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WEC Adds Two Bouts to Aug. 3 Card
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WEC Adds Two Bouts to Aug. 3 Card
Thursday, June 26, 2008
by Sherdog.com Staff

With three title bouts already on tap, Zuffa has formalized two additional bouts for its Aug. 3's World Extreme Cagefighting 36 card at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

Surging bantamweight upstart Brian Bowles (Pictures) takes on gritty Greg Jackson charge Damacio Page (Pictures), while American Top Team product Micah Miller (Pictures) will tangle with touted teenager Josh Grispi.

Bowles, 28, turned pro just over two years ago. However, the Athens, Georgia native exploded onto the scene in 2007 going three for three, including a submission win over the ever-tough Charlie Valencia (Pictures) and a plunking of highly regarded Marcos "Louro" Galvao.

The rugged Page, who has competed as a lightweight and featherweight, gained considerable attention as the focus of the premiere episode of the "Tapout" reality series last year. The drop to 135 pounds has paid off for "The Angel of Death," who stepped in on short notice for Jesse Moreng (Pictures) against Scott Jorgensen (Pictures) in February, and took a hard-fought, exciting decision victory.

Last June, Micah Miller suffered the first loss of his career, dropping a unanimous decision to Cub Swanson (Pictures) at WEC 28. However, the 21-year-old, known for his slick grappling skills, showed off his vastly improved standup in last appearance in February at WEC 32, where he iced Chance Farrar (Pictures) in 99 seconds.

Even younger than Miller, 19-year-old Josh Grispi has been on the circuit for less than two years. Grispi became highly touted amongst those who had seen his exploits in Massachusetts, where he stopped all his opponents in the first round. Grispi's status is no longer an insider's secret after February, where he choked Mark Hominick (Pictures) unconscious inside of three minutes in his WEC debut.

The Aug. 3 event will be headlined by a title tripleheader which will see lightweight champion Jamie Varner (Pictures) defend his crown against undefeated Marcus Hicks, light heavyweight champ Brian Stann (Pictures) take on former foe Steve Cantwell (Pictures), and welterweight king Carlos Condit (Pictures) risk his title against Hiromitsu Miura (Pictures).
 

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