The Ultimate Fighter 6 welterweight runner-up Tom Speer (9-3) intends to sign with Zuffa-owned World Extreme Cagefighting after being released by the UFC, another Zuffa promotion, reported the Rochester Post-Bulletin Thursday.
“They’re pumped to have me back because they never wanted to lose me in the first place,” Speer told the Post-Bulletin. “We haven’t talked about the money or length of contract yet, but I’ll definitely be in the WEC.”
Speer was released from the UFC after losing two consecutive fights to Mac Danzig (18-4-1) and “Rumble” Anthony Johnson (5-1).
His loss to Danzig was the finale of the sixth season of SpikeTV reality competition program The Ultimate Fighter.
Speer plans to fight in the WEC in August. He’s currently taking a break from fighting after suffering a brown recluse spider bite on his calf.
Speer told the Post-Bulletin, “I won’t be down [at Matt Hughes's H.I.T. Squad gym] full-time because I still need to help on the farm. But I’ll get down there whenever I can, and for sure before fights.”
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Speer is amazing…
Speer’s fight verse Sidney Silva was aired on the Versus network
Saw the Speer & Silva fight on Versus. I didn’t know anything about either of them
Can you believe that Speer took Silva down?
Yea that was pretty bad ass
I think this is a good move for him
Jesus, he loses 2 fights and they let him go?
The WEC is probably thinkin F*&# yea
Speer is a damn good fighter. Should be interested with him in the WEC
Can’t wait to see his next fight
Who will he go up against in August, anybody know?