▁the ▁W EC , ▁which ▁was ▁owned ▁by ▁Z uff a ▁– ▁the ▁previous ▁owner ▁of ▁the ▁U FC . ▁He ▁used ▁to ▁fight ▁for ▁the ▁Toronto ▁Drag ons ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Fight ▁League ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁former ▁I FL ▁Fe ather weight ▁Champion . ▁ ▁Background ▁W agn ney ’ s ▁mix ▁of ▁his ▁prof ic ient ▁striking ▁ability ▁and ▁solid ▁ground ▁game ▁is ▁helping ▁him ▁grow ▁into ▁a ▁well ▁rounded ▁and ▁accomplished ▁mixed ▁mart ial ▁artist . ▁W agn ney ▁has ▁trained ▁in ▁Brazil ▁with ▁team m ates ▁under ▁Ant ô nio ▁Rod r igo ▁N og ue ira ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁linked ▁to ▁Ren zo ▁G rac ie ’ s ▁Academy . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁to ▁have ▁co ached ▁Georges ▁St - Pierre ▁in ▁Brazil ian ▁J iu ▁J its u . ▁ ▁A PE X ▁On ▁October ▁ 1 4 ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Fab iano ▁stepped ▁in ▁to ▁face ▁off ▁against ▁Jeff ▁Cur ran . ▁Both ▁f igh ters ▁seemed ▁over ly ▁tent ative ▁on ▁the ▁feet , ▁and ▁the ▁fight ▁largely ▁consisted ▁of ▁gra pp ling . ▁Fab iano ▁land ed ▁a ▁few ▁tak ed own s ▁but ▁offered ▁little ▁off ence ▁on ▁the ▁ground , ▁being ▁unable ▁to ▁improve ▁his ▁position . ▁Cur ran ▁came ▁out ▁firing ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁as ▁he ▁land ed ▁some ▁good ▁sh ots ▁before ▁they ▁hit ▁the ▁canvas ▁again . ▁Even ▁with ▁Cur ran ' s ▁third ▁round , ▁it ▁appeared ▁Fab iano ▁would ▁be ▁ahead ▁on