Urijah Faber's Leg of the Living Dead

Jose Aldo on Saturday night easily established himself as thee premier featherweight fighter in the world, dismantling former champion Urijah Faber over the course of their five-round battle at the Arco Arena in Sacramento, Calif.

Faber displayed all the heart in the world by making it to the final bell, but it wasn't without a cost.

Aldo continually chopped at Faber's leg over the course of the fight... every single round.

This photo, posted by Faber to his official Twitter account shows the lingering effects of the clobbering his leg took during the fight.

Urijah Faber's Thoughts After Aldo Fight

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Urijah Faber comments via his personal website about the fight with Jose Aldo, and also shows off his leg following the kicks he endured on Saturday night.

Dana White's WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber Video Blog, $65,000 Bonuses

UFC president Dana White's latest WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber video blog takes you behind the scenes at the weigh-ins in Sacramento, Calif., and the fighter meeting at the arena where he announced Saturday night's post-fight award winners will each get $65,000 bonuses... and yes, a fighter can get Knockout or Submission of the Night AND the Fight of the Night bonuses.

Countdown to Aldo vs. Faber Premiers Today on Versus

Just a little reminder that "Countdown to Aldo vs. Faber" -- featuring a look at the featherweight title bout between Jose Aldo and Urijah Faber at Saturday's event in Sacramento, Calif. -- premiers Wednesday afternoon at 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT on the Versus network.

If you miss the premier, here's the replay schedule:

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21
4pm ET/1pm PT on VERSUS (premiere)
7pm ET/PT on MTV2
9:30pm ET on The Score (Canada)
12am ET/PT on SPIKE

THURSDAY, APRIL 22
1am ET/PT on MTV2
2:08am ET/PT on SPIKE

FRIDAY, APRIL 23
5pm ET/2pm PT on VERSUS
12:30am ET/9:30pm PT on VERSUS

SATURDAY, APRIL 24
1pm ET on The Score
3pm ET/ 12pm PT on VERSUS
8pm ET/5pm PT on SPIKE

WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber - Best Featherweight Fight Ever?

UFC president Dana White says Jose Aldo vs. Urijah Faber will be the best featherweight fight ever. Take an extended look at the fight that will headline Saturday's WEC 48 pay-per-view in Sacramento, Calif.

UFC Fighters Weigh In On WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber

Kenny Florian, Clay Guida, Jon Jones, and Brandon Vera weigh-in on Saturday's Jose Aldo vs. Urijah Faber fight on WEC's first pay-per-view fight card.

Dana White's WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber Video Blog - 4/19/10

As the WEC heads into its first pay-per-view event, they're not only bringing out the big guns inside the cage, but also outside as well. UFC president Dana White will be video blogging all week leading up to the event, beginning with this, his first v-blog for Aldo vs. Faber.

Faber And Bonnar Pay Tribute To Sakuraba

Legendary Japanese fighter, Kazushi Sakuraba, is a very familiar name to most hardcore fans, but there are many new fans that may have never seen the former Pride star grapple his way to the top of the sport several years ago, and many fighters today still talk about the "Gracie Hunter" and his fights.

Two of the fighters who proudly claim Sakuraba as their favorite are WEC featherweight, Urijah Faber, and UFC fighter, Stephan Bonnar, who both mentioned the Japanese fighter when speaking to fans at a recent Q&A session.

"I would say past or present, favorite fighter for me is Sakuraba," Faber said when asked who his favorite fighter was. "If you watch the guy, first off he's a wrestler, a top level wrestler, but he really has a great attitude out there. He's always out in front, really, really creative, and he's been in one of the most inspiring fights that I've ever seen."

The fight that Faber referenced was Sakuraba's last fight against Zelg Galesic, in which he pulled off a kneebar after suffering damage throughout the fight. Faber also mentioned Sakuraba's historic 2000 no-time limit win over Royce Gracie as a favorite performance.

Stephan Bonnar went one step further when paying tribute to the former Pride star.

"I love that guy, I even named my cat after him," said Bonnar.

The ageless Sakuraba continues to come up in conversations when fighters mention who they admire most, and for anyone that isn't sure about how good he really is, go back and watch his 2000 fight against Renzo Gracie, but don't expect to hold down your lunch when you see the finish.

Two Belts Enter, But Only One Belt Leaves: WEC 46 Video Preview

An extended video preview of the WEC 46: Varner vs. Henderson main event featuring a title unification between champion Jamie Varner and interim champ Ben Henderson. Urijah Faber also makes his return in front of his hometown crowd to face fellow Top 10 fighter Raphael Assuncao.

WEC 46: Varner vs. Henderson Video Trailer

Check out the video trailer for the upcoming WEC 46: Varner vs. Henderson at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, Calif. on Jan. 10.

WEC 43 Brings Liddell, Faber, Pulver, and Mir to Ohio

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If a 10-fight card, including a world title bout between Donald Cerrone and Ben Henderson, wasn't enough, World Extreme Cagefighting is pleased to announce that four of the sport's biggest names will be heading to the Covelli Centre in Youngstown, Ohio, to take part in the fight week festivities.

WEC Vice President Peter Dropick, along with General Manager Reed Harris, on Sunday confirmed two huge events that will take place at the Covelli Centre in the days and hours leading up to WEC: Cerrone vs. Henderson.

