WECWorld Extreme Cagefighting is an American mixed martial arts promotion. It is the sister promotion to the UFC, both owned and produced by ZUFFA, with a focus on lighter weight classes and talent building for the UFC. As with its older and much larger sibling, the WEC uses the same rules as the UFC, but it holds its fights in a smaller octagonal cage.
i've never seen brown fight till last night. when i was watching his highlight reel it was obvious that he was the stronger of the two and gave him the advantage in that respect. i didn't however think he would win like he did. i always knew that faber couldn't take a well placed shot from anyone with at least decent power though. he always made up for his lack of power by being quick and agile while relying on his technique and risk taking movements to win fights for him. if you look at any of fabers past fights, when he gets hit with a solid shot he scrambles,changes levels and suprises his opponent.
but this time he was up agains a really strong d-1 wrestler with strong and accurate hands. the elbow attempt by faber when he was scrambling to get away from the cage would have dropped or backed alot of opponents away but brown timed that hook perfectly. it was a done deal from there on in.
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"Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat." - Sun Tzu
I agree with the last couple of posts...theres some real haters on here...stop hating on Urijah...you guys are obviously going to say he is overrated after being undefeated for so long...how can you say he is overrated when he was on a 13 win streak...thats MMA for you sometimes you get caught and Faber was unlucky tonight..but stop sayin hes overhyped I bet you half of you people watched the WEC because of Faber..also you guys are complaining about how he did such a stupid elbow but thats what made Urijah so unique and talented because he took risks and tried to give the fans what they wanted to see...he always wanted to put a show on for you guys..and I think Faber said it best in his interviews..about look at him and for example Jeff Curran and Mike Brown it took Urijah Four or so years to be the biggest name in WEC and look how long it took Brown to finally get the belt and look how long it took Curran and he got destroyed...so stop hating..Urijah is very humble and respectful he accepted his defeat and was just trying to make a name for himself like any other fighter...he'll be back to get his belt...in the mean time have fun watching the boring WEC now without Faber lol
I agree with the last couple of posts...theres some real haters on here...stop hating on Urijah...you guys are obviously going to say he is overrated after being undefeated for so long...how can you say he is overrated when he was on a 13 win streak...thats MMA for you sometimes you get caught and Faber was unlucky tonight..but stop sayin hes overhyped I bet you half of you people watched the WEC because of Faber..also you guys are complaining about how he did such a stupid elbow but thats what made Urijah so unique and talented because he took risks and tried to give the fans what they wanted to see...he always wanted to put a show on for you guys..and I think Faber said it best in his interviews..about look at him and for example Jeff Curran and Mike Brown it took Urijah Four or so years to be the biggest name in WEC and look how long it took Brown to finally get the belt and look how long it took Curran and he got destroyed...so stop hating..Urijah is very humble and respectful he accepted his defeat and was just trying to make a name for himself like any other fighter...he'll be back to get his belt...in the mean time have fun watching the boring WEC now without Faber lol
I agree with the last couple of posts...theres some real haters on here...stop hating on Urijah...you guys are obviously going to say he is overrated after being undefeated for so long...how can you say he is overrated when he was on a 13 win streak
Thats easy, you fight bums in small promotions. The toughest fights were Curran and Pulver and Pulver took him the distance. Brown was highly underrated for the fight. I am not a hater, but lets face facts he wasn't the world #1 P4P fighter like Frank Mir would have you believe.
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...thats MMA for you sometimes you get caught and Faber was unlucky tonight..but stop sayin hes overhyped I bet you half of you people watched the WEC because of Faber..
You're half right, I watched to see if/when he would lose and shut Mir the hell up. Also, fighting is not about luck don't take away from what Brown did, he was the stronger and better fighter tonight and it showed, we'll need a rematch to see if its a fluke.
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also you guys are complaining about how he did such a stupid elbow but thats what made Urijah so unique and talented because he took risks and tried to give the fans what they wanted to see...
