World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) today officially announced its first-ever event in Corpus Christi, Texas, at the American Bank Center Arena on March 1.

Tickets for the event, which will feature newly-crowned featherweight champion Mike Thomas Brown (20-4) defending his 145-pound title against Leonard Garcia (12-3), will go on sale to the general public on Monday, January 19 at 10 a.m. CT.

Newsletter subscribers, naturally, will be able to scoop of tickets prior to them being available for public consumption on Friday, January 16 at 10 a.m. CT.

Brown is fresh off his stunning upset over company poster boy Urijah Faber at WEC 36 in November. This will mark his first title defense. And it won’t be easy against "Bad Boy," who in two fights for the promotion has erased top players in the division Hiroyuki Takaya and Jens "Lil’ Evil" Pulver with first round knockouts.

The other co-featured fight of the night will be a rematch between welterweight champion Carlos "The Natural Born Killer" Condit (23-4) and Minnesota Martial Arts Academy product Brock Larson (24-2).

The two first met in the cage at WEC 29 in August of 2007 with Condit retaining his title by first round submission. Larson has been lobbying for a rematch ever since and will finally get his chance at redemption on March 1.

WEC 39 tickets can be purchased through StubHub.com (Note: StubHub often has seats available even if the event is "sold out"). It will also likely be available to watch for free on Versus network on fight night.

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