[T.B.]

WEC 34: FABER vs. PULVER
Date: 6/1/2008
Event Type: VERSUS Live Event
Location: Arco Arena (Sacramento, California)

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Fight Card:



[20-1-0] Urijah Faber vs. Jens Pulver [22-8-1] - WEC Featherweight Championship

Faber's Last 3 Fights:
vs. Jeff Curran (Win - Submission)
vs. Chance Farrar (Win - Submission)
vs. Dominic Cruz (Win - Submission)

Pulver's Last 3 Fights:
vs. Cub Swanson (Win - Submission)
vs. BJ Penn (Loss - Submission)
vs. Joe Lauzon (Loss - TKO)



[32-1-0] Miguel Torres vs. Manny Tapia [10-0-1] - WEC Bantamweight Championship

Torres' Last 3 Fights:
vs. Chase Beebe (Win - Submission)
vs. Jeff Bedard (Win - Submission)
vs. Darius Turcinskas (Win - Submission)

Tapia's Last 3 Fights:
vs. Antonio Banuelos (Win - Split Decision)
vs. Brandon Foxworth (Win - TKO)
vs. Richard Montano (Win - TKO)



[29-9-1] Jeff Curran vs. Mike Brown [16-4-0]

Curran's Last 3 Fights:
vs. Urijah Faber (Loss - Submission)
vs. Stephen Ledbetter (Win - Unanimous Decision)
vs. John Mahlow (Win - Split Decision)

Brown's Last 3 Fights:
vs. Manny Reyes Jr. (Win - Submission)
vs. Eben Oroz (Win - TKO)
vs. Yves Edwards (Win - Unanimous Decision)



[16-2-0] Rich Crunkilton vs. Donald Cerrone [7-0-0]

Crunkilton's Last 3 Fights:
vs. Sergio Gomez (Win - Unanimous Decision)
vs. Rob McCullough (Loss - TKO)
vs. Mike Joy (Win - Submission)

Cerrone's Last 3 Fights:
vs. Kenneth Alexander (NC)
vs. Yasunori Kanehara (Win - Submission)
vs. Anthony Njokuani (Win - Submission)



[9-1-0] Jose Aldo vs. Alexandre Franca Nogueira [13-4-2]

Aldo's Last 3 Fights:
vs. Shoji Maruyama (Win - Unanimous Decision)
vs. Fabio Mello (Win - Unanimous Decision)
vs. Thiago Minu (Win - Majority Decision)

Nogueira's Last 3 Fights:
vs. Shuichiro Katsumura (Win - KO)
vs. Kotetsu Boku (Loss - Unanimous Decision)
vs. Hideo Tokoro (Loss - KO)



[3-0-0] Mark Munoz vs. TBA

Munoz's Last 3 Fights:
vs. Tony Rubalcava (Win - Unanimous Decision)
vs. Mike Prince (Win)
vs. Austin Achorn (Win - TKO)


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Former UFC Lightweight Champion, Jens "Lil' Evil" Pulver returns to 145 pounds, a weight at which he has never been beaten, as he looks to defend his legacy against the #1-Ranked Featherweight in the World – WEC Champion "The California Kid," Urijah Faber. A win for Pulver secures his spot in MMA history. A win for Faber takes him one step closer to becoming the greatest featherweight fighter ever. Plus, two Mexican warriors face off as Miguel Angel Torres defends his bantamweight title against Manny Tapia.

WEC: FABER vs. PULVER – Sunday, June 1st, live on VERSUS from the Arco Arena in Sacramento, CA.

[AceFranklin88]

I hope Pulver knocks him out. I'd like to see him have another nice run as champ before he's done.

[El Santolly]

Deep down I know Faber's gonna win and is the better fighter right now, but still I'll be pulling for Pulver in this one and would love to see him win it (much like the guy above).

Eitherway, should be a decent fight and the card looks good overall.

[IcemanCometh]

IF Pulver works his ground like he did for Cub he might give Faber some trouble and he is a hell of a striker with a nasty left.

EDIT: I am gonna love watching Torres fight again the guy is a freaking beast at 135.

[sirdilznik]

Man, how does the WEC keep putting on crazy cards like this? It's insane how good their shows always are.

War Lil' Evil!

[kds13]

Originally Posted by sirdilznik

Man, how does the WEC keep putting on crazy cards like this? It's insane how good their shows always are.

War Lil' Evil!

Yeah this card is sick. I'm rooting for Jens too, but I think I'm using a little too much wishful thinking, sadly.

On a side note, is Miguel Torres the most overlooked fighter when it comes to thinking P4P guys? I mean, 32-1 should warrant some conversation. Sure, his record has been padded quite a bit, but if he can hold the WEC strap for awhile, I think he oughta crack some people's Top 10's if not 5's, P4P.

[Damone]

Torres is a freakin' stud. Seriously, the guy is a stud. Dude will hold that belt for a long while.

Hell, he may just get bored with 135 and move up a weight class. I think he'd give any 145'er a tough fight.

Tapia's a guy who I really, really like, he's shown solid stand-up and solid ground skills. I just don't think he'll be able to beat Miguel.

[bbjd7]

What a crazy card. The breakout star of the night will be Donald Cerrone when he either KO's or submits Rich Crunkilton.

[Damone]

I seriously hope that Cowboy doesn't beat Crunk, since I'm a Crunk fan. I see Rich earning a hard fought decision.

[ManOfSteel808]

Jeepers Mister!
Pulver vs. Faber???
are u kidding me!?!
I'm sorry guys, I respect Pulver's hands, but I'm gonna have to go with Faber on this one. He's got the better wrestling, Jiu Jitsu, and conditioning...overall Pulver's just not in the same class as Faber.
If u look at Faber, he looks like he could fight 155 and own , but like all smart fighters, he cuts down a weight class to bring down his striking power and his strength.

Now if Jens was a little bit younger, he should cut down to 135, he looks like he can, and i think at 135, he'd dominate.

My result:
Faber by submission. period.