MMA news and updates for August 21, 2009

MMA news and updates from July 21, 2009

WEC Featherweight champion discusses his victory over Urijah Faber for the second straight time.

What plans does Zuffa have for the WEC down the line?

Justin Levens and his wife were both found dead on Wednesday.

As has been expected, the WEC officially announced they will be dropping their two highest weight classes in 2009.

Is the WEC dropping its middleweight and light heavyweight divisions?

Here are the official fighter payouts from WEC 33.

WEC Featherweight Leonard Garcia was arrested yesterday in association with a drug smuggling ring in Texas.

A quick recap of WEC 33.

World Extreme Cagefighting returns once again to Las Vegas this Wednesday with another live show on the Versus Network. The fight card for WEC 33 has undergone many changes over the past few weeks, but the full lineup is now set and the main event will feature a light heavyweight title fight between current WEC [...]

Some reader submitted photos from WEC 31.

A preview of the upcoming WEC 33 event.

World Extreme Cagefighting has officially announced their next event to be held February 13 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This will be the first time the WEC has held an event outside of Las Vegas, Nevada since Zuffa purchased the promotion. The fight card is scheduled to be broadcast live on the Versus network starting at [...]

The Nevada State Athletic Commission has released the official fighter payout numbers from WEC 31: Faber vs Curran that was held on December 12 in Las Vegas. Jens Pulver: $60,000 Paulo Filho: $56,000 Urijah Faber: $40,000 John Alessio: $26,000 Chael Sonnen: $25,000 Charles Valencia: $12,000 Jeff Curran: $10,000 Doug Marshall: $10,000 Bryan Baker: $8,000 Alex [...]