Jeff Curran has seen and done it all. Beginning his career as a glorified lightweight, Curran made trips to the UFC against Matt Serra before making his inception in the WEC some years later, heralded as one of the best fighters in the featherweight division. With victories over the likes of Antonio Carvalho, Wagnney Fabiano, and Rafael Assuncao, Curran made the case for a title shot against then featherweight kingpin Urijah Faber, though he succumbed to a second-round guillotine choke. Since the loss, Curran's career has seen it's ups and downs, however now Jeff may have found some stability now that he's racked up consecutive victories in his last two outings and will now look to get back to the big leagues. ...

Fighters.com caught up with WEC featherweight title challenger Mike Thomas Brown  (19-4) on the horizon of the most important fight of his career in Sunrise, north of Miami, 5 November. Fighters.com: On November fifth you're facing "California Kid" Urijah Faber (21-0) for the WEC featherweight title.  Some analysts have labeled Faber the best MMA featherweight in history.  Does facing a popular fighter like Faber bring intimidation or do you find motivation in the potential dethroning of a champion during the peak of his career? Mike Thomas Brown:  I love being the underdog.  I have nothing to lose and everything to gain.  Urijah is a very tough guy; but, I train with tons of tough guys.  It's just another day at the office. Fighters.com: Would you say that the approaching title bout is the most important fight of your life? ...

The WEC has offered IFL light heavyweight “Bartimus” Bart Palaszewski (29-11) a six-fight deal and may have him fight 10 September in Hollywood, FL, according to Sherdog. Palaszewski’s coach “Big Frog” Jeff Curran (30-10-1) made the announcement Sunday, which was how "Bartimus" found out as well. Palaszewski most recently fought in June at Adrenaline’s debut event, where he TKO’d Jeffrey Cox (9-6) in the second round. WEC featherweight Curran also announced he would move down to bantamweight. After fighting “California Kid” Urijah Faber (21-1) unsuccessfully for his belt in December, he lost a unanimous decision in June to Mike Thomas Brown (17-4). ...