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Frank Curreri, WEC – It’s been a rocky year for Jamie Varner, to say the least. The former WEC lightweight champion has fashioned a disappointing 0-2-1 record and his last shot at tasting victory in 2010 will come when he faces Shane Roller next week at WEC 53.

Frank Curreri, WEC – Woulda’. Coulda’. Shoulda’.
It just so happens that Shane Roller, a “Man’s man” some might say, is not the type of guy to use that verbiage. But it must be awfully tempting for the earnest Oklahoman to envy the position of Anthony Pettis and wonder what might have been.

Frank Curreri, WEC – UFC veteran Ivan Menjivar would have made a compelling character for a “Where are they Now?” segment. Blessed with explosive athleticism and exceptional courage, the adopted Canadian routinely waged riveting throwdowns against a bevy of A-list fighters.

Frank Curreri, WEC – Ken Stone hasn’t adopted a professional nickname. But some playfully refer to him as “Keith Stone.”
“I don’t know who he is,” Stone says of the other Stone. “He’s associated with one of the beers or something like that.”

Frank Curreri, WEC – The MMA world got its first glimpse of a reinvented Urijah Faber here Thursday night as he choked Japanese star Takeya Mizugaki out cold in the WEC 52 main event at The Pearl at The Palms. The first-round stoppage – which began as a one-arm rear naked choke – served notice to the rest of the bantamweight division that The California Kid is a force to be reckoned with.

Frank Curreri, WEC – Ambivalence could be running wild inside of Urijah Faber tonight when he embarks on his pro debut at 135 pounds and his curtain call in the WEC. The much-anticipated reinvention of the former featherweight world champion is being tested against Takeya Mizugaki, a precision-punching, aggressive Japanese fighter whose notable wins have come over Jeff Curran, Rani Yahya and Ryota Matsune and whose most memorable bout was a back-and-forth, five-round brawl in 2009 against then-WEC bantamweight kingpin Miguel Torres.

Below are the official weigh-in results for Thursday’s WEC event, which features the bantamweight bout between Urijah Faber and Takeya Mizugaki, as well as the featherweight clash between Javier Vazquez and Chad Mendes. This card will air live on Versus (9pm ET / 6pm PT) from the Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Frank Curreri, WEC – Admit it: You’re a sucker for pre-fight conflict and personality clashes. And the Javier Vazquez-Chad Mendes matchup on the WEC 52 fight card just might satisfy this irresistible interest in personal squabbles.

Frank Curreri, WEC – You can’t fully appreciate Francisco Rivera’s fight career, or his motives for success, without mentioning Bryan Joplin or the tragedy that struck one night last September on a California highway. On that fateful day, Sept. 10, 2009, a 2004 Ford F150 was involved in a three-car accident.

Frank Curreri, WEC – Miguel Torres. Rani Yahya. Jeff Curran. Three prodigious, widely-respected Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belts, and also three men whom Joseph Benavidez has defeated in the cage. Those big-name triumphs help explain why the explosive bantamweight is feeling especially frisky before Thursday’s battle with 14-2 veteran Wagnney Fabiano.