By Frank CurreriWhen Edgar Garcia fights it's usually the other guy who gets busted up, which is exactly what you would expect from a pro who is 6-0. But in Garcia's last bout, against unbeaten Waylon Kennell, the free-swinging Garcia found himself on the receiving end of some serious carnage early in round one.
Frank Curreri, WEC - Miguel Torres knows he has a bull's eye on that sturdy back of his. He knows that fighters like Brian Bowles, Jeff Curran and Joseph Benavidez dream of doing what Manny Tapia and 34 other Torres victims have failed to do. The WEC bantamweight champ also knows that being unbeaten for the past five years, and being widely considered one of the world's top three fighters in the world at any weight class, will be little consolation if his opponent's hand is raised at the conclusion of Torres' next bout. That is why after annihilating Tapia earlier this month, Torres (35-1) took only three days rest before resuming his training.
McCullough Reminisces, Offers His Take On Looming Varner-Cerrone BoutFrank Curreri, WEC - It's that special time of the year when pundits, geniuses, idiots and aficionados must ask themselves, "What was the best fight of 2008?" In the end, the answer just might be the brutally exhilarating nail-biter between Donald Cerrone and "Razor" Rob McCullough - though more than 99 percent of MMA fans missed their back-and-forth Nov. 5 masterpiece because it was omitted from the WEC's televised card.
Frank Curreri, WEC - There is a difference, however subtle, between "calling out" another fighter and publicly declaring that you want to fight him. So when Jeff Curran says that he is dropping a weight class to 135 pounds and wants to fight Miguel Torres, "The Big Frog" quickly adds that he deeply respects the WEC bantamweight champ on a professional and personal level.
Las Vegas, NV (USA) - VERSUS, the network that celebrates real competition and the exclusive television home of World Extreme Cagefighting®, will air WEC® Best of 2008, a two-hour special presentation on December 28 at 9 p.m. ET. The hard-hitting night includes four spectacular fights: Miguel Angel Torres vs. Yoshira Maeda, Urijah Faber vs. Jens Pulver, Carlos Condit vs. Hiromitsu Miura and the never before seen on television bout between Donald Cerrone and Rob McCullough. VERSUS will re-air the special on December 31 at 11 p.m. ET and January 1 at 3 p.m. ET and 9 p.m. ET. WEC Best of 2008 is available on VERSUS HD.
Frank Curreri, WEC - WEC bantamweight Will Ribeiro is hospitalized and comatose following an early morning motorcycle accident in Rio De Janeiro, according to Ed Soares, the fighter's manager.
