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WEC Live Coverage

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Click here for our WEC coverage tonight. If you're unable to watch the show or if you want live commentary on what you're seeing, check out our coverage. It isn't a stream but we think it works just as well.

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A busy morning at combat-hooligans.com yields the following MMA News.
Toxicology Reports on the death of Ryan Gracie are out:
http://combat-hooligans.com/2008/02/19/toxicology-report-on-the-death-of-ryan-gracie-comes-out/

Is Wanderlei Silva consideringa move to Middleweight?:
http://combat-hooligans.com/2008/02/19/report-wanderlei-silva-considering-move-to-middleweight/

WEC in talks with "Pequeno" Nogueira:
http://combat-hooligans.com/2008/02/19/alexandre-franca-pequeno-nogueira-in-talks-with-world-extreme-cagefighting/

WEC 33 will be In Las Vegas:
http://combat-hooligans.com/2008/02/19/report-wec-33-heading-back-to-the-hard-rock/

Is Nate Diaz fighting at Fight Night 13?:
http://combat-hooligans.com/2008/02/19/report-nate-diaz-added-to-fight-night-13/

Nick Diaz is fighting on April 26:
http://combat-hooligans.com/2008/02/19/report-nick-diaz-to-fight-muhsin-corbbrey-on-april-26-in-hawaii/

Lyoto Machida and Tito Ortiz are fighting at UFC 84, no matter what "Babalu" says:
http://combat-hooligans.com/2008/02/19/machida-ortiz-still-on-for-ufc-84/

Best of all, Fight Night 13 is going to be 3 hours:
http://combat-hooligans.com/2008/02/19/yay/

Stay tuned for more, and don't forget to check out The Dark Side

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WEC 32 coverage tonight

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Live round-by-round coverage of the versus card plus preliminary results updated all throughout the night.

So if you're unable to watch the show on Versus as it happens or you are watching and just looking to discuss it or whatever may be the case, you can join our coverage and feel free to leave comments by clicking this link we hope you join us and enjoy.

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WEC 31 'Faber Vs. Curran' Live Coverage Tonight

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click here for the live coverage, results and updates for WEC 31 'Faber Vs. Curran tonight on Versus.

Note: Link will be active closer to show time.


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Updated Lineup for WEC 31 'Faber Vs. Curran' on Dec. 12

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This event takes place in the usual WEC Location, the Hard Rock.

  1. Featherweight Championship Bout: Urijah Faber Vs. Jeff Curran
  2. Featherweight Bout: Jens Pulver Vs. Cub Swanson
  3. Featherweight Bout: Chance Farrar Vs. Mikah Miller
  4. Light Heavyweight Bout: Doug Marshal Vs. Ariel Gandulla
  5. Bantamweight Bout: Brian Bowles Vs. Marcos Galvao
  6. Welterweight Bout: Luis Sapo Vs. TBA


This event will air live on the Versus network on Wednesday, Dec. 12 at 8:00 PM ET.

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Mayhem Miller a free agent

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That's the word according to a report from Josh Gross of Sherdog

Miller had been under contract to World Extreme Cagefighting and it is believed that he still had one fight left on that deal. Miller's contract was an asset purchased when Zuffa, parent company of the UFC, purchased select assets of the World Fighting Alliance.

Miller is a talented and unique fighter who should have no shortages of suiters for his future home. He's done work for ProElite.com so their sister company of EliteXC would certainly be possible. M-1 is throwing money around these days, you've still got Hero's in Japan and of course there is the chance of him ending up in the UFC. A Miller signing by the UFC would be another step in building the Middleweight division which is in danger of being cleaned out completely by Anderson Silva.
Other possibilities are Bodog and Strikeforce.

Miller brings an entertainment aspect promotions are looking for and he also already has a loyal fan following.

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NSAC declares bout at WEC 30 to be a No Contest

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Donald Cerrone who was victorious over Kenneth Alexander in his debut for World Extreme Cagefighting on Sept. 5 was fined $2,400 and suspended for 8 months after testing positive for the diuretic hydrochlorozide.
He has also seen his victory over Alexander switched to a no contest. Cerrone told MMA weekly that he took the diuretic to flush out his system after a bout with staff infection that also resulted in a case of shingles.

