WEC 53: Ben Henderson vs. Anthony Pettis Winner Gets UFC Title Shot
by Nick Thomas on Oct 28, 2010 2:19 PM EDT
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Via press release:
Dana White confirmed that the winner of the Dec. 16 lightweight title fight between WEC champion Ben Henderson and top contender Anthony Pettis live on VERSUS will take on the winner of the UFC 125 main event title bout between champion Frankie Edgar and Gray Maynard. This upcoming fight will serve as a UFC lightweight title unification bout to be held next year.
Benson "Smooth" Henderson (12-1)
Win Donald Cerrone - Submission (Guillotine Choke) WEC 48
Win Jamie Varner - Submission (Guillotine Choke) WEC 46
Win Donald Cerrone - Decision (Unanimous) WEC 43
Anthony "Showtime" Pettis (12-1)
Win Shane Roller - Submission (Triangle Choke) WEC 50
Win Alex Karalexis - Submission (Triangle Choke) WEC 48
Win Danny Castillo - KO (Head Kick and Punches) WEC 47
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Pettis is the next UFC LW CHamp.........
His takedown defense is sick which he showed off against NCAA wrestling champ Roller and Pettis subs are slick and stand up is ridiculous. Neither Gray or Edgar will be able to take him down and he will wreck them standing. Remember I said this.
he should have no problem taking a beating then
"In this fight, Anderson showed he was human," Nogueira said. "He showed he could be weak. But he showed he is a fighter and he brings something from his heart. It was beautiful."
by Broke Lesnar on Oct 28, 2010 6:49 PM EDT up reply actions
I know bendo isn't at the same level as maynard or edgar
but he’s always a blast to see in the cage. I’d really like them to put the big fighter’s in WECs smaller cage than viceversa, tho.
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by some schmuck in texas on Oct 28, 2010 1:56 PM EDT reply actions
Hope Sot isn’t totally out of the picture now, if he gets past Joe, which I believe he will.
And then God created Saturn... and he liked it, so he put a ring on it.
Twitter me and what not.
I think this is pretty cool.
I think Ben Hendo and Pettis have a lot to offer Maynard and Edgar. Pettis’s flashy striking and solid TDD/groundwork could give both fits and Hendo has a good all-around game to give anyone at 155 a fight. Whichever two come out of this mini-tourney will be in for one hell of a scrap.
While a fight with Maynard would be a toss-up for Henderson, he’d stand a great chance to beat Edgar. Frankie walks around at 158-160, while Henderson is around 182 between fights. While Frankie’s boxing is far superior, I actually think that Benson’s wresting is probably better and cardio wouldn’t be an issue for either of them. At the end of the day, I just think that Henderson could bully his way to a hard-fought decision, assuming he didn’t catch Frankie in one of his signature guillotines first.
this sucks for MW, LHW, and HW devisions
cause they will get serious competition for “fight of the night bonus” these guys go all out. Give them a run for their money lol
I'm willing to bet that FotN bonuses will going to the former WEC guys for a long long time.
Except when Christ Lytle is on the card.
yeah
everyone in the UFC should be “dang” there goes my FOTN bonus cause yeah they come to fight the former WEC fighters
As I flippantly said on Twitter, I’m starting to regret this merger already.
Henderson/Pettis getting a title shot is right up there with the TUF 4 title shots.
Twitter: @Mike_Fagan_13
Ben Henderson choked me out when I rolled with him.
If he doesn’t become UFC champion what does that say about my grappling? Think about it.
by Brandon Starr on Oct 28, 2010 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
As lame as those were
Serra won.
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by Neil Manich on Oct 28, 2010 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions 7 recs
This
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by Derek Suboticki on Oct 28, 2010 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions
If they knew this was coming, why didn’t they wait to announce his WEC title fight and then pit him against one of the top UFC contenders. Say Sotiropoulos, Sherk, Miller, or Gomi. Whomever held the WEC title then would be a legitimate contender.
It had to be done.
If they didn’t make this match up, then it immediately makes fans think that the WEC and all of it’s fighters are inferior. While they may play out to be the truth, it very well may not and you don’t want fans writing them off from the start.
Personally I’m excited to see how it all plays out.
by Empty Thoughts on Oct 28, 2010 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
How could that possibly be? Most people outside of this site have no clue who these guys are, let alone think they’re inferior to UFC fights.
And that point will be proven when Edgar or Maynard smashes the WEC rep.
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Because WEC champs can’t hang in the UFC, amitire?
/Carlos Condit and Chael Sonnen
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by Derek Suboticki on Oct 28, 2010 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
Logic is not wanted or accepted here. Please go elsewhere.
by Bob Loblaw TX on Oct 28, 2010 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions
That’s not exactly what I said.
The Henderson/Pettis winner doesn’t deserve a title shot. And the UFC lightweights are superior to the WEC lightweights.
Sonnen didn’t get a title shot for beating Paulo Filho, nor Condit for beating Hiromitsu Miura, nor Steve Cantwell for beating Brian Stann. Etc. etc.
