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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, ...

As a resident of California and a fan of Urijah Faber, I was sad and disappointed to see his loss to Jose Aldo. Don't get me wrong, by all accounts Aldo is a great guy, an outstanding fighter, and a strong representative of Mixed Martial arts. However, so is Urijah Faber. So whats left for the California kid? Well first off he's not really a kid anymore, he's a month shy of turning 31, and I am sure that punishment may be a little harder to shake off than it was 10 years ago. He's a charismatic, handsome, clean image guy and I think he would be an excellent commentator. He could be a ...

  There are nights when toughness alone is enough. Then there are nights when it only makes things worse. If there were any doubts that former WEC featherweight champ Urijah Faber is one of the gutsiest things on two legs, consider them now put to rest. Watching him grit his way through five brutal rounds in a losing effort against Jose Aldo on Saturday night was like watching a committed alcoholic belly up to the bar again and again. At some point your concern turns into awe, and then your awe turns into pity. For Faber, that point might have been when he had to be carried into his ...

A few fans of the WEC may have been wondering who will be the first in line to challenge for Dominick Cruz's WEC bantamweight championship. After last night's first ever pay per view for the WEC, there should be little doubts left in their mind. The opening bout of the card was the anticipated rematch between Scott "Young Guns" Jorgensen and Antonio Banuelos, where both fighters put it all on the line and delivered an exciting, back and forth battle for three rounds. Normally, their high-pace fight would have set the tempo for the rest of the card, but those honors had already gone to the ...