Horodecki, along with prelim fighters Zach Micklewright and John Hosman, were suspended until June 8 for possible fractures, while Ratcliff joined four other fighters who received shorter precautionary suspensions.

The full list of WEC 45 suspensions included:

• Ed Ratcliff: Suspended until January 19
• Chris Horodecki: Suspended until June 8 unless cleared by doctor for right orbital and sinus fractures. Minimum suspension until January 19
• Rani Yahya: Suspended until January 19
• Muhsin Corbbrey: Suspended until February 3 for right eyebrow cut
• Zach Micklewright: Suspended until June 8 unless cleared by doctor for left elbow injury. Minimum suspension until January 20
• John Hosman: Suspended until June 8 unless cleared by doctor for possible nasal fracture
• Courtney Buck: Suspended until February 3
• Kyle Dietz: Suspended until January 19
• Jameel Massouh: Suspended until January 19

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Pictured: Chris Horodecki

Benavidez earned $25,000 for his win over Rani Yahya, while Cerrone took home $24,000 for his victory over Ed Ratcliff in the WEC 45 headliner. Other top earners included Chris Horodecki ($12,000), Ratcliff ($9,000), and Yahya ($9,000).

The official salaries for WEC 45 were:

• Donald Cerrone ($24,000 – includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Ed Ratcliff ($9,000)
• Anthony Njokuani ($8,000 – $4,000 win bonus)def. Chris Horodecki ($12,000)
• Joseph Benavidez ($25,000 – $12,500 win bonus)def. Rani Yahya ($9,000)
• Scott Jorgensen ($14,000 – $7,000 win bonus) def. Takeya Mizugaki ($8,000)
• Bart Palaszewski ($10,000 – $5,000 win bonus) def. Anthony Pettis ($3,000)
• Zach Micklewright ($4,000 – $2,000 win bonus) def. Muhsin Corbbrey ($4,000)
• Chad George ($5,000 – $2,000 win bonus) def. John Hosman ($3,000)
• Brandon Visher ($6,000 – $3,000 win bonus) def. Courtney Buck ($3,000)
• Brad Pickett ($6,000 – $3,000 win bonus) def. Kyle Dietz ($2,000)
• Erik Koch ($4,000 – $2,000 win bonus) def. Jameel Massouh ($3,000)

In addition to the salaries listed above, Cerrone and Ratcliff were each awarded $10,000 “Fight of the Night” bonuses, Njokuani earned $10,000 for “Knockout of the Night,” Pickett scored $10,000 for “Submission of the Night,” and Jorgensen and Mizugaki received $5,000 each for an extra “Fight of the Night”.

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Pictured: Joseph Benavidez

Lightweight Anthony Nkojuani and bantamweight Joseph Benavidez remained in the hunt in their respective divisions by scoring first-round knockouts on the Versus-televised WEC 45 main card, with Njokuani taking out newcomer Chris Horodeck while Benavidez stopped Rani Yahya.

In other notable action, Scott Jorgensen topped Takeya Mizugaki by unanimous decision and Bart Palaszewski returned to edge Antony Pettis by split decision.

The complete WEC 45 results were:

MAIN CARD

• Donald Cerrone def. Ed Ratcliff via submission (rear naked choke) – Round 3, 3:47
• Anthony Njokuani def. Chris Horodecki via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 3:33
• Joseph Benavidez def. Rani Yahya via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 1:35
• Scott Jorgensen def. Takeya Mizugaki via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

PRELIMINARY CARD

• Bart Palaszewski def. Anthony Pettis via split decision (30-27, 27-30, 29-28)
• Zach Micklewright def. Muhsin Corbbrey (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Chad George def. John Hosman via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Brandon Visher def. Courtney Buck via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 4:45
• Brad Pickett def. Kyle Dietz via submission (Peruvian necktie) – Round 2, 4:36
• Erik Koch def. Jameel Massouh via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

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Pictured: Donald Cerrone

Both Cerrone and Ratcliff tipped the scale exactly at the 155-pound limit, but main card fighters Anthony Njokuani and Takeya Mizugaki each failed to make weight by one-pound on their initial attempts, however they were successful on their second attemps.