Henderson or Pettis leapfrogs Sotiropolous, Dunham, Sherk, Florian, Penn because…?
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Well, three of the five guys you named lost their last fight, with BJ moving up to 170 for now. Sotiro is getting kind of due, but really, his last win was Pellegrino. Sherk-the winner of this fight I’d be behind.
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by Derek Suboticki on Oct 28, 2010 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions
ZUFFA had two choices really...
Just completely disband the WEC’s LW belt.
or
Have a unification fight between the WEC and UFC belts.
The former shits on the fighters and the fans. It basically erases any accomplishment of WEC LW fighters and implies the belt is subpar. Simultaneously, it would tell the fans of WEC LW division they’ve been following a lesser organization. None of which is good from a sports, business, or entertainment pov.
The latter maintains the integrity of the WEC’s past, the sports lineage of belt ownership, and while unfortunate for GSot as he will have to wait or fight 1 more time (and out of the LW div, GSot is my man), it creates a great narrative to sell the fight.
by Cocytus on Oct 28, 2010 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Where were the title unifications for the other WEC belts? And the outcry for shitting “on the fighters and the fans” when those titles just sorta went away?
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This is like the same outcry about Overeem not defending his prestigious Strikeforce belt. Do people really give a shit about the WEC lightweight strap? Honestly?
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The WEC was still a brand
And it could get confusing to unify a title of a promotion which a lot of people had no idea was even associated with the UFC.
They’re publicly killing the brand this time and want to use the belt as a catalyst to sell a fight.
by B Money on Oct 28, 2010 5:01 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Very different situation I think
Back when the heavier classes got folded into the UFC, the UFC was just picking up steam, and the WEC was seemingly much more detached. Second, the WEC was still going to remain a separate organization, sans the heavier weight classes.
This time around, the UFC is absolutely ball bustingly huge. And the WEC has grown much more as well, even putting out a few PPVs. The WEC, now as opposed to then, has benefited from the UFC marketing muscle for the last year at least and, I think, is much better known. And its being completely consumed now, it will no longer exist as a separate entity.
both those fights were pretty cool
serra won, and besides lutter missing weight he did manage to mount silva before getting murdered in a triangle
"I have smoked weed with alot of UFC champions" - Joe Rogan
Am I the only one excited
about a potential Bendo vs. Edgar/Maynard? It seems everyones writing Ben off. (If he beats Pettis) Neither Edgar or Maynard are the BJ of old (ie vs Sherk, Florian or Diego)
"Wait why didn't I kill that motherfvker"
I am excited regardless of how it plays out.
Although I will be exponentially more excited if Maynard loses to Edgar!!
How amusing would it be
to see the reaction if Bendo won the title and gave his patented “can I get an Amen?!” bahaha I don’t know if this actually amuses or horrifies me.
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Where is pdl?
I’ve forgotten how overrated Henderson is.
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by Derek Suboticki on Oct 28, 2010 2:45 PM EDT reply actions
The part of pdl will be played by Mike Fagan, Esquire.
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by Mike Fagan on Oct 28, 2010 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Henderson may be overrated, but I would like to see him fight:
Guida
Gomi
Griffin
Guillard
Diaz
Dunham
…pretty much anyone whose name starts with a D or a G that isn’t named Gray
Also:
Pellegrino
Sanchez
I always pictured myself being played by an Edward Norton.
And Ben Henderson should fight BJ Penn at lightweight. If he’s a top fighter, lets see how he handles the former champ.
/cruelty
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The matchups I want from the possibles.
Bendo/Edgar or Pettis/Maynard.
Regardless of the outcomes though, I’ll be happy.
The lightweight division looks more interesting now.
Expanding the pool never hurts, and maybe a lightweight Condit or two will emerge as things sort themselves out.
Though I’m also still holding out hope that Gray again knocks himself out slamming someone and chalks it up to being tired. Because who hasn’t gotten so tired they put their head in a guy’s crotch, right? (all jest, I’ll watch that dude fight anybody)
UFC has to get creative with the LW division.
With how unsexy it could become with Maynard.
Michael Robinson leads the Seahawks in completion percentage, yards-per-attempt, and QB rating.
ZUFFA LWGP!
Somebody get Anton to make art for this.
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Horodecki vs Guillard
"Last time a Russian hit a brother that hard, Ivan Drago killed Apollo Creed"- Some guy on Sherdog, referencing Fedor vs Rogers
I’m glad they’ve decided to unify the belts rather than straight out abolishing the WEC one.
by Superstitiousmma on Oct 28, 2010 4:00 PM EDT reply actions
Huge break for Pettis
He can go from being an underdog to Shane Roller all the way to fighting for a UFC title in two fights. Who else has ever had that kind of rise
If this was the WBC, Henderson - Pettis winner will just be for the UFC Silver Lightweight title.
If I wake up tomorrow and see that the world has ended, then that means God has finally granted my prayers.
GO Armageddon!!!
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