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WEC Champions Urijah Faber and Carlos Condit to visit troops in Afghanistan
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WEC Champions show class in and out of the octagon. Urijah Faber, who is fresh off a win against Jens Pulver at the previous WEC PPV will join fellow WEC Champion Carlos Condit and UFC Veteran Michael Bisping and UFC Champion BJ Penn in Afghanistan visiting our United States Military and other coalition troops.
No specific time table has been set for the visit but with Carlos Condit set to defend his WEC 170-pound title on August 3rd, I would assume that they’ll be going soon; or right after. My guess though is for sooner rather then later.
This isn’t the first time that Zuffa has sent fighters from the UFC and the WEC overseas to show support to our troops and it definitely won’t be the last. Below is a snippet from UFC President Dana White:
“We are honored to send UFC and WEC fighters to visit the men and women of the United States Military. We are pleased to be giving back to such a great cause; many of our fighters have served in the military and understand what a great contribution our troops are making overseas.”
In addition to sending fighters overseas to show their support, WEC Light Heavyweight Champion Brian Stann, Luigi Fioravanti, Randy Couture and Brandon Vera, among others, have all served in the armed forces or are currently active in our United States Armed Forces.
Our hats off to the WEC and Zuffa for showing support for the men and women who defend this country and make it possible for us to watch fights without worrying about having to fight for our lives in our own country.
