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Jose Aldo punches Mike Brown during the World Featherweight Championship Wednesday at the Palms. Al

Jose Aldo ends Mike Brown's run as featherweight champion: Wednesday, November 18, 2009; Latest WEC champion casualty shows how deep divisions have become; By Brett Okamoto; Seven minutes of action at The Pearl at The Palms Wednesday night left Mike Brown with stitches over both eyes and an empty spot around his waist where the WEC featherweight belt previously rested. While it was clear the 34-year-old fighter was disappointed after suffering a second-round TKO loss to Jose Aldo, he denied being shocked. No more so than usual at least.

Jose Aldo knees Mike Brown during the World Featherweight Championship Wednesday at the Palms. Aldo

Live Blog: Jose Aldo claims WEC featherweight belt by TKO: Wednesday, November 18, 2009; WEC 44: At 23, Aldo completes 'rags to riches' story with win in main event; By Brett Okamoto; Jose Aldo make quick work of the WEC featherweight champion, scoring a TKO win over Mike Brown early in the second round at The Pearl at The Palms.

Jose Aldo during his workout at the Palms Monday in preparation for his fight Wednesday against Mike

Breaking down WEC 44: Mike Brown vs. Jose Aldo: Tuesday, November 17, 2009; Aldo grateful for championship fight and opportunity to help his family; By Brett Okamoto; In 1986, before his first birthday, Jose Aldo got into his first fight — with a Brazilian barbeque pit. He didn’t have much of a chance.

Mike Brown (right) lands a straight left hand to Urijah Faber during their WEC featherweight champio

Facing Jose Aldo, Mike Brown finally feels like a favorite: Tuesday, November 10, 2009; WEC 44: WEC featherweight champion slightly favored over dangerous knockout artist; By Brett Okamoto; After putting together a run of nearly four years without a single loss, claiming the WEC featherweight title from one of the best fighters in the world and defending it twice — Mike Brown is finally playing the role of the favorite in his next fight. Well, maybe.

Jamie Varner (left) throws a right hook to Marcus Hicks during their WEC lightweight bout on Aug. 3,

WEC announces Varner vs. Henderson for Jan. 10: Monday, November 2, 2009; WEC: Urijah Faber vs. Raphael Assuncao will co-main Sacramento event; By Brett Okamoto; The WEC announced via its twitter today that the lightweight title fight between Jamie Varner and Ben Henderson has been scheduled for Jan. 10 at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, Calif.

Ben Henderson, left, takes a shot from Donald Cerrone during their WEC interim lightweight champions

Cerrone vs. Ratcliff announced for Dec. 19 in Las Vegas: Thursday, October 29, 2009; WEC: WEC announces lightweight matchup; By Brett Okamoto; The WEC officially announced today its main event matchup between lightweights Donald Cerrone and Ed Ratcliff at The Palms on Dec. 19. The organization was already scheduled to make a Las Vegas appearance before the new year with a Nov. 18 featherweight title fight between Mike Brown and Jose Aldo at The Palms.

Ben Henderson consulting specialist for eye injury: Friday, October 16, 2009; WEC: WEC lightweight championship fight unlikely for 2009; By Brett Okamoto; Ben Henderson’s win over Donald Cerrone for the WEC interim lightweight championship in what many are calling the fight of the year didn’t come without consequence. While the 25-year-old fighter said that he escaped with “no serious injury”, he also admitted there have been multiple trips to the emergency room and an eye specialist in Phoenix for an injury he suffered in the final minute of the fight.

Ben Henderson defeats Donald Cerrone at WEC 43: Saturday, October 10, 2009; WEC 43: Win sets up lightweight championship fight with Jamie Varner; By Brett Okamoto; With Donald Cerrone twisting his arm into contortions that surely had mixed martial arts fans across the country covering their eyes, Ben Henderson looked directly at referee Kerry Hatley and gave him a simple gesture to let him know he was doing fine. He gave him a thumbs up.

