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This day in MMA History: Urijah Faber wins WEC title, Leon Edwards and Paul Craig get last second stoppages

With COVID-19 ruining our future MMA plans, we at Bloody Elbow are taking a look back on some of the most notable people and events in the sport’s history. On this day, we are reminiscing on two amazing finishes that took place at the same event, a match-up of legendary kickboxers and the coronation of the California Kid.

March 17th, 2006: Urijah Faber becomes the WEC bantamweight champion

WEC 19: Undisputed was the kind of card that put WEC on the map. This was before the UFC had seized US dominance over the sport.