The official weigh-in results for WEC 45 are below:

MAIN CARD

• 155: Donald Cerrone (155) vs. Ed Ratcliff (155)
• 155: Chris Horodecki (155) vs. Anthony Njokuani (156)
• 135: Joseph Benavidez (135) vs. Rani Yahya (135.5)
• 135: Scott Jorgensen (135) vs. Takeya Mizugaki (135)

PRELIMINARY CARD

• 155: Bart Palaszewski (155) vs. Anthony Pettis (155)
• 155: Muhsin Corbbrey (156) vs. Zach Micklewright (155)
• 135: Chad George (135) vs. John Hosman (135)
• 145: Courtney Buck (146) vs. Brandon Visher (144)
• 135: Kyle Dietz (135) vs. Brad Pickett (136)
• 145: Erik Koch (146) vs. Jameel Massouh (145)

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WEC 45 takes place on December 19 at The Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas with a lightweight matchup between Donald Cerrone and Ed Ratcliff headlining the Versus-televised main card.

The now-complete fight card for WEC 45 features:

MAIN CARD

• Donald Cerrone vs. Ed Ratcliff
• Chris Horodecki vs. Anthony Njokuani
• Rani Yahya vs. Joseph Benavidez
• Takeya Mizugaki vs. Scott Jorgensen

PRELIMINARY CARD

• Bart Palaszewski vs. Anthony Pettis
• Muhsin Corbbrey vs. Zach Micklewright
• Tyler Toner vs. Brandon Visher
• Brad Pickett vs. Kyle Dietz
• Jameel Massouh vs. Erik Koch

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Pictured: Bart Palaszewski

In addition to this official bout, MMAJunkie is reporting that a bantam weight matchup between Frank Gomez and Seth Dikun has been unofficially added to the card, and FiveKnuckles says that Kyle Dietz will likely face Noah Thomas on the November 18th card.

Mike Brown became the WEC featherweight champion defeating Urijah Faber via TKO in November of 2008. Since winning the title, Brown has defended it twice, against Leonard Garcia and most recently in a rematch against Faber this past June. Brown is currently on a ten fight win-streak, including the three title fights.

Aldo is a rising Brazilian star with a 16-1 record, including a current eight fight win-streak. Aldo made his WEC debut in June of 2008 with a TKO victory over Alexandre Franca Nogueira. Since that time he has finished every bout via T/KO and twice earned “Knockout of the Night” honors, including his most recent eight second TKO of Cub Swanson.

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Pictured: Mike Brown

Pulver, a former UFC lightweight champion who suffered his fourth-straight loss and likely retired at the event, took home an event-high $31,253 for his first-round submission loss to Josh Grispi.

Gamburyan, the runner up on the fifth season of The Ultimate Fighter 5, surprisingly out-earned both Brown and Faber with his unanimous decision victory over John Franchi on the WEC 41 preliminary card, scoring $26,960 for his debut win.

Brown and Faber took home nearly identical purses, with Brown earning $25,256 (including a $13,000 win bonus) for his main event victory while Faber received $25,790.

WEC 41, which aired live on Versus, attracted a WEC record live crowd of 13,027 for a WEC record live gate of $818,415.

The official WEC 41 salaries, as reported to the CSAC, were:

• Mike Brown ($25,256 – includes win bonus of $13,000) def. Urijah Faber ($25,790)
• Jose Aldo ($17,625 – includes win bonus of $11,000) def. Cub Swanson ($8,940)
• Donald Cerrone ($17,682.54 – includes win bonus of $9,000) def. James Krause ($1,692)
• Josh Grispi ($17,381 – includes win bonus of $9,000) def. Jens Pulver ($31,253)
• Manny Gamburyan ($26,960 – includes win bonus of $14,000) def. John Franchi ($3,108)
• Rafael Rebello ($3,650 – includes win bonus of $2,000) def. Kyle Dietz ($1,840)
• Anthony Pettis ($3,302.10 – includes win bonus of $2,000) def. Mike Campbell ($2,950)
• Antonio Banuelos ($9,840 – includes win bonus of $5,000) def. Scott Jorgensen ($5,530)
• Frank Gomez ($3,962.41 – includes win bonus of $2,000) def. Noah Thomas ($2,630)
• Seth Dikun ($3,940 – includes win bonus was $2,000) def. Rolando Perez ($2,890)

The total disclosed payroll for the card was $216,222.05.

Brown, Faber, Aldo, and Dikun all took home additional $10,000 “fight night” bonuses for their WEC 41 performances.

Check out MMAFrenzy.com’s recap and official results for WEC 41 here.

[Pictured: Urijah Faber]

Brown stalked Faber throughout the bout, using superior striking to pick Faber apart en route to a unanimous decision victory with official scores of 49-46, 49-46, and 48-47 (MMAFrenzy.com scored the bout 48-47 Brown). Faber, unable to muster much offense from the middle of the first round onward after suffering a broken hand, attempted several submissions and connected with elbows but was unable to finish Brown off over the five, 5-minute rounds.

