Completed MMA 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
- Attendance: 6,384
- TV Ratings: 615,000 average viewers
- MMA Bouts: 11
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Fight Card
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WEC Lightweight Championship
Decision, Unanimous
5 Rounds, 25:00 Total11
Main Event
155
5 x 5 | Pro
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WEC Bantamweight Championship
Decision, Unanimous
5 Rounds, 25:00 Total10
Co-Main Event
135
5 x 5 | Pro
Honors & Awards
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Fight of the NightBenson Henderson vs. Anthony Pettis | $10,000 bonus to each fighter
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Submission of the NightJamie Varner vs. Shane Roller | $10,000 bonus to Roller
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Knockout of the NightEddie Wineland vs. Ken Stone | $10,000 bonus to Wineland
Referees
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Herb Dean
Henderson vs. Pettis (11), Cerrone vs. Horodecki (9), Varner vs. Roller (6), Castillo vs. Kerr (3) -
Neil Sarembock
Cruz vs. Jorgensen (10), Shalorus vs. Palaszewski (8), Wineland vs. Stone (4), Cariaso vs. Barão (1) -
Ron Mation
Zhang vs. Downes (7), Pickett vs. Menjivar (5), Lamas vs. Alcântara (2)
Consensus Rankings Rankings FAQ
Fight Predictions
Tapology members can make predictions for upcoming MMA & Boxing fights. WEC 53 is closed for new predictions. 158 total members made predictions on this event, breaking down as follows below.
Leaderboard of the best predictions by member: WEC 53 Leaderboard
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25%75%
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68%32%
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89%11%
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72%28%
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73%27%
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62%38%
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72%28%
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40%60%
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76%24%
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.
