2009 in WEC

World Extreme Cagefighting events 2009 in WEC Wec logo.jpg 176px January 25, 2009 December 19, 2009 8 82 7 2008 in WEC 2010 in WEC The year 2009 was the 9th year in the history of World Extreme Cagefighting, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2009 WEC held 8 events beginning with, WEC 38: Varner vs. Cerrone. 2 Title fights Title fights in 2009 Lightweight Jamie Varner (c) def. Donald Cerrone Decision (technical split) (49-46, 47-48, 49-46) 5 3:10 WEC 38: Varner vs. Cerrone For the Lightweight Championship. Bout was stopped after Cerrone landed an illegal knee to the head of Varner while he was on the ground. Since Varner was unable to continue, the bout went to the scorecards. Featherweight Mike Brown (c) def. Leonard Garcia Submission (arm-triangle choke) 1 1:57 WEC 39: Brown vs. Garcia For the Featherweight Championship. Bantamweight Miguel Torres (c) def. Takeya Mizugaki Decision (unanimous) (49-46, 49-46, 48-47) 5 5:00 WEC 40: Torres vs. Mizugaki For the Bantamweight Championship. Featherweight Mike Brown (c) def. Urijah Faber Decision (unanimous) (49-46, 49-46, 48-47) 5 5:00 WEC 41: Brown vs. Faber II For the Featherweight Championship. Bantamweight Brian Bowles def. Miguel Torres (c) KO (punches) 1 3:57 WEC 42: Torres vs. Bowles For the Bantamweight Championship. Lightweight Benson Henderson def. Donald Cerrone Decision (unanimous) (48-47, 48-47, 48-47) 5 5:00 WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson For the Interim Lightweight Championship. Featherweight José Aldo def. Mike Brown (c) TKO (strikes) 2 1:20 WEC 44: Brown vs. Aldo For the Featherweight Championship. yes Events list List of WEC events No.EventDateVenueLocationAttendance 45 WEC 45: Cerrone vs. Ratcliff 2009 December 19 Pearl at The Palms Las Vegas, Nevada 1,741 44 WEC 44: Brown vs. Aldo 2009 November 18 Pearl at The Palms Las Vegas, Nevada 1,835 43 WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson 2009 October 10 AT&T Center San Antonio, Texas 5,176 42 WEC 42: Torres vs. Bowles 2009 August 9 Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Las Vegas, Nevada 2,082 41 WEC 41: Brown vs. Faber II 2009 June 7 ARCO Arena Sacramento, California 13,027 40 WEC 40: Torres vs. Mizugaki 2009 April 5 UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois 5,257 39 WEC 39: Brown vs. Garcia 2009 March 1 American Bank Center Corpus Christi, Texas 6,100 38 WEC 38: Varner vs. Cerrone 2009 January 25 San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, California 10,201 WEC 38: Varner vs. Cerrone WEC 38 WEC 38: Varner vs. CerroneWEC 38: Varner vs. Cerrone Sherdog http://www.sherdog.com/events/WEC-38-Varner-vs-Cerrone-9329 https://web.archive.org/web/20150702204952/http://www.sherdog.com/events/WEC-38-Varner-vs-Cerrone-9329 July 2, 2015 live was an event held on January 25, 2009 at the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, California. Results Main card Lightweight Jamie Varner (c) def. Donald Cerrone Decision (technical split) (49–46, 47–48, 49–46) 5 3:10 For the Lightweight Championship. Bout was stopped after Cerrone landed an illegal knee to the head of Varner while he was on the ground. Since Varner was unable to continue, the bout went to the scorecards. Featherweight Urijah Faber def. Jens Pulver Submission (guillotine choke) 1 1:34 Welterweight Danillo Villefort def. Mike Campbell TKO (punches) 1 3:53 Featherweight José Aldo def. Rolando Perez TKO (strikes) 1 4:15 Preliminary card no Lightweight Benson Henderson def. Anthony Njokuani Submission (guillotine choke) 2 0:42 Welterweight Edgar Garcia def. Hiromitsu Miura KO (punches) 1 1:18 Bantamweight Dominick Cruz def. Ian McCall Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00 Bantamweight Scott Jorgensen def. Frank Gomez Submission (guillotine choke) 1 1:09 Welterweight Jesse Lennox vs. Blas Avena KO (punches) 2 0:41 