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[Malice]

Originally Posted by dork8503

does wec have any big name fighters right now

Most notably...
145. Urijah Faber featherweight aka California Kid.

http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/f...FighterID=8847

[Malice]

Here are theior champs:
http://www.wec.tv/fighters.html

WEC World champs. in lbs.



135. Eddie Wineland bantamweigh


145. Urijah Faber featherweight


155. Hermes Franca lightweight


170. Mike Pyle welterweight


185. Joe Riggs middleweigh


205. Lodune Sincaid light heavyweight


heavyweight Brandon Olsen


super Heavyweight Ron Waterman

[Malice]

This also opend UFC up to smaller weight classes...as WEC has a

bantamweigh and featherweight division. Good stuff IMO.

[iced]

Originally Posted by Rockx

This also opend UFC up to smaller weight classes...as WEC has a

bantamweigh and featherweight division. Good stuff IMO.

excellent point. joe rogan commented on having more smaller weight classes during the last tuf night.

[mrpink4147]

Originally Posted by jesusatemyhotdog

Good acquisition by the UFC. This will allow them to hold on to a lot more talent and let guys rebuild their careers after some tough losses. David Loiseau anyone?

Loiseau is going to fight on 2/10 for the promotion on Showtime. I don't remember but i think it is BJ Penn's brothers promotion.

[Clint]

Originally Posted by Dominus

This is something that I never saw comming. I wonder how the PPV situation will work? Will there be one or two UFC owned MMA PPV's a month? Didn't Dana say that they were planning alot more events in 2007.

My guess would be that the WEC events would be broadcast on a television network (whichever they get on). That way the successful fighters would have a decent name built up when they show up on the UFC cards.

Another thing to keep in mind for this is that it will probably open up more room on UFC cards for upper level guys on the same card because the UFC won't have to groom the newer fighters as much and by the time the guys get to the UFC there will be more interest in them.

[baba]

Originally Posted by Clint

My guess would be that the WEC events would be broadcast on a television network (whichever they get on). That way the successful fighters would have a decent name built up when they show up on the UFC cards.

Another thing to keep in mind for this is that it will probably open up more room on UFC cards for upper level guys on the same card because the UFC won't have to groom the newer fighters as much and by the time the guys get to the UFC there will be more interest in them.

Sounds very much like a farm league. Seems like a really good idea to me.


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[LethalStriker]

Loiseau is going to fight on 2/10 for the promotion on Showtime. I don't remember but i think it is BJ Penn's brothers promotion.

The name of the Showtime promotion is going to be called Pro Elite. J.D. Penn will be used as a booker for Pro Elite but it is a totally seperate promotion then Rumble on the Rock. May be a bit of a cross over but I doubt that Showtime wants to hold events only in Hawaii.

[liddell316]

So anybody think Faber will go up to 155 and fight in the UFC?

[iced]

Originally Posted by liddell316

So anybody think Faber will go up to 155 and fight in the UFC?

man, i sure hope so. i'm not too sure what weight he walks around naturally, and he's pretty ripped @ what he's fighting @ now.....145 i believe. but i'd love to see the california kid in the ufc lw division. he has been at a few of the events lately, he was cornering scott smith @ the last ufn. i've been kidna wondering if we'd see him in the ufc.