Las Vegas, NV (USA) – Can champion Mike Brown successfully defend the World Extreme Cagefighting® featherweight title for a third consecutive time on Nov. 18? That is the question many fans across the world are pondering at this very moment. In anticipation of the epic championship clash between champion Mike Brown (22-4) and challenger Jose Aldo (15-1), some of the nation’s top reporters gathered to offer their opinions on the bout.

World Extreme Cagefighting® General Manager Reed Harris announced today that newcomer Will Kerr (8-1) will replace the injured Alex Karalexis on Nov. 18 at The Palms Casino in Las Vegas. With Karalexis out due to a hand injury, Kerr will take on fellow WEC rookie Kamal Shalorus (4-0-1).

Las Vegas, NV (USA) – World Extreme Cagefighting® announced today that the long-awaited lightweight title unification bout between reigning champion Jamie Varner and interim champion Ben “Smooth” Henderson will take place on Sunday, Jan. 10 at ARCO Arena in Sacramento, Calif. In addition to this explosive championship clash, WEC also confirmed the return of former featherweight champion “The California Kid” Urijah Faber, who will be facing top-ranked contender Raphael Assuncao in his hometown of Sacramento.

Las Vegas, NV (USA) – World Extreme Cagefighting® announced today a lightweight showdown that will have tremendous implications on the future of the 155-pound division. On Saturday, Dec. 19 from The Pearl at The Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, NV, lightweight title contender Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone will take on striker extraordinaire Ed Ratcliff, while in the co-main event, Muay Thai sensation Anthony Njokuani battles former IFL star Chris Horodecki. When the smoke clears on Dec. 19, the world may know who is next in line for a crack at the WEC lightweight champion.

GLENDALE — Just 22 years old, Karen Darabedyan’s fast-rising mixed martial arts career has taken its most monumental turn yet.

Live and in living color, the Glendale fighter will make his World Extreme Cagefighting debut Nov. 18 at WEC 44 in Las Vegas when he takes on former lightweight champion “Razor” Rob McCullough as part of the live broadcast airing on Versus. The announcement came as Darabedyan agreed to a reported five-fight contract with the organization on Tuesday.

"Decatur Gator, baby!" shouted Ben Henderson into the phone during a recent interview before his championship fight. Henderson’s message is a familiar chant from his Federal Way alma mater. A former Decatur High School wrestling standout, Korean American Henderson won the World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) interim light heavyweight title on Oct. 10 in San Antonio, Texas. WEC is owned by the Ultimate Fight Championship (UFC). With only three years of experience in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), the 25-year-old is heading to the top.

World Extreme Cagefighting® General Manager and founder Reed Harris is featured in a four-page spread in the latest issue of Fight! Magazine.

Frank Curreri, WEC - Miguel Angel Torres and Miguel Angel Cotto have become sparring partners?

Not exactly, but Torres was in Tampa, Fla., for five days last week with Cotto’s camp as the WBO welterweight boxing champion trained for his mega-fight with Manny Pacquaio. Although the two fighting stars did not practice together, former WEC bantamweight kingpin Torres said he tested himself against several of Cotto’s professional sparring partners. Hungry to return to the top of MMA’s bantamweight food chain, Torres spoke in this exclusive WEC interview about how he fared in those supervised exchanges, the Dream Team of coaches he will be working with for his title quest, and how an alliance with Cotto figures into his future plans.