Modern Fighting

Steve Cantwell (205) vs Brian Stann (201.5)
Marcus Hicks (155*) vs Jamie Varner (155)
Damacio Page (135) vs Brian Bowles (136)
Josh Grispi (145) vs Micah Miller (145)
Carlo Prater (170) vs Brock Larson (171)
Dave Terrel (170) vs Blas Avena (170)
Todd Moore (154) vs Shane Roller (155)
Mike Budnik (154) vs Greg McIntyre (155)
Kenji Osawa (135.5) vs Scott Jorgensen (135.5)

Las Vegas –World Extreme Cagefighting® (WEC™) announced today that two world titles will be on the line on Wednesday, September 10th when the organization makes its initial foray into the great state of Florida. In the main event, WEC Featherweight Champion “The California Kid” Urijah Faber defends his title against Florida’s own Mike Brown, and in the co-featured bout, WEC Middleweight Champion Paulo “Eli” Filho returns to action to battle Chael Sonnen in their highly anticipated rematch. This championship doubleheader will take place at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida.

WEC: FABER vs. BROWN will be televised live nationally on VERSUS beginning at 9:00 pm ET/6:00 pm PT. All live WEC events will be presented in Hi-Definition (HD) and SAP where available. For more information and how to find VERSUS in your local viewing area, visit http://www.versus.com/findversus.

Tickets for WEC: FABER vs. BROWN go on sale Monday, July 21 at noon and are priced at $175, $125, $100, and $50 (not including applicable services or taxes). Tickets are available at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino box office and all Ticketmaster locations. To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (954) 523-3309. Tickets also are available online through www.wec.tv or www.ticketmaster.com.

With technique, tenacity, and charisma, “The California Kid” Urijah Faber (21-1), has proven time and time again why he is considered one of the best fighters in MMA today. Faber captured the WEC title in March of 2006 with a decisive second round stoppage of Cole Escovedo. Since then, he has continued to dominate the division, defending his crown with first round wins over Joe Pearson, Dominic Cruz, and Chance Farrar. His most recent victory came in the long-awaited superfight against Jens Pulver, where he displayed top notch striking and a champion’s heart in defeating the future Hall of Famer by unanimous decision in front 12,000 fans. But there is no rest for the man on top of the heap, and on September 10, he will return to fight one of his toughest opponents yet in Florida’s own Mike Brown.

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Las Vegas, NV – In late June, the Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®) organization and World Extreme Cagefighting® (WEC™) will send UFC and WEC superstars BJ Penn, Michael Bisping, Urijah Faber, and Carlos Condit across the globe to meet and greet the troops of the United States Military stationed in Afghanistan. The fighters will have the honor of visiting with various units during this trip, and Penn, Bisping, Faber, and Condit will tour a total of six military bases.

“We are honored to send UFC and WEC fighters to visit the men and women of the United States Military,” said UFC President Dana White. “We are pleased to be giving back to such a great cause; many of our fighters have served in the military and understand what a great contribution our troops are making overseas.”

“The U.S. Military admires the sport of mixed martial arts. We will be pleased to welcome UFC and WEC legends to our bases in Afghanistan. Their presence will certainly help boost the morale of the soldiers which is so important during their duties overseas,” said Special Sergeant Bart Murphy of the 101st Airborne Division.

Both the UFC and WEC have a strong commitment to the men and women of the armed forces. On December 13, 2006 the UFC held a spectacular event at Miramar Marine Corps Air Station in front of 3,000 soldiers. The organization also has a long running agreement with the Armed Forces Network and consistently visits the troops at various bases across the United States. 

 The UFC and WEC will provide more information following this military tour.

AN EXPLOSIVE SECOND SEASON OF WEC WREKCAGE PREMIERES ON VERSUS TONIGHT AT 9 P.M. ET

Network to Re-Air Historic Faber vs. Pulver Bout Tonight at 7 and 10 p.m. ET

Stamford, CONN. (June 4, 2008)—VERSUS, the network that celebrates real competition and the exclusive cable television home of World Extreme Cagefighting® (WEC™), will debut the second season of WEC WrekCAGE—a show that features a mix of the top matches from WEC events never before seen on television and VERSUS’ best live events—tonight at 9 p.m. ET.

Prior to, and immediately following tonight’s WEC WrekCAGE episode, VERSUS will re-air one of the most epic bouts in featherweight history: the June 1 battle between WEC champion Urijah Faber and former UFC® champion Jens Pulver. This highly anticipated bout lived up to the pre-fight hype as it was seen by nearly 4 million viewers and was the highest-rated and most-watched WEC on VERSUS telecast ever.

Upcoming WrekCAGE Schedule Follows (subject to change):

Wednesday, June 4 at 9 p.m. ET
The night begins with a featherweight battle between Micah Miller and Chance Farrar. Then in a bantamweight showdown, Ian McCall faces Ox Wheeler. For the feature fight of the night, Damacio “The Angel of Death” Page and Scott “Young Guns” Jorgensen make their WEC debut in bantamweight showdown.

Wednesday, June 11 at 9 p.m. ET
The first fight of the night features featherweight Josh “The Fluke” Grispi as he makes his WEC debut against Mark Hominick. In the feature fight of the night bantamweights’ Ox Wheeler takes on veteran Del Hawkins. Additional featured fights include Alex Karalexis vs. Ed Ratcliff, Kenneth Alexander vs. Donald Cerrone and Charlie Valencia vs. Yoshiro Maeda.

Wednesday, June 18 at 9 p.m. ET
This episode features John “The Natural” Alessio as he gets into the cage to take on Todd Moore in a welterweight match-up. A lightweight bout between Ed “9mm” Ratcliff and Johnny “Gun” Sampaio is also presented in this episode.

Wednesday, June 25 at 9 p.m. ET
Chris Manuel puts his undefeated record on the line against Kenji Osawa in a bantamweight match-up. Then in a welterweight bout, Alex Serdyukov battles undefeated Ryan Stonitsch. Finally, for the feature fight of the night, Eric Schambari takes on Logan Clark in a middleweight match-up

Beginning Wednesday, June 4th, VERSUS turns up the heat with an all new episode of WEC™ WREKCAGE.  Don’t miss a second of the action at 9pm on June 4th or at midnight on June 5th as Damacio Page takes on Scott Jorgensen, Ian McCall battles Ox Wheeler, and Micah Miller squares off against Chance Farrar.  Both airings of this hard-hitting edition of WEC™ WREKCAGE are followed by the rebroadcast of last Sunday’s epic war between Urijah Faber and Jens Pulver and the Fight of The Year candidate between Miguel Torres and Yoshiro Maeda.

CARLOS CONDIT, BRIAN STANN, AND JAMIE VARNER ALL DEFEND THEIR CROWNS 
SUNDAY, AUGUST 3, 2008
LIVE FROM THE HARD ROCK HOTEL & CASINO IN LAS VEGAS
 Tickets On Sale Now Promo Video

Las Vegas – The World Extreme Cagefighting® (WEC™) organization announced today that three world titles will be on the line when WEC Welterweight Champion Carlos “The Natural Born Killer” Condit, WEC Light Heavyweight Champion “All American” Brian Stann, and WEC Lightweight Champion Jamie Varner all return to action at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas on Sunday, August 3.

Tickets for World Extreme Cagefighting are on sale now and are priced at $200, $150, and $75 (not including applicable services or taxes). Tickets are available at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino box office and all Ticketmaster locations. To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (702) 474-4000. Tickets also are available online through www.wec.tv or www.ticketmaster.com.

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