Manny Tapia vs Akitoshi Tamura WEC 40 fight in the works for April 5

by James Iannotti on Mar 2, 2009 8:42 AM EST on MMAmania.com

Akitoshi "Ironman" Tamura (12-7-2) and previously unbeaten number one contender Manny "The Mangler" Tapia (10-1-1) -- the main event and co-main event losers from WEC 37 back in December 2008 -- have been targeted by the promotion to square off with each other in a 135-pound affair at WEC 40 from...

Manny Tapia video: WEC loss to Miguel Torres 'called too early'

by MMAmania.com on Dec 4, 2008 9:25 AM EST on MMAmania.com

Miguel Torres vs Manny Tapia WEC video fight preview

by MMAmania.com on Nov 24, 2008 9:41 AM EST on MMAmania.com

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Miguel Torres vs Manny Tapia WEC 37 title fight set for Dec. 3

by MMAmania.com on Sep 26, 2008 2:27 PM EDT on MMAmania.com

Miguel Torres will once again put his 135-pound title on the line when he takes on Manny Tapia at WEC 37 at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Wednesday, December 3. Torres is in the midst of a breakout year despite years of dominating his competition in smaller shows throughout...

WEC 37 fight card and rumors from Las Vegas, Nevada, on December 3

by MMAmania.com on Sep 9, 2008 9:13 AM EDT on MMAmania.com

Event: WEC 37 Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2008, at 9 p.m. ET on Versus Location: Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada Main event: WEC Bantamweight Champion Miguel Torres (34-1) vs. Manny Tapia (10-0-1) Main card (Televised): 135 lbs.: Brian Bowles (6-0) vs. Will Ribeiro (10-1) 145...

USAT/SBN October MMA Consensus Rankings: Bantamweight

by Luke Thomas on Oct 30, 2009 11:00 AM EDT

<!-- BEGIN RANKINGS TABLE --> Rank Fighter % Promotion Last Rank 1 Brian Bowles 100 WEC 1 2 Miguel Torres 96 WEC 2 3 Masakatsu Ueda 89 Shooto 3 4 Takeya Mizugaki 87 WEC 4 5 Dominick Cruz 84 WEC 5 6 Akitoshi Tamura 75 WEC 6 7 Joseph Benavidez 72 WEC 7 8 Rani...

WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson Weigh In Results

by Kelvin Hunt on Oct 9, 2009 11:05 PM EDT on MMA For Real

From Sherdog: Donald Cerrone (154.5) vs. Benson Henderson (155)Rich Crunkilton (156) vs. Dave Jansen (156)Damacio Page (136) vs. Will Campuzano (135) Raphael Assuncao (146) vs. Yves Jabouin (146) Anthony Njokuani (156) vs. Muhsin Corbbrey (156) Noah Thomas (136) vs. Scott JorgensenWagnney...

WEC 43 Undercard Preview

by Leland Roling on Oct 8, 2009 11:27 AM EDT

WEC 43 will be taking place in San Antonio, Texas on Saturday, October 10th from the AT&T Center. It will feature a main event Interim Lightweight Championship bout between Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone and Ben Henderson along with match-ups featuring Rich Crunkilton, Rafael Assuncao, and Damacio Page....

USAT/SBN September MMA Consensus Rankings: Bantamweight

by Luke Thomas on Sep 30, 2009 9:25 PM EDT

<!-- BEGIN RANKINGS TABLE --> Rank Fighter % Promotion Last Rank 1 Brian Bowles 100 1 2 Miguel Torres 96 2 3 Masakatsu Ueda 89 3 4 Takeya Mizugaki 87 4 5 Dominick Cruz 84 5 6 Akitoshi Tamura 74 6 7 Joseph Benavidez 73 7 8 Rani Yahya 63 8 9 Damacio...

WEC 43 Preview: Cerrone vs. Henderson In Depth Video

by Kelvin Hunt on Sep 16, 2009 9:00 AM EDT on MMA For Real

Main Card Donald Cerrone vs. Ben Henderson(Interim LW Title) Dave Jansen vs. Richard Crunkilton Jr. Damacio Page and Akitoshi Tamura Rafael Assuncao vs. Yves Jabouin Preliminary Card Muhsin Corbbrey vs. Anthony Njokuani Scott Jorgensen vs. Rafael Rebello Wagnney Fabiano vs....