World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) has announced the main event for their upcoming June 1st, WEC34 card, which is being held at the Arco Arena in Sacramento, CA. Already being billed as "The Biggest Fight in WEC History," Urijah "The California Kid" Faber will defend his WEC World Featherweight Title against Jens "Lil Evil" Pulver.Urijah Faber (20-1), is among the elite in MMA, consistently ranked amongst the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world. Capturing the WEC Featherweight Title in March of 2006, Faber has successfully defended that title four times, three of the four bouts ending in the first round. His most recent win came over a very tough Jeff "Big Frog" Curran, showing off his submission skills and choking "The Frog" out in the second round. Being a Sacramento area native, Faber will return home on June 1st to face his toughest test to date in former UFC Lightweight Champion Jens Pulver.
Jens "Lil Evil" Pulver (22-8-1) is a true MMA pioneer who is responsible for putting the lighter weight classes on the map. Pulver recently stepped down from the lightweight class within the UFC, to the featherweight class in the WEC. He has never been beaten in eight bouts while fighting at the 145-pound featherweight limit, including a 35 second reverse guillotine choke over Cub Swanson during his WEC debut last December. With his sights now set on Faber, Pulver has a shot a MMA history by becoming one of few fighters to hold titles in different weight classes.
Also that night will be a battle of Mexican warriors, when WEC World Bantamweight Champion Miguel Angel Torres (33-1) defends his belt for the first time against Manny Tapia (10-0-1). Torres captured the WEC Bantamweight Title back in February when he absolutely dominated former champ Chase Beebe, by putting on a masterful display of groundfighting. Torres certainly has experience on his side, with his near decade MMA career and his impressive 33-1 record. However, Tapia will bring his aggressive style and his devastating KO power while attempting to dethrone the new Bantamweight King.
Plus, Mark “The Filipino Wrecking Machine” Munoz (3-0) will be making his long awaited WEC debut at 185 lbs. Munoz is a former NCAA Division I wrestling champion, and he is considered one of the top wrestlers to ever enter into the sport of MMA. With an unbeaten record thus far, Munoz has transitioned well to the fighting world and he will be looking to continue on his path of dominance when he steps into the WEC cage.
The remaining bouts have yet to be named, more to come as it becomes available.
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