World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) today officially announced its first-ever event in Corpus Christi, Texas, at the American Bank Center Arena on March 1.

Tickets for the event, which will feature newly-crowned featherweight champion Mike Thomas Brown (20-4) defending his 145-pound title against Leonard Garcia (12-3), will go on sale to the general public on Monday, January 19 at 10 a.m. CT.

Newsletter subscribers, naturally, will be able to scoop of tickets prior to them being available for public consumption on Friday, January 16 at 10 a.m. CT.

Brown is fresh off his stunning upset over company poster boy Urijah Faber at WEC 36 in November. This will mark his first title defense. And it won’t be easy against “Bad Boy,” who in two fights for the promotion has erased top players in the division Hiroyuki Takaya and Jens “Lil’ Evil” Pulver with first round knockouts.

The other co-featured fight of the night will be a rematch between welterweight champion Carlos “The Natural Born Killer” Condit (23-4) and Minnesota Martial Arts Academy product Brock Larson (24-2).

The two first met in the cage at WEC 29 in August of 2007 with Condit retaining his title by first round submission. Larson has been lobbying for a rematch ever since and will finally get his chance at redemption on March 1.

WEC 39 tickets can be purchased through StubHub.com (Note: StubHub often has seats available even if the event is “sold out”). It will also likely be available to watch for free on Versus network on fight night.

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Comment by liamd
2009-01-14 08:00:20

reat this event will be just crazy i see arcia and condit taking it

Comment by brendan
2009-01-14 08:11:25

lol they need some more fighters in the WEC, it just seems like they rotate through guys… Faber/Pulver rematch, Condit/Larson rematch oh well should be a good show, oh and i forgot ITS FREE, i knew it was coming so i guess i shouldnt complain

2009-01-14 08:35:26

You can go watch some of those Elite XC DVD’s I’m sure you have in your parents basement, since they are probably 10x better than this card will be, right?

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Comment by O Damn he got caught
2009-01-14 09:35:32

HELL YEA MEXI, I second that; I can’t get enough of watching that Busta Rhymes performance, I just loop it on constant instant replay over and over again every friday night. I didn’t know you loved EXC as much as I did!!

 
2009-01-14 09:46:27

I dont. I was being sarcastic.

 
Comment by O Damn he got caught
2009-01-14 10:10:11

Don’t lie, I know you love and admire Kimbo Slice =P

 
 
 
Comment by Ca$z
2009-01-14 08:49:37

I got Larson. He is hungry for that rematch and Condit himself said he expects it to be very tough for him this time.

Mike Brown is not gonna lose this one. Although I like Garcia I think he is a bit too wild and Brown is very composed as he showed against Faber.

Potentially two very well matched fights though.

 
 
2009-01-14 08:20:14

I wonder how Condit will submit Larson this time. MOVE THIS GUY UP ALREADY!!!!!!!

Comment by O Damn he got caught
2009-01-14 09:36:50

Sadly, I think Condit is happy where he’s at, he doesn’t seem to have any desire to move up in competition.

 
 
Comment by Teep
2009-01-14 08:40:47

When is Condit going to step it up and test his skills against the big boys? He should be in the UFC…I don’t even know why the WEC still has a welterweight div. anymore.It should be an org. to showcase elite lower weight fighters, not mediocre medium weight fighters.

 
Comment by Gweedo
2009-01-14 10:22:54

Brown by UD and Condit by sub 1st

 
Comment by The Philicutioner
2009-01-14 15:02:04

leonard by tko and condit by arm bar

 
Comment by The Philicutioner
2009-01-14 15:07:23

I agree wec should just have featherwights bantam and flyweights some wemon devisions so we can see ginna cyborg and just concentrate on having the best at lower weight clases and the best wemon that way they will be like the ufc and have the best at there devision.

Comment by BrutalKnockout.
2009-01-14 17:35:02

Dude, you are soo gay! Why is everyone jacking Mexicutioners name?

 
 
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