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WEC 48: Jose Aldo Vs. Urijah Faber Play By Play
Well, at least the open is different. No gladiators thankfully. I blogged the prelims on Spike TV, which featured a crazy fight between Leonard Garcia and Chan Sung Jung. 1. Anthony Banuelos vs. Scott Jorgensen The striking in this one is so different than the Garcia/Jung fight. Very technical and solid. Banuelos threw the best…
Read MoreJose Aldo Vs. Urijah Faber To Headline The First Ever WEC PPV
It has been reported everywhere that the very first WEC PPV will be from Sacramento and if they run Sacramento, you know Urijah Faber is going to be there. He faces Jose Aldo in the main event and so far, there are two pretty compelling fights on the undercard. The announcement was pretty big, but…
Read MoreWEC 46 Live Play By Play – Jamie Varner Vs. Ben Henderson Plus The Return Of Urijah Faber
I am live at WEC 46 and will be live blogging this show. Hopefully I’ll have a little bit of arena sound for a later edition of FGB Radio and some photos that we can post online as well. I drove out here to Sacramento mainly to see Urijah Faber in his hometown, but the…
Read MoreWEC 44 Quick Thoughts
Wednesday is a terrible day for me to watch MMA. I can usually put together a quick The Ultimate Fighter recap, but when you give me a 2 1/2 hour show on a school night when I have to get the kids ready for school the next day, it’s tough. Thus, we didn’t have a…
Read MoreWEC 41: Faber Vs. Brown II Play By Play
With Frank Mir in training for his upcoming fight at UFC 100, Kenny Florian is joining the announce team for tonight’s show. Josh Grispi Vs. Jens Pulver Jens has been on a 3 fight losing streak, and has lost 5 of his last 6. He needs a win tonight to remain relevant by any stretch…
Read MoreWEC 41 Weigh-in Results
Thanks to AngryMarks.com and MMAWeekly.com. Both Mike Brown and Urijah Faber came in a pound and a half light for their title bout. That’s interesting because Faber had mentioned that he was working harder with weights to build up his strength. Mike Brown- 143.5 Urijah Faber- 143.5 Cub Swanson- 144 Jose Aldo- 144.5 James Krause-…
Read MoreWEC 41 & Strikeforce: Lawler Vs. Shields Preview
We have two of the bigger non-UFC shows of the year on tap this weekend. On Saturday night, it’s Strikeforce from St. Louis with Robbie Lawler and Jake Shields in the main event and Scott Smith and Nick Diaz second from the top. And then on Sunday, it’s Mike Brown and Urijah Faber in their…
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