Cerrone becomes the second fighter to have a decision turned to a No Contest by the Nevada State Athletic Commission.
The first is everyone's favorite Marijuana advocate in MMA, Nick Diaz after he tested positive after his fight against Takanori Gomi back at Pride 33 in February.

Credit: MMAWeekly
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Frank Trigg to possibly join WEC and fight Paulo Filho in December?

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According to George Garcia who is Trigg's Tagg Radio partner Trigg is in negotiations to join the Zuffa owned World Xtreme Cagefighting.

5 Ounces of Pain's Sam Caplan noted that Zuffa was unhappy with Trigg for his anti-UFC comments made on Pride telecasts which aired on Fox Sports Net. Apparently, Trigg met with Zuffa officials and explained that he was just following orders and while it didn't work at first, those officials have warmed to his position.

A potential Filho-Trigg bout would be a boost for an already strong Dec. 12 card which features the WEC Featherweight title bout between Jeff Curran and Urijah Faber as well as the WEC Featherweight debut of Jens Pulver in a bout with Cub Swanson which was to take place at WEC 30 before Pulver suffered a knee injury.

More on this when it develops.

Hat Tip: Sam Caplan - 5 Ounces of Pain

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WEC signs undefeated Welterweight

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Todd Moore who fights for Ring of Combat and has a 9-0 record has reportedly signed a 4-fight deal with World Extreme Cagefighting. It is possible Moore could make his WEC debut on the promotion's Dec. 12 show on Versus.

With Moore and the possible migration of Chris Lytle from the UFC it appears that the WEC is trying to strengthen its Welterweight division. Beyond champion Carlos Condit and his recently defeated challenger Brock Larson there's just not a lot out there.

The dec. 12 show is to be headlined by a Featherweight title fight between Jeff Curran and champion Urijah Faber. Jens Pulver is also expected to make his WEC debut that night in another featherweight bout against Cub Swanson.

Partial credit: MMANotebook and WECDaily.com

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Round 1 of Hooligans Vs. Coins is in the books

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Yeah, I "borrowed" that from Ric, but since the lawsuits already pending I figure why not continue?

Anyway, here's how it went down.

  1. Casey Trowbridge: 6-4, Casey's Coin: 5-5
  2. Art Shimko: 5-5, Art's Coin: 7-3
  3. Euan Taylor: 4-6, Euan's Coin: 5-5
  4. Mark Danger: 6-4, Mark's Coin: 4-6


Art lost to his coin, but his coin picked at 70% so there's not a lot of shame in that. Euan's coin was 50-50 and did better than him, so he'll be humbled a bit on the podcast but has the weekend to rebound. Mark and I defeated our coins in combat Mark more convincingly than me.

I guess since it was split 2-2, round 1 is a draw.

The second and third rounds are this weekend for No Surrender and UFC 75.

To see how the results broke tonight:
Click the WEC 30 predictions thread
To join in the fray for UFC 75 'Champion Vs. Champion'
click here

and for TNA No Surrender:
click here

So far, I'm enjoying the challenge we'll see if it lasts.

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WEC 30 'McCullough Vs. Crunkilton' 09/05/2007 Live Coverage

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Refresh your browser for the latest material for this 2 title fight event.

Todd Harris and Frank Mir are the hosts.

  1. Bantamweight Bout: Miguel Torres Vs. Jeff Bedard
    Referee: Herb Dean

    R1: Fight goes to the ground with Bedard on top, but Miguel Torres was working submissions from the bottom. Eventually, he hooked a triangle and that was all she wrote for Bedard.

    Winner: Miguel Torres - R1 Submission - 2:30

    Torres says he's going to be watching the Beebe-Yahya fight carefully.

    Coin Vs. Staff Update:
    1. Casey: 4-3, Coin 3-4
    2. Art: 3-4, Coin 4-3
    3. Euan: 3-4, coin 3-4
    4. Mark: 4-3, Coin 1-6


    A couple of UFC 76 commercials aired.

    Up next, they're going to show Bryan Baker Vs. Jesse Forbes.

  2. Middleweight Bout: Bryan Baker Vs. Jesse Forbes
    Baker called Forbes a joke. Forbes said something that was bleeped.

