WEC 46 Preview: Urijah Faber Talks Raphael Assuncao and Jose Aldo

by Nick Thomas on Nov 27, 2009 9:09 AM EST in MMA News

Urijah Faber speaks on his desire to take a shot at newly minted champion Jose Aldo as soon as possible. Urijah Faber also breaks down his upcoming fight with Raphael Assuncao.

HT: Sherdog.com, Anton Tabuena

WEC 46 is set for Jan. 10th in Sacramento, Calif., Live on Versus at 9:00 PM ET:
Jamie Varner (16-2-2) vs. Ben Henderson (10-1-0)

Urijah Faber (22-3-0) vs. Raphael Assuncao (14-1-0)

Mackens Semerzier (7-0-0) Vs. Deividas Taurosevicius (11-3-0)

Charlie Valencia (11-5-0) Vs. Akitoshi Tamura (13-7-2)

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Styles make fights and Uriah was king of the mountain for a long time but i think Brown should get another shot before anybody. Uriah got a rematch after his first round loss to Brown. Brown should get the same. I still think Aldo is going to be too much for either man at this point. His speed is insane.

"Frank Mir had a horseshoe up his ass. I told him a year ago. I pulled it out of him and I beat him over the head with it." Brock Lesnar

by pitbull187 on Nov 27, 2009 9:02 AM EST reply actions

Urijah got a rematch after he got a W.

by ufc4 on Nov 27, 2009 10:52 AM EST via mobile up reply actions

brown, faber, assuncao…

who else could possibly maneuver for title contention in the next little while?

manny?

I love this division cause the title seems pretty fluid.

by ruckus on Nov 27, 2009 10:25 AM EST reply actions

Thinking about it, it seems a bit unfair that Faber gets a Title shot after beating just one guy, and that happened with his rematch against Brown. However, the only other fighter out there that may be deserving is Manny Gamburyan, and he did not look too impressive against Leonard Garcia. I don’t mind Faber getting a Title shot if he beats Assuncao because I feel that is what the MMA fans want to see: Aldo vs Faber.

by chrisbboy82 on Nov 27, 2009 6:57 PM EST reply actions