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Coty “Ox†Wheeler (10-2-0) vs. Will Campuzano (6-1-0)
Coty Wheeler has had an somewhat poor run in the WEC thus far, defeating Del Hawkins, while suffering defeats to Ian McCall and Charlie Valencia. Coty Wheeler is a veteran of the Fightworld MMA promotion, where he defeated Anthony Grisato, Caesar Rodriquez, Jeremy Kearby, Cody Bell and Ryan Axtel. Coty Wheeler started off his MMA career in impressive fashion, with a six fight undefeated streak that lasted over a year. Coty Wheeler will be looking to put the fight on the ground, with eight victories coming by way of submission. Will Campuzano made his WEC debut at WEC 43 in October 2009, losing to Damacio Page by submission. Until suffering the loss to Damacio Page at WEC 43, Will Campuzano was on a six fight undefeated streak that lasted over a year. Will Campuzano went undefeated in the Cage Kings promotion, where he defeated both Trevor Robbins, Jason Horak and Bryan Goldsby. Will Campuzano is a fighter who is comfortable wherever the fight ends up, with five victories coming by both knockout and submission.
My Prediction: Coty Wheeler
WEC Bantamweight Division Fight
Eddie Wineland (15-6-1) vs. George Roop (10-5-0)
Eddie Wineland has had an interesting run in the WEC, defeating Antonio Banuelos and Manny Tapia, while suffering defeats to Chase Beebe and Rani Yahya. Eddie Wineland also competed in the Total Fight Challenge promotion, where he defeated Steve Hallock, Tim Norman, Dan Swift and Jason Tabor. Eddie Wineland also spent some time overseas in both the Hook N’ Shoot and Shooto MMA promotions. Eddie Wineland is a fighter who is comfortable wherever the fight ends up, with twelve victories coming by knockout and submission. George Roop comes over to the WEC after a unsuccessful run in the UFC, where he defeated David Kaplan, while suffering defeats to Shane Nelson and George Sotiropolous. George Roop is a longtime veteran of the Rage In The Cage promotion, where he defeated Austin Pascucci, Jason Sterling, Louie Rosa, Carlos Ortega, Matt Dell and Tito Jones, while suffering defeats to Nick Hedrick, Ray Robinson and Austin Pascucci. George Roop will be looking to put the fight on the ground, with four victories coming by way of submission.
My Prediction: George Roop
WEC Featherweight Division Fight
Mark “The Machine†Hominick (16-8-0) vs. Bryan Caraway (14-3-0)
Mark Hominick has had an unsuccessful run in the WEC, suffering defeats to both Rani Yahya and Josh Grispi. Mark Hominick has also gone undefeated in his two UFC appearances, defeating the likes of Yves Edwards and Jorge Gurgel. Mark Hominick is also a longtime veteran of the TKO promotion, where eleven of his twenty four career fights occurred in. Mark Hominick is a fighter who is comfortable wherever the fight ends up, with thirteen victories coming by knockout and submission. Bryan Caraway will be making his WEC debut in this fight, but he is a veteran of Elite XC and Strikeforce. While in those two promotions, Bryan Caraway has defeated Alvin Cacdac and Alex Zuniga, while he suffered a defeat to Wilson Reis. Bryan Caraway will be entering the fight riding a three fight winning streak and hasn’t suffered a defeat in over a year. Bryan Caraway will be looking to put the fight on the ground, with twelve victories coming by way of submission.
My Prediction: Mark Hominick
WEC Bantamweight Division Fight
Wagnney Fabiano (12-2-0) vs. Clint Godfrey (11-1-0)
Wagnney Fabiano has had a successful run in the WEC, defeating Akitoshi Tamura and Fredson Paixao, while suffering a lone defeat to Mackens Semerzier. Waggney Fabiano also had an undefeated run in the International Fight League, defeating Ian Loveland, Cam Ward, Erik Owings, John Gunderson, LC Davis and Shad Lierley. Early in his MMA career, Waggney Fabiano suffered a defeat to UFC and WEC veteran Jeff Curran at an APEX MMA event. Wagnney Fabiano will be looking to put the fight on the ground, with seven victories coming by way of submission. Clint Godfrey will be making his WEC debut in this fight, but he is a veteran of the Extreme Beatdown promotion. While in the Extreme Beatdown promotion, Clint Godfrey has defeated both Zach Wolff and Rich Taylor in competition. Clint Godfrey will be entering the fight riding an eight fight winning streak that has lasted over two years. Clint Godfrey will be looking to put the fight on the ground, with six victories coming by way of submission.
My Prediction: Wagnney Fabiano
WEC Bantamweight Division Fight
Charlie Valencia (11-5-0) vs. Akitoshi “Ironman†Tamura (14-7-2)
Charlie Valencia has had a successful run in the WEC, defeating Antonio Banuelos, Ian McCall, Seth Dikun and Coty Wheeler, while suffering defeats to Brian Bowles, Yoshihoro Maeda and Dominick Cruz. Prior to entering the WEC in 2007, Charlie Valencia had fought former WEC Bantamweight Champions Urijah Faber and Chase Beebe in separate King Of The Cage events. Charlie Valencia started off his MMA career in impressive fashion, with a seven fight undefeated streak that lasted over six years. Charlie Valencia will be looking to put the fight on the ground, with five victories coming by way of submission. Akitoshi Tamura has had an interesting run in the WEC, defeating Manny Tapia and suffering a defeat to Waggney Fabiano. Akitoshi Tamura has had a very long run in the Shooto promotion, where eighteen of his twenty three professional MMA fights occurred in. In fact, his fight against Wagnney Fabiano at WEC 37 marked the first time in Akitoshi Tamura’s eight year MMA career that he competed in North America. It has been over eight months since Akitoshi Tamura last had an MMA fight, so cage rust can become a factor in the fight. Akitoshi Tamura is a fighter known for taking fights the distance, with eight victories coming by way of decision.
My Prediction: Charlie Valencia
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