WEC 52

WEC 52: Faber vs. Mizugaki
Information
Promotion World Extreme Cagefighting
Date November 11, 2010
Venue The Pearl at The Palms
City Las Vegas, Nevada
Event chronology
WEC 51: Aldo vs. Gamburyan WEC 52: Faber vs. Mizugaki WEC 53: Henderson vs. Pettis

WEC 52: Faber vs. Mizugaki was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting on November 11, 2010 at The Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada.[1]

Contents

Background

Urijah Faber made his bantamweight debut against Japanese striker Takeya Mizugaki at WEC 52.[2] [3]

A bout between Bart Palaszewski and Kamal Shalorus was expected to take place at this event[4], but was moved to WEC 53 after Shalorus injured his hand.[5] Shalorus won the rescheduled bout by split decision.

Brian Bowles was expected to face Wagnney Fabiano at this event but was forced off the card with an injury[6] and replaced by Joseph Benavidez.[7]

Eddie Wineland was expected to face Damacio Page at this event[8], but Wineland was forced out of the bout with a shoulder injury and replaced by Demetrious Johnson.[9]

Josh Grispi was pulled from his fight with Erik Koch, to be inserted into a UFC Featherweight title shot against Jose Aldo at UFC 125.[10] Koch ended up fighting Francisco Rivera.[11]

This was the last WEC event to feature fights in the featherweight division. No featherweight fighters competed on the final WEC card the next month, and all fighters in the division were subsequently merged into the UFC.

With longtime Zuffa ring announcer Bruce Buffer in Germany for UFC 122, former WEC ring announcer Joe Martinez made a return to handle announcing duties for this event.[12]

The event drew an average of 570,000 viewers on Versus.[13]

Results

Preliminary Card

Jabouin defeated Visher via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).
Swanson defeated Semerzier via split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28). This bout aired on the live broadcast following the Koch vs. Rivera bout.
McDonald defeated Godfrey via submission (armbar) at 2:42 of Round 1.
Poirier defeated Micklewright via TKO (punches) at 0:53 of Round 1.
Njokuani defeated Faaloloto via TKO (elbow) at 4:54 of Round 2.
Assunção defeated Davis via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).

Main card

Johnson defeated Page via submission (guillotine choke) at 2:27 of round 3.
Benavidez defeated Fabiano via submission (guillotine choke) at 2:45 of round 2.
Koch defeated Rivera via TKO (strikes) at 1:36 of round 1.
Mendes defeated Vazquez via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
Faber defeated Mizugaki via technical submission (rear naked choke) at 4:50 of round 1.

Bonus Awards

Fighters were awarded $10,000 bonuses.[14]

Reported payout

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Nevada State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money or "locker room" bonuses often given by the WEC and also do not include the WEC's traditional "fight night" bonuses.[15]

External links

References

  1. ^ "WEC: Faber vs. Mizugaki". wec.tv. September 20, 2010. http://www.wec.tv/index.cfm?fa=eventDetail.fightCard&eid=3854. 
  2. ^ "Faber moves to 135lbs, faces Mizugaki August 18". mmaweekly.com. June 8, 2010. http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=11707&zoneid=13. 
  3. ^ "Injury forces Urijah Faber out of WEC 50, Takeya Mizugaki pulled from card". mmajunkie.com. July 9, 2010. http://mmajunkie.com/news/19877/injury-forces-urijah-faber-out-of-wec-50-replacement-opponent-will-not-be-secured.mma. 
  4. ^ "Bart Palaszewski vs. Kamal Shalorus targeted for WEC 52 in November". MMAjunkie.com. September 7, 2010. http://mmajunkie.com/news/20552/bart-palaszewski-vs-kamal-shalorus-targeted-for-wec-52-in-november.mma. 
  5. ^ "Palaszewski vs. Shalorus moved to WEC 53". MMAweekly.com. September 15, 2010. http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=12604&zoneid=13. 
  6. ^ "Injured Brian Bowles out of WEC 52, replacement search underway". mmajunkie.com. October 6, 2010. http://mmajunkie.com/news/20914/injured-brian-bowles-out-of-wec-52-replacement-search-underway.mma. 
  7. ^ "Benavidez replaces injured Bowles, meets Fabiano at WEC 52". mmajunkie.com. October 7, 2010. http://mmajunkie.com/news/20929/benavidez-replaces-injured-bowles-meets-fabiano-at-wec-52.mma. 
  8. ^ "Damacio Page vs. Eddie Wineland slated for WEC 52 in November". mmajunkie.com. 2010-09-09. http://mmajunkie.com/news/20587/damacio-page-vs-eddie-wineland-slated-for-wec-52-in-november.mma. 
  9. ^ "Demetrious Johnson to Replace Eddie Wineland at WEC 52". mmafighting.com. 2010-10-20. http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/10/20/demetrious-johnson-to-replace-eddie-wineland-at-wec-52/. 
  10. ^ Fernando Quiles Jr.. "UFC 125: Jose Aldo vs Josh Grispi in the works for Jan. 1 in Las Vegas". http://www.mmamania.com/2010/10/29/1782290/ufc-125-jose-aldo-vs-josh-grispi-in-the-works-for-jan-1-in-las-vegas. 
  11. ^ "Erik Koch to Stay on WEC 52 Card, Face Newcomer Francisco Rivera". mmafighting.com. 2010-11-03. http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/11/03/erik-koch-to-face-newcomer-francisco-rivera-at-wec-52/. 
  12. ^ "Are You Ready? Cage announcer Joe Martinez to return at WEC 52". mmadiehards.com. 2010-10-19. http://mmadiehards.com/features/are-you-ready-joe-martinez-returns-at-wec-52/. 
  13. ^ http://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/wec-52-faber-vs-mizugaki
  14. ^ "WEC 52 bonuses: Koch, Faber, Swanson and Semerzier earn $10K awards". MMAJunkie.com. 2010-11-12. http://mmajunkie.com/news/21365/wec-52-bonuses-koch-faber-swanson-and-semerzier-earn-10k-awards.mma. 
  15. ^ "WEC 52 salaries: Faber, Benavidez and Assuncao lead $284,500 fighter payroll". mmajunkie.com. http://mmajunkie.com/news/21374/wec-52-salaries-faber-benavidez-and-assuncao-lead-284500-fighter-payroll.mma. Retrieved 2010-11-12. 
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