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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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Tapia-Wineland, Fabiano-Koch, Assuncao-Jabouin Likely for WEC 43
Jul 13, 2009 - 1:00 pm ET | 4 Comments
Tapia-Wineland, Fabiano-Koch, Assuncao-Jabouin Likely for WEC 43

A trio of bouts have been added to the rumored lineup for WEC 43, which takes place on September 2 in Youngstown, Ohio and airs live on Versus.

Bantamweights Manny Tapia and Eddie Wineland have agreed to square off and featherweight contenders Wagnney Fabiano and Rafael Assuncao will take on WEC newcomers Erik Koch and Yves Jabouin respectively.

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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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WEC 37 Results: Torres TKOs Tapia To Retain Bantamweight Title
Dec 3, 2008 - 6:33 pm ET | 36 Comments
WEC 37 Results: Torres TKOs Tapia To Retain Bantamweight Title

WEC Bantamweight Champion Miguel Torres (35-1) successfully defended his title on Wednesday night at The Joint at The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, dispatching 135-pound challenger Manny Tapia (10-1-1) with strikes midway through the second round of their WEC 37 headliner.
Bantamweight contender Brian Bowles (7-0) remained undefeated in a featured undercard bout, [...]

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Tapia Withdraws From WEC 34 Title Bout; Maeda To Be Named As Replacement
Apr 15, 2008 - 12:00 am ET | 3 Comments

From WEC.tv:
A knee injury suffered during training camp has forced top bantamweight contender Manny Tapia to withdraw from his June 1st title bout against WEC 135-pound champion Miguel Torres. There is no word as of yet as to how long Tapia will be sidelined, and a suitable replacement opponent for the newly crowned Torres will [...]

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WEC Announces “Faber vs. Pulver” For June 1
Mar 30, 2008 - 9:00 am ET | 13 Comments

World Extreme Cagefighting has officially announced a match between current WEC featherweight champion Urijah “California Kid” Faber, and former UFC lightweight champion Jens “Little Evil” Pulver. According to a press release distributed earlier this week, the bout will take place on Sunday, June 1, at the Arco Arena in Sacramento, CA. and [...]

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