Flashback Friday: WEC 1: Princes of Pain

The "World Extreme Cagefighting," better known as the WEC launched in 2001. While the promotion was known for it's coverage of the bantamweight, featherweight and lightweight divisions, the debut show "Princes of Pain" featured fighters of many sizes. Headlining the card was two of MMA's most well known journeymen, Dan "The Beast" Severn and Travis … Continue reading Flashback Friday: WEC 1: Princes of Pain →

Flashback Friday: WEC 1: Princes of Pain Play-by-Play

The Flashback Friday episode for June 19th, 2020 was coverage of the first WEC event: "Princes of Pain." This article is the play-by-play for the show. The report for the event can be found here. Quick Results Bout 1: Cruz Gomez def. Isaias Martinez via KO, Elbows (RD 1, 4:58) Bout 2: Leonard Garcia def. … Continue reading Flashback Friday: WEC 1: Princes of Pain Play-by-Play →

Flashback Friday: UFC 27: Ultimate Bad Boyz

In September of 2000, UFC returned with UFC 27: Ultimate Bad Boyz. In the main event of the show, Pedro Rizzo came back from a loss to fight Dan Severn in the main event. Severn was fighting in the promotion since his early run. Let’s look at the entire UFC 27 card from the Lake … Continue reading Flashback Friday: UFC 27: Ultimate Bad Boyz →