Jamie Varner Looking Forward To Rematch Fight Against Donald Cerrone At WEC 51

Results For WEC 48: Jose Aldo and Ben Henderson Retain Their Titles

Main Fight Card Results:

• Jose Aldo def. Urijah Faber via unanimous decision (49-45, 49-45, 50-45) (to retain featherweight title)
• Benson Henderson def. Donald Cerrone via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1, 1:57 (to retain lightweight title)
• Manny Gamburyan def. Mike Brown via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 2:22
• Shane Roller def. Anthony Njokuani via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 3:07
• Scott Jorgensen def. Antonio Banuelos via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Preliminary Fight Card Results:

• Leonard Garcia def. Chan Sung Jung via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
• Anthony Pettis def. Alex Karalexis via submission (triangle choke) – Round 2, 1:35
• Brad Pickett def. Demetrious Johnson via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
• Chad Mendes def. Anthony Morrison via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1, 2:13
• Takeya Mizugaki def. Rani Yahya via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)
• Tyler Toner def. Brandon Visher via TKO (elbows) – Round 1, 2:36

Ben Henderson and Donald Cerrone Open Media Workout, They Both Discuss WEC 48 Title Fight

Ben Henderson and Donald Cerrone Talk Rematch Title Fight At WEC 48 On April 24

WEC 45 Bonuses Awarded To Njokuani, Pickett, Cerrone, Ratcliff, Jorgensen and Mizugaki

During the WEC 45 ‘Cerrone vs. Ratcliff’ post-fight press conference, all of the bonus winners were announced.  Each of the fighters that acquired the following bonuses, pocketed an extra $10,000 USD or $5,000 USD aside from their regular salary.

The complete payroll for each of the fighters that participated at the WEC 45 event have been posted by the Nevada State Athletic Commission and can be viewed via this link.

Here are the special fight bonuses for the WEC 45 event:

• Fight of the Night : Donald Cerrone and Ed Ratcliff received $10,000, while Takeya Mizugaki and Scott Jorgensen received $5,000 (Two ‘Fight of the Night’ bonuses were given)
• Knockout of the Night : Anthony Njokuani received $10,000 for knocking out Chris Horodecki at 3:33 of the 1st round
• Submission of the Night : Brad Pickett received $10,000, who submitted Kyle Dietz via a Peruvian necktie submission at 4:36 of the 2nd round

Fighter Payout and Salaries For WEC 45 ‘Cerrone vs Ratcliff′ Event With Bonuses

Official WEC 45 ‘Cerrone vs. Ratcliff’ Fighter Salaries:

• Donald Cerrone: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Ed Ratcliff: $9,000
• Anthony Njokuani: $8,000 ($4,000 win bonus) def. Chris Horodecki: $12,000
• Joseph Benavidez: $25,000 ($12,500 win bonus) def. Rani Yahya: $9,000
• Scott Jorgensen: $14,000 ($7,000 win bonus) def. Takeya Mizugaki: $8,000
• Bart Palaszewski: $10,000 ($5,000 win bonus) def. Anthony Pettis: $3,000
• Zach Micklewright: $4,000 ($2,000 win bonus) def. Muhsin Corbbrey: $4,000
• Chad George: $5,000 ($2,000 win bonus) def. John Hosman: $3,000
• Brandon Visher: $6,000 ($3,000 win bonus) def. Courtney Buck: $3,000
• Brad Pickett: $6,000 ($3,000 win bonus) def. Kyle Dietz: $2,000
• Erik Koch: $4,000 ($2,000 win bonus) def. Jameel Massouh: $3,000

Quick Results for WEC 45: Cerrone Submits Ratcliff, Njokuani TKOs Horodecki

Main Fight Card Results:

• Donald Cerrone def. Ed Ratcliff via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 3, 3:47
• Anthony Njokuani def. Chris Horodecki via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 3:33
• Joseph Benavidez def. Rani Yahya via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 1:35
• Scott Jorgensen def. Takeya Mizugaki via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Preliminary Fight Card Results:

• Bart Palaszewski def. Anthony Pettis via split decision (30-27, 27-30, 29-28)
• Zach Micklewright def. Muhsin Corbbrey (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Chad George def. John Hosman via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Brandon Visher def. Courtney Buck via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 4:45
• Brad Pickett def. Kyle Dietz via submission (Peruvian necktie) – Round 2, 4:36
• Erik Koch def. Jameel Massouh via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)



WEC Lightweight Donald Cerrone Wants To Drop Down To Featherweight To Fight Jose Aldo

WEC lightweight (155 lbs.) fighter Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone is currently training for his upcoming WEC 45 main event fight against Ed ’9mm’ Ratcliff, which is scheduled for December 19th.  After his bout with Ratcliff, Cerrone announced that he would like to face the current WEC featherweight (145 lbs.) champion Jose Aldo.  Although he wants to fight Aldo sometime down the road, he plans on staying as a lightweight for the rest of his career.

“I’m going to call out Jose Aldo and drop down to 145. I’m really looking forward to that. I’m not running away from the 155 pound weight class. I’m going to stay at 155, but just also going to fight at 145.”

Video Preview For WEC 45 ‘Cerrone vs Ratcliff’ Event

Donald Cerrone Agrees Ben Henderson Won Controversial Decision At WEC 43

Ben “Smooth” Henderson acquired the WEC interim lightweight title after defeating Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone via a unanimous decision at WEC 43.  Although many believed that Cerrone did sneak in a win in the last few rounds of the bout, Henderson was awarded the victory in the eyes of the judges.  Cerrone didn’t hesitate to say that Henderson was the better man that night in San Antonio, Texas.

From Donald Cerrone:

“No excuses. I take my hat off to the guy. He did what he had to do. No excuses. It was a great fight and I’m ready to do it again anytime … I think he won the fight. Some people say it might not have gone that way, but he definitely won the fight.”

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