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WEC 45 Announced for Dec. 19 Featuring Cerrone-Ratcliff, Horodecki-Njokuani, Benavidez-Yahya
Oct 29, 2009 - 10:57 pm ET | 4 Comments
WEC 45 Announced for Dec. 19 Featuring Cerrone-Ratcliff, Horodecki-Njokuani, Benavidez-Yahya

World Extreme Cagefighting on Thursday officially announced WEC 46: Cerrone vs. Ratcliff, which takes place on December 19 at The Pearl at The Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas and is headlined by a matchup between lightweight contenders Donald Cerrone and Ed Ratcliff.

The Versus-televised event also features a lightweight co-main event between former IFL standout Chris Horodecki and Anthony Njokuani and a featured bout between bantamweight contenders Joseph Benavidez and Rani Yahya.

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Chris Horodecki vs. Anthony Njokuani, Damacio Page vs. Takeya Mizugaki Added to WEC 45
Oct 23, 2009 - 2:21 pm ET | 3 Comments
Chris Horodecki vs. Anthony Njokuani, Damacio Page vs. Takeya Mizugaki Added to WEC 45

A lightweight matchup between WEC newcomer Chris Horodecki and Anthony Njokuani and a bout between bantamweight contenders Damacio Page and Takeya Mizugaki have been added to WEC 45 on December 19 in Las Vegas, according to reports from MMAjunkie and Sherdog.

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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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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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Torres, Mizugaki, Njokuani, and Yahya Awarded WEC 40 Bonuses
Apr 6, 2009 - 12:53 pm ET | 5 Comments
Torres, Mizugaki, Njokuani, and Yahya Awarded WEC 40 Bonuses

Miguel Torres, Takeya Mizugaki, Anthony Njokuani, and Rani Yahya were each awarded $10,000 bonuses on Sunday for their performances at WEC 40: Torres vs. Mizugaki, which was held at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois and aired live on Versus.

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WEC 40 Results: Torres Edges Mizugaki in Five Round War
Apr 5, 2009 - 6:13 pm ET | 34 Comments
WEC 40 Results: Torres Edges Mizugaki in Five Round War

WEC bantamweight champion Miguel Torres retained the 135-pound title on Sunday in Chicago, edging challenger Takeya Mizugaki via unanimous decision in the evening's headliner.

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Torres, Mizugaki Make Weight For WEC 40 Headliner
Apr 4, 2009 - 7:39 pm ET | No Comments
Torres, Mizugaki Make Weight For WEC 40 Headliner

WEC bantamweight champ Miguel Torres, challenger Takeya Mizugaki, and the rest of the ten-bout WEC 40 card tipped the scales Saturday afternoon in Chicago. The event takes place on Sunday at the UIC Pavilion and airs live on Versus.

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Palaszewski Replaces Pettis at WEC 40
Mar 26, 2009 - 4:43 pm ET | 3 Comments
Palaszewski Replaces Pettis at WEC 40

Bart Palaszewski will replace Anthony Pettis and take on Anthony Njokuani at WEC 40 on April 5th in Chicago. Pettis was forced out of the bout with a broken hand.

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WEC 38 Weigh-In Results
Jan 24, 2009 - 11:02 pm ET | 3 Comments
WEC 38 Weigh-In Results

All 20 fighters slated to participate at WEC 38 tomorrow night at the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, California successfully made weight earlier today.
WEC lightweight champion Jamie Varner came in exactly at the 155-pound division limit, while challenger Donald Cerrone tipped the scale at 154.5 pounds. Urijah Faber (145.5) and Jens Pulver (146) [...]

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Changes To Sunday’s WEC 38 Lineup; Additions To WEC 39, WEC 40
Jan 21, 2009 - 6:00 am ET | 17 Comments
Changes To Sunday’s WEC 38 Lineup; Additions To WEC 39, WEC 40

Injuries have forced two lineup changes for WEC 38 as featherweight Rolando Perez has been tapped to replace Fredson Paixao on the evening’s main card against Jose Aldo and lightweight Ben Henderson will meet Anthony Njokuani in place of Ed Ratcliff on the unaired preliminary card.
WEC 38 “Varner vs. Cerrone” takes place this Sunday at [...]

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