fighters who were in action at Wednesday’s WEC 44 event, which took place at The Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas.

Headliner Mike Brown, the former WEC featherweight champ who suffered a second-round knockout to Jose Aldo in the WEC 44 main event, was suspended until January 3 due to facial lacerations, while Diego Nunes, Cub Swanson, and Antonio Banuelos could be out of action until May after suffering fractures in their fights.

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WEC 44 Fighter Salaries: Gamburyan and Aldo Top Payroll
Nov 20, 2009 - 2:49 pm ET | 4 Comments
WEC 44 Fighter Salaries: Gamburyan and Aldo Top Payroll

Main card winners Manny Gamburyan and Jose Aldo topped the $236,500 payroll for Wednesday’s WEC 44 event, which took place at The Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas and aired live on Versus.

Gamburyan earned $36,000 for his decision win over fellow featherweight contender Leonard Garcia in the WEC 44 co-main event, while Aldo scored $26,000 (and the featherweight title) for his second-round knockout of champ Mike Brown in the event’s headliner.

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WEC 44 Results: Aldo TKOs Brown to Become Featherweight Champ, Gamburyan Tops Garcia
Nov 18, 2009 - 6:46 pm ET | 32 Comments
WEC 44 Results: Aldo TKOs Brown to Become Featherweight Champ, Gamburyan Tops Garcia

Jose Aldo became the WEC’s new featherweight champion on Wednesday with a second-round TKO of title-holder Mike Brown in the main event of WEC 44, which took place at The Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas.

Also on the Versus-televised main card, Manny Gamburyan topped fellow featherweight contender Leonard Garcia by unanimous decision, newcomer Karen Darabedyan scored a split decision win over former lightweight champ rob McCullough, Shane Roller submitted Danny Castillo with a third-round rear naked choke, and Kamal Shalorus knocked out Will Kerr in the opening round.

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Newcomer Karen Darabedyan Completes WEC 44 Card
Oct 24, 2009 - 11:48 am ET | No Comments
Newcomer Karen Darabedyan Completes WEC 44 Card

Newcomer Karen Darabedyan has been tapped to replace an injured Anthony Pettis and take on Rob McCullough at WEC 44, again completing the fight card for the November 18 Versus-televised event which takes place at The Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas.

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Nunes-Davis, McCullough-Pettis, Swanson-Franchi In The Works for WEC 44
Aug 31, 2009 - 2:00 pm ET | 2 Comments
Nunes-Davis, McCullough-Pettis, Swanson-Franchi In The Works for WEC 44

A trio of bouts are in the works for November’s WEC 44 event, as featherweight contenders Diego Nunes and LC Davis, former lightweight champ Rob McCullough and Anthony Pettis, and 145-pounders Cub Swanson and John Franchi have reportedly agreed to fight on the card, according to MMAjunkie, Sherdog, and MMA Madness respectively.

WEC featherweight champ Mike Brown and challenger Jose Aldo are expected to headline the Versus-televised event, which is rumored to take place on November 11 at a location and venue to-be-determined.

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Quick Hits: Luiz Cane Wants to Fight Rich Franklin, Bobby Lashley to Fight in September, Diego Sanchez to Get Next Title Shot, and More
Jul 3, 2009 - 1:23 pm ET | 47 Comments
Quick Hits: Luiz Cane Wants to Fight Rich Franklin, Bobby Lashley to Fight in September, Diego Sanchez to Get Next Title Shot, and More

Luiz Cane says he’d like to fight fellow light heavyweight contender Rich Franklin, heavyweight prospect Bobby Lashley will next fight in September, and Diego Sanchez will get the next lightweight title shot against the BJ Penn-Kenny Florian.

Also, the MMAFrenzy.com rumors section has been completely updated.

For the latest MMA news check out MMAFrenzy.com’s Quick Hits…

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Razor Rob: Sex Addict
Apr 4, 2009 - 2:20 am ET | 15 Comments
Razor Rob: Sex Addict

Former WEC champion “Razor” Rob McCullough is slated to check into a different kind of rehabilitation facility. The one where they cure you of being a raging sex fiend and have VH1 film it for all of America to watch and judge. Details after the jump.

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WEC 39 Results: Brown Submits Garcia To Retain Title
Mar 1, 2009 - 7:52 pm ET | 13 Comments
WEC 39 Results: Brown Submits Garcia To Retain Title

WEC featherweight champion Mike Brown submitted Leonard Garcia just 1:57 into their WEC 39 headliner to retain the 145-pound title. Ricardo Lamas, Jose Aldo, and Rob McCullough also earned victories on the evening's main card.

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WEC 39 Weigh-In Results: All Fighters Make Weight
Feb 28, 2009 - 2:42 pm ET | 2 Comments
WEC 39 Weigh-In Results: All Fighters Make Weight

All twenty WEC 39 fighters, including featherweight champion Mike Brown and challenger Leonard Garcia, successfully made weight this morning at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas.
WEC 39: Brown vs. Garcia takes place tomorrow evening at the American Bank Center and airs live on Versus.
Mike Brown, who captured the 145-pound title from Urijah Faber [...]

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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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Quick Hits: Ortiz Still a Free Agent, UFC and CBS In Talks, Koppenhaver Changes Name, and More
Aug 30, 2008 - 2:14 pm ET | 67 Comments

Light heavyweight free agent Tito Ortiz confirmed on the latest edition of HDNet’s “Inside MMA” that he is currently in negotiations with Affliction, EliteXC, and the UFC.
The winner of the September 10th WEC 36 bout between former WEC lightweight champion Rob McCullough and Donald Cerrone has been guaranteed a 155-pound title shot title shot. [MMA [...]

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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 34 “Faber vs. Pulver” Recap: Faber and Torres Retain Titles
Jun 2, 2008 - 12:42 am ET | 8 Comments

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 [...]

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WEC 34 “Faber vs. Pulver” Results
Jun 1, 2008 - 7:00 pm ET | 39 Comments

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 [...]

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