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411mania.com WEC Review!

Carlos Condit
411mania.com reports -
The Fight: LIGHTWEIGHT BOUT - Sherron Leggett (16-1) vs. Jamie Varner (12-2-1 NC)
My Prediction: Leggett, TKO, RD2
The Result: Jamie Varner via RD 1 TKO
Larry’s Enjoyment Index: 6.5
Final Thoughts: In the pre-match video Varner promised to "outclass this B-Class Fighter and end it i

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Paulo Filho Ready for WEC Championship Fight Sunday

Paul Filho
LATimes reports - There’s one sure thing about MMA fighters. Eventually, because of stylistic difference, everyone is going to lose. With one exception.

The exception makes his U.S. debut on Sunday on the World Extreme Cagefighting show, which airs at 9 p.m. on Versus from the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas.

Paulo Filho of

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Zuffa looks forward to Saturdays WEC Event!

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UNLV Rebel reports  In December 2006, Zuffa Inc., the parent company of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, continued its hostile takeover of the Mixed Martial Arts world by acquiring the endeavor, World Extreme Cagefighting.

Promoted as a recluse for smaller weight classes, WEC is entering its second event under the new leadership and is looking to set

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WEC looking for a younger audience

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reported by CBC sports.  "The WEC has always been a good organization," the 170-pounder said in an interview. "They treated me really well before, but now that Zuffa’s stepped in it’s made it that much better. Everything’s run smooth and on time, just like it should.

"The fighters get treated really well. Everything

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WEC Ultimate Fighting aims to be alternative to UFC

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by:LA Times

When it was announced this December that Zuffa LLC, the parent company of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, had purchased World Extreme Cagefighting, it was widely perceived that the smaller organization based in Lemoore would become a feeder system for the more established brand.

But recent developments suggest that won’t be the case and, in fact, the WEC may becom

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