World Extreme Cagefighting invades Edmonton, Alberta, Canada this evening for “WEC 49: Varner vs. Shalorus.” The event will take place at the Rexall Place and will be broadcast live on Versus.
Headlining the night’s fight card is a lightweight showdown between Jamie Varner and Kamal Shalorus. Both fighters are hoping that a win will put then in contention for a title.
Here are the predictions for “WEC 49: Varner vs. Shalorus:”

Kamal Shalorus vs. Jamie Varner
PREDICTION: Kamal Shalorus def. Jamie Varner via second-round TKO
Mark Hominick vs. Yves Jabouin
PREDICTION: Yves Jabouin def. Mark Hominick via unanimous decision
L.C. Davis vs. Josh Grispi
PREDICTION: Josh Grispi def. [...]

Weigh-ins for “WEC 49: Varner vs. Shalorus” took place this evening. The weigh-ins were held at the Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, which will also host tomorrow night’s event. “WEC 49: Varner vs. Shalorus” will be broadcast live on Versus.
Here are the official weigh-in results:
MAIN CARD

Jamie Varner (156) vs. Kamal Shalorus (155)
Mark Hominick (144.5) vs. Yves Jabouin (145)
Josh Grispi (145) vs. L.C. Davis (146)
Chris Horodecki (154) vs. Danny Downes (156)
Eddie Wineland (135.5) vs. Will Campuzano (136)

PRELIMINARY CARD

Karen Darabedyan (155.6) vs. Will Kerr (155)
Wagnney Fabiano (135.5) vs. Frank Gomez (135.5)
Erik Koch (145.5) vs. Bendy Casimir (145.5)
Rafael Assuncao (144.5) vs. Diego [...]

MMA Weekly is reporting that former featherweight champion and World Extreme Cagefighting star Urijah Faber is making the drop to 135-pounds. Welcoming him to the bantamweight division will be heavy handed Takeya Mizugaki.
The former WEC featherweight champion will make the move down to 135lbs for his next fight on August 18 as he faces Japanese fighter Takeya Mizugaki in the WEC.
The bout was confirmed to MMAWeekly.com by sources close to the fight stating bout agreements have been issued at this point for the bantamweight showdown.
“The California Kid” has always been small for the 145-pound division, so the cut [...]

MMAFighting.com has reported and confirmed that long-time mixed martial arts veteran and fan-favorite Jens Pulver has been released by Zuffa. Pulver was the UFC’s first lightweight champion and one of only two people to defeat former lightweight champ BJ Penn at 155-pounds.
Rumors have surfaced that Pulver could resurface in the WEC as a commentator, but MMAFighting.com has debunked those rumors.
Pulver’s agent, Monte Cox, told Versus.com that he hoped his client would remain with the company in a broadcasting capacity.
But White, Zuffa’s president, said following the UFC 114 press conference on Saturday that will not be the case.
“He has been released,” [...]

World Extreme Cagefighting has decided to part ways with their longtime cage announcer Joe Martinez. Martinez is also the announcer for Golden Boy’s weekly Spanish production “Solo Boxeo Tecate.” His other commitments played a part in the depature from the WEC.
“I was more than willing to work around the possible conflicts,” said Martinez. “But another main factor was my work within other areas of combat sports. While I do not feel my association with a Spanish-language boxing production has any crossover, it appears to have been a big issue.”
Martinez was absent from the WEC’s most recent event, “WEC 48: Aldo [...]

Suspensions have been released from this past weekend’s WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber event. Eight fighters have been suspended a length six months for a variety of broken bones and knee injuries. Brandon Fisher and former champion Mike Thomas Brown received 45 days. Here is the complete list:
Brandon Visher: suspended 45 days as a precautionary measure
Mike Brown: suspended 45 days as a precautionary measure
Urijah Faber: suspended six months or until he is cleared by a physician for his left thigh
and knee injury
Leonard Garcia: suspended six months or until medically cleared for a possible right hand fracture
Chan [...]

World Extreme Cagefighting brought out all the stops this past weekend for their pay-per view debut with ‘Aldo vs. Faber.’ The WEC used familiar voices and personalities from the UFC like Dana White, Joe Rogan, Mike Goldberg and Bruce Buffer in hopes of bringing in some more fans.
People were unsure of how the event would fair on pay-per view, but early indications from Heavy.com show that the event was successful.
According to sources in the cable industry, early estimates indicate that the show did between 150,000 and 200,000 buys on pay per view, a number that has to be considered a [...]

Fight night bonuses have been awarded for the WEC’s debut on pay-per view. Manny Gamburyan, Benson Henderson, Leonard Garcia and Chan Sung Jung each earned $65,000 which is the largest bonus in the organization’s history. Winners of the bonuses were announced at the event’s post-fight press conference.
Gamburyan received the “Knockout of the Night” award, Henderson brought in up the “Submission of the Night” bonus, and Garcia and Jung earned “Fight of the Night” honors.

World Extreme Cagefighting is making their pay-per view debut tonight when the organization invades the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California with a championship double-header.
The night’s fight card is headlined by a featherweight title bout between the future of mixed martial arts, Jose Aldo (16-1), and former WEC champion Urijah Faber (22-3). “The California Kid” is returning to his hometown in hopes of securing the 145-pound gold.
‘Aldo vs. Faber’ is co-headlined in a fight that puts the lightweight title on the line. Champion Ben Henderson (11-1) looks to extend his winning streak to eleven when he puts the strap up for [...]

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view)
* Champ Jose Aldo (145) vs. Urijah Faber (144.5)
* Champ Benson Henderson (155) vs. Donald Cerrone (154.5)
* Mike Brown (146) vs. Manny Gamburyan (146)
* Anthony Njokuani (156) vs. Shane Roller (155.5)
* Antonio Banuelos (136) vs. Scott Jorgensen (136)
PRELIMINARY CARD (Spike TV)
* Leonard Garcia (145) vs. Chan Sung Jung (145.5)
* Alex Karalexis (156) vs. Anthony Pettis (155.5)
PRELIMINARY CARD (un-aired)
* Demetrious Johnson (135) vs. Brad Pickett (135.5)
* Chad Mendes (145.5) vs. Anthony Morrison (145)
* Takeya Mizugaki (134.5) vs. Rani Yahya (136)
* Tyler Toner (145.5) vs. Brandon Visher (144.5)
Source: MMAjunkie.com