From The Covelli Centre in Youngstown, Ohio - Wednesday, Sept. 2; First Bout at 6 p.m. ET
Fight to Air Live on VERSUS at 9 p.m. ET/ 6 p.m. PT

Tickets Go On Sale Thursday, July 9 at 10 a.m. ET

Las Vegas, NV (USA) – On Wednesday, Sept. 2, World Extreme Cagefighting® brings its hard-hitting, explosive brand of mixed martial arts to one of the finest fight towns in the country. The best light weight fighters in the world will be on display when WEC invades the Covelli Centre in Youngstown, OH. In the main event, fan favorite Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone battles feared striker Ben Henderson in a bout that will crown the interim WEC lightweight champion.

“The fight fans in Youngstown have a history of being some of the best in the country,” WEC General Manager Reed Harris said. “We’re happy to bring a championship fight and loaded card to our first trip to Ohio. We know the fans in Youngstown, and in surrounding areas like Cleveland and Pittsburgh, are anxious to see the WEC live.”

Tickets for Cerrone vs. Henderson go on sale Thursday, July 9 at 10 a.m. ET and will be priced at $25, $45, $75, and $125. A special Internet ticket pre-sale will be available to WEC newsletter subscribers on Wednesday, July 8 starting at 10 a.m. ET. To access this presale, users must register for the WEC newsletter through wec.tv. Tickets may be purchased by calling Ticketmaster Charge-By-Phone at 1-800-745-3000 or by visiting the Covelli Centre Box Office. Purchases can also be made at Covelli Centre retail locations, including Giant Eagle and Macy’s stores in the Youngstown area. Tickets also are available online through www.wec.tv or www.ticketmaster.com.

Cerrone vs. Henderson will be televised nationally live on VERSUS beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT. All of the network’s live WEC events are presented in HD and Spanish language SAP where available. For more information and how to find VERSUS in your local viewing area, visit http://www.versus.com/findversus. (more…)

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Japanese Star ‘Planning on a KO Finish’

WEC® PRESENTS: TORRES VS. BOWLES

From The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada - Sunday, August 9; First Bout at 3 p.m. PT
Fight to Air Live on VERSUS at 9 p.m. ET/ 6 p.m. PT

Tickets On Sale NOW

Las Vegas, NV (USA) – In April, Japanese sensation Takeya Mizugaki did what many thought was impossible. The 25-year-old, filling in as a late replacement for an injured Brian Bowles, pushed WEC® bantamweight champion Miguel Angel Torres to the limit. For five grueling rounds, Mizugaki landed knees in the clinch and traded leather with one of the sport’s top pound-for-pound fighters. Although he couldn’t wrestle the title away from Torres, Mizugaki returned to Japan following the bout knowing that he had earned the respect of the U.S. fans.

Having reviewed the Torres bout, Mizugaki (11-3-2) returns to World Extreme Cagefighting® on Aug. 9 as motivated as ever. Facing grizzled veteran Jeff Curran (31-11-1) at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, the former Shooto star hopes to build off his first WEC performance and prove that he is among the bantamweight elite.

“I love the American fans and I want to come up with a good result this time,” Mizugaki said via translator Shu Hirata. “I want to show the fans here and in Japan that I belong in the WEC, where the world’s best competition in MMA is being held.”

Tickets for the fight, which is headlined by a 135-pound title clash between champion Miguel Angel Torres and Brian Bowles, are on sale now and priced at $40, $55, $85, $100, $125, $175, and $225. Tickets may be purchased by calling Ticketmaster Charge-By-Phone at 1-800-745-3000 or by visiting the Hard Rock Box Office. Tickets also are available online through www.wec.tv or www.ticketmaster.com (more…)

THE 2009 NSSA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS KICKS OFF TOMORROW
NIKE 6.0 WEBCAST LIVE JUNE 25-27
San Clemente, CA (June 22, 2009) - The 2009 National Scholastic Surfing Association (NSSA) National Open Championships kicks off tomorrow morning drawing elite amateurs from across the country to Lower Trestles in San Clemente, California in hopes of securing a National Title.
Official event forecaster, WaveWatch.com, is predicting fun, contestable surf for the duration of the contest with the southern hemi swell peaking during the live webcast window. These conditions will provide competitors the opportunity to up the ante in the water at one of the nation’s premier competition venues and allow viewers to see all the action from the comfort of their home.

Complete Forecast: Fun surf forecast for 2009 NSSA National Championships at Lower Trestles. The forecast for this week is calling for a mix of S and SW swells (180-215) moving in as the contest starts. These swells will peak Thursday through Friday, which will be followed by reinforcement from the SW (200-220) on Saturday.

There will also be a steady NW wind swell through the first couple of days of the event that should start to back down as the contest moves into the weekend. In terms of size, competitors can expect consistent waist-to-chest high surf with some larger, but less consistent, sets mixed in throughout the contest. Overall, these conditions should create a playful swell mix for the event and set the stage for another historic NSSA Championship.

To see all the action from the final three days of the 2009 NSSA National Open Championships join hosts Dave Stanfield, Peter Mel, and Jodie Nelson for the Nike 6.0 LIVE webcast Thursday through Saturday, June 25-27, at www.nssalive.com.

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MORE THAN SIX MILLION VIEWERS TUNED INTO VERSUS THIS WEEK TO SEE MOST ANTICIPATED RE-MATCH IN MMA HISTORY

Network Launches Hard-Hitting Third Season of WEC WrekCAGE on June 17

NEW YORK, N.Y. (June 12, 2009)—VERSUS, the exclusive television home of World Extreme Cagefighting® (WEC®), garnered a 1.1 national HH rating and was the top-rated cable network in the country among all key male demos for its live WEC telecast on Sunday, June 7, featuring the most-anticipated featherweight championship re-match in MMA history between Mike Brown and Urijah Faber.

The fight lived up to the hype and featured five full rounds of intense action in the cage with Brown proving to viewers that he is still the #1 featherweight fighter in the world. Faber, who broke his hand in the first round, battled it out until the very end, but without full use of both hands, Faber was unable to overcome Brown and win back his belt. VERSUS re-aired the entire Brown vs. Faber II fight card immediately following its live telecast on Sunday and, due to overwhelming demand from fans, twice again on Wednesday, June 10. In total, the bout was seen by more than six million viewers.

In Sacramento, Faber’s hometown and the fight’s location, the live telecast on June 7 garnered a 2.2 HH rating, making VERSUS the top-rated cable network in the city for the time period. (more…)

For those who doubt the legitimacy of Urijah Faber’s right hand injury last Sunday when he lost to Mike Brown in their rematch on WEC 41, here’s an X-Ray photo Urijah posted on his Twitter after the fight. The photo speaks for itself.

It’s remarkable how Faber was able to finish the fight after breaking his hand in the first round given the condition it was in. Not to take anything away from Brown though, both men fought valliantly in what a lot of people consider as an instant classic.

Faber will have surgery on his right hand today Tuesday, June 9 to repair two broken bones.

Text courtesy of Indianapolis Fight Sports Examiner