Donald Cerrone Overcomes Point Deductions, Submits Ed Ratcliff
By Ariel Helwani
Donald Cerrone overcame two point deductions due to three illegal knees to submit Ed Ratcliff in the third round. In some ways the point deductions seemed to motivate Cerrone, who is notorious for being a slow starter and sometimes too calm when he needs to be aggressive....
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Njokuani Strikes Again, Defeats WEC Newcomer Horodecki
By Ariel Helwani
Anthony Njokuani may have secured his third-straight knockout of the night award. And even if he didn’t, this was another impressive performance by one of the true rising stars in MMA....
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Scott Jorgensen Enters Title Contention Following Dominant Victory Over Takeya Mizugaki
By Ariel Helwani
Scott Jorgensen did his homework leading up to his fight against Takeya Mizugaki, as the bantamweight contender mixed up his boxing with wrestling perfectly and was able to take the Japanese fighter down almost at will while controlling the striking game on the feet....
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Joseph Benavidez KOs Rani Yahya in First Round
By Ariel Helwani
The big question heading into this fight was whether Benavidez could keep the fight standing and expose Yahya’s weak chin. That’s exactly what he did.
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'WEC 45: Cerrone vs. Ratcliff' Results and Post-Fight Awards
By Ariel Helwani
Below are the full “WEC: Ratcliff vs. Cerrone” results from Saturday night at the Pearl Theatre at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas....
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Mike Brown Returns on Jan. 10
By Ariel Helwani
Mike Brown will not be taking a lot of time off following his featherweight title loss to Jose Aldo last month....
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