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Donald Cerrone: Ben Henderson “Definitely Won” WEC 43 Main Event
Oct 11, 2009 - 2:19 pm ET | 14 Comments
Donald Cerrone: Ben Henderson “Definitely Won” WEC 43 Main Event

Donald Cerrone, who suffered a narrow unanimous decision loss to Ben Henderson in the WEC 43 main event, doesn’t agree with those who think he won the fight: “I think [Henderson] won the fight. Some people will say it might have gone the other way, but he definitely won the fight.”

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Henderson, Cerrone, Semerzier, and Njokuani Earn WEC 43 Bonuses
Oct 11, 2009 - 2:11 pm ET | 1 Comment
Henderson, Cerrone, Semerzier, and Njokuani Earn WEC 43 Bonuses

Ben Henderson, Donald Cerrone, Mackens Semerzier, and Anthony Njokuani earned fight night bonuses for their performances at Saturday’s WEC 43 event at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas.

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WEC 43 Results: Henderson Edges Cerrone in Instant Classic to Win Interim Title
Oct 11, 2009 - 12:36 am ET | 22 Comments
WEC 43 Results: Henderson Edges Cerrone in Instant Classic to Win Interim Title

Ben Henderson was crowned the WEC’s interim lightweight champion on Saturday after earning a unanimous decision victory over Donald Cerrone in an instant classic that headlined WEC 43 at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas.

Dave Jansen, Raphael Assuncao, and Damacio Page also picked up main card wins, while Anthony Njokuani, Scott Jorgensen, Mackens Semerzier, Eddie Wineland, Charlie Valencia, and Deividas Taurosevicius were victorious on the WEC 43 prelims.

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WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson Live Results and Discussion
Oct 10, 2009 - 6:00 pm ET | 69 Comments
WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson Live Results and Discussion

Welcome to MMAFrenzy.com’s live coverage of WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson, a 10-fight card headlined by an interim lightweight championship matchup between Donald Cerrone and Ben Henderson at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas.

MMAFrenzy.com will have live results from the WEC 43 preliminary card beginning at approximately 7pm ET, followed by live updates from the Versus-televised main card at 10pm.

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WEC 43 Weigh-In Results: Cerrone and Henderson On Weight for Main Event
Oct 9, 2009 - 8:40 pm ET | 8 Comments
WEC 43 Weigh-In Results: Cerrone and Henderson On Weight for Main Event

WEC 43 headliners Donald Cerrone and Ben Henderson, along with the rest of the ten-bout card, successfully made weight on Friday at the official fighter weigh-ins for Saturday’s event, which takes place at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas.

Cerrone (154.4) and Henderson (155) meet for the WEC interim lightweight title in the WEC 43 main event, which airs live tomorrow on Versus.

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WEC 43 Weigh-Ins Set for Friday in San Antonio
Oct 4, 2009 - 4:00 pm ET | 3 Comments
WEC 43 Weigh-Ins Set for Friday in San Antonio

Weigh-ins for Saturday’s WEC 43 event will take place on Friday, October 9 at Cowboys Dancehall in San Antonio, Texas.

Headlined by an interim lightweight championship bout between Donald Cerrone and Ben Henderson, WEC 43 takes place on October 10 at the AT&T Center in San Antonio and airs live on Versus.

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Mackens Semerzier Will Replace Injured Erik Koch Against Wagnney Fabiano
Sep 29, 2009 - 1:40 pm ET | 3 Comments
Mackens Semerzier Will Replace Injured Erik Koch Against Wagnney Fabiano

WEC newcomer Mackens Semerzier is stepping in as a short notice replacement for Erik Koch against Wagnney Fabiano at WEC 43 on October 10. The change in the featherweight bout was announced by Semerzier on his facebook page, and was later confirmed by NWI.com

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Quick Hits: Anderson Silva to Undergo Surgery, “Cro Cop” Not Retiring, Fedor-Rogers in Chicago, and More
Sep 25, 2009 - 10:39 am ET | 36 Comments
Quick Hits: Anderson Silva to Undergo Surgery, “Cro Cop” Not Retiring, Fedor-Rogers in Chicago, and More

UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva will undergo elbow surgery after all to remove bone spurs and will be sidelined briefly, Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic is not retiring following his latest loss and intends to fight at least once more, at a November 7 Strikforce event headlined by Fedor Emelianenko vs. Brett Rogers will take place at the Sears Centre near Chicago.