    Referee: Herb Dean

    R1: Forbes drops Baker quickly with a nice combination but Baker recovers and it is Forbes who is in trouble after taking shots to the chin. Forbes takes Baker down in side control and looks for a guillotine. Baker gets out of that with a big-time reverssl (slam) and it is Forbes in trouble again.
    They trade off positions for awhile with Forbes trying an armbar. There's a question of a headbutt and the struggle continues until Baker starts to rain down punches from the mount for the victory. Dean said: "You need to fight or I'll stop it," Forbes didn't fight, so Dean stopped it. He's a man of his word.

    Winner: Bryan Baker - R1 TKO

    Nex up is the Marine, and not that shitty John Cena film.

  3. Light Heavyweight Bout: Jeremiah Billington Vs. Brian Stann
    Referee: Josh Rosenthal

    R1: Stann starts to pound Billington who for some reason is not down with this and takes him to the mat. It ends up back on the feet for some more fisticuffsmanship!! Billington tries to fight but Stann ends this fight in the first round. 5 fights, 5 wins, 5 in the first round. That's consistent.

    Winner: Brian Stann - R1 TKO 3:07

    Stann is asked if he's ready for a title shot and he says yes. I won't argue with the man. Stann Vs. Marshall is a fight I want to see.

    They run down the champions in each of the WEC's weight classes from Bantam to Light Heavyweight.

    They announce the new TV deal with Versus and the Faber-Curran fight, can't wait for 12/12 to see it. Then they interview Faber and he says he's ready for Curran and other not really interesting things.

    We're getting another dark fight.

  4. Welterweight Bout: Joe Benoit Vs. Blas Avena
    Referee: Steve Mazagatti

    R1: Fight starts, Avena hooks a guillotine, sinks it in deep and fight ends. It took me longer to write than it took to happen.

    He did it for Nancy, Daniel and all the Benoit's. Accept Chris and Joe.

    Winner: Blas Avena - R1 Submission 0:29

    Bantamweight Championship time.

  5. Bantamweight Championship Bout: Rani Yahya Vs. Chase Beebe
    Referee: Steve Mazagatti

    R1: My coverage of R1 is going to lack because I was on the phone. Yahya started out strong, but Beebe avoided submission attempts and would eventually go on the offense and look for submissions of his own. Yahya able to get his arm in to prevent a Beebe choke. The round ends with Yahya going for a choke of his own but the round expires before Beebe is in real trouble.

    Scoring: Tough round to call with my phone call and the back and forth. Yahya started and ended strong 10-9 for him.

    R2: Yahya wants to go to the ground and finds a guillotine for his troubles. Yahya is able to escape and I'm thinking of adding Beebe to the list of guys I underestimated. Beebe sinks in a choke and is out submitting the submission champion. I certainly didn't see that one coming. Yahya is tiring quickly in this fight and I know Beebe can go 5 rounds. Yahya tries an armbar but it goes nowhere.

    Scoring: Beebe's round, no doubt. 10-9, 19-19 fight so far but Beebe's in better shape.

    R3: Yahya takes Beebe down right away, he wants no part of a standup fight because that's not even close to a strength. Same story as the prior round with Beebe avoiding submissions and peppering Yahya with punches on the ground.

    Scoring: Beebe's round again, he had the position and kept it and avoided any offensive from Yahya, which there wasn't much. 10-9, 29-28 Beebe.

    R4: Fight goes to the ground, Beebe takes control with his great wrestling. He avoids all of Yahya's attempts to reverse position and get on the offensive. All that worked for Yahya in round 1, Beebe has figured out in the subsequent ones. Beebe in control and stop me if you've heard that before.

    Scoring: Beebe 10-9 for the same reasons as he took rounds 2 and 3. Beebe 39-37.

    R5: This has been a great technical fight with counters and reversals and blocks, no real standup game as it has gone to the ground quickly in all 5 rounds. Yahya just keeps trying things and Beebe just keeps escaping and controlling. Yahya is tired and ran through the whole bag of tricks. Yahya just had nothing left and I'll not underestimate Beebe again, he took out the striker (Eddie Wineland) and the talented Jiu-Jitsu and Abu-Dahbi champion in Yahya. That belt may not go anywhere for a long while.

    Scoring: Beebe 10-9, Beebe -49-46.

    Winner: Chase Beebe - Unanimous (49-46, 49-46, 49-45) Decision.

    Mir with Beebe. He praises Yahya as a great opponent,his knebar in R1 was not fun but Beebe praises his own conditioning, and I'm not gonna argue. I feel like I was humbled by his so impressive performance.

    A pretty damn fun fight and I feel like I owe Chase Beebe about $5,000.

