WEC MMA events in 2009
2009 in WEC First date January 25, 2009 Last date December 19, 2009 Total events 8 Total fights 82 Title fights 7
The year 2009 was the 9th year in the history of World Extreme Cagefighting , a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2009 WEC held 8 events beginning with, WEC 38: Varner vs. Cerrone .
No. Event Date Venue Location Attendance 45 WEC 45: Cerrone vs. Ratcliff December 19, 2009 Pearl at The Palms Las Vegas, Nevada 1,741 44 WEC 44: Brown vs. Aldo November 18, 2009 Pearl at The Palms Las Vegas, Nevada 1,835 43 WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson October 10, 2009 AT&T Center San Antonio, Texas 5,176 42 WEC 42: Torres vs. Bowles August 9, 2009 Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Las Vegas, Nevada 2,082 41 WEC 41: Brown vs. Faber II June 7, 2009 ARCO Arena Sacramento, California 13,027 40 WEC 40: Torres vs. Mizugaki April 5, 2009 UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois 5,257 39 WEC 39: Brown vs. Garcia March 1, 2009 American Bank Center Corpus Christi, Texas 6,100 38 WEC 38: Varner vs. Cerrone January 25, 2009 San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, California 10,201
WEC 38: Varner vs. Cerrone [ edit ] WEC 38: Varner vs. Cerrone[ 1] San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, California .
^ For the Lightweight Championship . Bout was stopped after Cerrone landed an illegal knee to the head of Varner while he was on the ground. Since Varner was unable to continue, the bout went to the scorecards. WEC 39: Brown vs. Garcia [ edit ] WEC 39: Brown vs. Garcia[ 2] American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas .
Main card Weight class Method Round Time Notes Featherweight Mike Brown (c) def. Leonard Garcia Submission (arm-triangle choke) 1 1:57 [ a] Lightweight Ricardo Lamas def. Bart Palaszewski Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00 Featherweight José Aldo def. Chris Mickle TKO (punches) 1 1:39 Lightweight Rob McCullough def. Marcus Hicks Decision (majority) (29-29, 30–27, 29-28) 3 5:00 Preliminary card Lightweight Danny Castillo def. Phil Cardella Decision (split) (30-27, 28-29, 29-28) 3 5:00 Bantamweight Damacio Page def. Marcos Galvao KO (punches) 1 0:18 [ b] Welterweight Johny Hendricks def. Alex Serdyukov Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00 Bantamweight Kenji Osawa def. Rafael Rebello Decision (split) (29-28, 29-28, 27-30) 3 5:00 Lightweight Alex Karalexis def. Greg McIntyre TKO (punches) 1 4:19 Featherweight John Franchi def. Mike Budnik Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) 3 5:00 Welterweight Mike Pierce def. Justin Haskins TKO (punches) 3 3:39
WEC 40: Torres vs. Mizugaki [ edit ] WEC 40: Torres vs. Mizugaki[ 3] UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois .
Main card Weight class Method Round Time Notes Bantamweight Miguel Torres (c) def. Takeya Mizugaki Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 48–47) 5 5:00 [ a] Bantamweight Joseph Benavidez def. Jeff Curran Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00 Lightweight Benson Henderson def. Shane Roller TKO (punches) 1 1:41 Featherweight Raphael Assunção def. Jameel Massouh Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 Preliminary card Lightweight Anthony Njokuani def. Bart Palaszewski TKO (punches) 2 0:27 [ b] Bantamweight Dominick Cruz def. Ivan Lopez Technical Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) 3 3:24 [ c] Featherweight Wagnney Fabiano def. Fredson Paixao Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00 Bantamweight Rani Yahya def. Eddie Wineland Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 1:07 [ d] Bantamweight Akitoshi Tamura def. Manny Tapia Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00 Featherweight Rafael Dias def. Mike Budnik Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
^ For the Bantamweight Championship . ^ This bout was featured on the main broadcast. ^ Cruz landed an illegal knee to the head of Lopez while he was on the ground at 3:24 of round 3. Since Lopez was unable to continue, the bout was stopped and went to the scorecards.[ 4] ^ This bout was featured on the main broadcast. WEC 41: Brown vs. Faber II [ edit ] WEC 41: Brown vs. Faber II[ 5] ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California .
^ For the Featherweight Championship . ^ This bout was featured on the main broadcast. ^ This bout was featured on the main broadcast. ^ This bout was featured on the main broadcast. WEC 42: Torres vs. Bowles [ edit ] WEC 42: Torres vs. Bowles[ 6] Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada .
