The WEC is venturing into a new frontier littered with possibilities, opportunities and a $44.95 price tag for MMA fans who want to witness a stacked card featuring two titles fights—Jose Aldo vs. Urijah Faber for the featherweight strap and Ben Henderson vs. Donald Cerrone for the lightweight belt. The junior ZUFFA company will be looking to follow in the footsteps of their big brother promotion, UFC, by debuting on pay-per-view with a big splash this Saturday at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, Calif. Not to be overlooked by the two-title gold rush, the rest of the main card is sporting a former champion and two bantamweight contenders vying for a chance to dance ...

 Speculation has been running rampant for several weeks over reports that Chuck Liddell would face Rich Franklin at UFC 115 instead of original opponent and opposing coach from the current season of "The Ultimate Fighter" Tito Ortiz. MMAWeekly.com initially reported the rumored bout on March 13. The UFC has on Monday confirmed those rumors announcing Liddell will indeed face Franklin on June 12 in Vancouver for the main event of UFC 115. The story surfaced after Ortiz had suffered injuries during training that would prevent him from fighting in the bout against Liddell in June, and it was former middleweight champion Rich Franklin that would step in to replace him. The UFC denied the initial reports and stood ...

  Keeping things fresh and new is tough for any reality show, especially when you reach the eleventh season, but the UFC has come up with a new idea for “The Ultimate Fighter” that is showcased in this season’s premier episode. With 28 competitors working to get into the house by fighting it out amongst each other, the 14 winners are left with a peculiar situation on how the tournament will break down with an odd number of fighters left over. As UFC president Dana White explained in the first episode of the new season, they will employ a new wildcard format this season. The way it works is after the 14 winners from the preliminary ...

Saturday, March 27, 2010 - by MMAWeekly.com Staff The bad news is Thiago Alves wasn't able to fight Jon Fitch at UFC 111, but the much better news is that the Brazilian will be able to return to action as soon as May, after having a minor surgery that will keep him away for only a few weeks. Alves spoke to the media on Friday evening in New York City to update everyone on what was a fairly vague, yet scary situation after he was not approved to fight following a CAT scan that revealed an issue with the fighter's brain that could not be solved by fight time. Fitch remained on the UFC 111 card ...