Completed MMA Event
WEC 40: Torres vs. Mizugaki
- Sunday 04.05.2009
- U.S. Broadcast: Versus
- Promotion: WEC
- Ownership: Zuffa, LLC
- Venue: UIC Pavilion
- Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Enclosure: Cage
- TV Announcers: Todd Harris, Frank Mir
- Ring Announcer: Joe Martinez
- Post-Fight Interviews: Todd Harris
- Attendance: 5,257
- TV Ratings: 470,000 viewers
- MMA Bouts: 10
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Fight Card
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WEC Bantamweight Championship
Decision, Unanimous
5 Rounds, 25:00 Total10
Main Event
135
5 x 5 | Pro
Honors & Awards
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Fight of the NightMiguel Torres vs. Takeya Mizugaki | $10,000 bonus to each fighter
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Knockout of the NightBart Palaszewski vs. Anthony Njokuani | $10,000 bonus to Njokuani
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Submission of the NightEddie Wineland vs. Rani Yahya | $10,000 bonus to Yahya
Referees
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Marc Wasem
Torres vs. Mizugaki (10) -
Robert Long
Curran vs. Benavidez (9), Assunção vs. Massouh (7), Cruz vs. Lopez (5), Wineland vs. Yahya (3), Dias vs. Budnik (1) -
Scott Fisher
Henderson vs. Roller (8), Palaszewski vs. Njokuani (6), Fabiano vs. Paixão (4), Tapia vs. Tamura (2)
Wiki
WEC 40 Wiki
With Urijah Faber now without a title, Bantamweight Champion Miguel Torres had become the go-to WEC fighter to be included in most pound-for-pound debates. In the main event of WEC 40, he defended his title once again against tough Japanese contender Takeya Mizugaki. Torres’s sterling reputation took a slight hit with the victory, however, as Mizugaki kept the five-round fight very close, with some even feeling he had done enough to earn the decision.
