It has long been the mantra of the hardcore MMA fan to boast the elite quality of the WEC as an organization of downright scrappy fighters. Some of the best in the world fight for this lesser known organization. It can be a hard sell to the casual fan who desires big, sexy names and [...]

World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) is invading Columbus, Ohio on March 6 with the promotion’s second card of 2010, WEC 47. The card is headlined by a bantamweight championship brawl between champion Brian Bowles and challenger Dominick Cruz. The card also features the return of two mixed martial arts legends, as former longtime WEC 135-pound champion [...]

The longterm goal for UFC is to run PPV shows as WEC to showcase the fighters in WEC and at a lower weight class. The first WEC PPV is tenatively set for May, with a headline match of Jose Aldo Jr. vs. Urijah Faber There is concern about competing with the Mayweather/Mosley fight in May, [...]

World Extreme Cagefighting is in Sacramento, California to open up 2010 with the highly anticipated lightweight title unification bout and the return of Urijah Faber on WEC 46. The fighters weighed in today in Sacramento and everyone is good-to-go for Sunday night’s event. The main card will be broadcast live on Versus, including the title [...]

A little more than a year ago, elite WEC featherweight standouts Mike Brown and Urijah Faber found themselves standing atop their division, headlining WEC 36, and competing for Faber’s title, a title “The California Kid” had defended five times up to that point. At that point in time, Faber was commonly placed in the top ten [...]

A team of writers at Inside Fights has worked together to decide upon this year’s awards for the individuals and organizations in the sport of mixed martial arts that went above and beyond the competition. Categories include Fighter of the Year, Knockout of the Year, Submission of the Year, and several other important awards to [...]

Throughout the interesting year of 2009, fight fans were treated to surprises, letdowns, and everything in between.  With some questions answered over the course of the year and many new ones posed, fight fans look forward to the new year and the new decade to see what the future has in store for this rapidly [...]

Last weekend, World Extreme Cagefighting put on yet another great night of fights with several excellent, fast paced matches between fighters at the very top of their weight classes. This was just the latest in a series of great WEC events with 2009 seeing Faber-Brown II, Torres-Bowles and Brown-Aldo proving that the 135Ibs and 145Ibs [...]

After dropping a unanimous decision loss to Benson Henderson in an interim title fight at WEC 43, Donald Cerrone came back strong with a submission victory over Ed Ratcliff at WEC 45 Saturday night. The first two rounds featured several nice combinations from each fighter, and some not-so-pretty knees to the groin of Ratcliff, courtesy [...]

The WEC rolls back to the Pearl at the Palms Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada this Saturday, Dec. 19. The last event of the year for the promotion features a lightweight bout between Donald Cerrone and Ed Ratcliff. Also on the card, former-IFL standout Chris Horodecki is set to take on Anthony Njokuani, [...]

Mike Brown entered his third featherweight title defense against the Brazilian featherweight sensation Jose Aldo at WEC 44 in Las Vegas, Nevada earlier this evening, and left the octagon without it after Aldo was pulled away from the helpless champion. The first round featured a display of stand up that leaned in the favor of [...]

WEC 44 invades your living rooms tonight as Mike Brown and Jose Aldo meet for the WEC featherweight title on Versus. Brown last defended his belt at WEC 41 against Urijah Faber. Aldo earned his title shot by blasting through Cub Swanson at the same event. In a classic ‘power vs. speed’ match up, each [...]

Just four days following a free night of exciting fights on Spike TV, mixed martial arts fans will be treated to even more complimentary action with WEC 44: Brown vs. Aldo on the Versus network this Wednesday night. For years Mike Brown has flown under the radar as an underappreciated competitor, but after two dominant [...]

After several injuries forced Urijah Faber out of fighting for the past four months, “The California Kid” has finally landed a match up for his much anticipated return. MMAWeekly.com reported the Faber will meet Raphael Assuncao at WEC 46, which is the first event of 2010 for the promotion.  The fight features two contenders in [...]

The WEC announced via Twitter today that Chris Horodecki will join the organization’s lightweight ranks. Horodecki rose to fame through his tenure with the IFL. He suffered his first career loss to Randy Schultz at “IFL: World Grand Prix”. Not only was it his first ever defeat, but “The Polish Hammer” was unsuccessful in gaining [...]

Anthony Pettis has dropped out of his Nov. fight with “Razor” Rob McCullough due to an undisclosed injury, reports MMAjunkie.com. The bout was scheduled for WEC 44, a card headlined by featherweight champion Mike Brown and challenger Jose Aldo. Pettis debuted in the WEC back in June, gaining his first victory while wearing the blue [...]

Former WEC featherweight champion Urijah Faber signed a new multi-year, multi-fight deal with the WEC. WEC General Manager Reed Harris announced the news today on MMA Junkie Radio. Many have speculated in recent weeks that Faber could depart the WEC in favor of a big money deal in Japan or another North American promotion. But [...]

World Extreme Cagefighting today confirmed that UFC Hall of Famer and current Dancing with the Stars contestant Chuck Liddell will sign autographs at WEC: Cerrone vs. Henderson. The show takes place Oct. 10 in San Antonio at the AT&T Center. WEC Vice President Peter Dropick made the announcement. “For the fans in San Antonio, this [...]

The WEC today announced a Nov. 18 bout between reigning featherweight champion Mike Brown and top contender Jose Aldo. The bout is expected to headlined WEC 44. The company made the announcement via Twitter. Brown defeated Urijah Faber at WEC 36 last November to capture the belt, and has dominated in two title defenses. His [...]

Over the past few months, rumors of a UFC/WEC merger have spread like wildfire. Dana White fanned the flames at the UFC 102 press conference when he indicated that lighter weight classes from the WEC would be coming to the UFC “soon.” Inside Fights first spoke with WEC General Manager Reed Harris last month to [...]