Urijah Faber was in for the toughest test of his career as he defended his WEC Featherweight belt against Jens Pulver in Sacramento, California. It was to be the biggest Featherweight fight in MMA history, and it certainly lived up to expectations. Faber was the heavy favorite, and it showed as he dominated Pulver through the 5thRound, walking away with the Unanimous Decision.
Undercard:
Dominick Cruz Defeated Charlie Valencia via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28,29-28)
Jose Aldo Defeated Alexandre Franca Nogueira via TKO at 3:22 in the 2ndRound
Alex Serdyukov Defeated Luis Sapo via TKO at 5:00 in the 1stRound
Tim McKenzie Defeated Jeremy Lang via Submission – Guillotine Choke at 0:40 in the 3rdRound
Will Ribeiro Defeated Chase Beebe via Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Mike Brown Defeated Jeff Curran via Unanimous Decision (30-27)
Donald Cerrone Defeated Danny Castillo via Submission – Armbar at 0:30 in the 1stRound
Main Card:
Rob McCullough Defeated Kenneth Alexander via Split Decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)
Mark Munoz Defeated Chuck Grigsby via KO at :44 in the 1stRound
WEC Bantamweight Championship
Miguel Angel Torres Defeated Yoshiro Maeda via Injury Stoppage Intermission before the 4thRound
WEC Featherweight Championship
Urijah Faber Defeated Jens Pulver via Unanimous Decision (50-45. 50-44. 50-44)