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Paulo Filho made short work of Joe Doerksen tonight and easily won his WEC debut in the first round.
Doerksen looked pretty good early on in the round and was fairly crisp with his strikes and kicks. Filho attempted a few loose takedowns early on and Doerksen was able to stuff them. When Filho [...]

Andreas Serna over at TheFightNetwork.com is reporting that Joe “Diesel” Riggs and Jason “Mayhem” Miller will fight each other in the WEC this October.

“I’m fighting Mayhem at the WEC in October,” said Riggs. According to Riggs, the bout will determine a contender for the WEC middleweight title; the promotion will crown a fresh champion Sunday [...]

World Extreme Cagefighting has officially announced their next event to be held on August 5 in Las Vegas Nevada. The WEC show will be headlined by two title fights and will be shown live on The Versus Network at 9pm EST.
The WEC welterweight belt will be on the line when current champion Carlos Condit [...]

Reports are now arising that Jens Pulver, one of the coaches on The Ultimate Fighter Season 5, will move to the featherweight division of the WEC after his fight against B.J. Penn this month. Earlier today on the Savage Dog Show on Sherdog.com Radio, Monte Cox reported that Jens will make the move down [...]

World Extreme Cagefighting made their live television debut on the Versus network last night and overall I thought the show was very good. The production value was excellent and for a first time viewer to the sport, I think that the initial impression was top notch.
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Pace of the fights - All of the fights [...]

Paulo Filho, the Pride Bushido “legend” and a member of Brazilian’s Top Team, announced yesterday with Tatame magazine that he is close to signing a deal with the WEC. This will be an excellent signing for the WEC and its a great pickup for the organization. Filho, who is currently 14-0, is a [...]

When Zuffa, LLC, the parent company of the Ultimate Fighting Championships, purchased the WEC earlier this year, it was announced that a cable television deal had been signed with the Versus network. It appears now that the first WEC events will start appearing on the Versus network starting with a WEC Live even on [...]