Speer To Sign With WEC
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.”
