WEC 53 results
Televised Main Card (Versus) Anthony Pettis def. Ben Henderson via unanimous decision Dominick Cruz def. Scott Jorgensen via unanimous decision…
Televised Main Card (Versus)
Anthony Pettis def. Ben Henderson via unanimous decision
Dominick Cruz def. Scott Jorgensen via unanimous decision
Donald Cerrone def. Chris Horodecki via submission (triangle choke)
Kamal Shalorus def. Bart Palaszewski via split decision
Untelevised Preliminary Card
Renan Barao def. Chris Cariaso by submission (rear naked choke) – R1 3:47
Yuri Alcantara def. Ricardo Lamas by KO (punches) – R1 3:26
Danny Castillo def. Will Kerr by KO (punches) – R1 1:25
Eddie Wineland def. Ken Stone by KO (slam) – R1 2:11
Brad Pickett def. Ivan Menjivar by decision (unanimous – 29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Shane Roller def. Jamie Varner by submission (rear naked choke) – R1 3:55
Danny Downes def. Tiequan Zhang by decision (unanimous – 29-28, 30-27, 29-28)
WEC draws 6,000+ in Phoenix
In its final event, the WEC brought in an estimated attendance of 6,384 to the Jobing.com Arena outside Phoenix on Thursday night. Gate information was not yet available late Thursday night.
After Thursday’s WEC 53 card, the promotion will merge with its Zuffa LLC sibling promotion, the UFC, starting in January, though there have already been several lighter-weight fights over the last two UFC cards.
The Phoenix-area location was unique in that it was chosen through a vote by fans in a co-promotion with Amp Energy. It was the first Zuffa event to take place in Arizona after the state passed sanctioning.
WEC 53 Bonuses
Eddie Wineland, Shane Roller, Anthony Pettis and Benson Henderson each earned $10,000 “Fight Night” bonuses for their performances at Thursday’s WE3 52 event.
Wineland earned the event’s “Knockout of the Night” award, Roller picked up the “Submission of the Night” bonus, and Pettis and Henderson earned “Fight of the Night” honors.
All fighters make weight at WEC 53
Champ Benson Henderson (155) vs. Anthony Pettis (154.5) – for lightweight title
Champ Dominick Cruz (134.5) vs. Scott Jorgensen (135) – for bantamweight title
Donald Cerrone (155) vs. Chris Horodecki (155)
Bart Palaszewski (156) vs. Kamal Shalorus (156)
Danny Downes (154.5) vs. Tiequan Zhang (155.5)
Shane Roller (155) vs. Jamie Varner (156)
Ivan Menjivar (135) vs. Brad Pickett (136)
Ken Stone (135) vs. Eddie Wineland (136)
Danny Castillo (155.5) vs. Will Kerr (155)
Yuri Alcantara (154.5) vs. Ricardo Lamas (156)
Renan Barao (136) vs. Chris Cariaso (136)
WEC 53 Weigh-in Gallery
WEC’s GM Reed Harris discusses merger and final WEC event
WEC 53 Complete Event Information
Date: Dec 16th, 2010
Venue: Jobing.com Arena
Location: Glendale, AZ
Time: 9:00 pm EST
Broadcast: Versus