WEC 53: Henderson vs. Pettis, Complete Breakdown and Sexy Analysis
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“WEC 53: Henderson vs. Pettis” is officially jumping off inside the Jobing.com Arena in Glendale, Arizona. The first preliminary bout started at 6:20PM ET/3:20PM PT. Versus will broadcast the main card live beginning at 9PM ET/6PM PT.
The WEC will be going out with a bang in their grand finale. The organization’s swan song features two title scraps, as Dominick Cruz defends his bantamweight crown against Scott Jorgensen in the co-main event.
An electrifying lightweight battle between champion Ben Henderson and Anthony Pettis will mark the final fight inside the blue Octagon.
Pettis has taken the sport by storm since debuting in WEC last June. With four victories in the organization, including a submission win over Shane Roller in his last outing, “Showtime” has become one of the most exciting lightweights in the world.
Henderson owns a perfect 5-0 WEC record and has become of the organization’s most popular athletes. The 26-year-old has promised to put on a show in front of his hometown peeps.
The winner of tonight’s title scrap will take on the victor of the UFC 125 main event between champ Frankie Edgar and Gray Maynard. That contest will then serve as a UFC lightweight title unification bout in the upcoming year.
Here are the official results for WEC 53:
Preliminary Bouts:
Renan Baroa Defeated Chris Cariaso via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) at 3:47 in the 1stRound
Yuri Alcantara Defeated Ricardo Lamas via Knockout (Punches) at 3:26 in the 1stRound
Danny Castillo Defeated Will Kerr via Knockout (Punches) at 1:25 in the 1stRound
Eddie Wineland Defeated Ken Stone via Knockout (Slam) at 2:11 in the 1stRound
Brad Pickett Defeated Ivan Menjivar via Unanimous Decision (29-28, All Three Judges)
Shane Roller Defeated Jamie Varner via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) at 3:55 in the 1stRound
Tie Quan Zhang vs. Daniel Downes
Main Bouts:
Bart Palaszewski vs. Kamal Shalorus
Donald Cerrone vs. Chris Horodecki
Scott Jorgensen vs. Dominick Cruz (WEC Bantamweight Champion)
Anthony Pettis vs. Ben Henderson (WEC Lightweight Champion)
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