With WEC Middleweight Champion Paulo Filho seeking professional help for substance abuse, Chael Sonnen now will face undefeated Bryan Baker at the March 26 event that is set to air LIVE on the Versus network at 9 p.m. ET.
The past month had been a soap opera of sorts for Sonnen with the barrage of rumors [...]

Despite numerous reports that he was postponing his rematch with Chael Sonnen (19-9-1) on March 26, WEC Middleweight Champion Paulo Filho (14-0) will indeed headline the upcoming WEC event as scheduled.
In addition, the WEC announced the entire March fight card this week.
Filho’s participation in the March event was confirmed by his manager, [...]

The rematch between undefeated WEC middleweight kingpin Paulo Filho and Chael Sonnen has been postponed to June 1 in Sacramento, Calif., according to the Brazilian MMA Web site Tatame.com.
However, the reason for the postponement is a bit puzzling. The movement of the rematch was apparently requested by Filho. Though no official reason has been cited, [...]

For those who watched Jamie Varner upset “Razor” Rob McCullough last week at WEC: “Condit vs. Prater” to capture the WEC Lightweight title, you witnessed a rarity in mixed martial arts (MMA) competition.
During the early stages of the third round, Razor stepped up his game oh so briefly from his performance in the first two [...]

During Wednesday’s WEC “Condit vs. Prater” televised fight card, it was confirmed during the broadcast that two title bouts would headline the next event on March 26 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
WEC 33 will feature the much anticipated rematch between undefeated middleweight kingpin, Paulo Filho (16-0), and Team Quest’s Chael Sonnen (19-9-1). The other championship match [...]

The WEC: “Condit vs. Prater” fighter weigh-ins took place on Tuesday afternoon and it was not all smooth.
American Top Teamer, Micah Miller, tipped the scales at 147.5 lbs — a pound and a half more than the featherweight limit. Micah was allotted some additional time to make weight and came in at 146 pounds on [...]

A year ago, Leonard Garcia was just one of many up-and-coming MMA fighters looking for his big break. At that point, the “Bad Boy” had racked up a at 9-1 record competing in smaller local promotions. Little did he know that his next fight would springboard him into MMA folklore.
Houston, Texas, provided the setting for [...]

Much like another famous Wild West gunslinger Billy the Kid, Carlos Condit (20-4) is blazing a trail back home to New Mexico. “The Natural Born Killer” headlines the WEC: “Condit vs. Prater” event on Wednesday, February 13, 2008, from the Santa Ana Star Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
The WEC live event, which will feature not [...]

Carlos Condit doesn’t resemble a fighter, much less a champion of a major MMA organization. He looks like a college student, normal and unassuming — certainly nothing at all like his nickname, “Natural Born Killer.”
But once he enters the cage, the WEC welterweight champion becomes something else entirely. Condit turns into a scowling, lethal mixed [...]

Whether it’s a show of sportsmanship or a chance to redeem his past performance, WEC Middleweight Champion, Paulo Filho, has reportedly accepted a rematch against Chael Sonnen for the 185-pound title in March, according to Tatame.com.
The showdown could also possibly mark the last fight for the Brazilian at middleweight.
Here’s the snip:
“WEC Champion at 84kg category, [...]