The World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) brand will be laid to rest this winter and it’s stable of thrilling mixed martial artists are set to enjoy competing under the famous UFC banner, come January. This exciting news broke via an exclusive interview with White as conducted by Ariel Helwani of MMAfighting.com.
WEC has enjoyed long-term success from their upstart beginnings in June of 2001 and of course being picked up by the UFC’s parent company Zuffa along the way. Although thriving much longer than most promotions do, and despite broad audience exposure …

The UFC brass have recently gone public with their plans to take out those who illegally distribute unlicensed viewings of their MMA events. Zuffa (UFC parent compant) co-founder Lorenzo Fertitta has gone before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary and delivered a statement relaying his strictly anti-piracy stance.
UFC Pres. Dana White has been mentioning the same sentiment in interviews as of late, that the UFC will find and punish those who pirate the company’s events. On the heels of the announcements of these planned efforts to seek …

Now that the welterweight division of WEC is 86′d by Zuffa and the creme of that crop are now in the UFC, cuts of lower-level fighters across all existing UFC divisions are abound.
With over 200 athletes on the roster at Fight Night 17, room simply had to be made in quick fashion. What could be seen as brash by the uneducated fan, these cuts are necessary to immediate and long-term improvement. As MMA grows, more and more talented fighters are going to take the place of the “mediocres”.
The most recently …

Are…you…ready, for WEC 37: ‘Torres vs. Tapia’!? What could be one of the most explosive fights of the year, with the WEC bantamweight title on the line, is set to go down tonight. The main card will air on Versus.
6th-Round.com will be providing live fight results beginning with the under card at 6-8 p.m. ET, followed by the main card at 8:00 p.m. ET.
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WEC 37 FIGHT RESULTS:
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Under card (may not be televised):
Shane Roller …

Update: It seems things are back to normal, and Ed Shelby is handling matchmaking duties. We’re very glad, as 6th-Round.com are die-hard WEC fans.
View our latest post breaking down the surging success of the talent-rich WEC.