Some interesting tidbits about WEC from the UFC Fight Club Q & A session (via Sherdog):

by Lendo on Nov 21, 2009 4:39 PM EST

World Extreme Cagefighting has renewed its broadcast deal with the Versus Network, UFC President Dana White said Friday at a Q and A session for its fight club fans. White didn’t divulge specifics about the new agreement.

WEC, also owned by UFC promoters Zuffa LLC, hosts bouts in the 135, 145, and 155-pound divisions.

Answering a question about the possible merger of Zuffa’s two brands, White said the media “terrorized” him over the issue in the past, but he hoped the new deal would put the speculation to rest.

White also acknowledged that the company had discussed integrating the two brands, but it will not be happening “anytime soon,” with the new deal in place.

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Is versus still not on direct tv?

by Dark Tower on Nov 21, 2009 4:53 PM EST reply actions

NOPE

by bigdmmafan on Nov 21, 2009 5:22 PM EST up reply actions

You fucking kidding me? Ugh…

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by Leland Roling on Nov 21, 2009 6:07 PM EST reply actions

Nothing like perpetuating illogical organization for the sake of TV dollars.

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by Mike Fagan on Nov 21, 2009 9:46 PM EST reply actions

Nothing illogical about the WEC, it still amazes me the fact that people don’t understand why keeping both orgs seperate is really the only move for the UFC until they get a good network deal.

by Raker on Nov 22, 2009 1:05 AM EST reply actions

because how can WEC be taken seriously when as having the best fighters in the world when they still have a feeder division…?

If they didnt have any of the same divisions i could see a small argument but otherwise i think they should just move to the ufc and make WEC a complete feeder league with fighters like that have lost 3-4 times back to back.

by AfroSamurai on Nov 22, 2009 10:46 AM EST up reply actions

From a fans perspective I don’t see how the WEC is illogical. We’re getting pay-per-view quality fights for free.

by silase on Nov 22, 2009 10:33 AM EST reply actions 1 recs

Here comes Cruiserweight..

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by Ozzz on Nov 22, 2009 12:00 PM EST reply actions

WEC, also owned by UFC promoters Zuffa LLC, hosts bouts in the 135, 145, and 155-pound divisions.

Thanks for clearing this up.

by Simco on Nov 22, 2009 1:21 PM EST reply actions

Lol, I’ve been wondering about that.

Not sure if this was mentioned in
the Sherdog article but someone asked Dana about meeting with Shane Mcmahon and Dana was like “where do you guys hear this stuff?”. He admitted they met but didn’t give any specifics other than saying they’re friends, Shane left the wwe, blah, blah, blah

by ufc4 on Nov 23, 2009 12:40 AM EST via mobile up reply actions