Main card Weight class Method Round Time Notes Bantamweight Brian Bowles def. Miguel Torres (c) KO (punches) 1 3:57 [ a] Bantamweight Dominick Cruz def. Joseph Benavidez Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 Lightweight Danny Castillo def. Ricardo Lamas TKO (punches) 2 4:15 Bantamweight Takeya Mizugaki def. Jeff Curran Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) 3 5:00 Featherweight Leonard Garcia def. Jameel Massouh Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) 3 5:00 Preliminary card Featherweight Fredson Paixão vs. Cole Province No Contest (overturned) 3 5:00 [ b] Catchweight (159 lb) Shane Roller def. Marcus Hicks Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 Lightweight Ed Ratcliff def. Phil Cardella Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30-27, 29–28) 3 5:00 Bantamweight Rani Yahya def. John Hosman Submission (north-south choke) 1 2:08 Featherweight Diego Nunes def. Rafael Dias Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00 Featherweight LC Davis def. Javier Vazquez Decision (split) (30-27, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00
^ For the Bantamweight Championship . ^ Originally ruled a split decision (29–28, 28-29, 29–28) victory for Province, the result was changed to "No Contest" after Province tested positive for a banned substance during a post fight screening.[ 7] WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson [ edit ] WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson[ 8] AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas .
Main card Weight class Method Round Time Notes Lightweight Benson Henderson def. Donald Cerrone Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 48–47) 5 5:00 [ a] Lightweight Dave Jansen def. Richard Crunkilton Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 Featherweight Raphael Assunção def. Yves Jabouin Decision (split) (30–27, 27–30, 29–28) 3 5:00 Bantamweight Damacio Page def. Will Campuzano Submission (rear naked choke) 1 1:02 Preliminary card Lightweight Anthony Njokuani def. Muhsin Corbbrey TKO (punches) 2 1:42 Bantamweight Scott Jorgensen def. Noah Thomas KO (punches) 1 3:13 [ b] Featherweight Mackens Semerzier def. Wagnney Fabiano Submission (triangle choke) 1 2:14 [ c] Bantamweight Eddie Wineland def. Manny Tapia Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 Bantamweight Charlie Valencia def. Coty Wheeler Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 Featherweight Deividas Taurosevicius def. Javier Vazquez Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00
WEC 44: Brown vs. Aldo [ edit ] WEC 44: Brown vs. Aldo[ 9] Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada .
Main card Weight class Method Round Time Notes Featherweight José Aldo def. Mike Brown (c) TKO (strikes) 2 1:20 [ a] Featherweight Manny Gamburyan def. Leonard Garcia Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 Lightweight Karen Darabedyan def. Rob McCullough Decision (split) (30–27, 27–30, 29–28) 3 5:00 Lightweight Shane Roller def. Danny Castillo Submission (rear naked choke) 3 3:32 Lightweight Kamal Shalorus def. Will Kerr TKO (strikes) 1 1:26 Preliminary card Featherweight LC Davis def. Diego Nunes Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–26) 3 5:00 [ b] Featherweight Cub Swanson def. John Franchi Submission (guillotine choke) 3 4:50 Bantamweight Antonio Banuelos def. Kenji Osawa Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 Lightweight Ricardo Lamas def. James Krause Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 Bantamweight Frank Gomez def. Seth Dikun Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00
WEC 45: Cerrone vs. Ratcliff [ edit ] WEC 45: Cerrone vs. Ratcliff[ 10] Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada .
Main card Weight class Method Round Time Notes Lightweight Donald Cerrone def. Ed Ratcliff Submission (rear-naked choke) 3 3:47 Lightweight Anthony Njokuani def. Chris Horodecki TKO (strikes) 1 3:33 Bantamweight Joseph Benavidez def. Rani Yahya TKO (punches) 1 1:35 Bantamweight Scott Jorgensen def. Takeya Mizugaki Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 Preliminary card Lightweight Bart Palaszewski def. Anthony Pettis Decision (split) (30–27, 28-29, 29–28) 3 5:00 Lightweight Zach Micklewright def. Muhsin Corbbrey Decision (split) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 Bantamweight Chad George def. John Hosman Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 Featherweight Brandon Visher def. Courtney Buck KO (punches) 1 4:45 [ a] Bantamweight Brad Pickett def. Kyle Dietz Submission (Peruvian necktie) 2 4:36 [ b] Featherweight Erik Koch def. Jameel Massouh Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
^ This bout was aired on the live broadcast after the Benavidez/Yahya bout. ^ This bout was aired on the live broadcast after the Njokuani/Horodecki bout. ^ "WEC 38: Varner vs. Cerrone" . Sherdog . Archived from the original on July 2, 2015.^ "WEC 39: Brown vs. Garcia" . Sherdog . Archived from the original on July 2, 2015.^ "WEC 40: Torres vs. Mizugaki" . Sherdog . Archived from the original on June 12, 2015.^ "Fabiano rolls, Njokuani topples Palaszewski in WEC 40 prelims | MMAjunkie.com" . Archived from the original on 2012-10-15. Retrieved 2015-07-02 .^ "WEC 41: Brown vs. Faber II" . Sherdog . Archived from the original on July 2, 2015.^ "WEC 42: Torres vs. Bowles" . Sherdog . Archived from the original on June 12, 2015.^ "Province: 'Definitely Guilty' of Ingesting Banned Substance" . sherdog.com. August 17, 2009.^ "WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson" . Sherdog . Archived from the original on July 2, 2015.^ "WEC 44: Brown vs. Aldo" . Sherdog . Archived from the original on July 2, 2015.^ "WEC 45: Cerrone vs. Ratcliff" . Sherdog . Archived from the original on July 2, 2015.
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