WEC 41: Brown vs. Faber 2
The poster for WEC 41: Brown vs. Faber 2
Information
PromotionWorld Extreme Cagefighting
DateJune 7, 2009
VenueArco Arena
CitySacramento, California
Attendance13,027
Total gate$815,415
Event chronology
WEC 40: Torres vs. Mizugaki WEC 41: Brown vs. Faber 2 WEC 42: Torres vs. Bowles

WEC 41: Brown vs. Faber 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting on June 7, 2009 at the Arco Arena in Sacramento, California.[1] It was the most successful show in the WEC's history.

Background

Featherweight champion Mike Brown defended his title in a rematch against former champion and no. 1 contender Urijah Faber in the main event.

Eddie Wineland was expected to face Frank Gomez at the event, but was forced off the card with an injury and replaced by WEC newcomer Noah Thomas.[2]

Richard Crunkilton was expected to face Donald Cerrone at this event, but was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by James Krause.[3]

Charlie Valencia was originally slated to face WEC newcomer Kyle Dietz at this event, but withdrew from the bout due to injury and was replaced by Rafael Rebello.[4]

The event drew an estimated 1,300,000 viewers on Versus.[5] UFC lightweight Kenny Florian acted as a special guest color commentator as Frank Mir was unavailable after his wife went into labor.

Results

Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Featherweight Mike Brown (c) def Urijah Faber Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 48–47) 5 5:00 [a]
Featherweight José Aldo def Cub Swanson TKO (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
Featherweight Manvel 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 [b]
Bantamweight Antonio Banuelos def Scott Jorgensen Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00 [c]
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 [d]
  1. ^ For the WEC Featherweight Championship.
  2. ^ This bout was featured on the main broadcast.
  3. ^ This bout was featured on the main broadcast.
  4. ^ This bout was featured on the main broadcast.

Bonus Awards

Fighters were awarded $10,000 bonuses.[6]

Payouts

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the California 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.[7]

See also

External links

References

  1. ^ "Mike Brown vs. Urijah Faber set for June 7 at WEC 41". mmajunkie.com. March 23, 2009.
  2. ^ "Injury forces former champ Eddie Wineland out of WEC 41 prelim fight". mmajunkie.com. May 13, 2009.
  3. ^ "Rich Crunkilton Out vs. Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone, James Krause In at WEC 41". bloodyelbow.com. 2009-04-15.
  4. ^ "The Official MMA Agents Blog: WEC 41 Preview".
  5. ^ "WEC 41: Brown vs. Faber 2 | MMA Event".
  6. ^ "Mike Brown, Urijah Faber, Jose Aldo, Seth Dikun earn $10K "fight night" bonuses at WEC 41". mmajunkie.com. 2009-06-08.
  7. ^ "WEC 41 fighters official salaries: Jens Pulver earns event-high $31,000". mmajunkie.com. June 8, 2009.
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