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Brown-Faber Rematch Signed For WEC 41 on June 7th
Mar 24, 2009 - 10:27 am ET | 22 Comments
Brown-Faber Rematch Signed For WEC 41 on June 7th

A rematch between WEC featherweight champion Mike Brown and former title-holder Urijah Faber has been finalized to headline WEC 41 on June 7th at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California.

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WEC Could Make PPV Debut in June With Brown vs. Faber II
Mar 19, 2009 - 11:30 am ET | 15 Comments
WEC Could Make PPV Debut in June With Brown vs. Faber II

The WEC could make its pay-per-view debut in June for the anticipated rematch between WEC featherweight title-holder Mike Brown and former champion Urijah Faber.

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WEC 38 Official Salaries: Urijah Faber Tops Payroll With $48,000
Feb 5, 2009 - 12:00 am ET | 33 Comments
WEC 38 Official Salaries: Urijah Faber Tops Payroll With $48,000

Former WEC featherweight champion Urijah Faber topped the official payroll for WEC 38: Varner vs. Cerrone, which took place on January 25th at the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, California, earning $48,000 for his first-round submission of Jens Pulver, who received $35,000 for the loss.
The California State Athletic Commission today released the official [...]

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WEC 38 Weigh-In Results
Jan 24, 2009 - 11:02 pm ET | 3 Comments
WEC 38 Weigh-In Results

All 20 fighters slated to participate at WEC 38 tomorrow night at the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, California successfully made weight earlier today.
WEC lightweight champion Jamie Varner came in exactly at the 155-pound division limit, while challenger Donald Cerrone tipped the scale at 154.5 pounds. Urijah Faber (145.5) and Jens Pulver (146) [...]

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Urijah Faber vs. Jens Pulver 2 Expected For WEC 38
Nov 25, 2008 - 2:37 pm ET | 28 Comments
Urijah Faber vs. Jens Pulver 2 Expected For WEC 38

Former WEC featherweight champion Urijah Faber (21-2) is likely to rematch Jens Pulver (21-10-1) at WEC 38 on January 25th in San Diego, California.
Sources close to the fight have confirmed the likely matchup with MMAWeekly.com, though official agreements have not yet been signed for the bout.
Despite losing in convincing fashion to Mike Brown at WEC [...]

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Mike Brown Tops WEC 36 Medical Suspensions
Nov 9, 2008 - 12:07 pm ET | 6 Comments

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 [...]

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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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Faber, Garcia May Headline Mexico WEC Event
Aug 29, 2008 - 5:30 pm ET | 26 Comments

WEC featherweight champion Urijah Faber and 145-pound contender Leonard Garcia may square off for the title in a future headlining bout in Mexico according to MMA Junkie.
“They’re flying me out six days after the (Pulver) fight to Mexico City to do a press conference and to make a huge announcement,” said Garcia. “As I understand [...]

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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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Quick Hits: “Rampage” Court Date Set, WEC 36 in Florida, and More
Jul 17, 2008 - 6:02 pm ET | 21 Comments

A third meeting between recent Strikeforce light heavyweight title challenger Anthony Ruiz and Jeremy Freitag will likely serve as the swing bout for EliteXC “Unfinished Business” on July 26th. [MMAJunkie]
World Extreme Cagefighting has signed former NCAA wrestling champions Jake Rosholt, Johny Hendricks, and Shane Roller. Rosholt will take on Danillo Villefort in his WEC debut [...]

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Quick Hits: Arlovski To Make Boxing Debut, Pulver Planning October Return, Fights Booked For Upcoming UFC Events, and More
Jul 7, 2008 - 7:00 am ET | 31 Comments

Former UFC lightweight champion and current WEC featherweight Jens Pulver, who is coming off of a loss to WEC featherweight champion Urijah Faber, will likely return to the cage in October, possibly against Alexandre Franca Nogueira.
The UFC is planning to hold an event in Chicago in October and in Boston in November and will also [...]

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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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