Bring in the Fireworks!

Dana wearing a "Korean Zombie" t-shirt; paying tribute to the WEC fighter, Chan Sung Jung.

Get ready for fireworks on the big stage! The UFC and WEC merger will definitely boost the notoriety of the likes of WEC superstars Jose Aldo, Urijah Faber, and Miguel Torres.  More importantly, the wedlock will bring more excitement to the UFC and probably prove as one of the best moves for the company. I have been waiting for this move for two years. I remember watching the epic reign of terror by Urijah “the California Kid” Faber and Miguel Angel Torres and trying to figure out why Zuffa did not combine both promotions and use the marketability of Faber and Torres. Today, both fighters do not look as unstoppable as before but the WEC has grown with the influx and development of more talent.  Fighters like Scott Jorgensen, Leonard Garcia, Ben Henderson, Donald Cerrone, Antonio Banuelos, and Jose Aldo to name a few, have cemented the promotion’s relevance in the world of MMA. The marketability of these fighters is present in the newfound fan base of the “Korean Zombie”, Chan Sung Jung. Jung has garnered a positive reputation even though he has lost his last two fights. He exemplifies the spirit of the smaller sized fighters of the WEC. They have heart and always come to fight and offer excellent performances. Everyone in the WEC is excited of this bright future ahead. Miguel Torres told mmajunkie.com, "It just gives me a bigger audience to show how much of a badass I am and what a cool haircut looks like.”  WEC Lightweight Champ Ben Henderson commented, “Come January, we're going to find out how WEC guys stack up against the UFC guys and my prediction is we're going to do very well. There's a chip on our shoulders. There always have been us WEC guys not getting the notoriety and same respect as the UFC guys. Not from our peers, not from other fighters, but from fans and media. They saw a difference between WEC guys and UFC guys. Now we'll show it. You better believe every WEC guy who steps in the cage against a UFC guy; they're going to fight their butt off. I am definitely looking forward to the pay increase. I'm going to move out of my apartment, buy a house, and make sure I save enough to pay my taxes. It's cool. It's not the only factor, but it's a big factor for us WEC guys." I am especially excited for this introduction of exciting fighters. I hope this will mean that we don’t have to go through grueling fight cards that prove as disappointments like UFC 112 and UFC 120 which both looked good on paper but fell flat. I don’t want to take away from Carlos Condit’s performance at UFC 120, but the rest of the card was not good. Cheick Kongo should be let go for his pathetic showing.   UFC 112 held the first meeting between BJ Penn and Frank Edgar for the Lightweight Championship, Anderson Silva’s infamous shitty performance against Damian Maia for the Middleweight Championship and the failed superfight between Matt Hughes and Renzo Gracie. I apologize for getting off subject but I really didn’t like these cards. Nevertheless, these fight cards would have been saved by bouts like Leonard Garcia vs. the “Korean Zombie” and the first fight between Ben Henderson vs. Donald Cerrone. On last week’s episode of the Ultimate Fighter: Koscheck vs. GSP, Dana White is shown wearing a “Korean Zombie” shirt attesting to the marketability of the WEC warriors.