Additionally, the former IFL Featherweight champion suffered just the second loss of his career last time out, tapping to a triangle choke from the ground courtesy of Mackens Semerzier. The combination of a loss and looking to make an immediate impression in a new division doesn't bode well for late replacement Clint Godfrey.

Anyone who can put together an eight-fight winning streak certainly has talent, regardless of where they are competing. The key for Godfrey will be getting settled early, and Fabiano should afford him that time, provided the newcomer doesn't offer up a limb to the BJJ black belt.

Charlie Valencia (11-5-0) vs. Akitoshi Tamura (14-7-2)

Two battle-tested veterans of the WEC Bantamweight division meet for the first time. Over their careers, the two have faced a laundry list of top competitors in the lighter ranks, including Urijah Faber, Brian Bowles, "Lion" Takeshi Inoue, Dominick Cruz and Rumina Sato.

Both come in off hard-fought wins, Valencia as mentioned before over Coty Wheeler, and Tamura over Manny Tapia in his debut at 135 pounds in April of last year.

Expect this to be a serious grappling match with Tamura looking for submissions at every opportunity. The winner of this bout will get a bump up the ladder and inch closer to contender status in the deep Bantamweight division.

Mackens Semerzier (5-0-0) vs. Deividas Taurosevicius (11-3-0)

"Mack da Menace" pulled off one of the bigger upsets of the year in his WEC debut, submitted Wagnney Fabiano via triangle from his back.

Now, former Bantamweight champion Miguel Torres' training partner has to live up to the inflated expectations that come with such an impressive and unexpected win, and he'll have to do it against a tough challenger in Taurosevicius.

In addition to being a hard name to say and spell, the Lithuanian former IFL fighter is a tough man to beat, as only Ryan Schultz and Frankie Edgar have been able to accomplish the task in the last three-plus years.

A veteran of the tough New Jersey fight scene, Taurosevicius is a Renzo Gracie protegee and managed to shake off the ring rust to claim a split decision win over Javier Vasquez in his WEC debut.

Dave Jansen (14-0-0) vs. Kamal Shalorus (5-0-1)

Two undefeated wrestlers go head-to-head in this one, and you know what that means: Stand-up War!

While it doesn't always come to pass, Jansen will need to be careful if it does, as the 32-year-old Iranian Shalorus dropped Will Kerr with a series of punches in his WEC debut just two months ago.

That said, Jansen, a Team Quest fighter, was equally impressive in his first appearance with the company, earning a hard-fought decision over veteran Richard "Cleat" Crunkilton in October to run his record to a perfect 14-0.

Shalorus is a former Olympian with great freestyle wrestling, and while his striking is somewhat erratic and sloppy, he clearly has the power to put people away. Just ask Will Kerr.

Mike Brown (22-5-0) vs. Anthony Morrison (15-7-0)

Anthony "Cheesesteak" Morrison is a tough fighter out of Richmond, Virginia, and comes into this fight off a win over former UFC competitor Alvin Robertson.

In addition to Robertson, Morrison has faced Micah Miller, Jim Miller and fellow WEC...