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Light heavyweight Reese Andy cut from the UFC

Sam Caplan — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 21:46:48 +0000

With a roster over 200 fighters, the UFC has made it a priority to trim its roster in hopes of pairing it down close to 150 contracted fighters on its roster.

Just this week alone FiveOuncesOfPain.com has learned that Rich Clementi, Luigi Fioravanti, Derek Downey, Christian Wellisch, and Eddie Sanchez have all been cut within the past week and past month. Five Ounces of Pain has also confirmed that light heavyweight Reese Andy has been dropped from the roster as well.

Andy, a former amateur wrestling standout from the state of Washington, made his UFC debut at UFC Fight Night 14 this past July against Brandon Vera in a bout that was a part of Spike TV’s broadcast. Andy ended up losing the fight via unanimous decision.

He then returned at UFC 92 in Las Vegas this past December where he was matched up against another former standout amateur wrestler in Matt Hamill. While Andy was able to go the distance with Vera, he ended up succumbing to Hamill when he was TKO’d due to punches at 2:19 of round 2.

According to a source close to Andy, he was released from his contract almost immediately after suffering his second consecutive UFC loss at UFC 92.

Prior to signing with the UFC, Andy had competed as a heavyweight in the now-defunct International Fight League where he compiled a 5-1 record with notable victories over Jamal Patterson and current UFC fighters Krzysztof Soszynski and Mike Ciesnolvevicz. He also holds a win against former ICON Sport middleweight champion Kala Kolohe Hose.

Video: Miguel Torres post-fight comments

Sam Caplan — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:30:25 +0000

Video: Faber/Pulver post-fight comments

Sam Caplan — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:48:49 +0000

WEC 34: “Faber vs. Pulver” Results

Sam Caplan — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:37:49 +0000

WEC 34: “Faber vs. Pulver” takes place tonight from the Arco Arena in Sacramento, California. The event is being headlined by WEC featherweight champion Urijah Faber and challenger Jens Pulver. The televised portion of the card takes placed at 9pm ET and is being broadcasted live on The Versus Network. Stay locked onto Five Ounces of Pain for all your WEC and WEC 34 content!

Main Card

Urijah Faber def. Jens Pulver via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-44, 50-44)
Miguel Torres def. Yoshiro Maeda via TKO (doctor stoppage – Maeda’s eye was swollen shut) at 5:00 of round three
Mark Munoz def. Chuck Grigsby via TKO (strikes) at 4:15 of round one
Rob McCullough def. Kenneth Alexander via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 30-27)

Undercard

Donald Cerrone def. Danny Castillo via submission (armbar) at 1:31 of round one (though the time announced was 0:30)
Mike Thomas Brown def. Jeff Curran via unanimous decision (30-27)
Will Ribeiro def. Chase Beebe via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Tim McKenzie def. Jeremy Lang via submission (triangle choke) at 0:40 of round three
Alex Serdyukov def. Luis Sapo via TKO (Sapo unable to continue) at 5:00 of round one
Jose Aldo def. Alexandre Franca Nogueira via TKO (strikes) at 3:22 of round two
Dominic Cruz def. Charlie Valencia via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)

WEC 34: Faber vs. Pulver Weigh-In Results

Sam Cupitt — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 09:32:25 +0000

And now for something completely different.

While all the hype and focus was on the strangeness that was EliteXC’s network debut yesterday, the WEC held their weigh-ins for their biggest card ever.

The full weigh-in results for WEC 34: Faber vs. Pulver are as follows:

Main Event – WEC Featherweight Championship
Jens Pulver (145) vs Urijah Faber (144.5)

WEC Bantamweight Championship
Yoshiro Maeda (135) vs Miguel Torres (135)

Undercard
Kenneth Alexander (155.5) vs Rob McCullough (155.5)
Chuck Grigsby (204.5) vs Mark Munoz (205.5)

Donald Cerrone (155.5) vs Danny Castillo (155)
Mike Brown (145) vs Jeff Curran (144.5)
Will Ribeiro (135) vs Chase Beebe (136)
Jeremy Lang (183.5) vs Tim McKenzie (184.5)
Luis Sapo (170) vs Alex Serdyukov (169.5)
Alexandre Nogueira (145.5) vs Jose Aldo (145.5)
Dominick Cruz (135) vs Charlie Valencia (135.5)

Read more WEC 34 content on FiveOuncesOfPain.com.

Podcast with first-ever UFC lightweight champion Jens Pulver (listen here!)

Matt Cava — Thu, 29 May 2008 12:00:38 +0000

Thanks to VERSUS and Sinuate Media, I was given an opportunity to host podcasts featuring both WEC featherweight champion Urijah Faber and first-ever UFC lightweight champion Jens Pulver.

Pulver and Faber will be meeting each other for the title this Sunday at 9 p.m. ET on VERSUS, live from the Arco Arena in Sacramento, Calif.

The podcast I conducted with Urijah Faber is available by clicking here, but as promised you can now listen to the special podcast I conducted with Pulver below:
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Faber vs. Pulver: Get Amped

Adam Morgan — Wed, 28 May 2008 02:00:24 +0000

This really is a fight that’s being slept on because it’s been wedged between UFC 84, EliteXC on CBS, and UFC 85 but it could end up being one of the best fights of the entire summer. I like Faber in this fight but you can never count Pulver out. He’s one scrappy fighter with legitimate knockout power and he’s never been beaten at 145 lbs.

Versus has been doing a great job putting together some really good promos to hype the fight so I thought I’d share a couple of them with you here. Saturday with EliteXC on CBS is going to be fun but if you’re a hardcore MMA fan then Sunday is going to be even better. Get amped.

WEC 34 Faber vs. Pulver: fight card

Matt Cava — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:33:55 +0000

What: WEC 34 Faber vs. Pulver
When: June 1st ’08
Where: Arco Arena in Sacramento, CA

Here’s the latest on the WEC 34 event:

Urijah Faber vs. Jens Pulver (WEC Featherweight Title)
Miguel Torres vs. Yoshiro Maeda (WEC Bantamweight Title)
“Razor” Rob McCullough vs. Kenneth Alexander
Mark Munoz vs. Chuck Grisby

Undercard

Chase Beebe vs. Will Ribiero
Richard Crunkilton vs. Donald Cerrone
Jeff Curran vs. Mike Brown
Tim McKenzie vs. Eric Schambari
Alex Serdyukov vs. Luis Sapo
Alexandre Noguiera vs. Jose Aldo
Charlie Valencia vs. Dominick Cruz

Check out more WEC 34 event content on 5 Oz. of Pain.

Jens Pulver: “If I have my way, it ain’t going past 20 seconds”

Adam Morgan — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:54:44 +0000

Jens Pulver talks about what it’s going to take to beat Urijah Faber on June 1 in Sacramento, California when these two featherweights clash for Faber’s WEC title. This should be a great scrap, but I don’t see how Pulver beats Faber. If Pulver can keep it standing and utilize his great striking skills, he has a chance. If this fight ends up on the ground, however, Pulver is in some serious trouble.

HT: Bloody Elbow