It was a banner night for Great Britain on Nov. 14 as the Ultimate Fighting Championship staged UFC 105 in front of its biggest U.K. crowd to date. ... Read More
Newly minted WEC featherweight champion Jose Aldo netted $36,000 for his second-round dismantling of Mike Thomas Brown at WEC 44 “Brown vs. Aldo” last Wednesday at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. ... Read More
LAS VEGAS -- Jose Aldo looked almost invincible in his two-round dismantling of World Extreme Cagefighting featherweight champion Mike Thomas Brown in the WEC 44 “Brown vs. Aldo” main event on Wednesday at the Palms Casino Resort. » Report
Sherdog.com reports from the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas with live play-by-play of Wednesday's WEC 44 card, which is headlined by Mike Thomas Brown vs. Jose Aldo.
World Extreme Cagefighting featherweight champion Mike Thomas Brown and top contender Jose Aldo shook hands in a mutual show of respect as they met face-to-face one last time before it counts.
Brown tipped the scales at 145 pounds for his showdown with Aldo (145) ... Read More
In what marks another potential turning point for World Extreme Cagefighting, incumbent featherweight champion Mike Thomas Brown looks to cement his divisional ... Read More
While being the furthest thing possible from a not-for-profit organization, Zuffa remains fairly generous when it comes to offering high-level, competitive fights for free. If the strategy is to do the exact opposite of the greedy financiers that stifled boxing in the 1990s, then the strategy is working.
Wednesday’s WEC event on Versus -- Zuffa’s third event in eight days -- determines the world’s top featherweight fighter, a role previously held by both Urijah Faber and Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto. Challenger Jose Aldo has TKOed every single one of his five WEC opponents, dispelling the commonly-held thought that sub-155 athletes don’t have knockout power; champion Mike Thomas Brown is also undefeated in the promotion, having taken Faber’s title in very violent fashion. ... Read More
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While UFC 104 was marked by main event controversy, up-and-comer Cain Velasquez left little doubt about his status as an elite heavyweight prospect. ... Read More