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Quote of the Day: Miguel Torres Says "I'm Looking to Put Joseph Benavidez Away"
(bloodyelbow.com) "When I come into a fight, it's never about being on top, it's just about being where I'm supposed to be. What people say don't really bother me. People talk and say I don't deserve where I'm at and I don't deserve what I get, other people say that I'm the best in the world. People's comments are fickle to me. To me what's important is my family before anything else."
Bowles Earning His Respect... One Fight At A Time
(mmaweekly.com) Taking headlining duties for the second consecutive time, newly minted WEC bantamweight champion Brian Bowles is set to make his first title defense against the surging Dominick Cruz at WEC 47 in Columbus, Ohio on Saturday night.
Varner Hungry To Prove That He's Still The Best
(mmaweekly.com) Sitting out for a year definitely lit the fire inside former WEC lightweight champion Jamie Varner, who is more determined than ever to prove he belongs among the top 155-pounders in the sport.
Anthony Njokuani vs. Shane Roller targeted for "WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber" in April
(mmajunkie.com) Epic fight 
VARNER LIKELY TO MEET SHALORUS AT WEC PPV
(mmaweekly.com)
The upcoming WEC pay-per-view card will look to add some more fire to the lightweight contender's race as former champion, Jamie Varner, is expected to meet Kamal Shalorus in a bout on the April 24 card.
Varner told MMAWeekly.com in an interview on Monday that is the fight he is expected to take for the upcoming show in Sacramento.
"Looks like I'm fighting Kamal Shalorus on that card," said Varner on Monday.
Life as champ much the same for WEC 47 headliner Brian Bowles
(mmajunkie.com) Despite winning World Extreme Cagefighting's bantamweight title and dethroning a former champ who was also the world's top-ranked 135-pounder, life hasn't changed much for Brian Bowles.
George Roop tapped as late replacement, faces Leonard Garcia at WEC 47
(mmajunkie.com) Many were shocked when "The Ultimate Fighter 8" cast member George Roop (10-6 MMA, 0-1 WEC) made the drop from lightweight to bantamweight while skipping over the featherweight division.Now it appears Roop will fill in that gap.
Jens Pulver: 'The athlete in me ain't ready to die yet'
(mmamania.com) "I was very close. I was done. I just didn't make the announcement. I told Dana and everybody that it was over. The name Jens Pulver was done.... That's the mortality I was talking about after the fight. People were rushing me to say goodbye to something I've done my whole life. I got really bitter about it. This is all I've known my whole life. This stuff saved my life. And people are gonna tell me when I'm done? F**k that."
Report: Injury forces Diego Nunes to withdraw from WEC 47 on March 6 in Columbus
(mmamania.com) World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) may be scrambling to find a new opponent to face off against Leonard Garcia at their upcoming Columbus event on March 6 after an injured Diego Nunes was forced to withdraw from the WEC 47 fight card according to MMAWeekly.com.
WEC 47's Jens Pulver has a secret weapon for Javier Vazquez: a gameplan
(mmajunkie.com) The UFC's first-ever lightweight champion, current WEC featherweight Jens Pulver (22-12-1 MMA, 1-4 WEC) has never felt better.While that might be difficult to believe when it relates to a 35-year-old prizefighter who has just one win in his past seven trips to the cage, "Little Evil" has always been a man full of surprises.
Benavidez sees Torres in a familiar position, looks to surprise at WEC 47
(mmajunkie.com) Joseph Benavidez (11-1 MMA, 3-1 WEC) knows exactly how Miguel Torres (37-2 MMA, 5-1 WEC) feels.As the two prepare to meet on the main card of "WEC 47: Bowles vs. Cruz," Torres looks to recover from his first loss in nearly six years, and he's made no attempt to hide his intense desire to return to the win column.
With just five fights in his MMA career, Chad Mendes believes he's ready for WEC debut
(mmajunkie.com) Talk to anyone that knows featherweight Chad Mendes (5-0 MMA, 0-0 WEC), and they'll tell you that the 24-year-old Team Alpha Male fighter has great potential in the sport of MMA.But for Mendes, now just 17 months removed from his MMA debut, there will be no waiting around to develop in the sport's smaller organizations.