Gotta disagree, from most of the fights of his I have seen, that was the first dumb thing I have seen him do. He usually takes guys down and wears them down imposing his will like most wrestlers. Last night he tried something stupid and paid the price for it, I think is striking is overhyped and it showed last night.
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he always wanted to put a show on for you guys..and I think Faber said it best in his interviews..about look at him and for example Jeff Curran and Mike Brown it took Urijah Four or so years to be the biggest name in WEC and look how long it took Brown to finally get the belt and look how long it took Curran and he got destroyed...
I don't follow your logic here, what does it matter how long it took guys to get a shot or the belt? Brown fought and beat Curran and got a title shot now he is the champ I would say that is pretty good in terms of time.
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so stop hating..Urijah is very humble and respectful he accepted his defeat and was just trying to make a name for himself like any other fighter...he'll be back to get his belt...in the mean time have fun watching the boring WEC now without Faber lol
Wow, if you cannot handle people bashing your fave fighters and having differing opinions I might suggest you stay off the internet. He has made a name for himself, think he will pull up stakes and go to the UFC or DREAM? No and you know why cuz deep down he knows he would get murdered in those markets. That is the reason I don't like him, guys like Frank Mir think he is gods gift to fighting when in reality he isn't all that great.
Gotta disagree, from most of the fights of his I have seen, that was the first dumb thing I have seen him do. He usually takes guys down and wears them down imposing his will like most wrestlers. Last night he tried something stupid and paid the price for it, I think is striking is overhyped and it showed last night.
It was only stupid to u, because it didn't land. No one said it was stupid when Faber land a knee by jumping up while his other leg was being held in a single leg takedown attempt. That is just how Faber is, he is an innovator who always looks for ways to win. After 13 consecutive wins and multiple title defenses, he gets caught and NOW everyone is saying he is overrated...I don't think so.
That's a risk u take when throwing a shot like that. A-Silva does it all the time, he just never got punched at the same time. Like I said, it was only stupid because he missed and got knocked out, without the miss or the knockout it would have been Faber being Faber.
Um gee I thought you agreed MMAaddict who was complaining that other people not just me said it was stupid. Not to mention if it cost you the fight its pretty much a lame move.
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No one said it was stupid when Faber land a knee by jumping up while his other leg was being held in a single leg takedown attempt.
I can agreee with that, it was stupid when everybody started doing it like Grove.
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That is just how Faber is, he is an innovator who always looks for ways to win.
Gee and so are all the other fighters trying to win fights...
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After 13 consecutive wins and multiple title defenses, he gets caught and NOW everyone is saying he is overrated...I don't think so.
How long you been at this board or on the internet? Plenty of people have been saying he is overrated and against a solid oppentent he would lose.
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That's a risk u take when throwing a shot like that. A-Silva does it all the time, he just never got punched at the same time. Like I said, it was only stupid because he missed and got knocked out, without the miss or the knockout it would have been Faber being Faber.
Nice back peddling there, and oh even implying A. Silva and Faber are on the same level of striking is insulting to Anderson.
How long you been at this board or on the internet? Plenty of people have been saying he is overrated and against a solid oppentent he would lose.
Nice back peddling there, and oh even implying A. Silva and Faber are on the same level of striking is insulting to Anderson.
First off i've been on the internet and this forum (Just not Registered)a long time. I know there were people that disliked him and thought her was overrated, same goes for many fighters. But now because of what happened many more people are trying to say that he was overhyped and whatever. We don't know how solid of a fighter Brown really is, that can't be determined from a punch. And Faber has faced solid opponents..Curran, Pulver. Even early on, defeating the then undefeated Charlie Valencia and Joe pearson who had come off 7 straight victories.
And when did I imply that silva and Faber were on the same level of striking? I was using an example that Silva throws these "stupid" elbws all the time, the difference is he wasnt caught with a punch during one of them.
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