    The NHL returns to Versus and drops the puck for the first time in London England. Its the Anaheim Ducks Vs. The L.A. Kings...that makes less sense than Vince Russo booking and yes, TNA gets better ratings than the NHL. Of course, the NHL still makes money because of great ticket sales so I guess it still wins.

  6. Lightweight Championship Bout: Rob McCullough Vs. Rich Crunkilton
    Rob McCullough's music was "Let the Bodies hit the Floor" If he's an ECW fan, I hope he gets owned in the worst way.

    Joe Martinez just said "for the millions watching on Versus"...bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

    Referee: Herb Dean

    R1: Crunkilton tries a kick and McCullough blocks and nails a big right. McCullough starts to drop some bombs which drops Crunkilton, Mir declares it over, but it isn't over quite as soon as Mir or I thought. Mir: "I can not believe he came out with that gameplan". Yeah, the get my ass kicked gameplan rarely results in victory.

    Winner: Rob McCullough - R1 Fustigation 1:29 (cause I know Ric's reading and will smile)



Final Thoughts: A pretty fun show that had a little bit of everything. The 6 people that watched it probably didn't feel their time was wasted, I sure didn't.

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Pub Discussion: WEC 30 'McCullough Vs. Crunkilton' Final Reminder

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Time is ticking away, but you can submit your final picks for tonight's show by clicking here if you do, please don't forget to flip the coin to see what it does.

I'll have live coverage starting at 8 PM CT.

Then I'll have how everyone's predictions faired later this evening.

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Versus announces extension of agreement with World Extreme Cagefighting

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VERSUS ANNOUNCES EXTENSION OF PARTNERSHIP WITH WORLD EXTREME CAGEFIGHTING® (WEC™) THAT ADDS 15 LIVE EVENTS AND 20 WrekCage SHOWS TO LINEUP
Network to Air Fourth Live Fight on December 12
STAMFORD, Conn. (September 5, 2007)—VERSUS, the exclusive cable television home of World Extreme Cagefighting® (WEC™), today announced an extension of the
partnership to bring 15 additional live WEC events and 20 WEC WrekCage episodes—a show that features a mix of the top matches from WEC events never before
seen on television and VERSUS’ best live events—to the network. VERSUS first announced the addition of WEC to the network’s lineup of competitive sports
in January 2007 and has aired three live fights and six premiere episodes of WEC WrekCage since its debut in June 2007.
“We are very excited to announce the extension of our partnership with World Extreme Cagefighting, the premier brand in mixed martial arts,” said Marc Fein,
Senior Vice President of Programming and Production for VERSUS. “The WEC has tremendous success in putting on top quality mixed martial arts events which
consistently deliver a solid television viewing audience. The quality of the fights and fighters in the WEC sets them apart from the competition—they're
faster, fiercer, they fight in a smaller cage and they’re only on VERSUS.”
The next live fight will air December 12 and will feature featherweight champion Urijah Faber (19-1-0) as he defends his title against Jeff Curran (16-6-1).
Additional fights on the card will be announced as information becomes available.
"We are thrilled about extending our relationship with VERSUS, a decision which allows us to keep doing what we started in 2007 - bringing the best fights
and best fighters into the homes of millions of viewers," said Peter Dropick, VP of Operations and Production for WEC. "Fight fans will be pleased to know
that World Extreme Cagefighting will continue to put on the most exciting mixed martial arts events in the world and VERSUS will continue to be the home
of the WEC."
VERSUS (VERSUS.com) celebrates real competition in all its forms. Now in more than 74 million homes, the network is the national cable home of the National
Hockey League (NHL) and the Stanley Cup Playoffs as well as best-in-class events like The Tour de France, the America's Cup, the Professional Bull Riders
(PBR), World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC), Professional Boxing, the Boston Marathon and Davis Cup. The network also offers collegiate sports from top conferences
such as the Pac-10, Big 12 and Mountain West. VERSUS features the best field sports programming on television and is a destination for sports fans, athletes
and sportsmen to find exclusive, competitive events that audiences can't find elsewhere. VERSUS, a wholly owned company of Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:
CMCSA, CMCSK), is distributed via cable systems and satellite operators throughout the United States.
The WEC brand is recognized as one of the premier mixed martial arts organizations in the United States. Founded in 2001, the WEC features many of the most
prominent athletes in the sport of mixed martial arts today. Owned and operated by WEC Holdings LLC., and headquartered in Las Vegas, Nev., the WEC produces
live and taped events annually that are distributed through the Versus network. In addition to its U.S distribution, WEC programming is shown on the TSN
network in Canada. For more information and current WEC fight news, visit
www.wec.tv.
World Extreme Cagefighting® and WEC™ are registered trademarks, trademarks, trade dress or service marks owned exclusively by WEC Holdings, LLC in the United
States and other jurisdictions and are licensed to WEC Productions, LLC.
MEDIA CONTACTS: Meier Raivich VERSUS 203.406.2509
mraivich@versus.com
Katie Bradshaw VERSUS 203.406.2517
kbradshaw@versus.com
Loren Mack WEC 702.221.4786
lmack@wec.tv


