Joe Stevenson may be on his last leg in the UFC. The former title challenger is now 2-4 over his last six fights, recently having been knocked out by fellow "The Ultimate Fighter" veteran Mac Danzig in devastating fashion last December at UFC 124 in Montreal, Canada. Now, instead of preempting for a fight that could implicate his stay within the worlds largest mixed martial arts promotion. Stevenson will be taken on newcomer Danny Castillo. He may be a UFC newbie, but this dynamic lightweight fighter has seen his fair share of battles inside the cage and will prove to be a difficult challenge for a Stevenson who is hoping to resurrect his career. ...

Former WEC contender Danny Castillo is now officially part of the UFC roster. The lightweight star comes into the fold following a two-fight win streak under the WEC banner, with his most recent victory coming earlier this month at WEC 53, which marked the promotion's final show before becoming fully assimilated with it's sister promotion following a merger of the bantamweight, featherweight, and lightweight divisions. Castillo left the organization in an impressive fashion when he was able to knockout Will Kerr in just 85 seconds of the opening round, a perfect way to cap off his inception into the worlds biggest mixed martial arts promotion. ...

Pettis definitely chose his moniker carefully, because "Showtime" appears now to be hitting the big time. The WEC lightweight contender, who is coming off the heels of his most recent victory over perennial contender Shane Roller--by a third-round triangle choke, will be featured in a new MTV special, coming out this September. ...

It's no secret that Joseph Benavidez is one of the WEC's hottest commodities. With his fast-paced style and charismatic demeanor, he's an easy fan favorite, reminiscent of mentor, training partner, and friend Urijah Faber. But, doe's that mean that Benavidez, a challenger to champion Dominick Cruz' title, should earn more then the number one guy in his weight class? ...

WEC: 50, which features a bantamweight showdown between champion Dominick Cruz defending his title for the first time against former foe Joseph Benavidez in a sure crowd pleaser, before a near sold-out crowd, at The Pearl and Palms casino, in Las Vegas, Nev. ...

Former WEC Featherweight champion "California Kid" Urijah Faber (21-2) got shocked by American Top Team's Mike Thomas Brown (15-4) via TKO stoppage at 2:23 of the first round Wednesday night at WEC 36 in Hollywood, north of Miami. Brown took the title decisively following a right hand that laid the former champ out.  Chael Sonnen (21-9-1) won a surprisingly boring unanimous decision over Fighters.com's third-ranked middleweight and WEC Middleweight Champion Paulo Filho (15-1) in a non-title fight that was heckled by fans throughout.  Official scores were 10-9 twice for Sonnen, 10-8 for Sonnen.  "Bad Boy" Leonard Garcia (11-3) dismantled "Little Evil" Jens Pulver (22-9-1) in a 1:12 TKO shocker to move up the ranks in the WEC's stacked 145-pound division. ...

The WEC has pulled “9mm” Ed Ratcliff (6-1) and Alex Schoenauer (12-9) from the WEC 36 card, scheduled for 5 November in Hollywood, FL. The reason for Ratcliff’s withdrawal is unknown at this time; Schoenauer is injured with a torn hamstring. Although the WEC has made no official announcement, American Top Team representatives confirmed that Rafael Dias (12-4) has agreed to replace Ratcliff versus Danny Castillo (3-1), according to Five Ounces of Pain. UFC veteran “The Fury” Carmelo Marrero (8-2) has agreed to replace Schoenauer versus “The Hooligan” Steve Steinbeiss (4-1), according to MMA Weekly. Dias last fought in September, earning a submission win over Rocky Long (17-23). Castillo suffered his first career loss in June when Donald Cerrone (7-1) tapped him with an armbar at 0:30 of the first round. Marrero won his last fight in September versus Chuck Huus (0-2) via ankle lock. Steinbeiss, who will be making his WEC debut, last fought in June, defeating Francisco Alcantara (0-3) with a first-round TKO. ...

The WEC has officially added a bout between former UFC Lightweight Champion “Little Evil” Jens Pulver (22-9-1) and “Bad Boy” Leonard Garcia (11-3) to its 10 September card in Hollywood, FL. After submitting Cub Swanson (12-2) with a guillotine choke in 35 seconds at his WEC debut in December, Pulver lost the unanimous decision in his five-round battle with current Featherweight Champion “California Kid” Urijah Faber (21-1) in June. Garcia, who has been battling drug charges, most of which have been dropped, last fought at his WEC debut in February when he TKO’d “Streetfight Bancho” Hiroyuki Takaya (9-5-1) in the first round. Also official on the WEC 36 card are: “Indio” Danillo Villefort (8-2) v Jake Rosholt (4-0) “Razor” Rob McCullough (16-4) v “Cowboy” Donald Cerrone (8-0) Rani Yahya (11-4) v Yoshiro Maeda (23-5-2) Johny Hendricks (3-0) v “Russian Crusher” Alex Serdyukov (8-4) “9mm” Ed Ratcliff (6-1) v Danny Castillo (5-1) Headlining the event are Faber and Mike Thomas Brown (19-4) in a featherweight title fight, and a middleweight title rematch between Fighters.com’s third-ranked “Ely” Paulo Filho (16-0) and Chael Sonnen (20-9-1). ...

WEC Featherweight Champion "California Kid" Urijah Faber (21-1) fended off a game, but outclassed "Li'l Evil" Jens Pulver (22-9-1) in a five-round unanimous decision in Sacramento Sunday night. The "California Kid" packed a big right hook counter to Pulver's southpaw boxing in the first session.  Faber landed the punch just enough to make Pulver think twice. The fight only went to the mat once in round one, when Faber fell mid-kick and Pulver pounced; but, Faber locked up Pulver and stood out of "Li'l Evil's" mount. In round two, Faber felt Pulver respected his stand-up enough to shoot to the mat with single-leg takedowns.  Faber scored most attempts; but, Pulver's guard smothered Faber's offense. Faber decided to throw with the noted striker, Pulver, in round three and beat "Li'l Evil" by popping in and out with jolting shots and mixing in a high kick to keep Pulver guessing. In the fourth, Faber took Pulver back to the mat and hammered elbows into his skull until the bell. By the final round, Pulver was gassed and Faber closed the UD with jabs and right hooks to Pulver's head. ...