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03-26-2008, 02:12 PM
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Fighter of the Night Man
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WEC: Faber v. Pulver, June 1st
Looking forward to this one too. Sunday night MMA...that's weird.
WEC Announces Faber vs. Pulver, Torres vs. Tapia for June 1 - MMAjunkie.com
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World Extreme Cagefighting today officially announced two title fights for a June 1 show: WEC featherweight champion Urijah Faber (20-1) vs. former UFC title-holder Jens Pulver (22-8-1), and recently crowned WEC bantamweight champ Miguel Torres (32-1) vs. Manny Tapia (10-0-1).
"WEC: Faber vs. Pulver" takes place on a rare Sunday fight date, June 1, at ARCO Arena in Sacramento, Calif.
The event will air live on VERSUS beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.
The Faber-Pulver fight was destined the moment Pulver announced his intentions of dropping to 145 lbs. and moving to the WEC after serving as a coach on "The Ultimate Fighter 5." Faber is undoubtedly the WEC's biggest and most marketed star, and the fight with Pulver will be the biggest in the organization's history.
Torres, who recently won the 135-lb. title by defeating former champ Chase Beebe, will put his newfound fame to use when he takes on Tapai, an undefeated, high-energy King of the Cage veteran who made his WEC debut in 2007.
Mark Munoz (3-0), a former NCAA Division I national wrestling champion, will also make his WEC debut at the show.
Tickets for the event go on sale March 29.
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Torres/Tapia should also be exciting and Munoz is supposed to be pretty damn good.
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03-26-2008, 02:17 PM
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I'll definitely be looking forward to this one.
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03-26-2008, 07:48 PM
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That looks great so far.
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03-26-2008, 08:32 PM
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MINI NOG!!!!!!!!!!!!
So amped for this. Mini Nog vs Faber/Pulver after this show PLEASE~!
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03-26-2008, 08:48 PM
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Quebecois sti !! 
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Wow that will be nice
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03-27-2008, 04:56 AM
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Very Nice.
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03-27-2008, 05:17 AM
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Professional
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Love this matchup .
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03-27-2008, 08:59 AM
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Yeah, I have been on the short-end when his technique defeated my strength or, more precisely, my weight. And while Faber does not lack technique I think that Little Evil's experience will make this a great fight. I'm putting my money on Faber though. Funny how I can feel guilt for betting an arbitrary sum against someone I respect and will likely never meet. Sorry Jens.
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03-27-2008, 09:33 AM
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I would have to go with Faber on this one.
IMO, Faber would give Penn fits. And we all saw how easily Penn was able to beat Pulver.
I like Pulver, I just don't think he can win.
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03-27-2008, 09:48 AM
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Fighter of the Night Man
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Faber should be a big favorite...and deservedly so.
At least they have a lot of respect for one another.
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03-27-2008, 01:43 PM
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I think Faber will take this one, he's on such a roll at the moment. Id like to see Jens get the win tho, its always possible he could catch and drop Faber.
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04-28-2008, 11:05 AM
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Fighter of the Night Man
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Updated matchups for WEC 34
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World Extreme Cagefighting recently announced a number of bouts for its upcoming June 1 card, which takes place at ARCO Arena in Sacramento, Calif.
The event is headlined by a previously revealed bout between WEC featherweight champion Urijah Faber and former UFC champion Jens Pulver, and WEC bantamweight title-holder Miguel Torres meets replacement Yoshiro Maeda.
Other fighters in action include Jeff Curran, Rob McCullough, Rich Crunkilton and Alexandre Nogueira.
The event airs live on Versus
The latest card includes:
MAIN CARD
* Champ Urijah Faber vs. Jens Pulver -- for WEC featherweight title
* Champ Miguel Torres vs. Yoshiro Maeda -- for WEC bantamweight title*
* Mike Brown vs. Jeff Curran
* Kenneth Alexander vs. Rob McCullough*
* Donald Cerrone vs. Rich Crunkilton*
PRELIMINARY CARD
* Tim McKenzie vs. Eric Schambari
* Luis Sapo vs. Alex Serdyukov
* Jose Aldo vs. Alexandre Nogueira
* Dominick Cruz vs. Charlie Valencia
* - not officially announced
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Match-ups revealed for WEC 34 | MMAjunkie.com
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04-28-2008, 11:59 AM
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lol @ Mini Nog and Valencia being on the undercard compared to Crunk, who got a title shot and got schooled but it still somehow being pushed. Valencia has a nack for winning or losing in spectacular fashion so I assume we will see it regardless. If I have to wait 6 months to see Pequano on Wrekage I am going to be PISSED off.
PS Torres beats Maeda in under 3 minutes
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04-28-2008, 01:18 PM
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FF's bag of hammers.
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why do you keep calling him mini-nog?
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