WEC 46
Encyclopedia
WEC 46: Varner vs. Henderson was a mixed martial arts
event held by World Extreme Cagefighting
on January 10, 2010. It took place at the ARCO Arena
in Sacramento, California
.
was scheduled to face Yves Jabouin
on the card, but Jabouin has been forced off the card with an injury. Jabouin was replaced by WEC newcomer Bryan Caraway
. Hominick and Jabouin would later face off at WEC 49
on June 20th, 2010, with Hominick winning via TKO.
Wagnney Fabiano
was scheduled to fight Frank Gomez
, however Gomez withdrew with an undisclosed injury. Fabiano instead fought Clint Godfrey
.
This was the last WEC card to feature former UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir
on color commentary. He was officially replaced in April 2010 by Stephan Bonnar
, who had filled in for Mir at WEC 47
due to training commitments.
The event drew an estimated 640,000 viewers on Versus
.
. It does not include sponsor money or "locker room" bonuses often given by the WEC and also do not include the WEC's traditional "fight night" bonuses.
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
event held by World Extreme Cagefighting
World Extreme Cagefighting
World Extreme Cagefighting was an American mixed martial arts promotion. It was purchased by Zuffa, LLC, the parent company of Ultimate Fighting Championship , in 2006. In its final incarnation, it was made up of 3 weight classes: 135, 145 and 155 lbs. To accommodate the smaller...
on January 10, 2010. It took place at the ARCO Arena
ARCO Arena
Power Balance Pavilion is an indoor arena, located in the Natomas area of Sacramento, California. It is the home of the NBA's Sacramento Kings.-Background:...
in Sacramento, California
Sacramento, California
Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...
.
Background
Mark HominickMark Hominick
Mark Hominick is a Canadian mixed martial artist, former TKO Featherweight Champion, and current UFC fighter. Hominick is currently ranked as the #4 featherweight fighter in the world by MMAWeekly.-Mixed martial arts career:...
was scheduled to face Yves Jabouin
Yves Jabouin
Yves Jabouin is a Haitian-Canadian mixed martial artist who currently competes in the bantamweight division of the UFC.-Mixed martial arts career:...
on the card, but Jabouin has been forced off the card with an injury. Jabouin was replaced by WEC newcomer Bryan Caraway
Bryan Caraway
Bryan Caraway is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the featherweight division and formerly the lightweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2005, Caraway has made a name for himself fighting for Strikeforce, EliteXC, and World Extreme Cagefighting. He is a competitor on...
. Hominick and Jabouin would later face off at WEC 49
WEC 49
WEC 49: Varner vs. Shalorus was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting that took place on June 20, 2010 at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.-Background:...
on June 20th, 2010, with Hominick winning via TKO.
Wagnney Fabiano
Wagnney Fabiano
|-|Loss|align=center|14-3| Joseph Benavidez|Submission |WEC 52||align=center|2|align=center|2:45|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA||-|Win|align=center|14-2| Frank Gomez|Decision |WEC 49||align=center|3|align=center|5:00...
was scheduled to fight Frank Gomez
Frank Gomez
Frank Gomez is an American mixed martial artist. He currently fights in WEC's bantamweight division. Gomez is from Albuquerque, New Mexico where trains full time with Jackson's Submission Fighting...
, however Gomez withdrew with an undisclosed injury. Fabiano instead fought Clint Godfrey
Clint Godfrey
Clint Godfrey is an American mixed martial artist. He currently fights in WEC's bantamweight division.Godfrey was defeated in his WEC debut against former International Fight League featherweight champion Wagnney Fabiano at WEC 46...
.
This was the last WEC card to feature former UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir
Frank Mir
Francisco Santos Miranda is an American mixed martial artist, as well as a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Kenpō Karate, who competes in the heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is a former UFC Heavyweight Champion and a former UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion...
on color commentary. He was officially replaced in April 2010 by Stephan Bonnar
Stephan Bonnar
Stephan Patrick Bonnar is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes for the Ultimate Fighting Championship...
