Report: IFL champ Wagnney Fabiano signs with WEC
August 22, 2008 by Adam Morgan
The Brazilian magazine Tatame is reporting that the IFL’s last remaining champion, Wagnney Fabiano, has signed a contract to fight in WEC’s featherweight division. Fabiano apparently is already thinking about the current WEC featherweight champion, Urijah Faber:
“Faber is the best of the world now. To beat him, I think you have to be in a good shape. He’s an expert fighter and he has a good gas, it’s complicated to beat a guy like him. You have to set a good game plan and be calm and watch the elbows, because if he hits you it can change a whole fight”, said the Nova União athlete.
This is a great move by Fabiano who is extremely underrated at 145 lbs. He is one of the most dynamic fighters in the entire weight class with an outstanding ground game, solid striking, and as he showed in his last fight, knockout power. He most recently defeated highly touted Shad Lierley in his only title defense in the IFL, knocking him out cold in the first round with a right hand that connected right on the button.
I don’t think Fabiano poses a legitimate threat to Urijah Faber at this point but it is definitely a fight that I would love to see. If the WEC knows what’s good for them, and it seems they do, they will give Fabiano a couple of warmup fights and then build to a Faber vs. Fabiano title fight. No matter what the outcome it’s highly likely that the fight will be an exciting one. Great signing for WEC as they are now really establishing themselves as the premier league for the lighter weight fighters.
Great find Adam!
And I agree with everything you said.
Also as time goes on the WEC continues to fly under the radar as one of the greatest MMA orgs around. They don’t get near as much press as they should although 5oz does a great job covering them.
Can somebody please challenge Faber. Without going over to Japan and paying a kings ransom for Yamamoto
I cant stand Faber something about him just pisses me off
I want to see Jose Aldo fight Uriajh Faber first before I want to see Wagney Fabiano.
a good job by mr. caplan practically predicting this a few weeks ago in the “fighters who need promotions” article…
Rich -
Nick Travaglini wrote the “Fighters Who Need Promotions” article, not Sam.
So glad to see Fabiano in the WEC. Like Heiron, it’s pretty much pointless for him to go anywhere else fight wise. Good to see that the WEC got him signed up. Can’t wait to see him against all the great guys the WEC has in the 145lbs. division.
wow, i could’ve sworn that was sam.
good job to mr. travaglini, then..