World Extreme Cagefighting held its first major pay-per-view event tonight with WEC 48: “Aldo vs Faber” at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California. The stacked card was headlined by a WEC Featherweight Championship bout between Jose Aldo and “The California Kid” Urijah Faber.
In a rematch of their 2009 Fight of the Year battle, Ben “Smooth” Henderson and Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone once again clashed for the WEC Lightweight Championship, while former 145-pound champ Mike Brown faced Manny “The Anvil” Gamburyan. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the event.
The UFC’s first card in Boston, Massachusetts could feature a blockbuster light heavyweight bout. Fighters Only Magazine first reported today that a fight pitting legends Randy “The Natural” Couture and James “Lights Out” Toney is in the works for UFC 118 on August 28th.
A lightweight title eliminator between Kenny “KenFlo” Florian and Gray “The Bully” Maynard has been signed for the main card of UFC 118 in Boston, Massachusetts. Florian, a Boston native, confirmed that the bout was set during an episode of MMA Live this evening.
A lightweight bout between final PRIDE Lightweight Champion Takanori “Fireball Kid” Gomi and former UFC title challenger Joe “Daddy” Stevenson is reportedly in the works for UFC On Versus 2 in August. Heavy.com first reported on the fight today, which remains in the early stages of planning.
Just over two months after he was cut from the UFC, Canadian heavyweight Tim “The Thrashing Machine” Hague has re-signed with the promotion. He will replace Chad Corvin in a bout with Joey “The Mexicutioner” Beltran at UFC 113 in Montréal. MMAjunkie.com first reported on the change today.
As a 13-year veteran of the sport, Yoko Takahashi is one of the most experienced fighters in mixed martial arts. She is one of only two women to ever take current Strikeforce champ Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos to a decision and returns to the United States on April 24th when she faces Shana Olsen.
Following his upset victory over former UFC Lightweight Champion BJ Penn at UFC 112, Frankie “The Answer” Edgar may square off with “The Prodigy” for a second time in his first title defence at UFC 118. Fighters Only Magazine is reporting that the fight is in the works for the August 28th event in Boston, Massachusetts.
After an injury forced “Crazy” Tim Credeur off of the card, Canadian veteran Joe “El Dirte” Doerksen will step in on less than three weeks’ notice to face “Filthy” Tom Lawlor on the undercard of UFC 113. Doerksen competed this past Friday and picked up a hard-fought decision win over Chad Herrick at KOTC: “Bad Boys 2,” which aired live on HDNet.