WEC 41: Urijah Faber vs. Mike Brown II Performance Bonuses and Photos

by Eugene Schelfaut on Jun 8, 2009 2:11 AM EDT Comment 23 comments

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WEC 41 Performance Bonuses ($10,000 each):

Fight of the Night: Urijah Faber and Mike Brown

Knockout of the Night: Jose Aldo (pictured)

Submission of the Night: Seth Dikun

Photo via WEC. Figures via MMAWeekly.

Additional photos by WEC in extended entry.

WEC 41: Brown vs Faber II coverage

Seth Dikun vs. Rolando Perez

Seth Dikun Wins by Submission (triangle) at 2:30 in the 1st round.

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Jose Aldo vs. Cub Swanson

Jose Aldo Wins by Technical Knock Out at 0:08 in the 1st round.

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Mike Brown vs. Urijah Faber

Mike Brown Wins by Unanimous Decision.

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What a great night of fights, although I was a bit let down by Faber and his broken hand(s?). Imagine what a war that would of been if he hadn’t of done that in the first round.

Jose Aldo’s win was scary, he’s more impressive every time I see him fight.

by who me on Jun 8, 2009 2:07 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

That is the best card of the year, bar none.

What a great night of fights.

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by Rundownloser on Jun 8, 2009 2:14 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Damn. I missed it. Just looking at the results seems like a good mix of super quick KOs and submissions as well as drawn out wars. Thank god for torrents! :)

by GeeDub on Jun 8, 2009 3:42 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

The sub of the night was not just a triangle, it was a flying triangle by apparently a white belt.

A man should never waste an opportunity to keep his mouth shut.

by iiowyn on Jun 8, 2009 9:52 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Versus will replay it a dozen times (I’ve already watched it twice).

by who me on Jun 8, 2009 12:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I feel bad for Cub in the fetal position with Aldo pouncing – he’s just so helpless…

Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett

by themachiavellian on Jun 8, 2009 2:25 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

And a pansy, don’t forget that!!!

/sarcasm

by Sergio Hernandez on Jun 8, 2009 8:36 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

That was one of the dumbest arguments I’ve been involved in on this site.

by subo on Jun 8, 2009 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I wouldn’t be surprised if that broke something in Swanson’s face.

A man should never waste an opportunity to keep his mouth shut.

by iiowyn on Jun 8, 2009 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Cub looked like a turtle

Don’t know if I’ve ever seen a fighter just totally turtle up like that before. He clearly couldn’t wait for the ref to end the fight—8 seconds was too long already.

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Cause people from a distance can't tell who is who

by thetakeover on Jun 8, 2009 9:20 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I’d have preferred to see Banuelos/Jorgenson get FotN…but still…geat show

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by Brent Brookhouse on Jun 8, 2009 9:14 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Agreed, that was my FOTN.

Mike Goldberg: "You know Joe, growing up as a child Kimbo Slice was never given any bread with his meals. This is why he insists people give him his bread."

by xFenixKnightx on Jun 8, 2009 9:49 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Banuelos should’ve won mustache of the night for sure though…

Mike Goldberg: "You know Joe, growing up as a child Kimbo Slice was never given any bread with his meals. This is why he insists people give him his bread."

by xFenixKnightx on Jun 8, 2009 9:51 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hell, he’s in the running for best facial hair during the 2009 season!

But in all seriousness, I think they should have given both this fight and the Faber v. Brown fights FOTN bonuses.

by Estrada on Jun 8, 2009 12:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

by Nick Thomas on Jun 8, 2009 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

They both deserved it in my opinion.

A man should never waste an opportunity to keep his mouth shut.

by iiowyn on Jun 8, 2009 9:53 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

by Chris Nelson on Jun 8, 2009 10:28 AM EDT reply actions 4 recs

Double flying knee opened two cuts, both above and below Swanson’s eye. Awesome.

A man should never waste an opportunity to keep his mouth shut.

by iiowyn on Jun 8, 2009 10:44 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

When I saw the blood, I was worried something happened to his eye, but he appeared fine afterwards.

As for the double knees, that was some pretty good hang time!

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by pud333 on Jun 8, 2009 1:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Great gif

That’s the KO of the year. I find it hard to think of anything beating that. Aldo should have dibs on the next title shot. Aldo vs Brown would be phenomenal.

by cyke on Jun 8, 2009 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

The spinning backfist in Bellator...

still beats it in my book. But it’s close

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by Brent Brookhouse on Jun 8, 2009 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Agreed.

Maybe if Swanson was out right after the knee hit, like the Irvin knee to Terry Martin, it would have taken the prize, but it’s still freakin’ awesome.

I love me some Sexyama!

by pud333 on Jun 8, 2009 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs