WEC 45 Finalizes Remainder of Fight Card
World Extreme Cagefighting® proudly confirms the remaining bouts of a loaded fight card headed to the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, NV on Dec. 19. In addition to Cerrone vs. Ratcliff, Njokuani vs. Horodecki, and Benavidez vs. Yahya, WEC is pleased to announce seven other quality bouts.
WEC Announces Varner vs. Henderson, Faber vs. Assuncao in Sacramento
World Extreme Cagefighting(r) announced today that the long-awaited lightweight title unification bout between reigning champion Jamie Varner and interim champion Ben “Smooth” Henderson will take place on Sunday, Jan. 10 at ARCO Arena in Sacramento, Calif. In addition to this explosive championship clash, WEC also confirmed the return of former featherweight champion “The California Kid” Urijah Faber, who will be facing top-ranked contender Raphael Assuncao in his hometown of Sacramento.
Urijah Faber Is Set To Make His Return
“The California Kid” Urijah Faber (22-3) is set to make his return to the cage at WEC 46 against featherweight Raphael Assuncao (14-1) as both fighters have verbally agreed to the bout.
