WEC 42 Full Card Revealed
by Scott Haber on Jun 30, 2009 10:12 AM EDT
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The WEC has officially unveiled the complete 10-fight card for WEC 42, scheduled for August 9th at the Joint at the Hard Rock in Las Vegas. Set to be headlined by a bantamweight championship match between pound-for-pound great, Miguel Torres and challenger, Brian Bowles, the card also features many notable names rising the ranks in the WEC's bantamweight, featherweight, and lightweight divisions.
The card will play out as follows:
Main Card Bouts:
- Miguel Torres (37-1) -290 vs. Brian Bowles (7-0) +230
- Joseph Benvidez (10-0) vs. Dominick Cruz (13-1)
- Ricardo Lamas (6-0) vs. Danny Castillo (7-1)
- Takeya Mizugaki (11-3-2) vs. Jeff Curran (29-11-1)
Preliminary Bouts:
- Leonard Garcia (12-4) vs. Jameel Massouh (21-5)
- Fredson Paixao (8-3) vs. Cole Province (5-1)
- Marcus Hicks (8-2) vs. Shane Roller (5-2)
- Ed Ratcliff (6-1) vs. Phil Cardella (8-3)
- Rani Yahya (14-4) vs. Kenji Osawa (15-8-2)
- Diego Nunes (12-0) vs. Rafael Dias (12-5-1)
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i pick the guys on the left side. haha.
by Anton Tabuena on Jun 30, 2009 9:57 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Haha, same.
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by xFenixKnightx on Jun 30, 2009 10:24 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Looks like a damn good night of fights… Benavidez is always exciting to watch..
Marcus Hicks, Leonard Garcia, and Rani Yahya all on the undercard go to show how deep this card is.
Oh and Yahya and Osawa’s pictures are flip flopped.. just FYI
by Fedorable on Jun 30, 2009 10:02 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Stoked!
Although it seems like there are bigger names in the prelims than on the main card?
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by PistonHyundai on Jun 30, 2009 10:23 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Mizugaki/Curran has me shivering with excitement.
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by Rundownloser on Jun 30, 2009 10:23 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Lamas/Castillo
brothers from different mothers?
by woooburn on Jun 30, 2009 10:25 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Now that you mention it, it kinda looks like Castillo is Lamas’ evil doppleganger.
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by Rundownloser on Jun 30, 2009 10:32 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The undercard is better than most of the main card.
by toxic on Jun 30, 2009 10:33 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
no it isn't..
mizugaki curran is a good fight. so are the benevidez and torres fights..
by Anton Tabuena on Jun 30, 2009 10:40 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Undercard better than main? O_o Joo crecy meng!
I’m sure we will get to see Garcia :) And whats up with Damacio Page? Haven’t seen him since his brutal KO win last time around…
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by xFenixKnightx on Jun 30, 2009 10:49 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Its a great card, don’t get me wrong. Just wish they could show the whole undercard too.
by toxic on Jun 30, 2009 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
YUS!
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by xFenixKnightx on Jun 30, 2009 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
But also I don’t like Jeff Curran very much and I’m kind of wondering how he gets fights after having gone 1-3 in the WEC.
by toxic on Jun 30, 2009 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agree, I’m not a fan either. But I am a Mizugaki fan after watching him last time around. Hope he pummels him. :)
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by xFenixKnightx on Jun 30, 2009 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
this is a STACKED card
and I love Hicks and Ratliff
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by Kid Nate on Jun 30, 2009 10:48 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
but Roller might be too much for Marcus
and we’ve already seen that 9mm can be beaten by a good wrestler.
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by Kid Nate on Jun 30, 2009 10:49 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good card, although, I have no idea why Lamas vs Castillo is on the main card.
by MMASuPreMaCy on Jun 30, 2009 12:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
To give them TV exposure. WEC has a limited amount of TV, and they don’t want to make the same mistake they made with Mike Brown. Plus, it’ll be an exciting fight.
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by Beer Monster on Jun 30, 2009 1:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe because in his last fight Lamas came in on short notice, made his WEC big league debut, and dominated the whole fight? Zuffa sees potential.
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by xFenixKnightx on Jun 30, 2009 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I would like to see some of the under card fights take that spot, though. I would have just put the Garcia vs Massouh fight in its place.
by MMASuPreMaCy on Jun 30, 2009 2:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
garcia had his title shot
it’ll be a while before he’s back on live TV.
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by Kid Nate on Jun 30, 2009 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's like Fitch being on the undercard against Gono
If you win, you’re supposed to, but if you lose, you’re in trouble. No reason to televise that fight since it’s lose-lose.
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by subo on Jun 30, 2009 3:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wouldn’t mind seeing the Yahya fight, either.
Plus, people complained about Fitch and Okami being on the undercards before, people can complain about this now. =)
by MMASuPreMaCy on Jun 30, 2009 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Damn! I wish they would show the whole card! How freakin awesome would that be! At least make it 3 hours and put it on Saturday Night or maybe Friday.
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by BJJDenver on Jun 30, 2009 2:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah what’s up with WEC being on Sunday nights?
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by xFenixKnightx on Jun 30, 2009 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Heck sometimes they’ve been on Wednesdays
by MMARich on Jun 30, 2009 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know Zuffa wants to keep Saturdays as “UFC Night”, but damn, A 3 hour show on Fridays would be primed for a good time!
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by BJJDenver on Jun 30, 2009 5:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Only for those lucky enough to have access to that channel.
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