, who had filled in for Mir at WEC 47
WEC 47
WEC 47: Bowles vs. Cruz was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting on March 6, 2010. It was held at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio-Background:...
due to training commitments.
The event drew an estimated 640,000 viewers on Versus
Versus (TV channel)
Versus is a sports-oriented cable television channel in the United States. It was previously known as Outdoor Life Network and was launched on July 1, 1995, focusing on fishing, hunting, and other outdoor sports...
.
Preliminary card
- Bantamweight bout:
Coty WheelerCoty WheelerCoty Wheeler is an American mixed martial artist. He currently fights for the WEC. He lost his fight to Charlie Valencia at WEC 43 on October 10, 2009.Wheeler lost to Will Campuzano via unanimous decision on January 10, 2010 at WEC 46...
vs.
Will CampuzanoWill CampuzanoWilliam Campuzano is a Mexican American professional mixed martial artist from Mount Pleasant, Texas. He currently fights in the bantamweight division.-Early career:...
- Campuzano defeated Wheeler via unanimous decision (30–26, 30–27, 30–27).
- Bantamweight bout: Eddie WinelandEddie WinelandEddie Wineland is an American professional mixed martial artist from Highland, Indiana who fights in the bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Wineland is a former World Extreme Cagefighting Bantamweight Champion...
vs. George RoopGeorge RoopGeorge H. Roop is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir, winning his preliminary and first round fights...
- Bantamweight bout:
- Wineland defeated Roop via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).
- Featherweight bout:
Mark HominickMark HominickMark Hominick is a Canadian mixed martial artist, former TKO Featherweight Champion, and current UFC fighter. Hominick is currently ranked as the #4 featherweight fighter in the world by MMAWeekly.-Mixed martial arts career:...
vs. Bryan CarawayBryan CarawayBryan Caraway is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the featherweight division and formerly the lightweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2005, Caraway has made a name for himself fighting for Strikeforce, EliteXC, and World Extreme Cagefighting. He is a competitor on...
- Featherweight bout:
- Hominick defeated Caraway via submission (triangle armbar) at 3:48 of round 1. This bout was aired on the live broadcast.
- Bantamweight bout:
Wagnney FabianoWagnney Fabiano|-|Loss|align=center|14-3| Joseph Benavidez|Submission |WEC 52||align=center|2|align=center|2:45|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA||-|Win|align=center|14-2| Frank Gomez|Decision |WEC 49||align=center|3|align=center|5:00...
vs. Clint GodfreyClint GodfreyClint Godfrey is an American mixed martial artist. He currently fights in WEC's bantamweight division.Godfrey was defeated in his WEC debut against former International Fight League featherweight champion Wagnney Fabiano at WEC 46...
- Bantamweight bout:
- Fabiano defeated Godfrey via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).
- Bantamweight bout: Charlie ValenciaCharlie ValenciaCarlos Enrique Valencia is an American mixed martial artist . He has fought for the WEC and UFC in their bantamweight divisions..-Early life:...
vs.
Akitoshi TamuraAkitoshi TamuraAkitoshi Tamura is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He competed almost exclusively in the Shooto organization, before making his debut at the WEC 37. In 2007, he was the lightweight champion of Shooto. He was once ranked as the #5 Bantamweight in the world by the MMAWeekly Worldwide Ranking System...
- Bantamweight bout:
- Valencia defeated Tamura via split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28).
Main card
- Featherweight bout: Mackens SemerzierMackens SemerzierMackens Semerzier is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. A professional MMA competitor since 2008, Semerzier has mostly fought in Virginia...
vs.
Deividas TaurosevičiusDeividas TaurosevičiusDeividas Taurosevičius is a Lithuanian mixed martial artist.-Career:Taurosevičius started his professional MMA career in 2002, primarily competing on cards in Massachusetts and New Jersey...
- Taurosevičius defeated Semerzier via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28).
