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New WEC interim lightweight champion Benson Henderson defeated Donald Cerrone in what is being widely referred to as 2009’s “Fight of the Year.” Henderson, who claimed the organization’s interim lightweight title SAN ANTONIO – WEC featherweight Rafael Assuncao (14-1 MMA, 2-0 WEC) has just two wins by knockout or TKO in his near-six-year career. So why was he so willing to stand and trade with Canadian slugger Yves “I’m trying to [...] SAN ANTONIO – For those MMA observers preparing the “Cerrone won” bandwagon in the wake of Saturday night’s stellar WEC 43 main event, feel free to cross one potential participant off your list: Donald Cerrone. While many MMA fans and journalists are busy making the case for a “Cowboy” win, Cerrone admitted at the evening’s post-event [...] WEC 43: “Cerrone vs. Henderson” from The AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas is now in the books, and Ben “Smooth” Henderson is the new WEC interim lightweight champion. It was another exciting, action packed card for the WEC in what served as the promotion’s second trip to the “Lone Star” state in 2009. Here’s how [...] The official weigh in event for WEC 43: “Cerrone vs. Henderson” is now in the books after the 20 fighters set to compete tomorrow night tipped the scale today at the Cowboys Dancehall in San Antonio, Texas. For the most part, the event went off without a hitch. Undercard replacement fighter Mackens Semerzier was the only fighter [...] It’s been seven months since he’s been in action, but you probably remember Damacio Page (11-4 MMA, 2-1 WEC). He’s the WEC bantamweight that laid waste to Marcos Galvao in just 18 seconds back in March – a win that didn’t even qualify as the fastest of Page’s career. Now Page is set to meet WEC newcomer [...] An injury in training has forced Erik Koch to withdraw from his featherweight battle against Wagnney Fabiano (12-1) at the upcoming WEC 43: “Cerrone vs. Henderson” from the The AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas, on Sat., Oct. 10, according toNWI.com. Filling in on about two weeks notice will be 28-year-old United States Marine and current [...] World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) recently announced that there will be three changes to its upcoming “Cerrone vs. Henderson” card at The AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas, on Sat., Oct. 10, which is set to air live on the Versus network beginning at 9 p.m. ET. The first adjustment to the line-up involves a fight on [...] One man’s misfortune is another man’s gain; look to WEC newcomer Will Campuzano as proof. Campuzano (6-0 MMA, 0-0 WEC), a Dallas-based bantamweight, makes his WEC debut as a replacement for injured Akitoshi Tamura (14-7-2 MMA, 1-1 WEC) and meets Damacio Page (11-4 MMA, 2-1 WEC) next month at WEC 43 in Texas. The move was first [...] With just less than a week before the WEC was set to make its debut in MMAjunkie.com has learned from multiple sources It is currently [...] |
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