WEC 43

WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson
Information
Promotion World Extreme Cagefighting
Date October 10, 2009
Venue AT&T Center
City San Antonio, Texas
Attendance 5,176[1]
Total gate $297,990[1]
Event chronology
WEC 42: Torres vs. Bowles WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson WEC 44: Brown vs. Aldo

WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting on October 10, 2009 at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas.[2]

Contents

Background

The event was scheduled to take place on September 2, 2009 at the Covelli Centre in Youngstown, Ohio. However, due to headliner Ben Henderson having eye surgery, the event was later rescheduled.[3]

The main event was expected to be WEC Lightweight Championship bout between current champion Jamie Varner and challenger Donald Cerrone. This was to be a rematch of their bout at WEC 38 which ended in a controversial technical split decision, but Varner was deemed medically unable to return to competition. Instead, the WEC had Cerrone face Ben Henderson, for the WEC Interim Lightweight Championship, with the winner fighting Varner in a title unification bout when he would be medically cleared.

A previously announced bout between Alex Karalexis and Anthony Pettis has been cancelled due to an injury suffered by Karalexis while training.[4] The fight was rescheduled for WEC 48, where Pettis won via submission.

Mark Hominick was expected to face Deividas Taurosevičius at the event, but was forced from the bout with an injury and replaced by Javier Vazquez.[5]

Erik Koch was expected to face Wagnney Fabiano at the event, but was forced from the bout with an injury and replaced by promotional newcomer Mackens Semerzier.[6]

The event drew an estimated 419,000 viewers on Versus.[7]

Results

Preliminary card

Taurosevicius defeated Vazquez via split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28).
Valencia defeated Wheeler via unanimous decision (30–27, 29–28, 29–28).
Wineland defeated Tapia via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).
Semerzier defeated Fabiano via submission (triangle choke) at 2:14 of round 1. This bout was aired on the live broadcast.
Jorgensen defeated Thomas via KO (punches) at 3:13 of round 1. This bout was aired on the live broadcast.
Njokuani defeated Corbbrey via TKO (punches) at 1:42 of round 2.

Main card

Page defeated Campuzano via submission (rear naked choke) at 1:02 of round 1.
Assuncao defeated Jabouin via split decision (30–27, 27–30, 29–28).
Jansen defeated Crunkilton via unanimous decision (30–27, 29–28, 29–28).
Henderson defeated Cerrone via unanimous decision (48–47, 48–47, 48–47) to become the WEC Interim Lightweight Champion.

Bonus Awards

Fighters were awarded $10,000 bonuses, with the Fight of the Night earners having their bonuses doubled to $20,000 each.[8]

See also

External links

References

  1. ^ a b "WEC 43 draws 5,176 spectators; Harris says he's "sure" promotion will return to Texas". MMAjunkie.com. http://mmajunkie.com/news/16456/wec-43-draws-5176-spectators-harris-says-hes-sure-promotion-will-return-to-texas.mma. Retrieved October 11, 2009. 
  2. ^ "WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson on October 10 in San Antonio, Texas". MMAFrenzy.com. http://mmafrenzy.com/11420/wec-43-cerrone-vs-henderson-on-october-10-in-san-antonio-texas/. Retrieved August 29, 2009. 
  3. ^ "WEC 43 Rescheduled for Oct. 10". Sherdog.com. http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/wec-43-rescheduled-for-oct-10-19285. Retrieved August 24, 2009. 
  4. ^ Stupp, Dann. "Alex Karalexis vs. Anthony Pettis scrapped from WEC 43; main-card replacement not determined". MMAjunkie.com. http://mmajunkie.com/news/15885/alex-karalexis-vs-anthony-pettis-scrapped-from-wec-43-main-card-replacement-not-determined.mma. Retrieved August 18, 2009. 
  5. ^ "WEC 43: Javier Vazquez replaces Mark Hominick, meets Deividas Taurosevicius". MMAjunkie.com. http://mmajunkie.com/news/16265/wec-43-javier-vazquez-replaces-mark-hominick-meets-deividas-taurosevicius.mma. Retrieved September 21, 2009. 
  6. ^ "Newcomer Mackens Semerzier replaces injured Erik Koch on WEC 43 prelims". MMAjunkie.com. http://mmajunkie.com/news/16333/newcomer-mackens-semerzier-replaces-injured-erik-koch-on-wec-43-prelims.mma. Retrieved September 29, 2009. 
  7. ^ http://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/wec-43-cerrone-vs-henderson
  8. ^ "WEC 43 bonuses: Henderson, Cerrone, Semerzier, Njokuani earn $20K and $10K awards". MMAJunkie.com. http://mmajunkie.com/news/16454/wec-43-bonuses-henderson-cerrone-semerzier-and-jorgensen-earn-25k-awards.mma. Retrieved October 10, 2009. 
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