Bantamweight Charlie Valencia def. Seth Dikun Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00 yes WEC 39: Brown vs. Garcia WEC 39 WEC 39: Brown vs. GarciaWEC 39: Brown vs. Garcia Sherdog http://www.sherdog.com/events/WEC-39-Brown-vs-Garcia-9492 https://web.archive.org/web/20150702221819/http://www.sherdog.com/events/WEC-39-Brown-vs-Garcia-9492 July 2, 2015 live was an event held on March 1, 2009 at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas. Results Main card Featherweight Mike Brown (c) def. Leonard Garcia Submission (arm-triangle choke) 1 1:57 For the Featherweight Championship. Lightweight Ricardo Lamas def. Bart Palaszewski Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00 Featherweight José Aldo def. Chris Mickle TKO (punches) 1 1:39 Lightweight Rob McCullough def. Marcus Hicks Decision (majority) (29-29, 30–27, 29-28) 3 5:00 Preliminary card no Lightweight Danny Castillo def. Phil Cardella Decision (split) (30-27, 28-29, 29-28) 3 5:00 Bantamweight Damacio Page def. Marcos Galvao KO (punches) 1 0:18 This bout was featured on the main broadcast. Welterweight Johny Hendricks def. Alex Serdyukov Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00 Bantamweight Kenji Osawa def. Rafael Rebello Decision (split) (29-28, 29-28, 27-30) 3 5:00 Lightweight Alex Karalexis def. Greg McIntyre TKO (punches) 1 4:19 Featherweight John Franchi def. Mike Budnik Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) 3 5:00 Welterweight Mike Pierce def. Justin Haskins TKO (punches) 3 3:39 yes WEC 40: Torres vs. Mizugaki WEC 40 WEC 40: Torres vs. MizugakiWEC 40: Torres vs. Mizugaki Sherdog http://www.sherdog.com/events/WEC-40-Torres-vs-Mizugaki-9527 https://web.archive.org/web/20150612122847/http://www.sherdog.com/events/WEC-40-Torres-vs-Mizugaki-9527 June 12, 2015 live was an event held on April 5, 2009 at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois. Results Main card Bantamweight Miguel Torres (c) def. Takeya Mizugaki Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 48–47) 5 5:00 For the Bantamweight Championship. Bantamweight Joseph Benavidez def. Jeff Curran Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00 Lightweight Benson Henderson def. Shane Roller TKO (punches) 1 1:41 Featherweight Raphael Assunção def. Jameel Massouh Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 Preliminary card no Lightweight Anthony Njokuani def. Bart Palaszewski TKO (punches) 2 0:27 This bout was featured on the main broadcast. Bantamweight Dominick Cruz def. Ivan Lopez Technical Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) 3 3:24 Cruz landed an illegal knee to the head of Lopez while he was on the ground at 3:24 of round 3. Since Lopez was unable to continue, the bout was stopped and went to the scorecards.http://mmajunkie.com/news/14477/wec-40-torres-vs-mizugaki-prelim-card-live-and-official-results.mma Fabiano rolls, Njokuani topples Palaszewski in WEC 40 prelims MMAjunkie.com 2015-07-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20121015171626/http://mmajunkie.com/news/14477/wec-40-torres-vs-mizugaki-prelim-card-live-and-official-results.mma 2012-10-15 dead Featherweight Wagnney Fabiano def. Fredson Paixao Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00 Bantamweight Rani Yahya def. Eddie Wineland Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 1:07 This bout was featured on the main broadcast. Bantamweight Akitoshi Tamura def. Manny Tapia Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00 Featherweight Rafael Dias def. Mike Budnik Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00 yes WEC 41: Brown vs. Faber II WEC 41 WEC 41: Brown vs. Faber IIWEC 41: Brown vs. Faber II Sherdog http://www.sherdog.com/events/WEC-41-Brown-vs-Faber-2-9864 https://web.archive.org/web/20150702193505/http://www.sherdog.com/events/WEC-41-Brown-vs-Faber-2-9864 July 2, 2015 