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Jose Aldo will defend his featherweight title against Josh Grispi at UFC 125 on new years day. Grispi has been pulled from his WEC 52 bout with Erik Koch.

#1 Dominic Cruz ably defended his WEC belt against #3 Joseph Benavidez at WEC 50.

#1 Jose Aldo will defend his WEC title against #2 Manny Gamburyan at WEC 51 in September.

#1 Jose Aldo will defend his WEC title against #2 Manny Gamburyan at WEC 51 in September.

The Bantamweight division hasn't been seeing too much significant action in a few months. This will change when #1 Dominick Cruz defends his WEC belt against #3 Joseph Benavidez on August 18.

Another division with no major movement in June. The biggest deal was probably #7 Marlon Sandro making short work of #10 Masanori Kanehara at Sengoku Raiden Championships.

Rich Franklin recaps his victory over Chuck Liddell. Also, a complete breakdown of the rest of the UFC 115 card and highlights from Wednesday's Strikeforce: Los Angeles show at the Nokia Theatre. The crew also previews WEC 49 and TUF Season 11 Finale

Check out the betting odds and favorites for WEC 49: Varner vs. Shalorus - Jamie Varner -200 vs. Kamal Shalorus (6-0-1) +155

#1 Dominick Cruz sits atop the bantamweight rankings as he awaits a rematch with #3 Joseph Benavidez at WEC 50.

World Extreme Cagefighting heads to Canada for the first time with a loaded card. Former lightweight world champion Jamie Varner begins his quest back to WEC gold when he takes on the heavy-handed Kamal Shalorus in the main event, while rising featherweight Josh Grispi battles LC Davis in a fight that will push the winner one step closer to a world title shot