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Featherweight “Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung (10-1) has a six-fight deal with the WEC, whose parent company, Zuffa LLC, also owns the UFC.  Sherdog confirmed the signing with Korean Top Team Saturday.

Jung enters the WEC off a triangle choke submission victory over “Jagger Bomb” Matt Jaggers (16-7) at Sengoku Ninth Battle last August.

According to Sherdog, Jung could see WEC action as early as April 24.

The WEC officially announced WEC 48 headlined by WEC featherweight champion “Junior” Jose Aldo (15-1) versus former champ ”California Kid” Urijah Faber (22-3) in Sacramento April 24.  It’ll be the WEC’s first pay per view (PPV) event and they will charge $44.99.

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Zuffa, LLC, parent company of the UFC and WEC, has sold a 10% stake to Abu Dhabi government-owned Flash Entertainment, Zuffa announced Tuesday.

“We got to know these guys discussing an event in Abu Dhabi,” said UFC President Dana White in an official release.  “This led to the investment conversation. After conducting in-depth due diligence, they saw the tremendous global potential of the UFC brand. The guys who run this company are young, hip, aggressive visionaries. They are big thinkers.”

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“Smooth” Ben Henderson (10-1) choked “The Worm” Jamie Varner (16-4) in a standing guillotine choke compelling Varner to tapout at 2:41 of round three and winning the WEC lightweight title at WEC 46 in Sacramento Sunday night.

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Shinzo Machida (1-1), brother of Fighters.com and UFC Light Heavyweight Champion “Dragon” Lyoto Machida (16-0), is primed for a return to the sport in which his brother has risen to the ranks of champion.

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Former WEC bantamweight champion Miguel Torres (36-2) and Joseph Benavidez (7-1) will matchup in a contender battle at WEC 47 in Columbus March 6, according to MMA Junkie.

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This week we learned that Condom Depot has been banned by Zuffa as a fighter sponsor for the WEC and UFC. This ban of Condom Depot as a fighter sponsor is a step in the right direction for mixed martial arts becoming mainstream and stepping into the same league as the NFL.

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WEC 47 will feature a main event title fight between bantamweight champion Brian Bowles (8-0) and challenger Dominick Cruz (14-1) in Columbus March 6, the promotion announced Monday.

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American cable network Versus announced Monday a multi-year extension with Zuffa, LLC, the parent company of the Ultimate Fighting Championship and World Extreme Cagefighting.

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Former UFC and WEC heavyweight Justin Eilers (18-6-1) was killed by gunfire Christmas night, 2008 at the home of his mother Gwen Moore in Nampa, Idaho. Eilers’ stepfather, James Malecin was later arrested and arraigned for the murder.
 
Malec, convicted of manslaughter in September, was sentenced Friday to serve at least 6.5 years and as long as 15 years for the deadly shooting according to a report by The Idaho Statesman.

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