UFC 139 Results And Recap: Urijah Faber vs. Brian Bowles

by Josh Nason on Nov 21, 2011 3:00 AM EST

Urijah Faber put on his most impressive UFC performance to date in a dominant second-round submission victory over Brian Bowles in a match-up of former WEC titleholders at UFC 139. Powered by a partisan crowd, Faber pushed the pace the entire fight and never let Bowles get comfortable or set. In...

Brian Bowles vs. Takeya Mizugaki Slotted for UFC 132

by Nick Thomas on Apr 18, 2011 11:49 PM EDT

The UFC announced another bantamweight bout this evening, to take place on the UFC 132 card in Las Vegas this July. Former WEC bantamweight champion Brian Bowles will look to take another step towards regaining his belt against Japanese slugger, Takeya Mizugaki. Mizugaki made his UFC debut in...

WEC 50 Aftermath: Is Dominick Cruz a Top-5 Pound-for-Pound Fighter?

by Erich Vowell on Aug 19, 2010 9:00 AM EDT on MMA For Real

Last night we watched Dominick Cruz retain his Bantamweight title by defeating Joseph Benavidez via split decision at WEC 50. The last time the Bantamweight title was successfully defended was a little more than 16 months ago. The belt changed hands three times in just over 16 months before it was...

Bloody Elbow Judo Chop: Dominick Cruz Uses Counters and Combinations to Break Brian Bowles

by Kid Nate on Mar 11, 2010 4:00 PM EST

Saturday's WEC bantamweight title fight between Dominick Cruz and Brian Bowles was something a little unusual, a major MMA fight that was decided largely by footwork standing. Dominick Cruz used a ton of feints and odd footwork to throw Brian Bowles completely off his counter-striking game. Steve...

WEC 47 highlights and video recap for 'Bowles vs Cruz'

by Jesse Holland on Mar 9, 2010 12:47 PM EST on MMAmania.com

WEC 47 Salaries: Benavidez Makes More Than The Champions

by Kelvin Hunt on Mar 8, 2010 4:00 PM EST on MMA For Real

From MMAFighting: Televised Card: Dominick Cruz ($9,000+$9,000=$18,000) def. Brian Bowles ($12,000)Joseph Benavidez ($14,500+$14,500=$29,000) def. Miguel Torres ($26,000)Javier Vazquez ($6,000+$6,000=$12,000) def. Jens Pulver ($14,000)LC Davis ($9,000+$9,000=$18,000) def. Deividas Taurosevicius...

WEC 47 medical suspensions and injuries for 'Bowles vs Cruz'

by Jesse Holland on Mar 8, 2010 10:21 AM EST on MMAmania.com

The Ohio Athletic Commission (OAC) today issued its list of medical suspensions for the combatants who participated in the WEC 47: "Bowles vs. Cruz" event which took place last Saturday (March 6) from The Nationwide Arena in Columbus. MMAmania.com confirmed the suspensions with OAC Executive...