List of World Extreme Cagefighting champions
Featherweight Championship
Weight limit: 145 lb (65.8 kg)

List of World Extreme Cagefighting champions

Section Title: Featherweight Championship
Table Section Text: Weight limit: 145 lb (65.8 kg)

No.	Name	Event	Date	Defenses

1	United States Cole Escovedo def. Philip Perez	WEC 5 Lemoore, CA, USA	October 18, 2002	1. def. Anthony Hamlett at WEC 8 on Oct 17, 2003 in Lemoore, CA, USA

2	United States Urijah Faber	WEC 19 Lemoore, CA, USA	March 17, 2006	1. def.

3	United States Mike Brown	WEC 36 Hollywood, FL, USA	November 5, 2008	1. def.

4	Brazil José Aldo	WEC 44 Las Vegas, NV, USA	November 18, 2009	1. def.

The WEC Featherweight division was absorbed into the UFC on September 30, 2010, as part of the UFC-WEC merger. José Aldo won the inaugural UFC Featherweight Championship when he defeated Manny Gamburyan at WEC 51.

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Joe Pearson fought against the WEC Featherweight Champion, Urijah Faber.

final_sentence: Joe Pearson fought against the WEC Featherweight Champion, Urijah Faber.