WEC 47 weigh-ins to coincide with Arnold Sports Festival on March 6
(mmajunkie.com) To tap into the thousands of sports fans already in town, World Extreme Cagefighting officials have opted to hold weigh-ins for next month's WEC 47 event in conjunction with the Arnold Sports Festival.
After leaving family to study jiu-jitsu, WEC's Jose Aldo returned home a champion
(mmajunkie.com) Jose Aldo (16-1 MMA, 6-0 WEC) is a mix of tradition and rebellion.
The WEC featherweight champion's parents did not want him to move to Rio de Janeiro to learn fighting. They thought he was crazy; he should get a regular job and blend in. But at 16 years old, Aldo had already made up his mind. He wanted to be a world champion in jiu-jitsu.
Aldo's love of Capoeira, which started at the age of 14, had transformed into a desire to learn jiu-jitsu when he visited a local dojo in his hometown of Manaus, Brazil. Capoeira was beautiful, but it was soft. And though he was a nice guy and made good grades by Brazilian school's standards, Aldo could hardly be considered soft.
Courtney Buck Replaces Caraway On March 6 WEC Card
(mmaweekly.com) A change has been made to the upcoming WEC card in Columbus, OH as Bryan Caraway has been forced off the show with a knee injury. Stepping in to replace him will be Courtney Buck who will now face Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu ace, Fredson Paixao in a featherweight contest.
Antonio Banuelos inked to face Damacio Page at WEC 48 in April
(mmajunkie.com) The WEC's first pay-per-view effort now has its first 135-pound match-up.Bantamweight fighters Antonio Banuelos (17-5 MMA, 8-4 WEC) and Damacio Page (15-4 MMA, 3-1 WEC) have signed to fight at "WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber." MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) confirmed the fight Wednesday with sources close to the event.
Sacramento Kings to host 'Urijah Faber Night' on Feb. 23
(mmamania.com) The Sacramento Kings will pay tribute to former WEC Featherweight Champion and local fight favorite Urijah Faber with a special night planned in his honor on Feb. 23 when the Kings host the Detroit Pistons at the ARCO Arena.Fans who purchase two tickets will receive a free Urijah Faber "Form Athletics" hoodie with the first 500 to be signed by "The California Kid" himself.
Willing to jump weight classes, WEC's Urijah Faber open to rematch with UFC's Tyson Griffin
(mmajunkie.com) LAS VEGAS – In Urijah Faber's dominant days as WEC featherweight champion, he always had a blemish on his perfect record.
In September 2005, an unknown 21-year-old upstart named Tyson Griffin handed him his first loss in nine fights to take the Gladiator Challenge lightweight title. Shortly after, Faber realized he was too small for the division and dropped 10 pounds to fight at featherweight.
Fans and media often ask if he'd like a rematch with Griffin, and the answer always has been no; 145 pounds suits him just fine.
But during a Q&A session for UFC Fight Club members on Thursday, Faber said he recently had reconsidered that longstanding statement.
WEC 47 features five-fight main card; Pulver vs. Vazquez rounds out Versus broadcast
(mmajunkie.com) While the organization's first venture into pay-per-view has been the main focus of this week's WEC-related news, the company is also in the final stages of preparing for a March 6 event in Columbus, Ohio.Today, those plans included some good news for viewers of the Versus-broadcast event.
WEC on PPV- Aldo, Faber, Cerrone, Henderson, and Brown.
(mmajunkie.com)
Finally the WEC has made it to PPV. Somewhat disappointing that it's $44.99 as opposed to free on Versus, but they deserve to be. WEC has been putting on great cards and great fights for the fans for a long time and now their expanding.
Featured fights include Urijah Faber vs. Jose Aldo (Featherweight Championship)
Donald Cerrone vs. Benson Henderson (Lightweight Championship)
Mike Brown vs. Manny Gamburyan
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