by MMAWeekly.com Staff (Photos by Greg Ashman)
Mike Brown and Urijah Faber at WEC 41
WEC 41 is now official as all fighters made weight at the Sacramento Memorial Auditorium for Sunday’s event, which will be held at the Arco Arena in Sacramento, Calif.
In the main event, WEC featherweight champion Mike Brown will defend his title against the man who he took it from in former champion Urijah Faber. Brown won the title in November of last year when he stopped Faber in the first round with strikes.
Also on the card is an essential featherweight bout between Brazilian wunderkind Jose Aldo and Southern Californian fighter Cub Swanson. The winner of the fight will more than likely be the next challenger for the WEC featherweight title.
Jose Aldo and Cub Swanson at WEC 41
WEC 41 Official
Weights:
WEC Featherweight Championship Bout
Mike Brown- 143.5
Urijah Faber- 143.5
Cub Swanson- 144
Jose Aldo- 144.5
James Krause- 155
Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone- 155
Josh Grispi- 145.5
Jens Pulver- 144
John Franchi- 145.5
Manny Gamburyan- 144
Kyle Dietz- 134
Rafael Rebello- 134.5
Anthony Pettis- 156
Mike Campbell- 155
Antonio Banuelos- 135.5
Scott Jorgensen- 134
Noah Thomas- 134.5
Frank Gomez- 136*
Seth Dikun- 136
Rolando Perez- 135.5
*Frank Gomez initially weighed in at 137.5 pounds, but made weight on his second attempt at 136
pounds.
