Completed Event
WEC 53: Henderson vs. Pettis
- Thursday 12.16.2010 at 09:00 PM ET
- U.S. Broadcast: Versus
- Promotion: WEC
- Ownership: Zuffa, LLC
- Venue: Jobing.com Arena
- Location: Glendale, Arizona, United States
- Enclosure: Cage
- TV Announcers: Todd Harris, Stephan Bonnar
- Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
- Post-Fight Interviews: Craig Hummer
- Ticket Revenue (live gate):
- Attendance: 6,384
- TV Ratings: 615,000 average viewers
- Number of Bouts: 11
- Event Pages: Sherdog | Wikipedia | The UG
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| Consensus Rank |
#5 Greatest Event of All Time
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WEC 53 Fight Card
| Bout | Info | |
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Anthony Pettis
defeats
Benson Henderson
via
Decision, Unanimous
Main Event | Title Fight | Lightweight | 155 lbs (70.3 kg) Fight of the Night ($10,000 to both fighters) #5 Greatest Fight of All Time #2 Best MMA Fight of the Year for 2010 #1 Greatest Lightweight MMA Fight of All Time |
5 Rounds, 25:00 Total
Bout Page
Referee: Herb Dean |
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Dominick Cruz
defeats
Scott Jorgensen
via
Decision, Unanimous
Co-Main Event | Title Fight | Bantamweight | 135 lbs (61.2 kg) #25 Greatest Bantamweight MMA Fight of All Time |
5 Rounds, 25:00 Total
Bout Page
Referee: Neil Sarembock |
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Donald Cerrone
defeats
Chris Horodecki
via
Submission, Triangle Choke
Main Card | Lightweight | 155 lbs (70.3 kg) |
2:43 Round 2 of 3, 7:43 Total
Bout Page
Referee: Herb Dean |
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Kamal Shalorus
defeats
Bart Palaszewski
via
Decision, Split
Main Card | Lightweight | 155 lbs (70.3 kg) |
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total
Bout Page
Referee: Neil Sarembock |
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Danny Downes
defeats
Zhang Tie Quan
via
Decision, Unanimous
Preliminary Card | Lightweight | 155 lbs (70.3 kg) |
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total
Bout Page
Referee: Ron Mation |
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Shane Roller
defeats
Jamie Varner
via
Submission, Rear Naked Choke
Preliminary Card | Lightweight | 155 lbs (70.3 kg) Submission of the Night ($10,000 to Roller) |
3:55 Round 1 of 3
Bout Page
Referee: Herb Dean |
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Brad Pickett
defeats
Ivan Menjivar
via
Decision, Unanimous
Preliminary Card | Bantamweight | 135 lbs (61.2 kg) #46 Best MMA Fight of the Year for 2010 #29 Greatest Bantamweight MMA Fight of All Time |
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total
Bout Page
Referee: Ron Mation |
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Eddie Wineland
defeats
Ken Stone
via
KO/TKO, Slam
Preliminary Card | Bantamweight | 135 lbs (61.2 kg) Knockout of the Night ($10,000 to Wineland) #32 Best MMA Knockout of the Year 2010 |
2:11 Round 1 of 3
Bout Page
Referee: Neil Sarembock |
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Danny Castillo
defeats
Will Kerr
via
KO/TKO, Punches
Preliminary Card | Lightweight | 155 lbs (70.3 kg) |
1:25 Round 1 of 3
Bout Page
Referee: Herb Dean |
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Yuri Alcantara
defeats
Ricardo Lamas
via
KO/TKO, Punches
Preliminary Card | Lightweight | 155 lbs (70.3 kg) |
3:26 Round 1 of 3
Bout Page
Referee: Ron Mation |
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Renan Barao
defeats
Chris Cariaso
via
Submission, Rear Naked Choke
Preliminary Card | Bantamweight | 135 lbs (61.2 kg) |
3:47 Round 1 of 3
Bout Page
Referee: Neil Sarembock |
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Videos & Highlights
Promo Video | WEC Henderson vs. Pettis Event Promo Video report dead link
The WEC's teaser commercial to the Henderson vs. Pettis WEC 53 event.
Highlight | Henderson vs. Pettis WEC Preview Vid report dead link
Another preview video from the WEC hyping WEC 53, the promotion's last-ever event.
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