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WEC 30 weigh-in results

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Everyone made weight for their required classes but here's exact poundage for those who need to know such things.


  1. Bantamweight Bout: Coty Wheeler (135) vs. Ian McCall (134)
  2. Welterweight Bout: Blas Avena (169) vs. Joe Benoit (171)
  3. Lightweight Bout: Donald Cerrone (155) vs. Kenneth Alexander (156)
  4. Middleweight Bout: Bryan Baker (185) vs. Jesse Forbes (186)
  5. Lightweight Bout: Marcus Hicks (155) vs. Scott McAfee (155)
  6. Welterweight Bout: John Alessio (170) vs. Marcelo Brito (170)
  7. Bantamweight Bout: Miguel Torres ( 135) vs. Jeff Bedard (135)
  8. Light Heavyweight Bout: Brain Stann ( 205) vs. Jeremiah Billington (195)
  9. WEC Bantamweight Championship Bout: Chase Beebe (135) vs. Rani Yahya (134.5)
  10. WEC Lightweight Championship Bout: “Razor” Rob McCullough (155) vs. Rich Crunkilton (154)



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WEC 30 Preview and Predictions

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Welcome to my preview and predictions for WEC 30. August was a rough month for me in the predictions department, so hopefully we can get back on track in September. This is also round one of Hooligans Vs. Coins and I couldn’t be happier about it. My coin is standard issue U.S. quarter, the year will not be revealed because it is sensitive about its age.

Bantamweight Bout:
Ian McCall: 5’7, 135, 5-1-0 Vs.
Coty “Ox” Wheeler: 5’7, 135, 6-0-0

This is a tough fight to call as both men are about the same in experience and both making their WEC debut. Wheeler may be better on the feet but McCall should be better on the ground. It will come down to who can keep the fight where they like it. I’m going to predict a Wheeler victory.
Winner: Coty Wheeler
Coin picks: Coty Wheeler

Welterweight Bout:
Joe Benoit: 24, 5’9, 170, 6-0-0 Vs.
”Disciple” Blas Avena: 23, 6’0, 170, 5-1-0

Poor Benoit, he’s got a name which is now a blackmark in the world of combat sports. However, he is a good ground fighter and I don’t know if he would try the crossface but if he did it might be over. Avena defeated Tiki Ghosn at WEC 29 but hey, everyone beats Tiki Ghosn.
I’m going to take Benoit because he should take Avena down and pound him in to submission. There’s just too many offensive jokes so I’ll be moving on to the next match.
Winner: Joe Benoit
Coin Picks: Blas Avena

Lightweight Bout:
Kenneth “The Black Ninja” Alexander: 5’9, 155, 5-2-0 Vs.
Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone: 155, 7-0-0

Donald Cerrone is one of the stars on the Tapout show which airs on Versus. Alexander is a late replacement for Sergio Gomez who was also on the Tapout show. Cerrone is a kickboxer but has one all of his MMA fights by submission, in other words the man got skills! I can only route for one Alexander this weekend and it will be Houston not Keneth. Sure, the logic is flimsy but I’ve got to fill this out somehow.
Winner: Donald Cerrone
Coin Picks: Kenneth Alexander

Middleweight Bout:
Bryan Baker: 6’3, 185, 4-0-0 Vs.
Jesse “Kid Hercules” Forbes: 22, 6’2, 185, 5-2-0

Jesse Forbes is a veteran of the Ultimate Fighter 3. That’s about the most interesting thing I can think to say about this fight. My coin predicted Bryan Baker and to be honest I don’t feel like arguing the thing.
Winner: Bryan Baker
Coin Picks: Bryan Baker

