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Next Live World Extreme Cagefighting Event on VERSUS
Published by the MMAOnline.com News Staff
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008 at 3:18 pm

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TWO TITLE FIGHTS HEADLINE VERSUS’ LIVE WORLD EXTREME CAGEFIGHTING® (WEC™) EVENT ON SEPTEMBER 10 AT 9 P.M. ET

Top-Ranked Featherweight in the World, “The California Kid” Urijah Faber, Defends His Title against Mike Brown and Paulo Filho Defends Middleweight Title in

Highly Anticipated Re-Match against Chael Sonnen

Jens “Lil Evil” Pulver Takes On Leonard Garcia in Featured Undercard Bout

NEW YORK, NY (September 3, 2008)—VERSUS, the network that celebrates real competition and the exclusive television home of World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC), today announced the card for the network’s ninth live telecast on Wednesday, September 10. Two championship fights headline the night as Featherweight champion “The California Kid” Urijah Faber and Middleweight champion Paulo Filho defend their WEC titles live on VERSUS at 9 p.m. ET. The telecast will originate, for the first time, from the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. and is presented in HD and Spanish language SAP where available.

“The California Kid” Urijah Faber (21-1), captured the Featherweight title in March 2006 and has dominated the division since then with first round wins over Joe Pearson, Dominic Cruz, and Chance Farrar. His monumental victory in June came when he defeated UFC® legend Jens Pulver after five explosive rounds in what was the most anticipated featherweight fight in MMA history. On September 10, Faber returns to the cage to fight one of his toughest opponents yet in Florida-native Mike Brown. Brown (19-4) has compiled an impressive MMA record over his seven-year pro career. In his most recent bout in June, the well-rounded fighter earned his chance to fight for the Featherweight title by defeating Jeff Curran in an exciting three-round bout.

Paulo ‘Eli’ Filho (16-0) made his WEC debut in 2007 when he stopped Joe Doerksen in the first round to win the Middleweight title. He was pushed to the limit in his first title defense last December against Chael Sonnen (21-9-1) who dominated the first round. In the second round, Filho rebounded, but controversy ensued when the fight was cut short and Filho retained his crown. A true champion, Filho granted six-year MMA veteran Sonnen a re-match fight and another shot at taking the title.

UFC® legend Jens “Lil Evil” Pulver (22-9-1) and Leonard Garcia (15-3) will step into the cage for one of the night’s featured undercard fights. Pulver, a true MMA pioneer who put the lighter weight classes on the map, is looking to get back on track after an incredible five-round battle against Faber in June. Garcia was last seen in the cage in February, when he knocked out Hiroyuki Takaya with a flurry of punches in just one minute and 31 seconds.

The WEC brand is recognized as one of the premier mixed martial arts organizations in the United States. Founded in 2001, the WEC features many of the most prominent athletes in the sport of mixed martial arts today. Owned and operated by WEC Holdings LLC., and headquartered in Las Vegas, Nev., the WEC produces live and taped events annually that are distributed through the Versus network. In addition to its U.S distribution, WEC programming is shown on the TSN network in Canada and Cadena Tres in Mexico. For more information and current WEC fight news, visit www.wec.tv. World Extreme Cagefighting® and WEC® are registered trademarks, trademarks, trade dress or service marks owned exclusively by WEC Holdings, LLC in the United States and other jurisdictions and are licensed to WEC Productions, LLC.

VERSUS celebrates real competition across all platforms (VERSUS.com, VERSUS on Demand and VERSUS HD). Now in more than 73 million homes, the network is the national cable home of the National Hockey League (NHL) and the Stanley Cup Playoffs as well as best-in-class events such as The Tour de France, Davis Cup Tennis, the Professional Bull Riders (PBR), World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC), the Indy Racing League and Professional Boxing. The network also offers collegiate sports featuring nationally-ranked teams from top conferences such as the Pac-10, Big 12, Mountain West and Ivy League. VERSUS features the best field sports programming on television and is a destination for sports fans, athletes and sportsmen to find exclusive, competitive events that audiences can’t find elsewhere. VERSUS, a wholly

owned company of Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA, CMCSK), is distributed via cable systems and satellite operators throughout the United States.


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