Alex Karalexis will likely fight Zack Micklewright in a lightweight bout on the undercard of the WEC 48 pay-per-view event on April 24 in Sacramento, Calif.MMA Fighting learned Tuesday that contracts have been offered to both parties.
Fighting out of Davenport, Iowa, 23-year-old Micklewright (6-0) won his WEC debut last December against Muhsin Corbbrey by unanimous decision. Micklewright trains out of the Miletich Fighting Systems.
Karalexis (10-4) will be returning after a full year away from competition. The former UFC fighter last fought at WEC 39 in March 2009, stopping Greg McIntyre to snap a two-fight losing streak. He was scheduled to return at WEC 44 in November, but bowed out due to a broken hand.
The WEC 48 event is co-headlined by Jose Aldo vs. Urijah Faber for the featherweight belt and Ben Henderson vs. Donald Cerrone for the lightweight belt.
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boring... why this fight on the ppv? This fight slightly reduces my chances of ordering this event. there are ready 2 LW fights on this card henderson/cerrone and varner/kamal which is good. I would much rather see 135/145 fights instead of karalexis vs micklewright. i pray its an undercard, but no disrespect to these fighters, i just want a fully awesome card since i am paying 50 bucks for it.