Lightweight Bout:
Scott “Alaskan Hammer” McAfee: 5’8, 155, 6-0-0 Vs.
Marcus “Wrecking Ball” Hicks: 31, 5’6, 155, 6-0-0

McAfee is making his WEC debut here, Hicks is a WEC veteran. A Lightweight battle so expect some action, I’m going to go with Hicks because I didn’t argue the coin on the last fight. Sure, again I’m being brief and not analyzing the fight but I’m tired so sue me.
Winner: Marcus Hicks
Coin Picks: Scott McAfee

Welterweight Bout:
”Jungle Boy” Marcelo Brito: 5’7, 170, 6-1-0
Vs.
”The Natural” John Alessio: 28, 5’10, 170, 25-11-0

Brito is a Brazilian Striker, just like Anderson Silva, although probably not quite that good. Alessio is more of a ground fighter. If it stays standing it could be tough for Alessio, if it goes to the ground, Brito is in trouble. I predict that it goes to the ground, Brito is in trouble and takes a second round submission loss.
Winner: John Alessio
Coin Picks: John Alessio

Bantamweight Bout:
Miguel Torres: 26, 5’9, 135, 18-1-0 Vs.
Jeff Bedard: 37, 5’6, 135, 10-0-0

This bout could determine the challenger for the Yahya Vs. Beebe winner. Bedard is an up-and-coming fighter, which I guess is obvious because otherwise he wouldn’t be here. However, he is unique because he’s up-and-coming at the age of 37. I don’t know much about Torres but I’m disappointed that Jeff Bedard isn’t the 6’4 he was once listed as on his WEC profile page. I’m going to predict Bedard to control the fight and win a decision.
Winner: Jeff Bedard
Coin Picks: Jeff Bedard

Light Heavyweight Bout:
Jeremiah Billington: 29, 5’8, 205, 10-1-0 Vs.
”All American” Brian Stann: 26, 6’1, 205, 4-0-0

Stann is a Marine who has served in Opporation Iraqi Freedom. It is because of his service that he is one of the WEC’s most publicized fighters. After serving time overseas, fighting MMA should seem like a day at the beach. He’s a tough guy and he’s also smart for training with Randy Couture, who I think you may have heard of.
Billington is making his WEC debut and has an experience edge over Stann in this fight. These guys both like to finish fights in round 1 and both are more than capable of the KO. So I don’t think you’ll see this hit the ground although it would be interesting to see what Stann is capable of on the canvas. I just can’t pick against a guy like Stann in this situation. I’ll predict a first round KO.
Winner: Brian Stann
Coin Picks: Brian Stann

Bantamweight Championship Bout:
Rani Yahya: 22, 5’6, 135, 12-2-0 Vs.
Chase Beebe: 22, 5’7, 135, 11-1-0

Yahya made his WEC debut at WEC 28 in a featherweight bout against Mark Hominick. He’s dropping to Bantamweight to take on Chase Beebe for the title. Yahya is a strong jiu-jitsu practitioner who is great with submissions, just ask Hominick. Beebe took the Bantamweight title from Eddie Wineland by Unanimous decision back in march and is making his first title defense. He fancies himself a wrestler and so expect this fight to go to the ground.
The experience edge doesn’t exist in this fight as both guys are at about the same level. I’ve seen them both fight and have been impressed by Yahya’s Jiu-jitsu and by Beebe’s ability to get out of sticky situations.
In the end, I believe that Yahya is just a little better all around and will take this by 3rd round submission. Beebe may have the edge on the feet but as a wrestler might not look to exercise it.
Winner: Rani Yahya
Coin Picks: Chase Beebe

Lightweight Championship Bout:
Rich “Cleet” Crunkilton: 27, 5’7, 155, 13-1-0 Vs.
”Razor” Rob McCullough: 30, 5’8, 155, 14-3-0

This is one of those strikers Vs. Wrestlers matchups that the kids are all the rage about. Crunkilton seemslike a nice down-to-earth guy, the kind of guy you’d find it easy to route for in a fight. If he can take McCullough down then he’ll have the advantage but if it remains standing he could be fustigated pretty quick.
McCullough is a man after my heart though and I’m going to predict him to be the victor. The reason for this is that he gives awesome quotes in his WEC profile.

