UFC and WEC to Merge in 2011
Dana White announced via conference call today that the UFC and the WEC will merge in January, 2011. As a results the UFC will have seven championship weight classes starting in January.
Here is the fallout:
- WEC 53 will be the final WEC event.
- The winner of the WEC 53 fight between Dominick Cruz and Scott Jorgensen will become the UFC Bantamweight champion
- Jose Aldo becomes the UFC Featherweight champion and he will defend his title at UFC 125.
- The winner of the Benson Henderson vs Anthony Pettis fight will fight the winner of the Frankie Edgar vs Gray Maynard fight for the UFC Lightweight championship.