Brown, who has now defended his title twice since winning it from Faber last November, improves to 22-4 with the victory, his 11th-straight, while Faber falls to 22-3.

In the evening’s co-main event, Jose Aldo made extremely quick work of Cub Swanson, knocking out his opponent with a flying knee and followup punches a mere 8-seconds into the opening round. The win likely secures Aldo the next crack at Brown and his featherweight title later this year, though should Brown win the matchup a rubber match with Faber likely looms once his hand is healed.

In other notable action, Donald Cerrone picked up a first-round submission win over James Crause then called out lightweight title-holder Jamie Varner for a rematch, Josh Grispi retired Jens Pulver with a 33-second submission victory, and Manny Gamburyan got his first featherweight win with a unanimous decision over John Franchi.

The rest of the undercard was a submission clinic with four of the five fights ending by submission as Rafael Rebello, Anthony Pettis, Frank Gomez, and Seth Dikun picked up submission victories while Chuck Liddell-cornered Antonio Banuelos defeated Scott Jorgensen by split decision.

The official WEC 41 results were:

• Mike Brown (c) def. Urijah Faber via unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 48-47)
  WEC Featherweight Championship
  
• Jose Aldo def. Cub Swanson via KO (flying knee) — Round 1, 0:08
• Donald Cerrone def. James Krause via submission (rear naked choke) — Round 1, 4:38
• Josh Grispi def. Jens Pulver via submission (guillotine choke) — Round 1, 0:33
• Manny Gamburyan def. John Franchi via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Rafael Rebello def. Kyle Dietz via submission (rear-naked choke), Round 1, 2:55.
• Anthony Pettis def. Mike Campbell via submission (triangle choke) – Round 1, 1:49
• Antonio Banuelos def. Scott Jorgensen via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
• Frank Gomez def. Noah Thomas via submission (arm triangle choke) — Round 2, 3:12
• Seth Dikun def. Rolando Perez via submission (triangle choke) — Round 1, 2:30

[Pictured: Mike Brown]

The event’s preliminary card is scheduled to begin at 6:00pm ET with the main, Versus-televised card, headlined by a rematch between WEC featherweight champion Mike Brown and former title-holder Urijah Faber, getting underway at 9pm ET.

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WEC 41: BROWN VS. FABER 2 RESULTS

• Mike Brown (c) def. Urijah Faber via unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 48-47)
  WEC Featherweight Championship
  
• Jose Aldo def. Cub Swanson via KO (flying knee) — Round 1, 0:08
• Donald Cerrone def. James Krause via submission (rear naked choke) — Round 1, 4:38
• Josh Grispi def. Jens Pulver via submission (guillotine choke) — Round 1, 0:33
• Manny Gamburyan def. John Franchi via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Rafael Rebello def. Kyle Dietz via submission (rear-naked choke), Round 1, 2:55.
• Anthony Pettis def. Mike Campbell via submission (triangle choke) – Round 1, 1:49
• Antonio Banuelos def. Scott Jorgensen via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
• Frank Gomez def. Noah Thomas via submission (arm triangle choke) — Round 2, 3:12
• Seth Dikun def. Rolando Perez via submission (triangle choke) — Round 1, 2:30

[Pictured: Mike Brown and Urijah Faber]

Brown and Faber came in under the 145-pound limit for the championship matchup, both tipping the scales at 143.5 pounds.

Bantamweight Frank Gomez, who is scheduled to fight late-replacement Noah Thomas on the WEC 41 preliminary card, was the lone fighter to miss weight, weighing in 1.5 pounds over the 136-pound division limit. He has up to two additional hours to make weight.

The WEC 41 weigh-in results were:

MAIN CARD

• Mike Brown (c) (143.5) vs. Urijah Faber (143.5)
  WEC Featherweight Championship
• Jose Aldo (144.5) vs. Cub Swanson (144)
• Donald Cerrone (155) vs. James Krause (155)
• Josh Grispi (145.5) vs. Jens Pulver (144)

PRELIMINARY CARD

• John Franchi (145.5) vs. Manny Gamburyan (144)
• Kyle Dietz (134) vs. Rafael Rebello (134.5)
• Mike Campbell (155) vs. Anthony Pettis (156)
• Antonio Banuelos (135.5) vs. Scott Jorgensen (134)
• Frank Gomez (137.5)* vs. Noah Thomas (134.5)
• Seth Dikun (136) vs. Rolando Perez (135.5)

* After missing weight on his first attempt and given an two additional hours to make weight, Gomez made weight on his second attempt.