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WEC 40 Results & Review
WEC 40 Results & Review
The WEC held its 40th event in the history of the organization on Sunday night April 5, 2009. The event was headlined by Bantamweight champion Miguel Torres defending his belt for the fourth time in a hard fought battle against Japanese warrior Takeya Mizugaki. WEC 40 was held for the first time ...
WEC  40: Miquel Torres Prepping for Takeya Mizugaki (video)
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Miguel Angel Torres Beyond The Mullet Part 3 (video)
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versus.com — The MMA Minute: Who Is Takeya Mizugaki? By Ariel Helwani April 2, 2009 WEC 40 is just... around the corner (VERSUS, Sunday, 9pm ET/6pm PT), and while we ve recently featured interviews with Miguel Torres, Joseph Benavidez and Jeff Curran, of the ... (more) MMA | Ariel Helwani | The MMA Minute
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WEC 40 Results: Bart Palaszewski vs Anthony Njokuani
DFN Sports MMA Blog — ... delivering some unanswered ground and pound forcing referee Scott Fisher to stop the bout. Njokuani, now at 1-1 with the WEC will likely face another tough lightweight opponent this summer continuing his rise up through the division. His overall record improves to 11-2 with the win over the Polish fighter. Palaszewski drops his overall record to 30-13 and 1-2 in the WEC. This loss makes it two in a row for Palaszewski and possibly on his way out of the organization. Find all of the WEC 40 results & the recap of the World Extreme Cagefighting’s 40th event online at ...

WEC 40 Results: Rapheal Assuncao vs Jameel Massouh
DFN Sports MMA Blog — ... from the ground and later from the feet in the remaining seconds of the fight. With a decisive win by Assuncao, he will likely take on one of the many contenders in the WEC featherweight division. His record improves to 13-1 with his WEC debut win. Jameel Massouh, who also came into the fight with a great deal of hype, will probably get another shot at a WEC victory in the coming months. Meanwhile, with this loss he drops his record to 21-5 and stops his 5 fight win streak. Find the WEC 40 results & review of the World Extreme Cagefighting’s 40th event online at ...

WEC 40 Results: Shane Roller vs Ben Henderson
DFN Sports MMA Blog — ... The referee Scott Fisher allowed Roller adequate time to protect himself, which he failed to do, in turn causing him to stop the fight in the first round. The win gives Henderson a perfect 2-0 WEC record and an overall record of 9-1. His 8 fight win streak will surely get him a date with a competitive WEC lightweight fighter in the near future. Roller, who falls to 5-2 overall, is now 2-1 in the WEC and will start over in his attempt to contend for the WEC lightweight belt. Find the WEC 40 results & recap of the World Extreme Cagefighting’s 40th event online at ...

WEC 40 Results: Jeff Curran vs Joseph Benavidez
DFN Sports MMA Blog — ... . Benavidez is quickly climbing the ladder and will soon be considered in the hunt for a title shot. Jeff Curran, who never takes an easy fight, has now dropped 3 WEC fights in a row. His veteran record falls to 31-11-1 and 1-3 in the WEC. The former featherweight fighter has dropped his first WEC bantamweight fight to a top contender, forcing him to probably take another 135 lb. fight against one of the division’s best on a future card. Find the WEC 40 results & review of the World Extreme Cagefighting’s 40th event online at ProFighting-fans.com. Tags: ...

WEC 40 Results: Miguel Torres vs Takaya Mizugaki
DFN Sports MMA Blog — ... division. Torres now has shown his dangerous ground game with 22 submission victories, his technical striking (2 of his last 3 wins are TKO), and now his endurance and conditioning. Torres now 36-1 overall and 5-0 in the WEC will almost certainly face number one contender Brian Bowles in another title defense. The two will hopefully fight to determine who the best bantamweight fighter is. Considering his last fight it’s hard to imagine anybody outlasting the champ. Find the WEC 40 results & review of the World Extreme Cagefighting’s 40th event online at ProFighting-fans.com. ...

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mmamania.com 4/5/2009 — The official weigh-ins for WEC 40: “Torres vs Mizugaki” are complete for the event that is set to go off from the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois, this Sunday night (April 5). All 20 fighters set to compete on the card tipped the scales on ...