On Tuesday, Sept. 1, former UFC heavyweight champion and current WEC color commentator Frank Mir will join former UFC lightweight champion Jens Pulver and former WEC featherweight champion Urijah Faber for a unique Q&A session at the Covelli Center. Time will be announced at a later date.

Then, just hours before the first fight on Sept. 2, one of the greatest fighters of all-time, UFC Hall of Famer Chuck Liddell, will sign autographs on the main concourse at the Covelli Centre from 4PM-6PM EST.

"For our first trip to Ohio, we wanted to make sure fans were treated to a once-in-a-lifetime experience," Dropick said. "To attend a title fight is a special experience. To have four of the best fighters of all-time also in attendance makes this an absolute can't-miss event."

Cerrone vs. Henderson will be televised nationally live on VERSUS beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT.

Urijah Faber's UFC 100 Title Fight Picks... Can You Say GSP?

Former WEC featherweight champ Urijah Faber's picks for the UFC 100 title fights.

Georges St. Pierre vs. Thiago Alves (Welterweight): GSP in my opinion is the much more complete fighter and is the more disciplined fighter. As far as just being a fighter and, in general, the type of guy that loves to get down and probably would be fighting once a week on the street anyways if he wasn't fighting, you gotta go with Thiago on that one. You've got a killer instinct on that guy that is really dangerous, but unless he can knock out St. Pierre, I think St. Pierre is gonna take it.

Brock Lesnar vs. Frank Mir (Heavyweight): Lesnar has been improving quite a bit. With the right training partners, he's gonna be very, vary hard to stop. But Frank Mir is crafty and this is the most dedicated he's been in the sport and working the hardest, more than he ever has in this sport. He looked the biggest, the strongest that I've seen him as well. I'm expecting a great fight. It's either gonna be Lesnar by TKO or Mir by tricky submission.

Urijah Faber's Bionic Hand

Okay, so Bionic is a bit of an exaggeration. But here are some pictures that Urijah posted on his Twitter account today after going to the doc to get his stitches removed.

Does this mean his right hand will now be stronger and faster?

(Photos courtesy of Urijah Faber)

MMA Live Breaks Down UFC 99 and Reviews WEC 41 and Strikeforce

ESPN's MMA Live breaks down Saturday's UFC 99 fight card featuring Rich Franklin vs. Wanderlei Silva and takes a look back at this past weekend's WEC 41 "Brown vs. Faber 2" and Strikeforce "Lawler vs. Shields."

Versus to Re-Air Brown vs. Faber 2 on Wednesday Night

VERSUS, the exclusive television home of World Extreme Cagefighting, will re-air the most-anticipated featherweight championship re-match in MMA history between Mike Brown and Urijah Faber on Wednesday, June 10, at 9 p.m. ET and again at 12 a.m. ET.

The fight, which aired live on VERSUS on Sunday, June 7, featured five full rounds of intense action in the cage in which Mike Brown proved to viewers that he is still the #1 featherweight fighter in the world. Faber, who broke his hand in the first round, battled it out until the very end, but without full use of both hands, Faber was unable to overcome Brown and win back his belt.

"The five-round championship battle between Mike Brown and Urijah Faber was not only one of the must-see WEC events of year, but one of the best fights in MMA history," said Marc Fein, Executive Vice President of Programming, Production and Business Operations for VERSUS. "From the moment the fight ended last night, we began receiving a ton of feedback to re-air the epic battle as soon as possible. So to keep in line with our mission of super-serving passionate fans, we decided to give them what they asked for and re-air the entire card just days after the live action took place in Sacramento."

In addition to the Brown vs. Faber re-match, the card also featured several other top featherweight fights, including Josh "The Fluke" Grispi vs. former UFC lightweight champion Jens "Lil Evil" Pulver, Cub Swanson vs. Jose Aldo and John Franchi vs. "The Ultimate Fighter" runner-up in season five, Manvel Gamburyan. The fight between Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone and James Krause was the featured lightweight bout on the card and the battle between Antonio Banuelos and Scott Jorgensen was the featured bantamweight match.

WEC Hits New Highs with 12,706 in Attendance for $815,415 Gate

The California State Athletic Commission on Monday released the final gate and attendance numbers for Sunday's WEC 41 held in Sacramento, Calif.

The WEC's unofficial numbers stood at 13,027 attendees, but official figures were lower.

Officially, 12,706 fans took in the event, with 10,110 paid attendees for $815,415 in live gate revenue.

The final tally stands as the highest live gate figure in the promotion's history. The first WEC held at the Arco Arena, featuring Urijah Faber vs. Jens Pulver 1, was the previous record holder with 12,682 fans in attendance for a $738,855 take.

WEC 41 "Brown vs. Faber 2" Weigh-in Video

The fighters step on the scales for Sunday night's WEC 41 "Brown vs. Faber 2" in Sacramento, Calif. and live on Versus.

Urijah Faber's WEC 41 Media Day Video Blog

Urijah Faber's video blog for WEC 41's media day, leading up to Sunday night's fight against featherweight champion Mike Brown in Sacramento, Calif.

WEC 41: Brown vs Faber Press Conference Video

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(Courtesy of Steve Cofield from ESPN Radio 1100 and Cagewriter.com)

WEC Featherweight Champ Mike Brown as the Fight Approaches

Steve Cofield of ESPN Radio 1100 and Cagewriter.com talks at length with Mike Brown as the hours dwindle down to his WEC featherweight title defense against former champ Urijah Faber.