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Dances with Wolves
By: Chris Nelson
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When unbeaten lightweight Tie Quan Zhang steps into the cage at WEC 51 on Thursday night, he’ll become the first Chinese national to compete under the Zuffa banner -- a particularly significant happening to those who believe MMA can flourish in the birthplace of traditional martial arts, possibly indoctrinating... Read More -
Donald Cerrone’s PR Nightmare
By: Jake Rossen
Donald Cerrone file photo: Jeff Sherwood | Sherdog.com
Donald Cerrone, cowboy hat usually perched over a charming smirk, seems like the kind of guy who doesn’t take a serious sport so seriously: He’s got that horse-wrangler ease of manner that Don Frye created a cottage industry out of.... Read More -
Marquardt-Palhares Bout a Clash of Styles
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WEC Signs Chinese Lightweight
By: Sherdog.com Staff
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Just days after Zuffa’s announcement that they had secured former NBA representative Mark Fischer as its Manager Director of UFC Asia, sister promotion WEC confirmed the acquisition of undefeated Chinese lightweight Tie Quan Zhang.
Zhang (11-0) is the first Chinese fighter to have penned an agreement with the WEC.
“Tiequan is an excellent addition to our lightweight division,” said WEC General Manager Reed Harris in a press release. “He trains at a tremendous camp in Beijing and we are excited to have him compete with the best lighter weight fighters in the... -
Poll: Flyweights in the WEC?
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Fine Tuning the WEC after ‘Cruz vs. Benavidez 2’
Joseph Benavidez file photo: Jeff Sherwood | Sherdog.com
World Extreme Cagefighting is pound-for-pound the illest of all mixed martial arts promotions. A lean, mean violence machine, it does nothing but crank out high-quality fights, and just about all of them air on basic cable.
However, even a perfect machine needs some fine tuning every now and then. With that in mind, here are some moves our boys at the WEC need to focus their grind on.
Flyweights. Now. Please.
In one fell swoop, the WEC could easily put together the best flyweight division in the world. It already has Joseph Benavidez and... Read More