live was an event held on June 7, 2009 at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California. Results Main card Featherweight Mike Brown (c) def. Urijah Faber Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 48–47) 5 5:00 For the Featherweight Championship. Featherweight José Aldo def. Cub Swanson TKO (double flying knee and punches) 1 0:08 Lightweight Donald Cerrone def. James Krause Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 4:38 Featherweight Josh Grispi def. Jens Pulver Submission (guillotine choke) 1 0:33 Preliminary card no Featherweight Manny Gamburyan def. John Franchi Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 Bantamweight Rafael Rebello def. Kyle Dietz Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 2:55 Lightweight Anthony Pettis def. Mike Campbell Submission (triangle choke) 1 1:49 This bout was featured on the main broadcast. Bantamweight Antonio Banuelos def. Scott Jorgensen Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00 This bout was featured on the main broadcast. Bantamweight Frank Gomez def. Noah Thomas Submission (arm-triangle choke) 2 3:12 Bantamweight Seth Dikun def. Rolando Perez Submission (flying triangle choke) 1 2:30 This bout was featured on the main broadcast. yes WEC 42: Torres vs. Bowles WEC 42 WEC 42: Torres vs. BowlesWEC 42: Torres vs. Bowles Sherdog http://www.sherdog.com/events/WEC-42-Torres-vs-Bowles-10335 https://web.archive.org/web/20150612134038/http://www.sherdog.com/events/WEC-42-Torres-vs-Bowles-10335 June 12, 2015 live was an event held on August 9, 2009 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Results Main card Bantamweight Brian Bowles def. Miguel Torres (c) KO (punches) 1 3:57 For the Bantamweight Championship. Bantamweight Dominick Cruz def. Joseph Benavidez Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 Lightweight Danny Castillo def. Ricardo Lamas TKO (punches) 2 4:15 Bantamweight Takeya Mizugaki def. Jeff Curran Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) 3 5:00 Featherweight Leonard Garcia def. Jameel Massouh Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) 3 5:00 Preliminary card no Featherweight Fredson Paixão vs. Cole Province No Contest (overturned) 3 5:00 Originally ruled a split decision (29–28, 28-29, 29–28) victory for Province, the result was changed to "No Contest" after Province tested positive for a banned substance during a post fight screening.http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Province-Definitely-Guilty-of-Ingesting-Banned-Substance-19154 Province: 'Definitely Guilty' of Ingesting Banned Substance sherdog.com August 17, 2009 Catchweight (159 lb) Shane Roller def. Marcus Hicks Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 Lightweight Ed Ratcliff def. Phil Cardella Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30-27, 29–28) 3 5:00 Bantamweight Rani Yahya def. John Hosman Submission (north-south choke) 1 2:08 Featherweight Diego Nunes def. Rafael Dias Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00 Featherweight LC Davis def. Javier Vazquez Decision (split) (30-27, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00 yes WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson WEC 43 WEC 43: Cerrone vs. HendersonWEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson Sherdog http://www.sherdog.com/events/WEC-43-Cerrone-vs-Henderson-10667 https://web.archive.org/web/20150702223228/http://www.sherdog.com/events/WEC-43-Cerrone-vs-Henderson-10667 July 2, 2015 live was an event held on October 10, 2009 at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. Results Main card Lightweight Benson Henderson def. Donald Cerrone Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 48–47) 5 5:00 For the Interim Lightweight Championship. Lightweight Dave Jansen def. Richard Crunkilton Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 