WEC 53

[The_Legend_of_Northwest]

Thursday December 16 in Glendale, Arizona. This will be the final WEC Event before it merges with the UFC. It will be on Versus (Dish Network Channel: 151. Direct TV: 603. Not sure for Time Warner)

Main Card:
Ben Henderson (13-1) vs Anthony Pettis (11-1) for the WEC Lightweight Title. The winner of this fight will face the winner of Frankie Edgar/Gray Maynard at UFC 125 to unify the titles
Dominick Cruz (16-1) vs Scott Jorgensen (11-3) for the UFC Bantaweight Title
Donald Cerrone (12-3 [1]) vs Chris Hordecki (16-2)
Bart Plaszewski (35-13) Kamal Shalorus (6-0-2)

Other fights worth mentioning:
Zhang Tie Quan (12-0) vs Danny Downes (6-1). Zhang is the 1st Chinese fighter to fight in the Zuffa corporation
Jamie Varner (17-4 [2]) vs Shane Roller (8-3) Varner is a UFC vet and former WEC champion
Brad Pickett (19-5) vs Ivan Menjivar (21-7) Pickett always puts on a good show

Taking: Henderson, Cruz, Cerrone, Shalorus

[The_Legend_of_Northwest]

Main Card Results:

Shalorus decision
Cerrone 2nd Rnd Triangle
Cruz decision. Cruz called out Urijah Faber after the fight
Pettis Decision. Really good fight. Pettis landed the GREATEST STRIKE I have EVER seen in the 5th round which won him the fight. Hopefully I can get a video

[The Enforcer]

The Kick that Pettis landed in the 5th was freakin Sweet!, I turned to My wife and was Like did I just See that! lol

[The_Legend_of_Northwest]

Here is the 'Showtime Kick':

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxLnqWBi4GU