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10 YRS AGO – ENNIS’S TAKE: Three things that confuse me – HBO-UFC, where to watch WEC, Couture-Sylvia-Vera

January 7, 2017

The past month or so has been a busy time for Zuffa, the parent company of the UFC.  They’ve made some great moves in this time, buying out the WFA, picking up Mirko Filipovic, and […]

SATURDAY TRIVIA: At which WEC event did Urijah Faber beat Dominick Cruz in Cruz’s only defeat in WEC?

December 24, 2016

QUESTION: Dominick Cruz will defend his UFC Bantamweight Title next weekend against Cody Garbrandt. Cruz’s longtime rival Urijah Faber retired this weekend. Faber handed Cruz his only defeat back in the WEC, in Cruz’s WEC debut. […]

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WEDNESDAY TRIVIA: Who beat Urijah Faber to end his two year reign as Featherweight Champion in WEC?

December 21, 2016

QUESTION: Urijah Faber fought his final fight last weekend, gaining an impressive win over the UK’s Brad Pickett. Faber never held the UFC Bantamweight Title during his career, but did reign as WEC Featherweight Champion for over […]

10 YRS AGO – ENNIS’S TAKE: What might UFC do with it’s new toys, the newly acquired WFA and WEC?

December 20, 2016

By now we’ve all heard the news that the UFC has bought “select assets” of the WFA, and that the promotion will basically cease to exist.  And if you’ve read John Taylor’s “Truth and Opinion,” […]

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Death of Bellator, WEC vet Blas Avena being investigated as suicide

May 6, 2016

16-fight MMA vet Blas Avena was found dead in his Las Vegas home last week, and according to a report from TMZ Las Vegas police are investigating his death as a suicide. A Las Vegas […]

FIVE YEARS AGO FLASHBACK: Anthony Pettis hits Showtime Kick on Benson Henderson in final WEC fight

December 16, 2015

Five years ago tonight, the WEC’s final event hit Phoenix, Arizona, and ended in one of the best fights of 2010 between Anthony Pettis and Benson Henderson, a fight that featured Pettis’ now-infamous “Showtime Kick,” […]

THIS DAY IN MMA HISTORY (10/28): WEC’s merger into the UFC officially announced in 2010

October 29, 2015

The end of October has traditionally been a rather dry time period for the sport of MMA, as the world leader in MMA has avoided competing with the Halloween parties and traditions (i.e. trick or […]

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