[quote” TARGET=“_blank”> Thoughts on opponent, Richard Crunkilton? I hope he has medical and life insurance. [/quote” TARGET=“_blank”>
[quote” TARGET=“_blank”> Did you go to college and if so what degree did
you earn? School of Hard Knocks and I got a PhD in Bad Ass. [/quote” TARGET=“_blank”>
I now have a strong urge to interview this man. Anyway, I’m going to predict McCullough by second round KO.
Winner: Razor Rob McCullough
Coin Picks: Richard Crunkilton

I’ll have live coverage of this show starting at 8 PM CT. To see the picks of everyone else on the staff, and any readers who dare to step up, click here

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Pub Discussion: WEC 30 'Crunkilton Vs. McCullough' Reminder

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Time is ticking away for you to get those WEC 30 predictions in for tomorrow's show.

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Predict the winners, flip a coin and let the coin predict the winners. Make sure to differentiate between the 2.

I'll have my preview up shortly. My coin has made its picks but I'm still working on mine.


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Pub Discussion: WEC 30 'McCullough Vs. Crunkilton' Reminder

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This Wednesday is WEC 30 on Versus. You make your predictions in This Thread and remember this month is C-H.com predictors Vs. Coins month. So for each bout, make your own prediction, and flip a coin to see who it predicts. Make sure to denote which is which in your writings.

UFC 75 and No Surrender are this weekend so keep those in mind as well.


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WEC 30 appears final with 10th bout added...

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Here's the bout order from last to first, as per the WEC.tv website.

WEC 30, 09/05/2007 on Versus...

  1. Lightweight Championship Bout: Richard Crunkilton Vs. Rob McCullough
  2. Bantamweight Championship Bout: Rani Yahya Vs. Chase Beebe
  3. Light Heavyweight Bout: Jeremiah Billington Vs. Brian Stann
  4. Bantamweight Bout: Jeff Bedard Vs. Miguel Torres
  5. Welterweight Bout: Marcelo Brito Vs. John Alessio
  6. Lightweight Bout: Scott McAfee Vs. Marcus Hicks
  7. Light Heavyweight Bout: Bryan Baker Vs. Jesse Forbes
  8. Lightweight Bout: Kenneth Alexander Vs. Donald Cerrone
  9. Welterweight Bout: Blas Avena Vs. Joe Benoit
  10. Bantamweight Bout: Ian McCall Vs. Coty Wheeler



Notes for those joining us late:
  1. This was to feature Jens Pulver Vs. Cub Swanson in Pulver's WEC debut until that was put on hold due to a knee injury.
  2. MMAWeekly had listed Sergio Gomez as Donald Cerrone's opponent, not Kenneth Alexander, and I had gone by them.


I don't believe anything else will be added but if it is I'll let you know.

Remember, this is the first show of September to feature C-H.com Vs. our money in the predictions. The roundtable thread for this event is here with the card being posted later today.

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Brian Stann added to WEC 30 card

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The Light Heavyweight, known as the All American has been added to WEC 30 against Jeremiah Billington in a televised bout which takes place on 09/05 and airs on the Versus Network.

The card...

  1. Lightweight Championship Bout: Richard Crunkilton Vs. Rob McCullough
  2. Bantamweight Championship Bout: Rani Yahya Vs. Chase Beebe
  3. Light Heavyweight Bout: Jeremiah Billington Vs. Brian Stann
  4. Welterweight Bout: Marcelo Brito Vs. John Alessio
  5. Lightweight Bout: Scott McAfee Vs. Marcus Hicks
  6. ??? Bout: Bryan Baker Vs. Jesse Forbes
  7. Bantamweight Bout: Coty Wheeler Vs. TBD


Notes: Ian McCall is believed to be Coty Wheeler's opponent.

Other bouts not officially listed on the WEC site but rumored for the card are:

  1. Lightweight Bout: Sergio Gomez Vs. Donald Cerrone
  2. Bantamweight Bout: Miguel Torres Vs. Jeff Bedard

I'll let you know if anything else is either changed or added/removed.

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Cub Swanson to fight Jens Pulver on 11/3?

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That's the word according to Cub Swanson via his MySpace page.

The fight was set to take place on 09/05 as part of WEC 30, but Pulver had to pull out with a knee injury. It was hoped a replacement could be found, but now it appears as though they've just decided to remove Cub Swanson from that card and try again in November.

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