I have a solution for the WEC / UFC question: simply create a 140 pound division in UFC, and disolve the WEC.

140-155 isn’t a big leap, and if you’re 135 pounds then you have to put on a bit of muscle to get paid. If you’re Faber or Brown, cut 5 pounds, or move up and fight BJ Penn. This is not the biggest gap between existing weight classes; and this way you're not introducing a whole bunch of new fighters to the UFC audience that they've never heard of.

By doing this, you could launch the division in a big way- have a bout to unify the 135 and 145 pound belts, between Bowles & Brown, put it on an existing big card (preferably one with Lesnar on), so everyone knows those two fighters. At the same time the next seaon of TUF could be coached by Faber & Torres, who would fight at the end for a No.1 contender slot for the belt. The contestants of the show would be WEC fighters trying to get into UFC.

You'll end up with a very exciting division packed with stars, and probably packed with talent (especially as alot of 155ers will make the drop knowing there's money to be made at 140).