UFC to absorb WEC lightweight division, WEC flyweight division coming

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  1. speeds

    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

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    http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2010/4/20/1432073/dana-white-on-the-wecs-future-wec

    You've got a lightweight title fight on the card. What's the advantage to having an overlap at 155 between WEC and UFC?
    I actually think it's kind of cool. I think eventually what we do is, we're going to continue to add to lighter weights, and you'll end up seeing these (WEC) guys go into the UFC, the 155 pounders.
    So once you add flyweight or divisions like that, you can move WEC's lightweights and move them into UFC, is what you're saying?
    Yup.
     
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    I wish they would just go ahead and get it over with. That way WEC fighters could get paid better.

    of course we may end up missing more excellent fights are they're relegated to the undercard to make way for all these weight classes but at least they're be a lot less likely chance of their being some really weak fight cards put out by the UFC.
     

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