The California State Athletic Commission has suspended ten “WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber” contestants for injuries sustained in their respective scraps this past Saturday in Sacramento, CA. Company superstar Urijah Faber and his severely battered leg will be forced to sit the sidelines for up to six months. Faber sustained countless vicious kicks to his left thigh throughout his 25-minute tango with reigning king Jose Aldo. Thanks to the Brazilian, “The California Kid” is looking at a lengthy sabbatical, however could return to action earlier with the proper medical clearance. If Faber can produce a doctor’s note, ...

Anthony Pettis showed off a great combination of stand-up striking and submission skills in a lightweight bout Saturday night at WEC 48, getting Alex Karalexis to tap out in the second round of their fight in Sacramento. Pettis landed a kick to the face in the early going and landed several kicks to the legs as the first round wore on, employing his stand-up strategy perfectly as Karalexis had little answer. In the closing seconds of the first round Karalexis took Pettis down, but it was definitely Pettis's round. In ...

First off, I would like to say I would rather get this fight for free on Versus. I will also say that if the WEC was going to move into PPV territory, that this is definitely the right fight to do so. The whole card is intriguing.  It all action packed fights, so this is the perfect opportunity for the WEC to look to get into the PPV market. This event is guaranteed to put an explosive end to this excruciatingly bad April.  There are a number of potential fight of the year opportunities on this card. I will be shocked if there isn’t at least one match that will have you on the ...

Click on people's faces in the photo to tag them. Patti will be asked to approve all tags before others can see them. With the vast array of knockout artists in the UFC it can be quite difficult to separate the best from the rest, but Heavy.com has narrowed the list down as best as possible. Let’s take a look at the top 10 power punchers currently under contract with the UFC. 10. Roy Nelson Nelson doesn’t exactly have the best physique in the sport, in fact he looks like a man who has had one too many ...

Former Octagon Girls Logan Stanton and Natasha Wicks, two of the more popular figures in the UFC, were relieved of their duties on Tuesday, surprising MMA fans when the news was first reported by MMAMadness.com on Thursday. Wicks, who won a Maxim Magazine Octagon Girl search in July, was released before the expiration of her contract, while Stanton, who made her Octagon debut at UFC 92 last December, did not have her one-year contract renewed. The news came as a shock to both women who figured they were a part of the UFC's long-term plans. "I hadn't heard anything from anybody," Stanton told MMAFighting.com on Thursday. "They were promoting me and I was in the video game for next year, so I didn't ...