Archive for the ‘WEC’ Category

Your New WEC Lightweight Champ Is Here

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

Fresh off his thrilling WEC Lightweight title victory over "Razor" Rob McCullough, new champ Jamie Varner returned to The Park to discuss the bout. Varner appeared to be quite the confident fighter in his first appearance around these parts a few months back and, wouldn't you know it, he ...

Park Memories: McCullough & Varner Engage In A War Of Words

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

Bad News: My computer is still sick. Good News: We should be good-to-go in a couple of days. Bad News: I haven't been able to talk about what is shaping up to be one of the better weeks in combat sports (Quintana over Williams? Wow.) Good News: A few months back, I spoke ...

Carlo Prater Is Ready For The Fight Of His Life

Friday, February 8th, 2008

Just days before the biggest fight of his career, Carlo Prater stopped by The Park to discusses his upcoming bout against WEC Welterweight champ Carlos Condit this Wednesday in Albuquerque, NM. Prater will be making his WEC debut and will also be looking to capture his second victory over the ...

“Razor” Rob Is Getting Ansty

Monday, December 31st, 2007

Seems to be standard procedure nowadays for title holders under the Zuffa banner to experience long layoffs between title fights. WEC Lightweight champion "Razor" Rob McCullough is no different. The last time he defending his title belt was in September but thankfully for him his next bout is officially scheduled ...

Jamie Varner Really Likes His Chances Against Razor Rob

Friday, December 21st, 2007

It's official! Jamie Varner (right) will challenge "Razor" Rob McCullough for the WEC Lightweight title at the promotion's next event February 13, 2008. The 23-year-old fighter told The Park he signed his contract for the bout yesterday. We certainly found it a little weird that the WEC organization didn't mention who ...

A TUF Review & A WEC Preview

Monday, December 10th, 2007

Another busy week for the Zuffa family as Saturday night they held the The Ultimate Fighter Finale on Spike TV and this Wednesday on Versus is another blockbuster World Extreme Cagefighting offering. Guida vs. Huerta certainly lived up to the hype and while I presume a ton of MMA fans lost ...