FiveOuncesOfPain.com received word from the Nevada State Athletic Commission that all fighters that competed during WEC 35 on Aug. 3 that were drug tested all tested negative for street and performance enhancing drugs. According to NSAC, the fighters tested were Carlos Condit, Hiromitsu Miura, Brian Stann, Steve Cantwell, Jamie Varner, Marcus Hicks, Brian Bowles,... 

WEC 35 was about as successful as an event can be from a fighting quality standpoint and was about as successful as it could be from an attendance perspective. According to information forwarded to FiveOuncesOfPain.com by the Nevada State Athletic Commission, WEC 35 this past Sunday at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino had just two tickets that went unsold or... 

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Is it possible for Zuffa-owned World Extreme Cagefighting to have a bad card? Sunday night was yet another shining example of why the WEC is the best representative of our sport to the mainstream public. Despite being held in a small concert venue at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, WEC 35 looked like a major league event: strong production; fast... 

WEC 35 is live tonight from The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV featuring three title fights. Here are the results as they happen: Main Card: Carlos Condit*** def. Hiromitsu Miura via TKO at 4:43 of round four Steve Cantwell** def. Brian Stann via TKO at 4:01 of round two Jamie Varner* def. Marcus Hicks via TKO at 2:08 of round one Brian... 

The past four weeks have been insane when it comes to all of the shows we’ve seen in MMA. It seems like with each passing week the audience becomes a little more burned out. As much as I love the WEC, at some point you need a break. That being said, tonight’s card on VERSUS (9 p.m. ET, check local listings for channel listing) is too good to miss... 

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Carlos Condit, in a recent interview with Carlos Arias of the OC Register, was very candid about where he thinks he’s at in his career right now and where he thinks he can be should he reach his full potential: “But I feel, me being the champion, I can deal with any one of those guys in the UFC and beat quite a few of them and give any of them a... 

MMA Junkie is reporting that a proposed fight between former IFL fighter L.C. Davis and Japanese 145 lbs. sensation Hiroyuki Takaya has been scrapped for this weekend’s WEC 35 show. Davis had been added to the card as a late replacement for Cub Swanson, who broke his hand in training. The report goes on to state that sources close to Takaya’s camp... 

Good stuff here, especially at the end when Condit KO’s a U.S. soldier while “demonstrating some standup.” Condit will be in action on August 3 against Hiromitsu Miura at WEC 35, defending his WEC welterweight championship.  Read More →