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 in the Phoenix suburb of Glendale, Arizona.[2] The event was the first time that Zuffa has hosted an event in Arizona. This was the final WEC event, due to the merger with the UFC.
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WEC53: 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...
his title. Cruz faced Scott Jorgensen on December 14, 2010, at WEC53 for both the WEC Bantamweight Championship and the newly created UFC Bantamweight...
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, WEC53, took...
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...
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...
kg) Prior to UFC-WEC merger, Dominick Cruz was the WEC Bantamweight Champion. At WEC53, Cruz defeated Scott Jorgensen to retain the WEC Bantamweight Championship...
Submission of the Night bonus. His last WEC fight came against Benson Henderson on December 16, 2010, at WEC53 for the WEC Lightweight Championship. The fight...
honors. Cerrone instead faced Chris Horodecki on December 16, 2010, at WEC53. He won via submission in the second round with a triangle choke. In October...
to replace GTE in WEC and Le Mans from 2024". RACER. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2024. Lloyd, Daniel (7 November 2023). "WEC Set for 37-Car Full...
professional competitor from 2003 until 2022, Wineland was the inaugural WEC Bantamweight Champion. Wineland was born on June 26, 1984, and has one younger...
unanimous decision on August 18, 2010, at WEC 50. Castillo next faced Will Kerr on December 16, 2010, at WEC53. He won the fight via KO in the first round...
2010, at WEC 50. Jorgensen finally got his title shot and faced Dominick Cruz on December 16, 2010, at the promotion's final event, WEC53. The winner...
judges' scorecards. Pickett then faced Ivan Menjivar on 16 December 2010 at WEC53. Both fighters proved to be evenly matched; Pickett edged a unanimous decision...
decision on August 18, 2010, at WEC 50. Lamas was expected to face Maciej Jewtuszko on December 16, 2010, at WEC53, but Jewtuszko had to withdraw as...
Mizugaki at WEC 52. A bout between Bart Palaszewski and Kamal Shalorus was expected to take place at this event, but was moved to WEC53 after Shalorus...
expected to face Bart Palaszewski on November 11, 2010 at WEC 52, but the bout was moved to WEC53 after Shalorus re-injured his hand that was broken during...
unanimous decision. Cariaso next faced Renan Barão on December 16, 2010, at WEC53. He lost via submission in the first round. On October 28, 2010, World Extreme...
September 30, 2010 at WEC 51. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Varner faced Shane Roller on December 16, 2010 at WEC53. He lost via submission...
Stars on Ice, Gold Over America Tour, Street League Skateboarding, and WEC53. The arena has hosted the traveling family-oriented shows Radio City Christmas...
2010-09-10. "PALASZEWSKI VS. SHALORUS MOVED TO WEC53". MMAweekly.com. 2010-09-15.[permanent dead link] "UFC and WEC set to merge in 2011; events to air on Versus...
seconds left in the bout. Roller faced former WEC Lightweight Champion Jamie Varner on December 16, 2010, at WEC53. He won via submission in the first round...
event for World Extreme Cagefighting, WEC53. Pettis defeated Henderson via unanimous decision to win the final WEC Lightweight title in a bout that was...
Out Against Tie Quan Zhang at WEC 51". fiveouncesofpain.com. 2010-09-27. "Danny Downes vs. Tiequan Zhang expected for WEC53 in December". mmajunkie.com...
to bantamweight and faced Brad Pickett on December 16, 2010 at WEC53, the final WEC event. After a back and forth fight, Menjivar lost via unanimous...
Pettis, during his fight against Benson Henderson on December 16, at WEC53 for the WEC Lightweight Championship. In the fifth round Pettis ran up the cage...
Zuffa had previously hosted the final World Extreme Cagefighting event, WEC53, at the arena in December 2010. A UFC Middleweight Championship bout between...
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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