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  1. Sep 7, 2024 · ESPN's Andreas Hale, Brett Okamoto and Jeff Wagenheim have watched Johnson since he was a young bantamweight, starting at World Extreme Cagefighting in 2010, and through his dominant UFC...

  2. 16 hours ago · His first major breakthrough came in the World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC), where he captured the WEC Featherweight Championship in 2009. When the WEC merged with the UFC in 2010, Aldo was crowned ...

  3. Sep 12, 2024 · In a signal to the mixed arts world that he was indeed ready for primetime, O’Malley flattened former World Extreme Cagefighting champion Eddie Wineland in the first round of their UFC 250 ...

  4. 3 days ago · He made his World Extreme Cagefighting debut at bantamweight against Brad Pickett on April 24, 2010, at WEC 48 in Sacramento, California. [21] Johnson showed good kickboxing throughout but was unable to defend the many takedowns executed by Pickett.

  5. 1 day ago · In October 2010, World Extreme Cagefighting merged with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As part of the merger, all WEC fighters were transferred to the UFC. [15] After the UFC/WEC merger, newly crowned UFC Featherweight Champion José Aldo was set to make his first defense against No. 1 contender Josh Grispi at UFC 125.

  6. Sep 9, 2024 · World Extreme Cagefighting has made official its card for WEC 44 on Nov. 18

  7. Sep 7, 2024 · After winning his next two fights, Johnson was called up to the Zuffa-owned World Extreme Cagefighting, the parent company of the UFC. Johnson lost in his debut to UK fighter Brad Pickett. After that loss, Johnson went on a four-fight win streak, including a win over former Miguel Torres.