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

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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 Scott C. Broussard on Jun 8, 2009 2:25 AM EDT reply actions

And a pansy, don’t forget that!!!

/sarcasm

by Applejack McNeil on Jun 8, 2009 8:36 AM EDT up reply actions

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

by Derek Suboticki on Jun 8, 2009 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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