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A quick recap of WEC 36.

WEC middleweight champion Paulo Filho’s year-long struggles continue as he failed to make weight for his fight tomorrow night against Chael Sonnen.
Filho weighed in seven pounds over the 185 lb. limit set for middleweight title fights. Given an additional two hours to drop the necessary weight, Filho later weighed in at 189 lbs., four [...]

A preview of Wednesday nights WEC 36 event.

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 Karalexis: [...]

After a full three month layoff, World Extreme Cagefighting is putting on another show this Wednesday night in Las Vegas and this fight card is worth the weight. Three WEC title belts will be on the line as the Featherweight, Middleweight, and Light Heavyweight titles all go up for grabs. The WEC returns [...]

The WEC has finally announced the next opponent for Middleweight champion Paulo Filho.
MMA veteran Chael Sonnen will face Filho at the next WEC show on December 12 in Las Vegas. Sonnen is a UFC veteran and has most recently spent most of his time in BodogFIGHT.

“Chael matches well with Paulo Filho, who is a [...]

MMAHaven.com is reporting that Frank Trigg is expected to sign with HDNet Fights to face Edwin Dewees on the upcoming December 15 fight card in Dallas, TX.
For a while, the general consensus was that Trigg was close to signing a deal with the WEC to face current WEC middleweight champion Paulo Filho on the WEC [...]