- Featherweight bout: Mike BrownMike Brown (fighter)Mike Thomas Brown is an American mixed martial artist. He currently fights as a featherweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship organization and is a former WEC Featherweight Champion...
vs. Anthony MorrisonAnthony MorrisonAnthony Morrison is an American mixed martial artist who currently fights out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at Daddis Fight Camps. He has recently been signed by WEC in the featherweight division.-Mixed martial arts career:...
- Featherweight bout:
- Brown defeated Morrison via submission (rear naked choke) at 1:54 of round 1.
- Lightweight bout: Dave JansenDave JansenDavid Hendrik Jansen is an American mixed martial artist. He currently fights for the WEC. He defeated Richard Crunkilton via unanimous decision at WEC 43 on October 10, 2009....
vs.
Kamal ShalorusKamal ShalorusKamal Shalorus is an Iranian-British professional mixed martial artist. He currently fights in UFC's lightweight division.-Early life:Born in the city of Khalkhal in northern Iran, Shalorus began wrestling as a teenager in Iran before beginning training in Turkey and Russia at the age of 17...
- Lightweight bout:
- Shalorus defeated Jansen via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 29–28).
- Featherweight bout: Urijah FaberUrijah FaberUrijah Christopher Faber is an American mixed martial artist currently fighting as a bantamweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship organization. Faber won the WEC featherweight championship at WEC 19 on March 17, 2006 and held the title for over two years until his loss to Mike Brown at WEC...
vs. Raphael Assuncao
- Featherweight bout:
- Faber defeated Assuncao via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:49 of round 3.
- Lightweight Championship unification bout: Jamie VarnerJamie VarnerJames Christopher Varner is a mixed martial artist who fought for World Extreme Cagefighting. He is a former WEC Lightweight champion.-Ultimate Fighting Championship:...
(c) vs. Ben HendersonBen Henderson (fighter)Benson Henderson is an American mixed martial artist. He currently fights as a lightweight for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Henderson, a former WEC Lightweight Champion, is known for his aggressive style and his ability to escape from deep submission attempts...
(icInterim championshipAn interim championship is a temporary world championship that is awarded in all four major sanctioning bodies of professional boxing and in other combat sports, such as kickboxing and mixed martial arts.The IBF have no Interim Champions...
)
- Lightweight Championship unification bout:
- Henderson defeated Varner via submission (guillotine choke) at 2:41 of round 3 to become the undisputed WEC Lightweight Champion.
Bonus Awards
Fighters were awarded $10,000 bonuses.- Fight of the Night: Coty Wheeler vs. Will Campuzano
- Knockout of the Night: Not awarded as no matches ended with knockout
- Submission of the Night: Urijah Faber
Reported payout
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the California State Athletic CommissionCalifornia State Athletic Commission
The California State Athletic Commission regulates professional boxing, professional and amateur kickboxing and professional mixed martial arts throughout the State by licensing all participants and supervising the events....
. It does not include sponsor money or "locker room" bonuses often given by the WEC and also do not include the WEC's traditional "fight night" bonuses.
- Benson Henderson: $22,000 (includes $11,000 win bonus) def. Jamie Varner: $18,000
- Urijah Faber: $52,000 ($26,000 win bonus) def. Raphael Assuncao: $13,000
- Kamal Shalorus: $10,000 ($5,000 win bonus) def. Dave Jansen: $4,000
- Mike Brown: $38,000 ($19,000 win bonus) def. Anthony Morrison: $4,000
- Deividas Taurosevičius: $14,000 ($7,000 win bonus) def. Mackens Semerzier: $4,000
- Charlie Valencia: $18,000 ($9,000 win bonus) def. Akitoshi Tamura: $8,000
- Wagnney Fabiano: $30,000 ($15,000 win bonus) def. Clint Godfrey: $3,000
- Mark Hominick: $10,000 ($5,000 win bonus) def. Bryan Caraway: $4,000
- Eddie Wineland: $8,000 ($4,000 win bonus) def. George Roop: $3,000
- Will Campuzano: $6,000 ($3,000 win bonus) def. Coty Wheeler: $3,000