On Thursday night (December 16), an era ended and a whole new one began. A few months ago, the Ultimate Fighting Championship announced that World Extreme Cagefighting (an organization owned by Zuffa, the same company that runs Ufc) would be folded into the Ufc. Last night was the organization's final show, and they went out in memorable style, including big victories by Anthony Pettis and Dominick Cruz.
Wec was always unique group because it focused on lighter fighters (by the end, the only weight divisions were bantamweight, featherweight and lightweight), which often lead to fights that were much faster and more intense. Such was the case on Thursday night when Wec bantamweight champ Dominick Cruz defeated intense challenger Scott Jorgensen in a one-sided five round decision. Cruz's stand-up style is unorthodox, but his footwork and cardio are second-to-none. He danced around Jorgensen, peppering him with punches and taking him down at...
Wec was always unique group because it focused on lighter fighters (by the end, the only weight divisions were bantamweight, featherweight and lightweight), which often lead to fights that were much faster and more intense. Such was the case on Thursday night when Wec bantamweight champ Dominick Cruz defeated intense challenger Scott Jorgensen in a one-sided five round decision. Cruz's stand-up style is unorthodox, but his footwork and cardio are second-to-none. He danced around Jorgensen, peppering him with punches and taking him down at...
- 12/17/2010
- by Kyle Anderson
- MTV Newsroom
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