Donnald Cerrone, top, working James Krause over during his first-round victory at WEC 41 in June, 20

WEC's Cerrone must beat Henderson tonight to get rematch with Varner: Saturday, October 10, 2009; By Andy Samuelson; If Donald Cerrone had his way, he’d be punching Jamie Varner in the face tonight in San Antonio and taking away his World Extreme Cagefighting lightweight championship. “I'd like to punch him in his face every time I see him. I just don't like the dude. He's a punk,” Cerrone said of Varner. “He just bugs me. You know he's just one of those people you just see and I hate his face."

Mike Brown, left, punches Urijah Faber in the fifth round of a World Extreme Cagefighting featherwei

Mike Brown to meet Jose Aldo at WEC 44 at the Palms: Tuesday, September 15, 2009; Tickets for the event in Las Vegas go on sale next Tuesday; By Andy Samuelson; The World Extreme Cagefighting announced today that WEC 44 will take place November 18 at The Pearl at The Palms and feature a main event between WEC featherweight champ Mike Brown and Jose Aldo. “This fight is for more than just the featherweight title,” said WEC GM Reed Harris, of the card that takes place three days before UFC 106 in Las Vegas. “For Mike Brown, a win establishes him as the best featherweight fighter in the history of the sport. For Aldo, who is just 22 years old, this fight could mean the start of an Anderson Silva-like dominant ...

Newly crowned bantamweight champ Brian Bowles, left, is the newest face of the WEC after beating arg

Harris has big plans for the future of UFC's sister organization: Thursday, August 13, 2009; WEC: Show in Mexico, addition of flyweight class on WEC boss' to-do list; By Andy Samuelson; A comment UFC president Dana White made about World Extreme Cagefighting during a Question & Answer session at UFC 101 in Philadelphia, had both White and WEC head honcho Reed Harris putting out Internet fires that the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s sister organization would be consolidated under the mixed martial arts organization’s big umbrella of the UFC. “It was the press that created that rumor,” Harris said with a half laugh, after Sunday’s WEC event at the Hard Rock. “Me and Dana talk about everything.

The referee stops the action as Brian Bowles attacks Miguel Torres as the two face off for the world

Who's doubting now?: Monday, August 10, 2009; Bowles may be quiet outside the cage, but the message he sent by beating Torres was loud and clear; By Brett Okamoto; There was definitely a feeling in the air at The Joint at the Hard Rock Casino Sunday night that Brian Bowles, a timid-looking kid from West Virginia with perfectly combed hair, had no chance.

Newly crowned WEC bantamweight champ Brian Bowles celebrates his victory over Miguel Torres Sunday a

Bowles shocks Torres: Sunday, August 9, 2009; WEC 42 Live Blog: Cruz defeats Benavidez in top contender bout; By Andy Samuelson; A day after two of MMA's most dominant champs defend their pound-for-pound status, WEC king Miguel Torres, arguably the top American mixed martial artist could not do the same. Undefeated challenger Brian Bowles shocked Torres and snapped his 17-fight win streak with a first-round TKO tonight at The Joint at the Hard Rock.

Brian Bowles, WEC Bantamweight contender, workouts for the media Thursday at the Hardrock Hotel and

Bowles, Torres title match finally arrives: Saturday, August 8, 2009; World Extreme Cagefighting:; By Steve Silver; World Extreme Cagefighting has its dream matchup at long last. After one postponement and nearly a year of anticipation, WEC bantamweight champion Miguel Torres will finally put his title up for grabs against Brian Bowles at WEC 42 Sunday night at the Joint inside the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.

Joseph Benavidez, WEC Bantamweight contender, workouts for the media Thursday at the Hardrock Hotel

Benavidez eyes No. 1 contender spot: Friday, August 7, 2009; World Extreme Cagefighting:; By Steve Silver; Joseph Benavidez is one victory away from proving that dreams really do come true. Three years ago, armed with nothing more than high school wrestling experience and knowledge of mixed martial arts from watching television, Benavidez decided to commit his life to becoming a professional MMA fighter. Now, after amassing a 10-0 record including WEC victories over Danny Martinez and Jeff Curran, Benavidez finds himself pitted against Dominick Cruz in the undercard Sunday in WEC 42 at the Joint inside the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, which will be televised on VERSUS.

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