WEC 44, which aired Wednesday on the Versus network and probably pre-empted an important rodeo meet, climaxed with an indirect example of Anderson Silva’s greatness.
Silva is entering his fourth year as middleweight champion, which is not unlike being Miss Teen USA for two decades running: It is incredibly difficult to avoid making mistakes or running into someone who can deconstruct you. Despite this negativity, Mike Thomas Brown, who defeated Urijah Faber for the featherweight title and then successfully defended it twice, was believed to have a fairly solid grip on his division. (Good wrestlers who can punch often do.) But he was not able to bully Jose Aldo, a harrowing striker that seemed bent on breaking Brown’s ribs with kicks or knees. Unable to score a takedown, it was Brown who was mounted and tenderized. ... Read More
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
(PRESS RELEASE) -- World Extreme Cagefighting® featherweight champion Mike Brown isn’t one to offer predictions. The quiet 34-year-old from Portland, Maine would rather let the fans and media banter about the outcomes of the sport’s top fights. ... 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
A month full of MMA is already stirring movement in Sherdog’s rankings. Check out the latest update as we move into the second half of a very busy November. ... Read More
World Extreme Cagefighting General Manager Reed Harris thinks more than the featherweight championship will be at stake when Mike Thomas Brown defends the title against Jose Aldo in the WEC 44 “Brown vs. Aldo” main event on Nov. 18 ... Read More
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Can champion Mike Brown successfully defend the World Extreme Cagefighting featherweight title for a third consecutive time on Nov. 18? ... Read More
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Grapplers Quest, “The World’s Largest Grappling Competition,” has selected The Texas Station Gambling Hall and Hotel in North Las Vegas as the official host for the 2009 World Series of Grappling, featuring $15,000 in cash and prizes, Saturday, December 12, starting at 10:00 AM/PT. ... Read More
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