Mike Brown vs. Jose Aldo for WEC featherweight title in November

WEC featherweight champion Mike Brown is set to face off with the explosive Jose Aldo at WEC 45. The news of the bout was first reported by Aldo to InTheGuard.tv. When Mike Brown was contacted by FiveOuncesOfPain.com’s Brendhan Conlan the champion was quoted as saying,”Yup, let’s do this.” No location has been announced for WEC 45 but it has been set for November 11. The bout... [Read More...]

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Pulver: Jose Aldo is nasty

One of the most impressive performances from Sunday’s WEC event was by featherweight Jose Aldo. Aldo defeated Rolando Perez by TKO after a vicious knee at 4:15 of the first round. UFC / WEC veteran Jens Pulver was very impressed with what he saw. “Jose Aldo is nasty,” Pulver said. “Give him two more years. Let me retire.” Former WEC featherweight champion Urijah Faber... [Read More...]

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Report: Fickett out due to injury; 5 other bouts announced for EliteXC’s June 14th show

MMA Weekly is reporting that Drew Fickett has had to pull out of his June 14 welterweight title fight with Jake Shields due to a knee injury. The news comes from EliteXC Vice President Jared Shaw who was a recent guest on MMA Weekly radio. From MMA Weekly: “Obviously the back injury happened (to Shields) and the easiest thing to do was move him to Hawaii to fight Drew,” said Shaw in the... [Read More...]

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Mike Kyle vs. Wayne Cole added to Saturday’s EliteXC/Strikeforce card

A bout featuring heavyweights Mike Kyle and Wayne Cole has been scheduled to replace a postponed EliteXC welterweight title match between Jake Shields and Drew Fickett that had been planned for Saturday’s co-promoted card by Strikeforce and EliteXC. Fickett will remain on the card against an unnamed opponent. His bout has been removed from the televised portion of the show, but could still air,... [Read More...]

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