Former NCAA national champion signs with World Extreme Cagefighting; Set to debut during June show in Sacramento

By on February 29, 2008

Zuffa-owned World Extreme Cagefighting has signed former NCAA wrestling champion Mark Munoz to its roster, the Vallejo Times-Herald is reporting.

According to the paper, Munoz signed a guaranteed six fight contract. Financial terms were not disclosed but the paper quotes the light heavyweight as saying the deal is a “high six-figure” contract.

The report specifies that Munoz is scheduled to make his WEC debut on June 1 in Sacramento, Calif. at the Arco Arena. The show will be televised on VERSUS and is expected to feature a WEC featherweight title match between Urijah Faber and Jens Pulver.

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3 COMMENTS
  • ScottD says:
    February 29, 2008 at 5:50 pm

    Any Idea on the weight class this guy competes at?

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  • Jeremy says:
    February 29, 2008 at 9:06 pm

    ScottD, article says he fights at LHW. Seems like a good prospect but I don’t think I would have given him that kind of money yet.

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  • Sam Caplan says:
    March 1, 2008 at 7:13 am

    High six figures doesn’t seem likely to me. But he is a great prospect. When I interviewed Urijah Faber in Philly last November, he was raving about Munoz off the record.

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