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Bart Palaszewski vs Alex Karalexis WEC fight in the works for Dec. 3

International Fight League (IFL) veteran Bart Palaszewski (29-11) will likely fight season one "The Ultimate Fighter" alum Alex Karalexis (9-3) in a lightweight match up at WEC 37 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, on December 3, according to MMAWeekly.com.

Palaszewski lost his last three bouts under the IFL banner to three very respectable opponents -- Deividas Taurosevicius, Chris Horodecki and Jim Miller -- before rebounding with a second round knockout win over UFC washout Jeff Cox at Adrenaline MMA 1 back in June.

He's a cagey veteran with a well rounded game. During his six-year, 40-fight career he's shared the cage with top fighters like JZ Cavalcante, Clay Guida, Horodecki (twice), Ryan Schultz and others.

This will be his promotional debut for the WEC.

Karalexis, on the other hand, will be making his fifth straight start for the organization. He had won his previous three bouts before falling to Ed Ratcliffe at WEC 31 last December. This will be his first fight since that defeat, meaning he will have spent nearly a year on the sidelines when he enters the cage for this fight.

Before the loss to Ratcliffe, Karalexis' only other two losses came in the UFC to Kenny Florian and Jason Von Flue.

This should be a fun fight for the December 3 show. Both of these guys like to trade blows and finish fights. And with this being Palaszewski's first fight for the promotion and Karalexis' first fight in almost a year, the smart money says these guys are going to come to fight.

The WEC 37 main event will feature WEC Bantamweight Champion Miguel Torres defending his 135-pound title against Manny Tapia. To check out the developing fight card and rumors click here.

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karalexis is still fighting?? what. well, i shall enjoy watching him get knocked out yet again. wasn’t he an oringal tuf memeber?

by bradpittfightclub on Oct 30, 2008 11:02 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

This should be a very entertaining fight. “Bartimus” is a solid addition to the wec

by john on Oct 30, 2008 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

nice, i hope bart knocks Kara-OUT!!

by mikeybear on Oct 30, 2008 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Did you even read the story? It says it right there in the first sentence.

by IhitU.uHITfloor on Oct 30, 2008 12:20 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

On a non-related issue. Where the hell is mexicutioner? auotmation? linx?

by OJR on Oct 30, 2008 11:43 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, I was expecting Mexi on here IMMEDIATELY after Elite’s demise!

by chefdaddy on Oct 30, 2008 11:50 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I know… Mexi is MIA. I think Automation is still trying to retrieve his nuts from his wife’s purse. And linx told me he has new management at his office that is keeping a very watchful eye. He can only read news on his lunch break.

by BNF on Oct 30, 2008 11:50 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

BNF-

That’s cold, man. But I am still laughing…

by OJR on Oct 30, 2008 12:14 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I am just playing around… He may be reading and just stopped posting for some reason. If I can get a reaction I figured he may come out of hibernation.

by BNF on Oct 30, 2008 12:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don’t think Mex has stopped laughing/cheering/drinking/celebrating since Elite’s downfall.

by PW on Oct 30, 2008 5:26 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

ooohhhh. automation just got burned! i dont know who he is, but im laughin at him right now!

by allamerican on Oct 30, 2008 12:03 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Auto is/was one of the regulars here.

by OJR on Oct 30, 2008 12:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i like alex. hope he wins.

by the still operator on Oct 30, 2008 12:45 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Bart via TKO.

by belfort_fan on Oct 30, 2008 8:58 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

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