Read about the latest MMA news in MMAFrenzy.com’s Quick Hits…

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Quick Hits: GSP Will Be “110 Percent In October”, UFC 103 Sets Gate Record, Fedor-Rogers Possible for Chicago, and more
Sep 18, 2009 - 10:00 am ET | 22 Comments
Quick Hits: GSP Will Be “110 Percent In October”, UFC 103 Sets Gate Record, Fedor-Rogers Possible for Chicago, and more

Read about the latest MMA news and notes in MMAFrenzy.com’s Quick Hits, including UFC welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre hopes to be “110 percent” healed by October, UFC 103 already setting a gate record for American Airlines Arena in Dallas, and details on Fedor Emelianenko vs. Brett Rogers possibly taking place in Chicago.

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WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson on October 10 in San Antonio, Texas
Aug 28, 2009 - 11:52 pm ET | 7 Comments
WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson on October 10 in San Antonio, Texas

World Extreme Cagefighting announced of Friday that it’s “WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson” event which was originally slated to take place on September 2 in Youngstown, Ohio will instead take place on October 10 at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas.

The Versus-televised event is headlined by an interim lightweight championship matchup between 155-pound contenders Donald Cerrone and Ben Henderson and marks the promotion’s first-ever Saturday event.

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WEC 43 Postponed; Rescheduled for October 10 at Location To-Be-Announced
Aug 25, 2009 - 9:43 am ET | 12 Comments
WEC 43 Postponed; Rescheduled for October 10 at Location To-Be-Announced

World Extreme Cagefighting announced late Monday that it had postponed its September 2 WEC 43 card in Youngstown, Ohio due to an injury suffered by headliner Ben Henderson, who was set to fight Donald Cerrone for the promotion’s interim lightweight title in the evening’s main event.

The entire card has been rescheduled for Saturday, October 10 at a venue to-be-announced and is still set to air live on Versus.

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Quick Hits: Anderson Silva Wants to Fight Frank Mir at Heavyweight, GSP Returns in January, Two UFC 103 Prelims Set For Spike TV, and More
Aug 22, 2009 - 1:50 pm ET | 71 Comments
Quick Hits: Anderson Silva Wants to Fight Frank Mir at Heavyweight, GSP Returns in January, Two UFC 103 Prelims Set For Spike TV, and More

Anderson Silva says he wants to fight at heavyweight and has his sights set of former-champion Frank Mir, Georges St-Pierre continues to recover from a groin injury and is likely to return to action in January, and Efrain Escudero vs. Cole Miller and Drew McFedries vs. Tomasz Drwal are set for the Spike TV broadcast of the UFC 103 undercard.

Read about the latest MMA news in MMAFrenzy.com’s Quick Hits…

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Quick Hits: Anderson Silva Won’t Relinquish Title, UFC 100 To Air Opposite Saturday Strikeforce, Dennis Hallman Returns to UFC, and More
Aug 12, 2009 - 5:08 pm ET | 49 Comments
Quick Hits: Anderson Silva Won’t Relinquish Title, UFC 100 To Air Opposite Saturday Strikeforce, Dennis Hallman Returns to UFC, and More

Contrary to previous reports following his knockout of Forrest Griffin on Saturday at UFC 101, Anderson Silva says he won’t be relinquishing his middleweight title to remain permanently at light heavyweight and will continue to fight in both divisions.

In other news, the UFC will counter-program Saturday’s Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg event with a free replay of UFC 100 on Spike TV, Dennis Hallman has signed a four-fight contract to return to the UFC, and more…

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Hominick vs. Taurosevicius, Corbbrey vs. Njokuani Added to WEC 43
Aug 3, 2009 - 9:29 am ET | 1 Comment
Hominick vs. Taurosevicius, Corbbrey vs. Njokuani Added to WEC 43

A featherweight bout between former Affliction fighters Mark Hominick vs. Deividas Taurosevicius is in the works for WEC 43 on September 2nd in Youngstown, Ohio and a lightweight bout pitting EliteXC veteran Muhsin Corbbrey against Anthony Njokuani is also in the works for the Versus-televised event.

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Quick Hits: Monson Pleads Guilty, Three Bouts Added to WEC 43, and More
Jul 30, 2009 - 8:00 am ET | 28 Comments
Quick Hits: Monson Pleads Guilty, Three Bouts Added to WEC 43, and More

A plea deal by Jeff Monson on charges of painting graffiti on the Washington Capital could force him to withdraw from several scheduled fight abroad, while a trio of bouts has been added to the lineup for the September 2 WEC 43 event in Youngstown, Ohio.

Details on these stories and the latest MMA news and notes in MMAFrenzy.com’s latest quick hits…

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