Saturday, October 30, 2010

UFC-WEC Merger Gives Lighter Weight Fighters Chance on Big League Stage

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Over a year ago, I sat in a Dallas hotel lobby with Ben Henderson telling me of his goal to be considered the best pound-for-pound mixed martial artist on the planet. He is a polite, well-spoken young man, and he said this in the most humble way you could imagine.

I smiled at his ambition but I also quietly wondered to myself, How would this talented young athlete accomplish such a goal in the WEC when everybody knew it was, well, not the UFC. Henderson went on to capture the WEC lightweight championship but he's made barely a dent in the lightweight world top 10.

Henderson's not the only guy to have big dreams in a small company. The same can be said for Jose Aldo, Urijah Faber, Dominick Cruz and more. But with the news of the the UFC-WEC merger, opportunity abounds for everyone.

A simple change of three letters and a logo will tilt the MMA landscape further in Zuffa's favor and change the fortunes of lower weight-class fighters across the world.

Source: http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/10/28/ufc-wec-merger-gives-lighter-weight-fighter-chance-on-big-league/

Jeff Alessi Mike Alessi Thomas Allier HÃ¥kan Andersson Victor Arbekov

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