Featherweight Raphael Assunção def. Yves Jabouin Decision (split) (30–27, 27–30, 29–28) 3 5:00 Bantamweight Damacio Page def. Will Campuzano Submission (rear naked choke) 1 1:02 Preliminary card no Lightweight Anthony Njokuani def. Muhsin Corbbrey TKO (punches) 2 1:42 Bantamweight Scott Jorgensen def. Noah Thomas KO (punches) 1 3:13 This bout was aired on the live broadcast. Featherweight Mackens Semerzier def. Wagnney Fabiano Submission (triangle choke) 1 2:14 This bout was aired on the live broadcast. Bantamweight Eddie Wineland def. Manny Tapia Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 Bantamweight Charlie Valencia def. Coty Wheeler Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 Featherweight Deividas Taurosevicius def. Javier Vazquez Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00 yes WEC 44: Brown vs. Aldo WEC 44 WEC 44: Brown vs. AldoWEC 44: Brown vs. Aldo Sherdog http://www.sherdog.com/events/WEC-44-Brown-vs-Aldo-11238 https://web.archive.org/web/20150702200606/http://www.sherdog.com/events/WEC-44-Brown-vs-Aldo-11238 July 2, 2015 live was an event held on November 18, 2009 at the Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada. Results Main card Featherweight José Aldo def. Mike Brown (c) TKO (strikes) 2 1:20 For the Featherweight Championship. Featherweight Manny Gamburyan def. Leonard Garcia Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 Lightweight Karen Darabedyan def. Rob McCullough Decision (split) (30–27, 27–30, 29–28) 3 5:00 Lightweight Shane Roller def. Danny Castillo Submission (rear naked choke) 3 3:32 Lightweight Kamal Shalorus def. Will Kerr TKO (strikes) 1 1:26 Preliminary card no Featherweight LC Davis def. Diego Nunes Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–26) 3 5:00 Nunes was docked one point in round 3 for repeatedly grabbing the fence. Featherweight Cub Swanson def. John Franchi Submission (guillotine choke) 3 4:50 Bantamweight Antonio Banuelos def. Kenji Osawa Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 Lightweight Ricardo Lamas def. James Krause Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 Bantamweight Frank Gomez def. Seth Dikun Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00 yes WEC 45: Cerrone vs. Ratcliff WEC 45 WEC 45: Cerrone vs. RatcliffWEC 45: Cerrone vs. Ratcliff Sherdog http://www.sherdog.com/events/WEC-45-Cerrone-vs-Ratcliff-11663 https://web.archive.org/web/20150702210114/http://www.sherdog.com/events/WEC-45-Cerrone-vs-Ratcliff-11663 July 2, 2015 live was an event held on December 19, 2009 at the Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada. Results Main card Lightweight Donald Cerrone def. Ed Ratcliff Submission (rear-naked choke) 3 3:47 Lightweight Anthony Njokuani def. Chris Horodecki TKO (strikes) 1 3:33 Bantamweight Joseph Benavidez def. Rani Yahya TKO (punches) 1 1:35 Bantamweight Scott Jorgensen def. Takeya Mizugaki Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 Preliminary card no Lightweight Bart Palaszewski def. Anthony Pettis Decision (split) (30–27, 28-29, 29–28) 3 5:00 Lightweight Zach Micklewright def. Muhsin Corbbrey Decision (split) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 Bantamweight Chad George def. John Hosman Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 Featherweight Brandon Visher def. Courtney Buck KO (punches) 1 4:45 This bout was aired on the live broadcast after the Benavidez/Yahya bout. Bantamweight Brad Pickett def. Kyle Dietz Submission (Peruvian necktie) 2 4:36 This bout was aired on the live broadcast after the Njokuani/Horodecki bout. Featherweight Erik Koch def. Jameel Massouh Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 yes See also World Extreme Cagefighting List of World Extreme Cagefighting champions List of WEC events References Category:World Extreme Cagefighting by year Category:2009 in mixed martial arts