WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson Fight Card
by Nick Thomas on Oct 6, 2009 2:28 PM EDT
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PrintMake sure to join us at Bloodyelbow.com this Saturday night for WEC 43 live on Versus - Sat. Oct. 10 at 10:00 PM EST:
Main Card Bouts:
Donald Cerrone (10-1) -360 vs. Ben Henderson (9-1) +305
Rich Crunkilton (18-2) vs. Dave Jansen (12-0)
Raphael Assuncao (13-1) [No. 8 FW] vs. Yves Jabouin (14-4)
Damacio Page (11-4) [No. 9 BW] vs. Will Campuzano (6-0) 
Preliminary Bouts:
Anthony Njokuani (10-2) vs. Muhsin Corbbrey (7-3-0) 
Scott Jorgensen (6-3) vs. Noah Thomas (13-5)
Wagnney Fabiano (12-1) [No. 3 FW] vs. Mackens Semerzier (3-0)
Manny Tapia (10-2-1) [No. 10 BW] vs. Eddie Wineland (14-6-1)
Coty Wheeler (10-1) vs. Charlie Valencia (10-5)
Javier Vazquez (13-3) vs. Deividas Taurosevicius (10-3)
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not a lot of losses on those records
by cagefightonacid on Oct 6, 2009 2:34 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
sigh
Once again Wagnney on the prelims. Just release him so he can go to Sengoku or something.
agree
I like Cerrone, but Henderson is an explosive fighter who might give The Cowboy fits on Saturday.
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With the lost Direct TV and a card with no drawing power, this might be the lowest rated WEC event in a long time. How is this supposed to help them continue as a viable second organization for Zuffa or let alone build towards ppv?
It just goes to show how few fighters the WEC has that can draw a crowd or draw ratings. I like both Cerrone and Henderson, but they sure aren’t draws. There is always that question in regards to WEC lightweights in whether or not they would do well in the UFC Lightweight division. This main card doesn’t even look very strong, and one has to question why Fabiano is in the prelims. Usually, there is a main event and a co-main event, but in this card, I don’t even see any fight that would constitute a true co-main event. Granted, I will still watch it, but these flaws are hard to ignore.
Henderson's "injury"?
I was to attend these fights in Youngstown where they were originally to be held. The official word from the WEC is that the entire card was canceled due to an “injury” to Henderson that no one was willing to divulge. Now I know the real reason the card was canceled was because of the Vs. deal falling through and probably low ticket sales, but did anyone ever come out to say what his injury was?
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by The Pope of Chilitown on Oct 6, 2009 4:54 PM EDT reply actions
I think I remember reports saying he was having laser eye surgery and they wanted to make sure his vision was 100% by the time of the fight.
Personally, I think the shift had more to do with the Versus dispute and weak sales in Youngstown than Henderson’s “injury” or what have you.
As for the card itself, why Fabiano is on the undercard is a mystery to all of us hardcore fans, but more people (somewhat sadly) know Damacio Page than they know Wagnney. Additionally, don’t sleep on the Assuncao – Jabouin fight…
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by E. Spencer Kyte on Oct 6, 2009 8:06 PM EDT up reply actions
This is a lame card for a WEC Event
But anyone who has a last name like Crunkilton has to be a must-watch.
Oh and WAR HENDERSON!
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Yeah it really is a little lackluster but tix were pretty cheep so me and some buddies are making the short trip over to see the little guys go at it. Should be fun and usually the cards you think suck end up being awesome, which is what Im hoping.
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by xFenixKnightx on Oct 6, 2009 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Damacio Page is going to club that poor bastard to death.
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