Former featherweight champion “The California Kid” Urijah Faber makes his highly-anticipated 135-pound debut as World Extreme Cagefighting returns to The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nev. on Thursday, Nov. 11. The 31-year-old pound-for-pound great, who once held the featherweight title for over two years, makes the cut to bantamweight in search of his second world title reign. He’ll take on one of the division’s toughest in Japanese striking sensation Takeya Mizugaki.
Main bouts:
Urijah Faber (23-4) -365 vs. Takeya Mizugaki (13-4-2) +305 [Faber’s 135-pound debut]
Chad Mendes (8-0) -300 vs. Javier Vazquez (15-4) +250
Erik Koch (10-1) -500 vs. Francisco Rivera (5-0) +300
Joseph Benavidez (12-2) -300 vs. Wagnney Fabiano (14-2) +220
Damacio Page (15-4) -500 vs. Demetrious Johnson (6-1) +300
Preliminary bouts:
Raphael Assuncao (15-3) +135 vs. L.C. Davis (16-3) -165
Anthony Njokuani (12-4) -500 vs. Edward Faaloloto (2-0) +305
Zack Micklewright (7-1) -130 vs. Dustin Poirier (7-1) +105
Clint Godfrey (11-2) +115 vs. Michael McDonald (10-1) -145
Cub Swanson (14-4) -260 vs. Mackens Semerzier (7-2) +205
Yves Jabouin (14-6) +190 vs. Brandon Visher (13-1) -250