▁of ▁Las ▁Veg as , ▁Nev ada , ▁much ▁like ▁the ▁U FC . ▁ ▁W EC ▁a ired ▁their ▁events ▁live ▁on ▁Vers us ▁( former ly ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Out door ▁Life ▁Network ▁and ▁now ▁as ▁the ▁N BC ▁Sports ▁Network ) ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁on ▁T SN ▁( and ▁later ▁The ▁Sc ore ) ▁in ▁Canada . ▁W EC ' s ▁first ▁live ▁event ▁was ▁broadcast ▁on ▁June ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁on ▁Vers us ▁from ▁The ▁J oint ▁at ▁the ▁Hard ▁Rock ▁Hotel ▁and ▁Cas ino ▁in ▁Las ▁Veg as . ▁ ▁Tod d ▁Harris ▁was ▁the ▁play ▁by ▁play ▁announ cer ▁on ▁every ▁tele vised ▁W EC ▁event ▁on ▁Vers us , ▁and ▁was ▁joined ▁by ▁former ▁U FC ▁He avy weight ▁Champion ▁Frank ▁Mir ▁on ▁color ▁comment ary ▁until ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁when ▁Mir ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁U FC ▁light ▁heavy weight ▁Ste phan ▁Bonn ar . ▁Fellow ▁Z uff a ▁f igh ters ▁Ken ny ▁Flor ian ▁and ▁J ens ▁Pul ver ▁have ▁also ▁filled ▁in ▁on ▁color ▁comment ary ▁due ▁to ▁Mir ▁or ▁Bonn ar ' s ▁abs ences . ▁U FC ▁announ cers ▁Mike ▁Gold berg ▁and ▁Joe ▁Rog an ▁called ▁W EC ' s ▁only ▁pay - per - view ▁event , ▁W EC ▁ 4 8 ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁Post f ight ▁inter views ▁on ▁the ▁Vers us - tele vised ▁cards ▁were ▁typically ▁done