The UFC announced via Twitter that Rani Yahya is injured, and will be unable to fight Dustin Poirier at UFC 131 in June. Replacing Yahya in the featherweight bout will be UFC newcomer, and former Cage Rage lightweight champion, Jason "Shotgun" Young, who trains out of Team Titan in London, England. UFC 131 coverage Photo: Sherdog
WEC featherweights Rani Yahya and Chan Sung Jung (a.k.a. "The Korean Zombie") will square off in their UFC debuts at "UFC Fight Night 23" on Jan. 22. The event, while not yet announced by the UFC, is expected to be a second "Fight for the Troops" fundraiser, and should take place at Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas.
Jose Aldo's first title defense since demolishing former champion Mike Brown at WEC 44 was a surprisingly lopsided success. While many fans felt Faber's speed could be the ultimate x-factor in a showdown with Aldo, Aldo proved that his own speed and range striking tactics were far superior and damaging than anything Faber could muster.
WEC 48: Faber vs. Aldo Complete Undercard Results
The staff at BloodyElbow.com give their predictions for the first ever World Extreme Cagefighting event: Jose Aldo vs. Urijah Faber.
The WEC's first foray into the pay-per-view market will take place on Saturday, April 24th from ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California as a main event title showdown between Urijah Faber and Jose Aldo will headline this historic event. Like many of the more recent UFC events, Zuffa is pushing the WEC's brand to the casual UFC fans by providing preliminary action on Spike TV at 9 PM EST
Takeya Mizugaki vs. Rani Yahya Set For WEC 48
BloodyElbow will be providing blow by blow coverage of tonight's WEC 45 Cerrone vs Ratcliff event tonight.
