-Featherweight (145lbs) Jeff Curren has signed with the WEC. This is a
big addation to the 145 lbs division. Also with Jens Pulver going to
the WEC after his fight with BJ Penn, things will get very interesting.


-The NSAC released the fighters salaries for the WEC 28 on 6/3/07.

Title Match & Main Event Fighters
-Urijah Faber: $20,000 (defeated Chance Farrar)

-Chance Farrar: $4,000 (lost to Urijah Faber)

Main Card Fighters

-Alex Karalexis: $10,000 (defeated Josh Smith)

-Rani Yahya: $10,000 (defeated Mark Hominick)

-Brian Stann: $8,000 (defeated Craig Zellner)

-Mark Hominick: $6,000 (lost to Rani Yahya)

-Craig Zellner: $2,000 (lost to Brian Stann)

-Josh Smith: $1,000 (lost to Alex Karalexis)

Preliminary Match Fighters

-John Alessio: $18,000 (defeated Alex Serdyukov)

-Brock Larson: $16,000 (defeated Kevin Knabjian)

-Cub Swanson: $8,000 (defeated Micah Miller)

-Alex Serdyukov: $6,000 (lost to John Alessio)

-Jeff Bedard: $6,000 (defeated Mike French)

-Charlie Valencia: $6,000 (lost to Brian Bowles)

-Brian Bowles: $4,000 (defeated Charlie Valencia)

-Micah Miller: $4,000 (lost to Cub Swanson)

-Mike French: $3,000 (lost to Jeff Bedard)

-Kevin Knabjian: $2,000 (lost to Brock Larson)

Disclosed Fighter Payroll: $134,000



-Chuck Liddell will be on the Late Show with David Letterman this
Thursday, June 7, at 11 30 ET. on CBS.


-Alessio Sakara is scheduled to be fighting on the UFC 75 card in
England on 9/8/07.



-The IFL show in Everett, WA drew 6,977 which is the a record for
people watching MMA/Boxing in the state of Washintgon.



-#1 ranked Super Lightweight (140lbs) Has some choice words for Floyd
Mayweather and his comments about the UFC.

"There's as much chance of Manchester City winning the European Cup as
Mayweather fighting in the UFC! You can't even get him to fight in the
boxing ring."

"Floyd is safe enough in the boxing ring where he can jab and move and
run and keep out the way. He's a wonderful talent but as far as mixing
it up as a tough guy goes, I've had tougher dinners."

Having said that Hatton says he wouldn't be tempted to try it either,
but admits it makes great viewing.

"I'm a big fan of the UFC but not when they start grappling and
wrestling and rolling around on the floor for three minutes at a time.
But when they're stood toe to toe and having a go at it I think you'd
be hard pushed to find anything as exciting really."




-EXTREME CHALLENGE 78 Sat. June 9,2007 Asbury Park Convention Hall
Asbury Park NJ
Daytime Amateur Nighttime Pro

Prelim Pro card

Extreme Challenge Northeast Heayweight Championship
Jon Murphy vs. Carlos Moreno


Extreme Challenge Northeast Light Heavyweight Championship
Tim Boetsch vs. Oleg Savitsky


Extreme Challenge Northeast Bantamweight Championship
Zach McKofski vs. tba


Featherweight
Blair Tugman vs. Glen Ortiz

Bantamweight
Tinh Tupy vs. Joe Bentz

Lightweight
Steve McCabe vs. Mike Schenk

Heavyweight
JA Dudley vs. Allen Royster

Welterweight
Rob Russo vs. Joe Thompson

Middeweight
TBA vs. Pat Russo

Featherweight
TBA vs. Alejandro Nerreu

Lightweight
Joe Camacho vs. Scott Molloy

Middleweight
Aaron Miesner vs. Tenyeh Dixon

Heavyweight
Norm Schack vs. Bret Kohan

Lightweight
Jay Coleman vs. Jim Bova

Lightweight
Dominic Tafuri vs. Hector Pacheco