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30/10/09 - WEC signs British fighter Brad Pickett
Brad ’One Punch’ Pickett (17-4) has been signed to a multi-fight deal with the WEC and will debut for the promotion early 2010, Fighters Only can reveal. The London fighter will be entering the 135lb division and has as many as six fights on his contract, WEC general manager Reed Harris told us today.
“Brad Pickett has never really fought on the big, big shows, yet everyone knows who he is. That is a testament to the kind of fighter that he is. He is going to be fight at 135lbs, and I think at bantamweight he is going to be very, very dangerous. I am excited about bringing him in, I really am,” he said. “He is on a seven-fight winning streak I believe, that’s a hell of a run.”
“Plus it fits in well with our international expansion plans. The other week, I was telling you guys at [print version of] Fighters Only Magazine that I would love to come over to the UK and Europe to do a show. We have watched the UFC as they have entered the UK and they are doing very, very well, there has been a great response from the British public.”
Pickett is the former Cage Rage featherweight champion and despite his nickname has more wins by submission than he does KO. He is an accomplished ground fighter and now trains with American Top Team in Florida as well as his own team in England.
His debut for the WEC is expected to take place early in the New Year. No opponent has yet been determined, but Harris says there are “no easy fights” in the WEC and Pickett can expect to be in wars from the off.
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