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This event takes place in the usual WEC Location, the Hard Rock.
This event will air live on the Versus network on Wednesday, Dec. 12 at 8:00 PM ET.
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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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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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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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