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http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/09/09/eddie-wineland-damacio-page-to-meet-at-wec-52/

 

Eddie Wineland, Damacio Page to Meet at WEC 521

 

9/09/2010 8:42 PM ET By Matt Erickson

 

Eddie Wineland, the WEC's first bantamweight champion, will meet Damacio Page at WEC 52 in November.

 

MMA Junkie first reported the fight on Thursday, and sources close to Wineland's camp confirmed to MMA Fighting that the Indiana-based fighter has agreed to the bout, though contracts have not yet been signed.

 

 

WEC 52, though not yet made official by the promotion, will take place at The Pearl at The Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas on Nov. 11.

 

Wineland (16-7-1, 4-2 WEC) will chase his fourth straight victory after a loss to Rani Yahya at WEC 40 in April 2009. In that fight, his return to the promotion after two outside fights, he was submitted at 1:07 of the first round. Since then, however, he has been dominant, beating Manny Tapia and George Roop with 30-27 sweeps of the scorecards and a Knockout of the Night win over Will Campuzano at WEC 49 in June.

 

Wineland won the WEC's original bantamweight title in the pre-Zuffa era with a win over Antonio Banuelos at WEC 20 in May 2006. He lost the belt to Chase Beebe in his first defense at WEC 26.

 

Page (12-4, 3-1 WEC), a member of the Greg Jackson camp in Albuquerque, N.M., has won four of his last five fights. His only setback came against former bantamweight champion Brian Bowles at WEC 35. But injuries have kept Page out of consecutive scheduled fights against Takeya Mizugaki and Banuelos, meaning he will been out of action for 13 months when he steps in against Wineland.

 

The Wineland-Page bout is expected for the main card, which will be televised live on the Versus cable network.

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