▁crossed ▁over ▁between ▁W EC ▁and ▁the ▁U FC ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁mer ger ▁was ▁the ▁ ▁light weight ▁division . ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁World ▁Ext reme ▁C age f ight ing ▁announced ▁that ▁A MP ▁Energy ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁official ▁energy ▁drink ▁of ▁W EC . ▁ ▁A mp ▁Energy ▁also ▁spons ored ▁three ▁of ▁W EC ' s ▁top ▁stars ▁- ▁fe ather weight ▁U rij ah ▁Fab er , ▁fe ather weight ▁Ch ad ▁M endes , ▁and ▁b ant am weight ▁Joseph ▁Ben av ide z . ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁W EC ▁held ▁its ▁only ▁pay - per - view ▁event , ▁W EC ▁ 4 8 , ▁which ▁featured ▁two ▁championship ▁f ights . ▁The ▁main ▁event ▁featured ▁W EC ▁Fe ather weight ▁Champion ▁José ▁Ald o ▁def ending ▁his ▁title ▁against ▁former ▁champion ▁U rij ah ▁Fab er . ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁U FC ▁President ▁D ana ▁White ▁announced ▁that ▁W EC ▁would ▁merge ▁with ▁the ▁U FC . ▁ ▁Rel ations hip ▁with ▁U FC ▁Due ▁to ▁its ▁shared ▁ownership ▁under ▁Z uff a , ▁fans ▁and ▁comment ators ▁had ▁contin ually ▁spec ulated ▁about ▁a ▁un ification ▁between ▁W EC ▁and ▁the ▁U FC , ▁particularly ▁the ▁lower ▁weight ▁classes . ▁The ▁relationship ▁between ▁the ▁W EC ▁and ▁U FC ▁had ▁also ▁been ▁complicated ▁by ▁their