• WEC 53: Henderson vs. Pettis was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting that took place on December 16, 2010 at Jobing.com Arena...
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    This is a list of World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) champions at each weight class. In December 2006 World Extreme Cagefighting was bought by Zuffa, LLC...
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    event, WEC 1, took place on June 30, 2001. The first event held under Zuffa management, WEC 25, took place on January 20, 2007. The final event, WEC 53, took...
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    his title. Cruz faced Scott Jorgensen on December 14, 2010, at WEC 53 for both the WEC Bantamweight Championship and the newly created UFC Bantamweight...
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    Lightweight division for Bellator MMA. He is a former UFC Lightweight Champion and WEC Lightweight Champion. He is considered one of the greatest lightweight MMA...
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    honors. Cerrone instead faced Chris Horodecki on December 16, 2010, at WEC 53. He won via submission in the second round with a triangle choke. In October...
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  • kg) Prior to UFC-WEC merger, Dominick Cruz was the WEC Bantamweight Champion. At WEC 53, Cruz defeated Scott Jorgensen to retain the WEC Bantamweight Championship...
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    Submission of the Night bonus. His last WEC fight came against Benson Henderson on December 16, 2010, at WEC 53 for the WEC Lightweight Championship. The fight...
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    professional competitor from 2003 until 2022, Wineland was the inaugural WEC Bantamweight Champion. Wineland was born on June 26, 1984, and has one younger...
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  • 2010, at WEC 50. Jorgensen finally got his title shot and faced Dominick Cruz on December 16, 2010, at the promotion's final event, WEC 53. The winner...
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  • unanimous decision on August 18, 2010, at WEC 50. Castillo next faced Will Kerr on December 16, 2010, at WEC 53. He won the fight via KO in the first round...
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    judges' scorecards. Pickett then faced Ivan Menjivar on 16 December 2010 at WEC 53. Both fighters proved to be evenly matched; Pickett edged a unanimous decision...
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  • Mizugaki at WEC 52. A bout between Bart Palaszewski and Kamal Shalorus was expected to take place at this event, but was moved to WEC 53 after Shalorus...
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  • expected to face Bart Palaszewski on 11 November 2010 at WEC 52, but the bout was moved to WEC 53 after Shalorus re-injured his hand that was broken during...
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    September 30, 2010 at WEC 51. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Varner faced Shane Roller on December 16, 2010 at WEC 53. He lost via submission...
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  • first round on 16 December 2010 at WEC 53. In October 2010, the WEC merged with the UFC. As part of the merger, all WEC fighters were transferred to the...
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  • unanimous decision. Cariaso next faced Renan Barão on December 16, 2010, at WEC 53. He lost via submission in the first round. On October 28, 2010, World Extreme...
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  • event for World Extreme Cagefighting, WEC 53. Pettis defeated Henderson via unanimous decision to win the final WEC Lightweight title in a bout that was...
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    2010-09-10. "PALASZEWSKI VS. SHALORUS MOVED TO WEC 53". MMAweekly.com. 2010-09-15.[permanent dead link‍] "UFC and WEC set to merge in 2011; events to air on Versus...
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  • seconds left in the bout. Roller faced former WEC Lightweight Champion Jamie Varner on December 16, 2010, at WEC 53. He won via submission in the first round...
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  • Out Against Tie Quan Zhang at WEC 51". fiveouncesofpain.com. 2010-09-27. "Danny Downes vs. Tiequan Zhang expected for WEC 53 in December". mmajunkie.com...
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  • to bantamweight and faced Brad Pickett on December 16, 2010 at WEC 53, the final WEC event. After a back and forth fight, Menjivar lost via unanimous...
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    1987) is a Polish-Canadian mixed martial artist. He has competed for the WEC, the IFL, Bellator, TKO Major League MMA, and Palace Fighting Championship...
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  • decision on August 18, 2010, at WEC 50. Lamas was expected to face Maciej Jewtuszko on December 16, 2010, at WEC 53, but Jewtuszko had to withdraw as...
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    Stars on Ice, 2021 Gold Over America Tour, Street League Skateboarding, and WEC 53. The arena has hosted the traveling family-oriented shows Radio City Christmas...
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  • Zuffa had previously hosted the final World Extreme Cagefighting event, WEC 53 at the arena in December 2010. The event was headlined by a lightweight...
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    Pettis, during his fight against Benson Henderson on December 16, at WEC 53 for the WEC Lightweight Championship. In the fifth round Pettis ran up the cage...
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    martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2010 WEC held 8 events beginning with, WEC 46: Varner vs. Henderson. For the unified Lightweight Championship...
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  • 20, 2010, at WEC 49. He won the fight via submission (armbar) in the first round. Kerr faced Danny Castillo on December 16, 2010, at WEC 53. He lost the...
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  • made his promotional debut against Eddie Wineland on November 11, 2010 at WEC 53, losing via KO (slam) in the first round. In October 2010, World Extreme...
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