03-07-2008, 10:05 AM
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WEC™ Announces Full Card Line Up!
I don't know why the sticky for this fight night is locked so I just wanted to let everyone know that the full fight card has been announced. Check it out.
http://www.wec.tv/index.cfm?fa=event...tCard&eid=1093
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The World Extreme Cagefighting organization recently announced the full card for its March 26 event, and despite some initial hesitation, WEC middleweight champion Paulo Filho (16-0) will fight Chael Sonnen (19-9-1) after all.
"WEC: Filho vs. Sonnen" takes place at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nev., and airs live in high-definition on the VERSUS network at 9 p.m. ET.
In addition to Filho vs. Sonnent, WEC light heavyweight champ Doug Marshall will put his belt on the line against Brian Stann.
Filho and Sonnent first met in December at WEC 31. Filho kept his undefeated streak alive with a second-round submission via armbar. However, the fight ended with a bit of controversy as Sonnen claimed he never verbally tapped. Sonnen groaned in pain from the submission -- and it was clearly audible to the television audience -- but he said it was never intended to be a verbal tap-out.
Earlier this week the Brazilian website TATAME spoke to Filho, who said he was pulling out of the bout due to personal reasons. However, his manager, Ed Soares, has since told multiple media outlets that Filho's camp has rallied around the fighter and that the bout will continue as scheduled.
However, one bout that didn't hold up was Nissen Osterneck vs. Bryan Baker. Osterneck, an undefeated middleweight prospect, has suffered a shoulder injury. On Thursday Logan Clark told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) that he's stepped up to replace Osterneck. Clark, a former UFC fighter, will look to push his record to a perfect 10-0.
The full line-up for the WEC 33 card includes:
Champ Paulo Filho vs. Chael Sonnen (for WEC middleweight title)
Champ Doug Marshall vs. Brian Stann (for WEC light heavyweight title)
Marcus Hicks vs. Ed Ratcliff
Steve Cantwell vs. Tim McKenzie
Blas Avena vs. Hirumitsu Miura
John Alessio vs. Brock Larson
Rich Crunkilton vs. Sergio Gomez
Alex Serdyukov vs. Ryan Stonitsch
Chris Manuel vs. Kenji Osawa
Bryan Baker vs. Logan Clark
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